Notre Dame cross country invitational

Notre Dame's Blake Morris leads Saxony Lutheran runner Caleb Cornellius and Herculaneum runner Jonathan Coffman during the boy's varsity 5K in the Notre Dame Invitational cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Runners cross the finish line in the boy's varsity 5K as parents hold up Oak Ridge runner Zachary LeGrand, left, during the Notre Dame Invitational cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Notre Dame's Esperanza Zalite, far left, stays ahead of De Soto runner Lillie Kaempfe during the Notre Dame Invitational cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Notre Dame runner Haley Smith, center right, reaches for a cup of water as Herculaneum's Emily Enghauser is held up by parents at the finish line during the Notre Dame Invitational cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Valle Catholic runner Emily Grither is held up by teammates after crossing the finish line during the Notre Dame Invitational cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

East Carter runner Kadence Reynolds drinks water in the finishing area after competing in the girl's varsity 5K at the Notre Dame Invitational cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Herculaneum's Nautica Stricklin runs to the finish line during the Notre Dame Invitational cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Notre Dame's Benton Keran approaches a water station after finishing the boy's varsity 5K during the Notre Dame Invitational cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Parents carry Oak Ridge runner Zachary LeGrand away from the finish line during the Notre Dame Invitational cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Notre Dame girl's varsity runner Lara Beussink, far right, leads a group down the back stretch of the Notre Dame cross country course during an invitational meet Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Race starter of about 20 years, Don Harris prepares to fire the staring pistol to begin the junior varsity boy's 5K in the Notre Dame Invitational cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Junior varsity runners make their way off the starting line during the Notre Dame Invitational cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

St. Vincent runner Joseph Baer, far right, stays ahead of Poplar Bluff runner Dylan Cisne, center right, during the Notre Dame Invitational cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Oak Ridge parent Eric Hobeck poses for a photo with his 3-year-old son Canaan, right, and 7-year-old daughter Ella, left, during the Notre Dame Invitational cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)