The Benton High School Cross Country teams competed at War Memorial Stadium Tuesday, October 26th for the 5A Central Conference Championship 2021.
The girls team came out on top in their race, and the Benton boys were runner up in theirs. The Panthers ran with seven other schools – Beebe, Hall, Jacksonville, LR Christian, Maumelle, Parkview and Sylvan Hills. See below for the team rankings and runner rankings.
Boys – Team Rankings & Player Rankings – 5000 Meters – 5A Central
1st place – Benton High School with an average time of 21:53.
2nd place – LR Christian Academy with an average time of 22:39.
3rd place – Sylvan Hills High School with an average time of 25:52.
Girls top 3 & all of Benton girls:
1st place – Laini Cota, senior at Sylvan Hills – 20:12.3.
2nd place – Abigail McElhaney, senior, Benton – 20:43.7.
3rd place – Jordan Cloud, sophomore, Benton – 21:14.1
4 Melina West, senior, Benton – 21:52.0
7 Ella Storey, freshman, Benton – 22:35.9
10 Morgan Calaway, junior, Benton – 22:56.8
12 Karis Guthrie, senior, Benton – 23:12.1
13 Addisyn Rasburry, freshman, Benton – 23:23.1
15 Anna Dixon, senior, Benton – 23:42.4
16 Kelsey Greer, sophomore, Benton – 23:45.0
17 Maegan Hill, junior, Benton – 23:52.5
18 Emma Schlitz, senior, Benton – 23:52.6
24 Macy Sparks, junior, Benton – 25:18.8
25 Addison Glaze, freshman Benton – 25:19.7
27 Emma Young, junior, Benton – 25:28.5
31 Josie Wooten, freshman Benton – 26:17.5
36 Allie Dewhurst, sophomore, Benton – 27:22.9
38 Kaydence Landreth, freshman, Benton – 28:02.5
Boys – Team Rankings & Player Rankings – 5000 Meters – 5A Central
1st place LR Christian Academy with an average time of 17:55.
2nd place Benton High School with an average time of 17:57.
3rd place Maumelle High School with an average time of 18:49.
Boys top 3 & all of Benton boys:
1st place – Franco Verdin, junior, Parkview – 16:27.9
2nd place – Samuel Morales, senior, Benton – 16:40.1
3rd place Joseph Warren, senior, LR Christian Academy – 17:06.2
6 Mason Lucas, senior, Benton – 17:36.0
11 Ben Watson, junior, Benton – 18:16.1
16 Evan Garrett, freshman, Benton – 16 18:33.1
19 Miguel Mendez, senior, Benton – 18:38.7
21 Chase Boardman, senior, Benton – 18:47.5
22 David Culp, senior, Benton – 18:48.1
23 Mason Mayo, freshman, Benton – 19:25.6
25 Chandler Boardman, senior, Benton – 19:36.4
26 Nahum Romero, senior, Benton – 19:37.1
27 Jordan Ashley, sophomore, Benton – 19:45.0
29 Blake Sterling, junior, Benton – 19:49.5
31 Landon Rasburry, freshman, Benton – 19:52.2
32 Caleb Lopez, freshman, Benton – 19:52.4
35 Christian Street, sophomore, Benton – 20:04.6
40 Joseph Boss, senior, Benton – 20:19.6
43 Tate Ashcraft, senior, Benton – 20:32.1
45 Joseph Dockery, senior, Benton – 20:36.0
46 Brennon Sterling, junior, Benton – 20:38.9
47 Hector Garcia, junior, Benton – 20:54.5
48 Maddox Linkous, sophomore, Benton – 21:01.1
49 Isaac Legate, sophomore, Benton – 21:05.5
50 Carter Berry, freshman, Benton – 21:05.6
56 Xavier Gomez, sophomore, Benton – 21:35.0
58 Hunter Dornblaser, senior, Benton – 21:46.1
59 Andrew Greenwell, junior, – 21:46.2
60 Aidan Gregory, sophomore, Benton – 21:48.9
62 Alex Pavilonis, sophomore, Benton – 21:58.4
67 Carson Otts, sophomore, Benton – 22:41.4
72 Caleb Kelly, junior, Benton – 23:00.1
73 Sam Ingram, senior, Benton – 23:00.6
75 Matthew Garcia, sophomore, Benton – 23:15.3
81 Steven Lee, sophomore, Benton – 24:43.3
83 Parker Reed, freshman, Benton – 25:14.5
86 Shawn Hickey, senior, Benton – 25:48.9