The Benton Tigers finished runner-up in the Choudrant Aggies cross country meet Saturday.
The Tigers scored 69 points. Ruston won with 52.
Tayden McGuire led Benton with an 11th place finish, covering the 3-mile course in 18:09. Other Tigers in the scoring were Jared Gaydos (14th, 18:25), Taylor King (18th, 18:41), Chandler Burns (20th, 18:51) and Reese Yarbrough (21st, 18:59). Choudrant’s Nathan Anderson won in 16:26.
Benton’s Jenna Keys finished sixth in the girls’ meet in 22:11. Megan Rainwater was 13th in 22:52. Choudrant’s Marissa Bennett won in 21:25.
Benton Middle School placed second in the junior high boys’ division. Benton scored 62 points to 24 for champion Ruston Junior High.
Dylan Garrett finished fifth, covering the 2-mile course in 13:41. Dylan Sexton (14th) and Steven Robles (19th) also posted top-20 finishes.
Jaiden Beyer was 24th, Jacon Stephens 26th, Landon Joyner 28th and Cameron Thomas 32nd.
Benton Middle finished third in the fifth-sixth grade girls’ division.
Victoria Teague led the way with a fourth-place finish, running the mile course in 7:33. Other top finishers included Ella Grace Quinlan, Taylor Walker, Molly Machen and Kennedy Wynn.
Benton Middle’s Austin Ballard finished 14th in the fifth-sixth grade boys’ division and Antony Ardoin was 17th. Alisha Huffman was 16th in the junior high girls’ division.
Benton finished second in the boys’ division of the Choudrant Aggies Cross Country meet Saturday.
— Russell Hedges, rhedges@bossierpress.com