Jersey's Ben Flowers is shown in the Alton Invitational on Wednesday. (Photo by Brent Feeney)
Jersey's Ben Flowers is shown in the Alton Invitational on Wednesday. (Photo by Brent Feeney)
ALTON – Unusually warm weather Wednesday afternoon didn't diminish the competition at the Alton Invitational cross-country meet at Gordon Moore Park.

 

For Jersey's girls and Alton's boys, it was a very good day – both the Panther girls and Redbird boys came away with team titles on the day. The Panther girls won their competition by getting five of the top 11 spots in the field, scoring 35 points to edge out McCluer North, who had 42 points. Collinsville (65), Alton (84) and Cahokia (145) rounded out the five-team field.

On the boys side, the Redbirds had three runners in the top 10 as they scored 48 points to emerge with the win, with Granite City second with 57 points and the Panthers third with 63 points. Collinsville (118), Civic Memorial (134), McCluer North (142), Centralia (168), Cahokia (186) and Staunton (277) rounded out the field.