BCHS Cross Country Team Travels to Barren Co.

Sun, 09/30/2012 - 9:44pm — Diane Dyer

Butler County Varsity girls team on the line before the 5k race.

The Butler County cross-country team traveled to Barren County on Thursday September 27th for a district Varsity meet. The girls Varsity team finished 3rd out of 9 schools and was led by freshman Olivia Neighbors who finished 8th overall with a time of 22:09.

8th Grader Dalys Bishop

Butler County girls in the Top 20 L to R Reece Robbins, Kierra Neighbors, Delaney Embry, Maranda Pierspn, Chanda Hampton, Hannah Perry, Olivia Neighbors

7th Grader Hannah Logan

Eighth grader Hannah Perry was 10th with a time of 22:36 and junior Chanda Hampton came in 13th with a time of 23:08. Also finishing in the Top 20 for Butler County were Maranda Pierson (23:16), Kierra Neighbors (23:40), Delaney Embry (23:59), and Reece Robbins (24:33). Hannah Johnson, Hannah Logan, Amy Rogers, and Dalys Bishop also had good finishes for the team.

Butler County boys in the Top 20 L to R Cameron Price, Drew Henderson, Ethan Jenkins
The Varsity boys team also finished 3rd out of 9 schools and was led by junior Ethan Jenkins who finished the race 4th overall with a personal best time of 17:47. Also finishing in the Top 20 for the boys team was freshman Cameron Price (14th overall, 19:47) and junior Drew Henderson (20th overall, 20:25). Matthew Embry, Garrison Odle, Justin Elms, Jacob Mudd, Kain Neighbors, and Connor Brown also finished strong for the team.