Carterville, IL — The lions started the 2025 season strong at Saturday’s home invite. On the girl’s side, Lane Sambursky got her first career win, finishing the three mile course in 19:32, with Lyla Seaman backing her up with a solid 3rd place finish. The girl’s team finished second by a single point, with strong performances all around. The boy’s team dominated the field to win by 24 points, led by August Anderson’s runner-up finish. Overall, the boys had 3 of the top 4 runners, and 6 of the top 12, with over half the team setting personal bests for the 3 mile distance. The lions look to build on their first race this Saturday, September 6th at the Carbondale invite at SIU. Full results: https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/261276/info