The Cassville girls cross country team brought home some championship conference hardware on Oct. 18 in Aurora.

“The Wildcat runners went to the Big 8 conference meet and did awesome,” said Erin Flehmer, Cassville cross country assistant coach. “The girls finished Big 8 champions and the boys finished second. Coach Courtney Kirk was named Girls Big 8 coach of the year. We had several runners run personal best and are peaking at the right time.”

Top-7 finishers are First Team All-Conference, 8-14 are Second Team, and 15-21 are Honorable Mention.

The Lady Wildcats had two First Team finishers in Jolie Evans, who took second place in 19:58, and Dakotah Anderson, who was fifth in 20:55. For the boys, Caleb Leach earned First Team by placing third in 16:34.

Ethan Bohmke finished as a Second Team All-Big 8 runner, taking 14th in 17:51, and Charles Elliot made Honorable Mention by finishing 16th in 17:56.

For the girls, there were no Second Team finishes, but Tori Mitchell, Kayli Anderson and Jadyn Williams all made honorable mention. Mitchell was 15th in 21:44, Anderson 18th in 22:03 and Williams 19th in 22:04.

Full results include:

Boys

Caleb Leach, 3rd, 16:34

Ethan Bohmke, 14th, 17:51

Charles Elliott, 16th, 17:56

Mason Gauntey, 27th, 18:35

Jacob Martinez, 34th, 18:55

Evan Butler, 55th, 19:50

Simon Gates, 59th, 20:11

Girls

Jolie Evans, 2nd, 19:58

Dakotah Anderson, 5th, 20:55

Tori Mitchell, 15th, 21:44

Kayli Anderson, 18th, 22:03

Jadyn Williams, 19th, 22:04

Evelyn Elliott, 38th, 24:08

Elizabeth Butler, 27:13

Claire Reuter, 27:43

Middle school boys (team fifth)

Trever Garnett, 9th

Peyton Anderson, 11th

Preston Parker, 20th

Jameson Barnes, 21st

Daniel Sleddin, 63rd

Middle school girls

Lydia Cupps, 24th

Brooklyn Krallman, 44th

The Wildcats and Lady Wildcats head to the Class 3, District 2 race in Hermitage on Saturday.