Although not able to successfully defending the team crown earned by last year’s squad, the 2023 Chillicothe High School cross-country running Lady Hornets did have three individual top-10 finishers in the Oct. 17 MEC meet at St. Joseph. Finishing seventh through ninth, in that order, were Lydia Gabrielson (second from right), Yoo Jung Lee (third from left), and Alice Hurtgen (third from right). With them and coach Jennifer Dickson (center) in this post-race photo were freshmen Ayana Johnson, right, and Adrian Caselman, second from left, along with freshman Sophie Hurtgen, who missed the last month or so of the season with injury. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Dickson)
Sophomore helps lead Hornets to first boys’ team title since 2006, second-ever ST. JOSEPH — Despite having the extra weight of defending-champion’s and pre-race favorite…
