Hinton raced back into cross country competition Thursday afternoon at the Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto Invitational in Mapleton.

The Blackhawks recorded five top 10 finishes on the girls' side, ranging from junior high to the varsity level.

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Leading the way for Hinton's varsity squad was Haley Hall. The freshman crossed ninth, finishing the 2.4 mile race in 18:46.

Just behind her was Audrey Jenkins. The junior barely missed the top 10 with her 18:57 finish, which was good for 11th place overall.

About a minute behind Jenkins was senior Brandi Schindel, who ran the race in 20:05 to finished 14th overall.

Sophomore Jordan Townes clocked in 23rd with a time of 21:16 while freshman Ally Beeck and senior Kelci Teut rounded out the varsity finishes for the Blackhawks. Beeck finished 28th in 23:05. Although Teut finished about a minute behind the freshman - in 24:01 - the senior was able to finish 29th, just one spot behind Beeck.

On the JV level, freshman Judith Mauer raced to a first place finish with her time of 20:33.

Junior Crystal Robinson was not far behind as she finished third in 20:45.

Rounding out the JV for the Blackhawks with another top 10 finish was Audrey Jenkins. The junior finished seventh with a time of 23:25.

Grabbing a great finish on the junior high level was Haley Grenko. Grenko ran the two mile race in 17:46 to finish second for Hinton.

On the boys' side of the meet, Daniel Grigsby was the lone runner for Hinton. Racing on the varsity level, the junior clocked in a time of 22:21 on the 3.1 mile race to place 30th overall.

The Blackhawks are back in action tonight at the Alta Invite. The first race is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.