Hound boys get sixth at MEC Cross Country Meet

With three of the top 30 runners, the Maryville boys finished sixth out of eight teams at the MEC Cross Country Meet Tuesday at Hyde Park in St. Joseph.

Zac Carmichael ran in front for the Hounds and finished 24th with a time of 20:10. Dominic Mattock came in three seconds behind in 25th place with a time of 20:13.

Scott Shaw ran a time of 21:17 to finish 28th. Kameron Schieffer clocked a season-best time of 21:25 to finish 31st.

Hunter Hawthorne ran in the 21's as well with time of 21:38 to finish 33rd. Jackson Ackman came in 44th with a season-best time of 23:21. Daniel McCulloch took 47th with a time of 24:33.

Smithville won the boys meet and Benton placed second.

Lafayette, Chillicothe and Savannah claimed the three spots before Maryville who beat out LeBlond and Cameron.

"This was a great place for a late-season meet," said Maryville head cross country coach Phil Stone. "My runners tend to run well here and show good times. I saw this meet as the best place and time to run a season-best by all my runners. This should have been a meet to boost our spirits and show late season improvement. We didn't get that, so we can only hope for better results on Thursday at the Richmond invitational."