Republic cross country runner Jovi Kirby finished the Bolivar course in 22:59.47 in early September. On Saturday, in the last race of the season, she ran it in 20:41.27.
Kirby cut 2:18 on the same course at the Class 5 District 2 meet, 44 seconds under her personal best and the fastest time by a Republic girl this year. She was one of four Tigers who finished the season with a personal or season best, and all four ran the Bolivar course faster than they had at the SWCCCA meet there in September.
No Republic runner qualified for the state meet, so the district race was the last of the season. Eli Sherrow set a personal best for the fifth time in his last six races, finishing 94th in the boys race in 19:02.98, 51 seconds faster than his September time in Bolivar. Derek Argaez ran a personal best of 20:25.26 to finish 106th, and senior Caleb Brest ran a season best of 19:26.44 to finish 101st in his last race for Republic. Both were 56 seconds faster than they ran there in September…