Falcons Post Strong Finishes at Western Brown Invitational
By Lylah Corbin | Sep 24, 2026 9:40 AM
The Clinton-Massie cross country teams competed at the Western Brown Invitational, racing in two-mile events across the high school boys, high school girls, and middle school girls divisions. HS Boys The high school boys competed in a field of 108 runners. Caleb Werling led the Falcons with a seventh-place finish in 10:50. James Toller placed 22nd in 11:56, followed by Cayden Patton in 31st and Joey Sweet in 32nd, with both recording times of 12:26. Ben McHale finished 38th in 12:39, while Rhyan Smith placed 45th in 13:06 and Nick Hanlon finished 61st in 13:43. The Falcons finished fifth out of 12 teams in the team standings. HS Girls The high school girls race included 62 runners. Nina McHale led Clinton-Massie with a ninth-place finish in 13:56, followed by Jillian Arledge in 14th at 15:01. Teagan Hamilton finished 57th with a time of 21:04. MS Girls The middle school girls competed in a field of 130 runners. Grace Sizemore led the Falcons with a seventh-place finish in 14:07. Zoey Hansel placed 23rd in 15:07, while Mia Hopf finished 26th in 15:16. Clara Wilkinson rounded out the Falcons’ runners, finishing 57th in 17:57.