Pattonville's middle school cross country pilot program wrapped up on Oct. 10 with a cross country meet at Pattonville High School. Twenty-one eighth-graders from Holman Middle School, Pattonville Heights Middle School and Remington Traditional School took part in the meet which featured a two-mile course. -Read-More- The top five finishers among the boys and the girls were awarded medals. Pattonville began a pilot this fall to explore additional ways to get middle school students involved in after-school activities. The meet was the culminating event for the six-week cross country program.  This winter, all eighth-graders can participate in a free six-week session of volleyball, which will conclude in a three-school tournament. In the spring, another six weeks of cross country is scheduled, with the students running in the Pattonville Wellness Run/Walk on May 15th. The top five finishers in the recent cross country meet were: Boys First Place:  Ian Barclay (Remington) Second Place: Will Chaney (Heights) Third Place: Corey Lumpkins (Holman) Fourth Place: Michael Burns (Holman) Fifth Place: Travis Beal (Heights) Girls First Place:  Kirby McClain (Holman) Second Place:  Lily Vandergriff (Remington) Third Place:  Kaely Fitterling (Heights) Fourth Place:  Rachel McAllister (Holman) Fifth Place:  Laura Fulton (Heights) The following students also competed in the meet: From Holman: Paige Bateman and Lindsey Purviance. From Remington: Nate Burke, Chaz Fox, Amoree Hodges and Tiffany McCready. From Pattonville Heights: Riley Ayers, Taylor Bailey, Maya Franklin, Denneisia Ingram and Rachel Murphy. Shown above are the top five finishers for boys and girls in the Pattonville middle school cross country meet. -End-