Eagles Find Early-Season Success on the Course

Members of the Brady cross country team gather before heading to the Cozad Invite on Sept. 3. The Eagles turned in a strong day on the course, highlighted by several medal finishes and new personal records. (Photo courtesy Brady Public Schools)
Members of the Brady cross country team gather before heading to the Cozad Invite on Sept. 3. The Eagles turned in a strong day on the course, highlighted by several medal finishes and new personal records. (Photo courtesy Brady Public Schools)

The Brady cross country team has started the season strong, with runners earning medals, setting personal records and improving their times through the first two meets of the year.

The Eagles opened the season Aug. 27 at the Medicine Valley Invite. Paisley Connelly led the junior high girls with a fifth-place finish, while Remington Johnson placed ninth for the junior high boys and Gus Barnes took first.

On the high school side, Violet Gentry finished fifth and Zoe Johnson placed second. Brady also saw improvement across the board, with every Eagle runner improving their previous time on the Medicine Valley course.

The Eagles returned to action Sept. 3 at the Cozad Invite, where several runners continued their early- season success. Barnes earned another medal with a ninth-place finish, while…