Kyra Swart and Patrick Koon saddle up at the Mustang Stampede Cross-Country Meet

Herb Wills, September 19, 2019

There are only two meets left in Leon County Schools’ 2019 middle school cross-country season, the Falcon Invitational at Phipps Park on Sept. 26 and the League Championship at Apalachee Regional Park on Oct. 3. It’s a six-meet season, and the fourth meet in the series was the Mustang Stampede at Montford Middle. Here’s what happened at the races.

Kyra Swart and Patrick Koon saddle up at the Mustang Stampede Cross-Country Meet

And here are some photos of the meet:

2019 Mustang Stampede (Girls) 19 September 2019

2019 Mustang Stampede (Boys) 19 September 2019

Smooth trails!

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