Cross Country Runners Close Out Season with Honors

Two KDS DAR High School long distance runners have had a great year having recently won top honors at the Marshall County Cross Country Meet. Bailey Kendrick and Joy McBride won the individual varsity boys’ and girls’ championships. Both are underclassmen, and it is very special for two young runners from the same school to claim the titles.

Then on November 11th, the team competed in the Alabama State Cross Country meet in which Bailey earned 3rd place honors in the boys’ division and Joy placed 23rd in the girls’ division.

At the county meet, the KDS Varsity Girls Team finished as runner-up to Albertville. The team also finished 6th place overall in the State Meet. The group is very young and has a lot of promise for the future.

Congratulations to both teams on a great Cross Country season!

DAR runners claimed both varsity individual championships, Bailey Kendrick the boys’ title and Joy McBride the girls’ title.

Bailey Kendrick crosses the finish line to take the varsity boys individual championship.

Joy McBride of the DAR girls won the individual county championship in the varsity girls division.

The DAR varsity girls team finished as Marshall County runner-up. They are, from left, Scarlett McBride, Ansleigh House, Gillian Head, Joy McBride, Annie Ruth Hunt, Aubrey Haas, Kate Aultman, Abigail Wilder and Makayla Johnson. Not pictured Kennedy Aultman.