The final State Series tuneup week is behind us with some very fast performances from around the state.
Below are the top boys performances from the past week around Missouri. The winner will be crowned the Missouri Boys Runner of the Week for Week Eight.
Congratulations to Joplin's Chance Tindall for winning Week 7! Tindall won the first ever COC West Championship on Saturday with his 15:52.38, the second sub-16 mark of his season so far. He's trending toward the 15:29.60 which earned him 9th at last year's Class 5 State Championships. He will move on to the finals during the week of the State Championships, where we will determine who had the top performance of the regular season!
William Doyle - Ft. Zumwalt West - Doyle had a big day Saturday at the Big River PR Invitational, running the Buder Park 5K course record - 15:40.90 - and shattered his school record in the process.
Brian Burns - Southern Boone - Burns picked up his third win in a row at the Bowling Green Invitational and was within 0.17 seconds of his 15:54.30 personal best from the Father Tolton Invitational on the Gans Creek course.
Luke Thompson - Chillicothe - Thompson picked up a major win at the MEC Championships, running a season best 16:18.04 in the process.
Michael Kershaw - Northwest Cedar Hill - Kershaw picked up the win on his home course Wednesday, running a personal best 16:12.10 at the Northwest Last Chance.
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