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Arrow XC sweeps team, individual championships at Valhalla Invitational

The Clinton High School men's and women's cross country team claimed its first meet victory of the season, winning at the Southern Heatwave Classic on Saturday, August 29, at the City of Brandon Cross Country Trail.
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Cross Country | 9/21/2026 8:24:00 AM

VICKSBURG -- The Clinton High School men's cross country team completed a sweep of the team and individual titles at the Valhalla Invitational on Saturday, September 19, at Warren Central Intermediate School.

Godwin Onyia won the individual championship and paced the Arrows with a time of 17:10.6 in the 5000m race.

Elijah Waldo-Speth followed in fifth place at 17:44.6, while Will Kennedy finished sixth with a time of 17:53.4.

Ezra Connelly and Coleman Finch completed Clinton's scoring five, placing seventh and eighth, respectively.

Clinton's depth continued beyond its scoring five as Micah Kieffer, Cort Bennett, Matthew Harrison, Noah Duncan, and Dillon Pittman also finished inside the top 20, giving the Arrows 10 inside the top-20 finishers.

Clinton finished with 27 points, outpacing runner-up St. Andrew's Episcopal School by 18 points. The Arrows posted an average scoring time of 17:50 with a team scoring spread of 1:04.

In the 3000m middle school race, the Clinton Junior High School boys' team also won the team title.

Michael Onyia won the individual title and paced CJHS with a time of 11:40.

Adrian Brown followed in second place at 12:14, while Jaden Dasary finished fifth with a time of 12:29.

Lincoln Strickler and Owen Mazy completed CJHS' scoring five.

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Clinton returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Clinton Arrows Invitational on the campus of Clinton High School.
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Players Mentioned

Cort Bennett

Cort Bennett

CHS
Senior
BEST 5K
Ezra Connelly

Ezra Connelly

CHS
Sophomore
Coleman Finch

Coleman Finch

CJHS
Redshirt Freshman
Micah Kieffer

Micah Kieffer

CHS
Freshman
Michael Onyia

Michael Onyia

CJHS
Redshirt Freshman
Matthew Harrison

Matthew Harrison

CHS
Senior
Godwin Onyia

Godwin Onyia

CHS
Junior
Adrian Brown

Adrian Brown

CJHS
Redshirt Freshman
Jaden Dasary

Jaden Dasary

CJHS
Redshirt Freshman
Owen Mazy

Owen Mazy

CJHS
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Cort Bennett

Cort Bennett

Senior
BEST 5K
CHS
Ezra Connelly

Ezra Connelly

Sophomore
CHS
Coleman Finch

Coleman Finch

Redshirt Freshman
CJHS
Micah Kieffer

Micah Kieffer

Freshman
CHS
Michael Onyia

Michael Onyia

Redshirt Freshman
CJHS
Matthew Harrison

Matthew Harrison

Senior
CHS
Godwin Onyia

Godwin Onyia

Junior
CHS
Adrian Brown

Adrian Brown

Redshirt Freshman
CJHS
Jaden Dasary

Jaden Dasary

Redshirt Freshman
CJHS
Owen Mazy

Owen Mazy

Redshirt Freshman
CJHS

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