Patriots Win Early Bird Invite

Union CountyLIBERTY, Ind. – The Union County girls cross country team won its own Early Bird Invitational on Wednesday.

The Patriots had 24 points in the five-team event, while Muncie Burris was second with 32.

Jenna Barker of Seton won the race with a time of 21:31.8.

Union County’s top finisher was Samantha Crowe, who was second with a 22:04.2; 3. Alyssa Harris was the leading runner for Lincoln in 15th with a 30:44.2.

Union County competes in the Richmond Invitational on Saturday, while Lincoln visits Pendleton Heights next Wednesday.

Team Results – 1. Union County 24; 2. Muncie Burris 32. Lincoln, Seton and Franklin County did not field complete teams.

Individual Results – 1. Jenna Barker (S) 21:31.8; 2. Samantha Crowe (UC) 22:04.2; 3. Brittany Kent (MB) 22:21.1; 4. Hanna Stamm (S) 22:40.3; 5. Samantha Ramey (UC) 25:05.2; 6. Autumn Yang (MB) 25:53.0; 7. Allysa West (UC) 26:32.9; 8. Nora West (UC) 26:50.5; 9. Kairee Hodapp (FC) 27:10.7; 10. Cheyenne Laker (MB) 27:26.8; 11. Lizbeth Kinder (MB) 27:30.8; 12. Maria Jackson (S) 28:04.6; 13. Zoe Murphy (UC) 28:13.7; 14. Emma Sharp (UC) 28:27.0; 15. Alyssa Harris (L) 30:44.2; 16. Paige Cooper (MB) 31:27.5; 17. Emily Powers (L) 31:44.3; 18. Leann Brenneke (S) 31:49.9; 19. Novalynne Beck (FC) 32:22.7; 20. Ryanne Davis (L) 33:50.1; 21. Kaelyh Whitted (MB) 43:11.7.