SEMO North Conference Cross Country Meet

Poplar Bluff's Jaden Deaton, left, and Jackson's Evan Stephens fights for the lead at the start of the SEMO North Conference 5K race Thursday at Cape Central High School.  (Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.com)

Racers dash out the gate at the start of the SEMO North Conference 5K race Thursday at Cape Central High School.  (Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.com)

Notre Dame's Haley Smith runs towards finishing in first place at the the SEMO North Conference 5K race Thursday at Cape Central High School.  (Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.com)

Notre Dame's Haley Smith, left, and Lauren Eftink walk out off the track together after finishing in first and second place at the the SEMO North Conference 5K race Thursday at Cape Central High School.  (Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.com)

Cape Central's Matthew Concho reacts to finishing the SEMO North Conference 5K race with a time of 18:47 Thursday at Cape Central High School.  (Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.com)

Cape Central's Esperanza Zalite races towards the finish line at the SEMO North Conference 5K race Thursday at Cape Central High School.  (Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.com)

(Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.com)

Dexter's Matt Stone, left, Cape Central's Gage Moore, middle, and Notre Dame's Owen Bussing races towards the last All-Conference finish Gavin at the SEMO North Conference 5K race Thursday at Cape Central High School.  (Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.com)

Dexter's Gavin Cartwright, middle, races towards the last All-Conference finish Gavin at the SEMO North Conference 5K race Thursday at Cape Central High School.  (Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.com)

Dexter's Alaine Lacy sprints towards the finish line at the SEMO North Conference 5K race Thursday at Cape Central High School.  (Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.com)

Jackson's Jake Eastin, left, Hunter Wendel and Cape Central's Nathan Caldwell races down course at the SEMO North Conference 5K race Thursday at Cape Central High School.  (Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.com)

Notre Dame's Logan Ringstaff, left, and Dexter's Clayton Bell races down course at the SEMO North Conference 5K race Thursday at Cape Central High School.  (Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.com)

Notre Dame's Malcolm Patton crosses the finish line at the SEMO North Conference 5K race Thursday at Cape Central High School.  (Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.com)

Notre Dame's Haley Smith (766) leads the pack during the SEMO North Conference championship cross country meet Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (DAR/Brian Rosener )

Notre Dame's Lauren Eftink (759) and Jackson's Elizabeth Steele (752) run during the SEMO North Conference cross country championship meet Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (DAR/Brian Rosener )

Poplar Bluff's Jaden Deaton, left, starts the SEMO North Conference cross country championships Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (DAR/Brian Rosener )

Poplar Bluff's Jaden Deaton crosses the finish line to win the SEMO North Conference cross country championships Thursday at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (DAR/Brian Rosener )

Jackson's Emma Niedbalski runs during the 1.9-mile Junior High race at the SEMO North Conference cross country meet Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Niedbalski won the race in 10:38.9. (DAR/Brian Rosener)

Dexter's Ben Dowdy, right, runs to the finish line in front of Poplar Bluff's Landon Deaton during the 1.9-mile Junior High race of the SEMO North Conference cross country championships Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Dowdy won the race in 9:27. (DAR/Brian Rosener)