Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational

Saturday, October 23, 2021

Jackson and Oak Ridge captured the varsity boys championships Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational. The varsity girls race was canceled because of lightning.

Runners take off from the starting line for the varsity boys race during the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Willow Springs' Carson Smith won the varsity boys race during the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Fredericktown's Lyndan Gruenke was the runner-up in the varsity boys race during the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Oak Ridge's Brock Hobeck placed third in the varsity boys race during the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Willow Springs' Tristan Silva took fourth in the varsity boys race during the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Jackson's Alex Niedbalski finished fifth in the varsity boys race during the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Clayton Bell placed sixth in the varsity boys race during the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Bloomfield's Josh Reynolds took seventh in the varsity boys race during the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Jackson's Samuel Malone (right) tries to run down Valle Catholic's Peter Roth for eight place in the varsity boys race during the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Dexter. Roth finished eighth and Malone ninth. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Ben Dowdy (middle) finished 12th in the varsity boys race during the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Richland's Lennon Cook (right) beats out Puxico's Logan Robison to finish 24th in the varsity boys race during the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Taven Owens was Bernie's first runner to cross the finish line in the varsity boys race during the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Dexter. Owens finished 28th. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Runners take off from the starting line for the varsity boys race during the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Runners take off from the starting line for the varsity boys race during the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Runners take off from the starting line for the varsity boys race during the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter varsity cross country head coach James Deberry (left) and assistant coach Josh Delay lead the frontrunners to the finish line of the varsity boys race during the Dexter Bearcat Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)