Polk County Middle School’s cross country teams turned in solid performances at Tuesday’s Brevard Middle School Meet, with both squads finishing in the top four in the team standings.
The Polk County boys claimed third place with 82 points, led by seventh-grader Noah Hammond’s individual victory in the two-mile race. Hammond crossed the finish line in 11:51.00, more than 10 seconds ahead of runner-up Jacob Regan of Apple Valley Middle.
Hendersonville Middle won the boys team title with 37 points, followed by Apple Valley Middle at 49 points. Brevard Middle School finished fourth with 101 points.
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For Polk County’s boys, Noah Gutierrez placed 13th in 14:02.00, while Eric Ramirez finished 19th in 14:53.00. Kelton Kitchen (24th, 15:18.00) and Xavier Chimalpopoca (25th, 15:19.00) rounded out the team’s top five scorers. Ellis Searcy also contributed with a 34th-place finish.
On the girls side, Polk Middle earned fourth place with 85 points, just one point behind Hendersonville Middle’s 84 points. Apple Valley Middle dominated the girls competition with 28 points to claim the team championship with Flat Rock Middle in second with 55 points.
Eighth grader Sophia Junge led Polk County’s girls effort with a third-place individual finish in 13:58.00, trailing only Apple Valley’s Lissette Brinton (13:21.00) and teammate Zia Miller (13:55.00).
Nora Williams placed 15th for Polk Middle in 16:13.00, followed by Rylie Klimstra in 21st at 16:55.00. Heidi Klootwyk finished 24th in 17:18.00, while Lucy Delmas completed the scoring in 25th place with a time of 17:23.00.
Polk County Middle finishers
Boys
1. Noah Hammond, 11:51.00
13. Noah Gutierrez, 14:02.00
19. Eric Ramirez, 14:53.00
24. Kelton Kitchen, 15:18.00
25. Xavier Chimalpopoca, 15:19.00
34. Ellis Searcy, 16:10.00
Girls
3. Sophia Junge, 13:58.00
15. Nora Williams, 16:13.00
21. Rylie Klimstra, 16:55.00
24. Heidi Klootwyk, 17:18.00
25. Lucy Delmas, 17:23.00
32. Addie Blackwell, 18:07.00
36. Kayla Hayford, 19:16.00
43. Carolina Foster, 20:01.00
44. Ellis Miller, 20:02.00
46. Dulce Chavez Gonzalez, 20:22.00
64. Bella Emery, 25:33.00
65. Clara Parris, 25:54.00
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