This year's Gans Creek Classic marked the 5th edition and 5th season of racing at the gorgeous course on Columbia's south side. There were plenty of standout individual and team performances, some of which were captured on camera.
Lexington Scores 50pts, Sullivan's Denney 19:13 (Girls White Race Article)
St. Joe's Girls win Blue, Fulton's Mayfield wins in 18:40 (Blue Race Article)
Tolton Girls Reign, Norris, Brackenbury go 2-3 in GCC Gold (Gold Race Article)
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Sullivan freshman Mariah Denney bends over to put her hands on her knees and catch her breath while a Columbia Parks and Recreation staffer offers the 2023 Gans Creek Classic Girls White race winner a cup of water. Denney finished in 19:13.3 to win by 30 seconds.
Montgomery County senior Malia Rodgers races to a 7th-place finish in the Girls White race in 20:33 to lead the Wildcats to a 10th-place team finish.
Summit Christian Academy junior Lucie Epema kicks to a 16th-place finish in the Girls White Division, leading the Lady Eagles to 10th in the team standings.
"I have arrived"
Fredericktown's Breanna Bone seems to announce her presence at the finish as she takes 24th to earn a medal in the 2023 Gans Creek Classic Girls White race.
Under a beautiful blue sky with some high, white clouds, a Hannibal athlete runs the curve toward the homestretch on the first loop of the Girls Blue race.
A runner's hair goes flying in the air at the mile mark of the Girls Blue race.
With eventual Girls Blue race winner Emery Mayfield of Fulton running toward the 3k mark, water shoots out of the Gans Creek Recreation Area pond aeration fountain.
Teammates, family members, and fans cheer as girls in the blue race run just after the mile mark.