The Mountain Home Bombers cross-country team demonstrated notable dominance during Thursday’s Bomber Invitational, earning victories in three of the four races at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home.
The junior girls set the tone, claiming first place as a team. Hadelyn Withrow led her squad with a time of 10:38. Solid performances followed from Brielle Eskew in 3rd, Scarlett High in 8th, Rekena White in 15th, and Maggie Adler in 16th, rounding out the scoring.
The junior boys mirrored their female counterparts’ success by also securing a team win. Jace Bickford led the Bombers, finishing 2nd overall with a time of 9:06. Additional contributions included Daxtyn Small in 3rd, Carlos Blandon in 9th, Fisher Thomas in 10th, and Finn Eskew in 11th.
The varsity girls extended Mountain Home’s winning streak, clinching the team’s third victory of the day. Luke Koehn led the effort, finishing 2nd overall with a time of 21:18. Brooklyn Houle followed in 5th, Lucy Dodson in 6th, Brook Bertalotto in 7th, and Blair Beyen in 8th to secure the top team position.
The varsity boys closed the meet with a strong showing but finished in 2nd place in team scoring. Despite the team result, Simeon Costner stood out with a first-place finish, completing the race in 16:58. Other notable finishes included Wave Simmons in 3rd, Levi Payne in 6th, Hunter Ford in 8th, and Ryan Cooper in 36th.
The Bombers cross-country team will return to competition at the 5A Conference Meet on October 29 at Greenwood.
Results from the invitational were provided by the Mountain Home coaching staff.