The AHS cross-country team kicked off their season on September 3^rd with their home meet. Along with multiple changes to all fall sporting events with the growing precautions for COVID-19, the cross-country meet was no exception. Nobody in attendance at the meet was allowed at the finish line, that included the medical tent and the teams’ campgrounds. Another change was not all runners started at the same time, instead they instituted “wave starts.” This is where smaller groups of people take off at 2-minute intervals, so the determining factor on placing was solely based on a runner’s time. Although runners were not required to wear a mask while running, they were asked to be masked and to social distance when they weren’t.

Starting off with girls’ placings Bailey Rock a senior placed 3^rd overall, the next closest cowgirl was freshman Eden Bathurst who placed 8^th overall, other placings were senior Allison Liby 17^th, Junior Alice Bathurst at 20^th, and junior Aelyn Arevalo-Pecina at 21^st.

On the boys’ side of things Sophomore Grant Waite lead the charge with a 4^th place finish, following up is Junior Thurman Geissinger who placed 15^th and Freshman Trevor Tovar close behind with an 18^th place finish. The other Cowboys who ran included Sophomore Dayton Wuthnow 25^th, Junior Toben Schwarz 36^th, Junior Miqueas Mazo 44^th, Sophomore Gavin Sykes 46^th, Freshman Carson Woodworth 49^th, Freshman Jack Hunter 53^rd, Freshman Charlie Hylton 56^th, and Senior Mathew Walter 60^th. The next cross country meet the Cowboys and Cowgirls take on will be at Ellsworth.