SCAA cross country meet

The Dexter varsity girls and Woodland varsity boys won SCAA cross country championships Monday behind the Stars and Stripes Museum near Bloomfield.

Dexter's Margo Nea climbs a hill while leading the pack in the varsity girls race.DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith

Dexter's Gabby Brown finished third in the varsity girls race.DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith

Lanie Wilkerson was the first Puxico girl to cross the finish line. She finished fourth overall.DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith

Richland's Alexis Kemp finished a team-best eighth in the varsity girls race.DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith

Runners take off from the starting line during the varsity boys race.DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith

Dexter's Margo Nea approaches the finish line en route to winning the varsity girls race.DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith

Woodland's Timothy Sloan won the varsity boys race.DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith

Ethan Helm was the first Puxico runner to cross the finish line in the varsity boys race. He finished 12th overall for the first-year Puxico program.DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith

Woodland's Jarid Frymire (center) races past Dexter's Gavin Cartwright (left) and Andrew Ellinghouse to finish sixth in the varsity boys race.DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith

Josh Reynolds was the first Bloomfield runner to cross thee finish line in the varsity boys race. He placed fifth overall.DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith

Kennett Rampley was the first Bell City runner to cross the finish line in the varsity boys race. He finished third for the first-year Bell City program.DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith

Dexter's Carter Dorton gives his all while running to the finish line in the varsity boys race. He placed second overall and was the first Bearcat to finish the race.DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith

Dexter's Margo Nea wears her all-conference medal while carrying some water away from the finish line. Nea won her second straight SCAA varsity girls race.DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith