Preston Mundy of Olive Branch was the top DeSoto County finisher in the boys 5A-7A division of Saturday’s Saltillo Invitational cross country meet in Saltillo. Mundy, a sophomore, ran the 5,000 meter course in a time of 16:37.30, good for a fourth-place finish in the race. Olive Branch as a team finished in 11th place overall with a team score of 289 points.
DeSoto Central earned the best team finish from the county with a fourth-place team score of 140. Hernando took sixth with a score of 172, followed by Lewisburg in 10th place at 239 points. Following Olive Branch, Center Hill was 18th with a score of 490.
Tupelo was the team champion with a score of 49 points.
On the girls side, Kyleigh Carter of Hernando was the best runner from DeSoto County in the 5A-7A division, taking fourth place overall in a time of 19:36,10. Carter led the Lady Tigers to a fourth-place team finish with a score of 112 points. Tupelo won the meet with a team score of 64.
After Hernando, county schools running in the meet included Lewisburg (6th), Center Hill (9th), DeSoto Central (10th), and Olive Branch (16th)
Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.
