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Four high school and four junior high participants earned medals for the Bobcat squads at the Boyd County Cross Country Invitational.

The meet, held Sept. 8, at the Butte Golf Course, was originally slated to start at 4 p.m., but due to impending high temperatures nearing the century mark, officials bumped the start time to 10 a.m.

Yet, temperatures neared the mid-80s when races started and reached above 90 during the awards ceremony.

In the high school girls' division, Aislynn Kester led the Bobcats, finishing ninth. She completed the course in 23:02.

Carlee Livingston was half a minute behind, crossing in 13th, with 23:46.

Danielle Schrunk narrowly missed medal contention. She ran 26:17 and finished 18th.

LuAnn Schindler | SAM

Making a splash • Summerland cross country runner Aislynn Kester douses herself with a glass of water as she follows the path on the Butte Golf Course. Kester placed ninth in the girls' division, Thursday, at the Boyd County Invitational. Originally scheduled to begin at 4 p.m., officials bumped the start time to 10 a.m., hoping for cooler temperatures, which hovered around 85 when the meet started

Shaylie Kester ended 22nd, running 29:09.

The Thiele brothers, Jesse and Alex, kept pace together and were the final medalists in the boys' high school division.

Jesse crossed the finish line in 14th, running 20:32. Alex received 15th place, with a 20:41 mark.

The junior high girls' and boys' teams made their season debuts.

Breckyn Bergman earned the ninth-place medal, running 11:12. Teammate Ava Cleveland was unable to complete the race.

In the boys' division, Zander Cepel placed third, running 10:35.

Tucker Dougherty received the fifth-place medal, completing the course in 11:06.

Lakin Cleveland ran 12:08. His time landed him in eighth place.

Jorden Cox ran 17:05, for a 12th-place finish.