Meet Preview: Benton Academy Invitational

Teams to watch


Madison Ridgeland Academy (Girls)

The No. 4 ranked Lady Patriots will be spiking up for their fourth race of the season, and aside from Abi Alden Benton, it looks like they will be sporting a full squad.

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On Sept. 3 at The Opener, MRA placed two girls inside of the top 13, Mae Ellen Mallet and Reese Johnson, who seemingly raced the best performance of their young careers.

They did not have enough to score a whole team, with only four runners crossing the finish line. However, if they had 19:59 5K runner Abi Alden Benton or 2:35 800m runner to that list, they would have potentially placed very high.

Even the scoring five they have right now is dangerous - 2:29 800m runner Riz McBride is their current No. 5.

Here is our pick: MRA puts five in the top six, snagging their first win of the season.