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Lady Irish Cross Country Repeats as Mid-Lakes Conference Champions

Lady Irish Cross Country Repeats as Mid-Lakes Conference Champions

Two years in the Mid-Lakes Conference. Two Championships for the Lady Irish Cross Country team.

The 2025 Mid Lakes Conference Championships were hosted at the beautiful Reeds Spring course October 22nd, 2025. 

The Lady Irish finished on a score of 35, 6 points ahead of Fair Grovve and 14 ahead of Strafford to earn their second consecutive Mid-Lakes Conference Championship.  The Lady Irish were led by senior Emma Belk (3rd) with a time of 21:26.60 . Junior Elliana Lygrisse missed the majority of the season due to an injury sustained at last year's State Championship. She was back in form to finish 7th at conference (223:13.00)  with junior Dorothy Reisner in 9th (23:35.00). Freshman Leah Hicks (12th 23:48.7) ,  junior Kaya McClanahan (16th 24:10.7) and senior Macie Kelly (18th 24:54.90) rounded out the top 20.

The Irish men's team finished 2nd on a score of 53,  just 3 points behind the 2025 Mid Lakes Conference Champions, Fair Grove. The Irish boys were led by junior Kyle Hathcock who placed 2nd overall with a time of 16:27.40.  Sophomore Marcus Johnson (5th 17:18.90) and junior Gavin Pyck (10th 18:15.20) rounded out the top 10. Freshman John Paul Haik-Frick ran a 18:46.6 to place 16th. Andrew Jones and Christopher Todd rounded out the top finishes for the Irish.