CONWAY — The annual Kennett Cross-Country Invitational once again lived up to its reputation as a fast and fair course as eight schools, including hosts Kennett High ran the 5K meet at the Kennett Middle School on Saturday afternoon. It was the sort of meet coaches dream about.
“Twenty-seven out of 27 of our runners ran season-best times and from that, 17 set PRs — it’s a coach’s dream — it was just outstanding,” said Bernie Livingston, Eagles’ head coach. “We had such a great day.”
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