XC Little Lady Bucs win B-U Invitational; Little Bucs finish fourth

Duane Carpenter
September 4, 2023

TENNERTON – The Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School Little Bucs and Little Lady Bucs competed in the Buckhannon-Upshur Invitational Saturday morning at the high school.

The Little Lady Bucs won the event with 41 points while East Fairmont was second with 47 points and Ritchie County was third with 87.

Madison Knabenshue had a top five finish for the Little Lady Bucs placing fourth with a time of 15:01.46.

LenaRose Walker had a top 10 finish running sixth with a time of 15:15.45.

The rest of the Little Lady Buc roster was Bristol Zirkle running 11^th (15:51.99), Chloe Lewis running 12^th (16:06.87), Gwendolyn Rogosky running 13^th (16:08.30), Makenna Marsh running 19^th (16:39.08) and Mya Loudin running 28^th (17:26.26).

Jenna Conaway of East Fairmont won the race with a time of 13:51.64.

On the boys’ side, the Little Bucs placed fourth with 83 points.

East Fairmont won the team title with 43 points while Elkins was second with 58 points and Ritchie County was third with 69 points.

Briston Hyre paced the Little Bucs by running ninth with a clocking of 13:27.37 while Kenton Stump finished 12^th with a time of 13:32.42.

The rest of the Little Bucs were Rease Zirkle in 27^th (15:48.96), Mitchell Whitley in 28^th (15:55.79), Kylan Hedrick in 35^th (16:15.92), Lucas Fortney in 43^rd (17:30.24) and Grayson Malcolm in 52^nd (18:29.47).

Jenner Stewart of Ritchie County won the individual title with a time of 12:32.7.

Both teams will return to action Sept. 12 at Barbour County.

The results:

LITTLE LADY BUCS

TEAM STANDINGS

Buckhannon-Upshur 41; 2. East Fairmont 47; 3. Ritchie County 87; 4. Elkins 87; 5. Belington 93 (Lincoln, Robert L. Bland, Washington Irving, Philippi, Richwood, Kasson, Westwood, South Harrison and Webster County did not field complete teams).

INDIVIDUAL TOP 5

Jenna Conaway (East Fairmont) – 13:51.64.
Molly McFadden (Elkins) – 14:29.39.
Raley Cochran (Lincoln) – 14:42.59.
Madison Knabenshue (Buckhannon-Upshur) – 15:01.46.
Lily Stuck (East Fairmont) – 15:08.93.

LITTLE LADY BUC RESULTS

Madison Knabenshue (4^th) – 15:01.46.

LenaRose Walker (6^th) – 15:15.45.

Bristol Zirkle (11^th) – 15:51.99.

Chloe Lewis (12^th) – 16:06.87.

Gwendolyn Rogosky (13^th) – 16:08.30.

Makenna Marsh (19^th) – 16:39.08.

Mya Loudin (28^th) – 17:26.26.

LITTLE BUCS

TEAM STANDINGS

East Fairmont 43; 2. Elkins 58; 3. Ritchie County 69; 4. Buckhannon-Upshur 83; 5. Belington 115; Lincoln 176; 7. Webster County 190 (Washington Irving, Westwood, Robert L. Bland, South Harrison, Philippi, Kasson, Richwood did not field complete teams).

INDIVIDUAL TOP 5