Zizzers cross country teams sweep home invitational
Zizzers runners round a turn on the West Plains High School course. From left: Wyatt Milliman, Weldon Perkins, Bryon Davis, Dylan Wade, Knox Weisbrod, Blake Romans, Chaska Shearin, Joseph Roberson and race winner Hunter Stanley, who took first place with a time of 17:45. The boys team packed the top 10, with Shearin placing second, Romans third, Roberson fourth, Wade fifth, Weisbrod seventh, Davis eighth, Perkins ninth and Milliman 10th.
BY JOHN DEATHERAGE FOR THE QUILL
Lady Zizzers runners, from left, Abigail Mongillo, Libby Hart and Lena Finke move along the course. Finke placed second individually, Hart took third and Mongillo finished fourth. Kaebrynn Gunter won the girls race for West Plains with a time of 20:23.
BY JOHN DEATHERAGE FOR THE QUILL
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BY JOHN DEATHERAGE FOR THE QUILL
The West Plains High School boys and girls cross country teams each captured first-place championships at the 2026 Zizzer Invitational, also known as the Joe Bill Dixon Invitational, on Sept. 15. Despite temperatures in the upper 90s and a heat index topping 100 degrees, both varsity squads put on dominant performances on their home course.
"It was a hot afternoon, but the Zizzers did well," Head Coach Alicia Gunter said. "We want to thank those who volunteered and worked the meet. Overall, it was a good day for the West Plains runners to get to race at home."
The West Plains Middle School boys and girls teams also competed at the invitational, with both squads earning second-place finishes.
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