The Midway Panthers won the District 12-6A cross country team championship in convincing fashion Friday at Wildflower Country Club, as they placed five runners in the top 14. Sophomore Cal Johnston was the district individual champion, and junior Ryan Day made it a 1-2 finish for the Panthers. Junior Peter Ferretter wasn’t far behind as he finished in 6th place, with senior Ross Tullis in 12th and junior Gage Smith in 14th. Seniors Joel Petersen and Josh Woodward rounded out the district champs.
Junior Miriam McCormick’s fought through a leg injury and still ran her season best time as she finished sixth overall in the varsity girls competition. Sophomores Emmalie Albers and Gracie Hutson, and senior Audrey Johnston all medalled for Midway, as the ladies finished third overall as a team and qualified for the regional meet. Junior Mia Miller, freshman Riley Cowan, and junior Meredith Kaminski all ran well for Midway, as they were just a few places away from a medal.
The JV boys were the district team champions, as well, led by Chris Taylor’s 2nd place finish and Andrew Majors’ top 5 finish. Other medalists for the young Panthers were Cameron Russell,Thomas Meehan, Isaiah Watley, Jacob Meek, and Dylan Duncan.
Keziah Bachert won the individual championship in the JV girls division, as she led the Pantherettes to the runner-up team trophy. Lindsay Toups and Rebecca Burke were also top 10 finishers, and other medalists for Midway were Charlotte Kaminski and Emily Lapes.
Both varsity teams advance to the regional meet by virtue of their top-3 team finish at district, and both will compete there for the 37th time in 40 years of cross country at Midway High School. The Region II-6A meet will be held Monday morning, October 26, at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie.
A special thanks to all the parents that supported the team today, and big shout out to Mr. Gasaway, Coach Brad Shelton, and Traci Marlin for supporting this great group of kids!
