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JACKSON -- The Marshall cross-country teams swept the Big South Conference championships, with both the boys and girls claiming team titles in the large-school division at Jackson Golf Club.
The Tigers were led by dominant individual performances on both sides, with the girls sweeping the top three places and the boys placing six runners in the top 17 on the challenging, hilly course.
On the girls side, Katelyn Leibfried captured the individual conference championship, finishing in 19 minutes, 20.8 seconds. Claire Kruse followed in second at 19:42.7, while Jasmine Murphy placed third in 20:04.1 to give Marshall the top three finishers.
Jenna Sanders added a 10th-place finish in 21:17.7, and Kaitlyn Soupir placed 12th in 21:29.2. Sanders earned All-Conference honors, while Soupir received honorable mention.
Landrey Graven finished 19th in 21:53.9, followed by Callie Kletscher in 25th at 22:34.5 and Brooklyn Purrington in 26th at 22:48.7. Madysson Hasert placed 29th in 23:10.3, while Shyann Murphy finished 30th in 23:10.9. Lila Green took 33rd in 23:19.2.
Finley Boerboom placed 52nd in 26:49.5, while Linea Koch finished 56th in 27:54.9 and Isabel Wingert took 57th in 28:18.7.
The boys were led by Charles Mueller-Thompson, who finished third in 17:27.0. Isaac Leibfried placed fourth in 17:31.0, while Corbin Leibfried finished ninth in 18:01.0 and Noland Munson took 10th in 18:23.0.
Griffin Leibfried added a 14th-place finish in 18:29.0, and William Deutz placed 17th in 19:05.0. Mueller-Thompson, Isaac Leibfried, Corbin Leibfried and Munson earned All-Conference honors, while Griffin Leibfried and Deutz received honorable mention.
Gunnar Ruud finished 18th in 19:07.0, followed by Dale Smith in 19th in 19:32.0. Drake Leibfried placed 22nd in 19:37.0.
Boys head coach Brian Leibfried was pleased with his team’s effort on the challenging course at Jackson Golf Club.
"It was an exciting time at the BSC Meet today," Leibfried said. "We were most impressed with the effort we saw from the team on a very tough and hilly course. Our kids battled in all races all the way to the line."
Leibfried said the close individual battles late in races will be important as Marshall prepares for the Section meet next Thursday.
"The late race individual battles will be something we need to go our way heading into the Section meet next Thursday," Leibfried said. "Our team should have gained a bit of confidence in that aspect of the race."
The Tigers will spend the coming week fine-tuning their training as they prepare for the postseason.
"Over the next week we will continue to fine-tune our workouts to have the team ready to go," Leibfried said.