By Staff
In double-dual meet action, Buchanan's boys split a pair of cross country meets at home Monday. The girls dropped both their meets in the same format.
In the boys' race, the Bucks topped Bridgman 38-19. Berrien Springs slightly edged Buchanan, however, 25-30. The Shamrocks also defeated Bridgman by a 16-39 margin.
Kyle Banish of Berrien Springs won the meet easily. His time of 18:17 was 35 seconds better than second-place finisher Harper Sulier of Buchanan. The Bucks' Nick Wheatley took third in 19:10, and Jon Young finished sixth in 20:05.
The girls' scores were even closer, as the Bucks lost both races by a total of three points. Buchanan lost 26-29 to Berrien Springs and 27-29 to Bridgman.
Jessica Banish, Kyle's older sister, won the girls' race in 22:14 for Berrien Springs. Gina Sebasty was Buchanan's top finisher, coming in fifth place in a time of 24:13. Lizzy Brown took sixth, and Laura Kulis took seventh for the Bucks.
Team results
Berrien Springs 25, Buchanan 29; Buchanan 19, Bridgman 38; Berrien Springs 16, Bridgman 29.
Girls
Berrien Springs 26, Buchanan 29; Bridgman 27, Buchanan 29; Berrien Springs 27, Bridgman 29.
Top 10
1. Kyle Banish (BS) 18:17, 2. Harper Sulier (BU) 18:52, 3. Nick Wheatley (BU) 19:10, 4. Nathan Leitz (BS) 19:43, 5. Brad Long (BS) 19:53, 6. Jon Young (BU) 20:05, 7. Kevin Parkins (BS) 20:15, 8. Jamie Padgett (BR) 20:33, 9. Matt Clayton (BS) 20:45, 10. Ryan Darmus (BU) 20:58.
Girls
1. Jessica Banish (BS) 22:14, 2. Becky Miller (BS) 22:22, 3. Megan Mitrovich (BR) 22:36, 4. Jessica Forker (BR) 23:37, 5. Gina Sebasty (BU) 24:13, 6. Lizzy Brown (BU) 24:26, 7. Laura Kulis (BU) 24:30, 8. Krysten Carlson (BR) 24:40, 9. Hannah Rosner (BR) 25:27, 10. Liz Zordell (BS) 25:34.