Participants were led by members of the Red Raiders team as they warmed up together and competed on the one-mile course as they tried to finish in the top 10 to win a T-shirt and earn a medal.

In the fifth- and sixth-grade race, Patrick Warner from Panama was the first male finisher in a time of 6:54. This was also the fastest time of the day, which earned him a new pair of running shoes and a pair of running socks to honor the late Rob Liebers. Liebers was a strong supporter of area cross country student-athletes. He believed everyone could be a runner with “a good pair of shoes and a pair of socks.”

Cameron Ruch of Panama (7:03) and Carter Wofford (8:00) of Jefferson finished second and third.

In the girls race, Anna Irgang from Washington finished first in 7:40 with Erin Engquist (Persell) in 8:30 for second, and Paisley Wilson (Bemus Point) placed third in 8:50.

Washington Middle School’s Anna Irgang finished in first in the girls race.

In the third- and fourth-grade race, Collyns Baglia from Falconer won in 7:06 followed by Cylis Wofford of C.V. Bush in 7:44 for second, and Cameron Young from C.C. Ring in 8:11 to finish third. There were no girls in the third- and fourth-grade race this year.

Luke Winchester out of Bemus Point was the first finisher in the first- and second-grade race with a time of 8:14. Jayce Zwald from Lincoln ran 9:02 to place second, and Milo Booth from Bemus Point was third in 9:52. Oakley Wilson of Bemus Point was the first female finisher in 8:19 with Adelyn Shelters of Fletcher placing second in 8:49 and Leah Irgang of C.C. Ring rounding out the top three with a third-place finishing time of 9:00.

Persell Middle School’s Erin Engquist took second in the girls race.