The Mountain Home High School cross country teams delivered strong finishes during the 5A state championships, held this week.
The Lady Bombers secured a runner-up placement, finishing with a team score 90 points behind state champions Shiloh Christian. Leading the effort for Mountain Home was Lucy Koehn, who completed the course in 20:49 to grab 14th place. Lucy Dodson followed in 21st place, with Brooklyn Houle in 24th, Blair Beyen in 25th, and Cisily Goettler securing 37th to round out the team scoring. Additional runners for the Lady Bombers included Brielle Eskew, who came in 53rd, Alivia Gordon, finishing 54th, and Ella Hampton, who placed 139th.
On the boys’ side, the Bombers finished fifth overall with 151 points, trailing state champions Russellville by 61 points. Russellville narrowly claimed the team title, edging Shiloh Christian by just one point.
Mountain Home's Simeon Costner delivered an impressive fourth-place individual finish, while Wave Simmons crossed the line in 10th. Levi Payne placed 30th, Sam Rodriguez came in 42nd, and Hunter Ford completed the scoring runners with a 50th-place finish. Ryan Cooper also competed, finishing 167th.
The Lady Bombers’ second-place finish and several solid individual results carry forward Mountain Home's strong tradition in cross country as the season comes to a close.