Jackets and Tooley Run to A District Championship; Bees Finish in Third

BROWNWOOD TX — The Stephenville High School cross country teams competed in the District 6-4A meet Monday at Riverside Park in Brownwood, with the Yellow Jackets capturing the district championship and the Honeybees finishing third.

The Yellow Jackets dominated the boys race by sweeping the top four individual places to secure the team title.

Jacoby Tooley led the way, claiming the district championship with a time of 15:01.79. James Edwards followed in second place with a time of 16:20.27, while Caleb Singleton finished third in 16:21.35. Weston Bartee completed the top-four sweep with a fourth-place finish in 16:26.13.

Rounding out individual times for Stephenville were Gentry Ritchie who finished in 17:07.73, followed by Josh Hall in 17:13.11 and Houston Herbst in 17:23.53.

On the girls side, the Honeybees finished third overall led by Halle Rust, who placed fourth individually with a time of 11:52.72.

Bellamy McEvoy finished in seventh place, recording a time of 12:06. Rebekah Evans followed in 12:26.08, while Miley McGinn finished in 12:33.93 and Reesleigh Wilson crossed the finish line in 12:41.29.

Both the Jackets and Bees qualified for the regional meet, scheduled to take place in Lubbock October 26-27.