Competing at Dolan Lake in Hamilton County Thursday, the Fairfield Mules finished third in the four-team Black Diamond Conference boys cross country meet.

The host Foxes easily won the team title with 24 points, followed by Vienna in second with 56. The Eagles edged Fairfield by two points, while Goreville finished fourth with 86.

In the girls’ meet, Goreville won easily as well, with 27 points. Hamilton County was second with 30 and Chester was third with 79. The Lady Mules did not have enough for a team score.

The Foxes had three of the first four finishers in the boys meet, with senior Theron Smith winning at 16 minutes. 44.6 seconds.

Fairfield’s top finishers were Austin Schuster in fifth at 17:30.9 and Jacob Britt in sixth at 17:39.3.

Hamilton County sophomore Maddie Karcher won the girls meet by 50 seconds. She ran a 19:15.6. Jessie Crawford led the Lady Mules with an eighth place 23:08.2.

The course is 2.9 miles.

Boys—1, Theron Smith, HC, 16:44.6. 2, Adam Wellen, HC, 17:00.9. 3, Matthew Johnson, V, 17:07.6. 4, Braydon Middendorf, HC, 17:27.6. 5, Austin Schuster, F, 17:30.9. 6, Jacob Britt, F, 17:39.3. 7, Travis Woodworth, V, 17:40.7. 8, Trace Butler, HC, 17:40.5. 9, Evan Shelton, HC, 17:58.9. 10, Cody Johnson, V, 18:04.5. 15, Chase Smith, 18:22.1. 16, Griffen Hinkle, F, 18:33.4. 20, Trenton Rutherford, F, 18:38.4. 31, Jerek Keoughan, F, 22:06.2. 33, Caleb Meeks, F, 23:29.3.

Girls—1, Maddie Karcher, HC, 19:15.6. 2, Kiara Miller, G, 21:05.7. 3, Ashlee Wellen, HC, 21:07.2. 4, Emma Vaugn, G, 21:11.4. 5, Payton Dixon, CWC, 21:18.1 6, Mackenzie Willis, CWC, 22:31.9. 7, Carolina Lueke, HC, 22:44.3. 8, Jessie Crawford, F, 23:08.2. 9, Ellie Grammer, G, 23:27.2. 10, Davis Merrill, G, 23:43.4. 15, Kylie White, F, 24:19.9. 17, Katelyn Crawford, F, 25:17.4. 22, Maddy Koontz, F, 27:02.4.