The Checotah Cross Country team had an excellent showing at the Gore XC Invitational meet. The Checotah Lady Wildcats placed 3rd overall with a time of 08:10.03 and the boys team placed 3rd overall with a time of 14:29.69.

Ruby and Ruthy Folkner placed in the Top 10 as Ruby placed 5th with a time of 07:31.40 and Ruthy placed 7th overall with a time of 07:33.17 as individuals.

Tahlequah Sequoyah placed first in the girls’ meet with a time of 07:15.38 and Heavener placed second with a time of 07:43.39. Abby Gourd of Tahlequah Sequoyah placed first as an individual with a time of 06:13.09.

Second place went to Francas Buurma FR 00:06:36.01 Sequoyah-Tahlequah High School and Jacey McGee FR 00:06:51.20 Sequoyah-Tahlequah High School placed third.

Wildcat times

28 23 2200 Rachel Stauffer SR 00:08:16.58 Checotah High School 31 25 2196 Logan Dowdy SO 00:08:32.93 Checotah High School 39 28 2199 Alannah Madding FR 00:08:56.08 Checotah High School In the boys’ meet, Tahlequah Sequoyah placed first with a team time of 11:30.29 followed by Heaverner 12:11.16 and Checotah 14:29.69. Cy Hunt led Checotah with a time of 13:43.30 and placed 21.

Rylan Nofire of Tahlequah Sequoyah placed first with a time of 10:56.74 followed by Seth Lynch of Heavener 11:16.10 and Evan Nofire of Tahlequah Sequoyah placed third with a time of 11:29.77 to round out the top three.

Wildcat placings

Wes Brown 14:08.89 placed 27.

Izayah Tyde 14:31.45 placed 31.

Mason Rainbolt 14:31.45 placed 33.

Jaxon Gearhart 15:29.10 placed 52.

Caleb Elkins 15:29.16 placed 53.

Mitchell Tanner 17:20.64 placed 73.