By James Hanlon
Leader Staff Writer
The Oxford Girls Cross Country team finished 8th in the state, out of 28 teams in the Division 1 finals at the Michigan International Speedway Nov. 6. The team scored 299 points.
Freshman Mallory Bigelow led the team and was All-State (top 30) finishing in 19th place with a time 18:24. Braydee Elling ran an impressive race, setting a new personal record of 19:05, placing 57th. Taylor Brodeur finished 104th with a time of 19:35.
“This State Meet experience was a first for all seven of our runners,” Coach Sarah Canham said. “I was extremely pleased with how they raced. What a way to finish off an already impressive season, I couldn’t be more proud of these girls. I look forward to taking all of this momentum and success and building on it next season.”