Lady Trojans run to first place at home cross-county competition

New Kent’s Madison Johnson makes her way pass the line, finishing second and leading the Lady Trojans to a team victory in the Sept. 25 home meet.

Robb Johnson photo

New Kent High School’s Lady Trojans cross-country team placed three athletes in the top five as they captured first at their Sept. 25 home tri-meet against Lafayette and Bruton.

Madison Johnson finished second at the competition, composing a time of 22:58. Teammate Brooklyn Fleischman finished right behind her in third place, accumulating a mark of 23:12. Aubrey Loucks snuck into the top five for the hosts, finishing fifth with a time of 25:24. Rounding out the scoring for the Lady Trojans were Lorelain Mooradian (eighth- 25:58), and Jacy Bess (10th- 27:32).

The Lady Trojans edged Lafayette’s Lady Rams by a mere three points to win the meet. Bruton did not have enough runners to accumulate a team score.

On the boys’ side, New Kent earned silver in the three-team Bay Rivers District competition.

Leading the way for the Trojans was Vincent Bohardt, who finished second with a time of 20:26. Teammates Carter Henning (21:27), Tobey Davis (21:31), and Braxton Lee (21:33) finished in eighth, ninth, and tenth, respectively. Brandon Crooms rounded out the scoring for the hosts, finishing with a time of 21:52, good enough for 14th place.

New Kent defeated Lafayette in the competition by five points and finished 11 points behind Bruton.

Other results (NK only)

Girls: 13. Shin 28:04, 14. Dallaire 28:22, 19. Noll 29:33, 20. Coucet 29:49.

Boys: 16. Holloway 22:03, 17. Scott 22:07, 18. Evans 22:27, 20. Wilson 22:45, 28. Salmon (no time posted).