Two Kelly runners headed to state cross country meet

ST. LOUIS (SMNS) -- Kelly was able to qualify one boy and one girl runner to the state cross country meet, and they both did so with top-10 finishes Saturday afternoon.

Tara Johnson finished fifth in the girls race with a time of 21:41, while Cody Kern was eighth in the boys race.

Johnson, a senior, will be making her third-straight trip to the state meet. As a sophomore she finished 68th and as a junior last year she finished 17th.

Kern, a junior, is also making his third-straight trip to the state championships. Like Johnson, Kern finished 17th last year after finishing 67th his freshman season.

The state meet will be held Saturday in Jefferson City.

Team Scores -- Herculaneum 22, Aracdia Valley 54, Woodland 85, Crystal City 115, Hancock 123, Dexter 128, Confluence Prep Academy 176

Woodland -- 12, Dylan Drum; 15, Corey Chapman; 16, Kyle Reynolds; 20, Neil Johnson; 30, Hayden Mayfield

Kelly -- 8, Cody Kern; 21, Juan Campos; 28, Sam Nelson; 42, Patrick Moore

Team scores -- Herculaneum 23, Dexter 38, Woodland 73

Kelly -- 5, Tara Johnson 21:41; 28, Morgan Wheeler 27:34

Woodland -- 7, Molly Arnzen 22:22; 20, Juliet Dickey 25:11; 25, Johana Allen 26:21; 27, Tierney Vehrs 27:19; 31, Samantha Kinder 28:07