The Richmond cross country teams traveled to Connersville on Saturday, Sept. 27, to participate in the Spartan Invitational.
The Richmond boys won the event. Richmond captured the first five places to record a perfect team score.
Cale Newton won the boys race in a time of 17:30.71.
Team scores for boys: Richmond 15, East Central 72, Rushville Consolidated 76, Connersville 80.
Placements for Richmond runners: Cale Newton (first), Kenny Li (second), Cole Hileman (third), Brady Newton (fourth), Brayden Villafuerte (fifth), Henry Christian (seventh), Julian Bowden (ninth), Trevin Crosby (10th), Austin Retter (21st), Carlos Criz-Hernandez (34th).
East Central took the top four places to win the girls race. Lily Gambrel finished first in a time of 21:49.74.
Team scores for girls: East Central 18, Rushville Consolidated 51, Richmond 57.
Placements for Richmond runners: Lena Allen (10th), Lauren Newton (11th), Samantha Hileman-Dudas (12th), Olivia Allen (13th), Alissa Lawson (17th), Amya James (23rd).
A version of this article appeared in the October 1 2025 print edition of the Western Wayne News.