Some Miller Grove Lady Hornets and Hornets competed at the Stephen F. Austin Cross Country Invitational at Nacogdoches last Saturday (September 1).
The Hornets finished third in a big field of 35 teams and 269 runners from all classifications. The Hornets Isaiah Billingsley finished second with a time of 16:39. Grant Earp was eighteenth. Lance Davis was twenty-seventh. Tanner Hensley was thirtieth. Matt Brignon was eightieth. Lexton Sly was one hundred thirty third. Coach Gary Billingsley said the Hornets competed against schools from every class and showed that they belonged there.
The Lady Hornets were missing most of their runners due to a volleyball tournament in Whitney. The field included 176 runners. The Hornets’ Cassidy Seaney was fifth in the race with a time of 13:06. Jolee Fox was sixth at 13:15. Lainy Burnett finished sixty seventh. Coach Billingsley said the Lady Hornets competed and improved. He added he looked forward to getting back to full strength in upcoming weeks to see what the teams looked like then.
