The Southwood Lady Knights wrapped up their team season with some great performances and plenty to celebrate! Ava Stouffer continued her outstanding freshman season, finishing 3rd overall in 20:00.10. Ava and Paige Nelson (38th place in 24:21.0) both qualified for the IHSAA Regional meet next Saturday at Manchester. Congratulations to these two Lady Knights on earning the opportunity to keep racing! Other key highlights were freshman Ellie Simpson (58th) and sophomore Grace Ranck (68th) . Ellie set another PR, crossing the line in 27:37.50. Her continued progress throughout the season has been exciting to watch. Grace had an excellent personal performance, setting a new PR by more than one minute with a time of 30:47.00. Closing out her final race as a senior, Olivia Ranck rounded out scoring for the Lady Knights (70th) in 34:04.70, continuing to show up and compete for her team. This group has continued to work, grow, and support one another throughout the season. We’re proud of the progress these girls have made and excited to cheer Ava and Paige on at Regionals! In the Boys' Sectional Race, the Knights wrapped up their team season with determination, personal records, and plenty to be proud of! Riley Sutphin (69th) led the Knights with an outstanding performance, running a new PR of 21:42.00. Riley continues to make strides in his freshman season. Jacob Andrews (89th) also earned a new PR, finishing in 25:31.80 It’s exciting to see his hard work paying off as he continues to grow as a runner. Bentley Hawkins (87th) crossed the line in 25:09.60, recording his second-fastest time of the season and continuing to build momentum. Andrew Wright finished in 24:04.30, capping off his cross country career as a Southwood senior. Thank you, Andrew, for your commitment and for representing the Knights throughout your high school running career! With four runners competing, Southwood did not have enough runners to earn a team score. GIRLS TEAM SCORES: Yorktown (51) Oak Hill (52) Frankton (97) Mississinewa (106) Marion (127) Muncie Burris (174) Muncie Central (180) Blue River Valley (181) Southwood (189) Alexandria (DNS) Cowan (DNS) Daleville (DNS) Elwood (DNS) Wes-Del (DNS) Madison-Grant (DNS) BOYS TEAM SCORES: 1 Yorktown 23 2 Oak Hill 54 3 Muncie Central 113 4 Marion 126 5 Wes Del 149 6 Blue River Valley 182 7 Mississinewa 198 8 Daleville 203 9 Cowan 214 10 Frankton 258 11 Muncie Burris 288 12 Elwood Community 327 13 Madison-Grant 358 14 Alexandria Monroe 15 Southwood (DNS)