Brady Girls Earn Runner-Up Finish at Maywood-Hayes Center

Brady runners Brooke Lydic, Zoe Johnson, and Violet Gentry hold the runner-up trophy following the Maywood- Hayes Center Meet on Sept. 23. Johnson placed second and Gentry finished fifth as the Brady girls earned the runner-up team title. (Photo courtesy of Brady Public Schools)
Brady runners Brooke Lydic, Zoe Johnson, and Violet Gentry hold the runner-up trophy following the Maywood- Hayes Center Meet on Sept. 23. Johnson placed second and Gentry finished fifth as the Brady girls earned the runner-up team title. (Photo courtesy of Brady Public Schools)

The Brady cross country team battled windy conditions and a schedule change at the Maywood-Hayes Center Meet last week.

The meet was originally scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 24, at 4:30 p.m., but was moved up to Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 3 p.m. Despite the change and tough conditions, the Brady girls put together a strong performance and earned the runner-up team title.

Zoe Johnson led the Eagles with a second-place finish. Violet Gentry also finished among the leaders, placing fifth, while Brooke Lydic contributed to Brady’s second-place team finish.

On the boys side, Jayvin Gentry, Gus Barnes and Remington Johnson represented Brady and competed through windy conditions throughout the afternoon.

The meet continued a strong stretch for the Eagles as they move into the second half of their season…