The Ogden Bulldogs cross country teams took on a strong field at the Dragon Invitational hosted by Johnston High School on Saturday, August 30.
Facing off against several ranked programs across all classes, Ogden runners gained valuable experience and posted several personal bests.
Host Johnston, ranked No. 1 in Class 4A for girls and ranked No. 12 in Class 4A for boys won the meet with the girls scoring 43 points and the boys scoring 52 points.
The Ogden girls placed 15th overall with a team score of 267.
Elyse Fisher led the way, finishing 80th out of 190 runners with a personal record time of 23:28.
Sophie Seligman followed closely in 87th place at 23:41.
McKenzie Spencer clocked in at 27:05, while Brylie Hicks and Alauna Wells rounded out the scoring with times of 32:55 and 32:56, respectively.
The Ogden boys finished 15th as well, scoring 344 points in a field of 299 runners.
Myles Tromblay was the top Bulldog finisher, placing 19th overall with a personal record of 17:04, earning him a medal.
Thomas Bergstrom ran a strong race, finishing 60th in 18:15, while Landon Abbott came in 76th at 18:44.
Junior Bek Anderson and senior Henry Russo completed the scoring with times of 19:44 and 21:06 (a personal best), respectively.
Both the Ogden boys and girls will run in the Madrid meet Thursday at Grants Woods Park.
Jill Lutz reporting
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