Mansfield CC opens in Nixa

Mansfield’s cross country team competed in the 417Running XC Kickoff recently in Nixa.
Michael Ivey led the Lions with a 21st place finish with a time of 18:21.60. The other runners who competed included Curtis Wallin (20:53.30), Owen Scofield (21:06.20), Truan Hoffman (22:50.30) and Dodge Staebell (29:50.10).
There were 101 total runners in the field and the Lions were 12th overall as a team in the team standings. The lone Lady Lions’ runner competing was Ashlyn Simpson, who was 24th with a time of 34:06.20. There were 59 total runners in the girls race.
In looking at the new season, Mansfield opens 2026 without two-time state qualifier in Ben Williams, who graduated.
The boys are led by Michael Ivey and Brent Stuart and the team features 11 runners hoping to make a run at being a state qualifying team.
The four Lady Lions are Simpson, Hattie Douglas, Sydney Dugger and Ryder Shannon. “They are a great group and I can’t wait to see how much time they cut from start to finish,” said Mansfield head coach Christian Gray.