Cross Country | 10/23/2026 8:32:00 AM
JACKSON -- The Clinton High School men's cross country team caputred the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Region 2-7A championship and the overall team title at the Central Mississippi Super Regional Meet at Choctaw Trails.
Godwin Oniya paced the Arrows with a fourth-place finish, posting a time of 16:15.2 in the 5000m race.
Ezra Connelly followed in ninth at 17:27.7, while
Will Kennedy and
Matthew Harrison finished 10th and 11th with times of 17:28.3 and 17:30.2, respectively.
Elijah Waldo-Speth completed Clinton's scoring five, placing 13th overall with a time of 17:31.
Clinton finished with 47 points, claiming the Region 2-7A championship by 24 points over region rival Madison Central. The Arrows also secured the overall meet championship, finishing five points ahead of Pearl, which captured the Region 3-7A title.
The Arrows posted an average scoring time of 17:15 with a team spread of 1:16.
Clinton's depth extended beyond its scoring five, as
Logan Moore,
Cort Bennett,
Micah Kieffer,
Coleman Finch, and David Levi Johnson claimed consecutive finishes from 15th through 19th place.
Noah Duncan added a 21st-place finish, giving the Arrows 10 runners inside the top 20 and 11 among the top 25.
UP NEXT
The Arrows return to action Saturday, Oct. 31, at the MHSAA Class 7A State Cross Country Championships in Jackson. The men's 5000m race is scheduled to begin at 10:35 a.m.
