2022 Chillicothe High School cross-country running Hornet junior Austin Lyford, right, tries to out-sprint another competitor to the finish line of the Class 3 District 4 boys’ meet race at Platte City last Saturday. Lyford, who qualified for state individually last year and ran a 19:21.3 there to place 150th, will be part of the mostly-underclassmen CHS team that will race at the tate meet this coming Saturday. Lyford’s 34thplace finish at the district meet in 19:16 helped the Hornets secure the fourth and final team-qualifying spot from the district. (BUTCH SHAFFER/C-T PHOTO)
PLATTE CITY — After a 7-years absence, Chillicothe High School’s boys’ cross-country running team is headed back to the Missouri State High School Activities Association…
