Marion Junior High cross country action

Dylon Nalley, eighth-grader at Marion Junior High, is shown here competing last week at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. He ran a time of 10:12 over the 1.86 mile course and placed fourth overall. Jon Montgomery photo

Marion Junior High sixth-grader McCayla Rowatt is shown here competing this past week at the Du Quoin Cross Country Invitational. Jon Montgomery photo

MJHS sixth-grader Kara Odum pushes herself in the cross country race at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds last week. Jon Montgomery photo