The Nixa cross country team concluded the regular season with four meets, prior to the Class 5 District 2 meet. 

The team kicked off the year at the Southwest Cross Country Coaches Association (SWCCCA) Invitational at Bolivar Municipal Golf Course. The boys placed fourth overall against 54 other teams and 502 runners, led by top-50 times from Reyes Martinez and Alex Flannery. The girls finished ninth against 35 teams and 341 runners, led by Emma Hurst's and Mackzine Harris' top-50 performances.

The boys and girls team triumphed over the entire field at its own Nixa Riann Lubinski Invitational. The boys ousted a field of 12 teams, totaling five runners in the top-10, with Reyes Martinez taking home the gold against 98 other runners. The girls defeated eight teams, with three runners finishing in the top 10, including Emma Hurst, who placed first overall against 77 other runners.

Nixa Results | Nixa Riann Lubinski Invitational | Oct. 4, 2025 | Inman Intermediate 
 

Boys Runner (Grade)	Place	Time	Girls Runner (Grade)	Place	Time
Reyes Martinez (Sr.)	1st	15:38.43	Emma Hurst (So.)	1st	20:12.67
Nicholas Flannery (Sr.)	3rd	16:08.00	Meliah Copley (Sr.)	4th	20:35.17
Gage Holmes (Jr.)	4th	16:42.00	Mackinzie Harris (Sr.)	6th	20:55.97
Zane Novinger (Sr.)	6th	16:47.00	Karah Stackman (So.)	14th	21:47.88
Evan Brett (Jr.)	10th	17:40.00	Molly Hill (So.)	17th	21:56.37
Dylan Mabe (Sr.)	12th	17:59.00	Charlie Dunkel (So.)	19th	22:03.52
Asa Dodson (Jr.)	21st	18:23.00	Emma Etheridge (Jr.)	24th	22:26.50
Max Dodson (Jr.)	22nd	18:24.00	Raelee Hewitt (Fr.)	26th	22:32.3
Nathan Eisenhart (So.)	23rd	18:38.00	Zoiee Ward (So.)	28th	22:49.99
Roy Perez (Jr.)	27th	18:46.00	Anna Wiese (Sr.)	32nd	23:18.44
Caden McFarland (Jr.)	33rd	19:14.45

Click here to view the entire Nixa meet results.

Following the Nixa Invite, the Branson Cedar Ridge 5K Invitational was next. The boys placed third, while the girls finished fifth. Against six other schools and a field of 63 runners, Zane Novingers, Evan Brett, and Gage Holmes ran to top-10 finishes. On the girls side, six schools and 51 total runners comprised the field. Raeelee Hewitt (10th) and Mackinzie Harris (11th) were the team's top performers, followed by two other runners in the top-25. 

Nixa Results | Cedar Ridge Invitational | Oct. 11, 2025 | Branson Cedar Ridge Elementary
 

Boys Runner (Grade)	Place	Time	Girls Runner (Grade)	Place	Time
Zane Novinger (Sr.)	2nd	16:40.74	Raeelee Hewitt (Fr.)	10th	22:10.40
Evan Brett (Jr.)	8th	17:29.35	Mackinzie Harris (Sr.)	11th	22:12.05
Gage Holmes (Jr.)	9th	17:32.81	Callie Walker (Fr.)	23rd	23:21.59
Nathan Eisenhart (So.)	20th	18:13.65	Karah Sackman (So.)	24th	23:22.70
Reyes Martinez (Sr.)	21st	18:14.19	Hope Garrison (Fr.)	30th	24:19.94
William Hammitt (So.)	24th	18:21.60	Molly Hill (So.)	31st	24:20.23
Dylan Mabe (Sr.)	25th	18:21.74	Emma Hurst (So.)	33rd	24:21.71
Colton Stewart (Fr.)	28th	18:30.38	Grace Rauch (Fr.)	34th	24:21.71
Nicholas Flannery (Sr.)	29th	18:30.92	Cadence Reynolds (Fr.)	35th	24:39.13
			Meliah Copley (Sr.)	36th	24:39.33

Click here to view the entire Cedar Ridge meet results.

Next up for the Eagles was the COC East Championships held on Nixa's home course against six other conference foes. The girls finished as the conference runners-up, while the boys placed fourth overall. Reyes Martinez (2nd) and Alex Flannery (6th) were the boys side top finishes in a field of 151 total runners. Emma Hurst (7th) and Brianna Bidinger (9th) ran their way to a top-10 performance and finished as the team's best placers in a field of 106 total runners.

Nixa Results | COC East Championships | Oct. 17, 2025 | Inman Intermediate
 

Boys Runner (Grade)	Place	Time	Girls Runner (Grade)	Place	Time
Reyes Martinez (Sr.)	2nd	15:49.58	Emma Hurst (So.)	7th	19:59.92
Nicholas Flannery (Sr.)	6th	16:12.50	Brianna Bidlinger (Jr.)	9th	20:16.68
Zane Zovinger (Sr.)	16th	16:42.43	Meliah Copley (Sr.)	12th	20:30.25
Gage Holmes (Jr.)	17th	16:47.22	Mackinzie Harris (12th)	16th	20:37.66
Dylan Mabe (Sr.)	22nd	17:11.03	Karah Sakman (So.)	20th	21:12.16
Evan Brett (Jr.)	27th	17:36.13	Charlie Dunkel (So.)	24th	21:48.37
Max Dodson (Jr.)	42nd	18:09.02	Raelee Hewitt (Fr.)	26th	21:55.90
Nathan Eisenhart (So.)	55th	18:45.4	Molly Hill (So.)	30th	22:05.52
Roy Perez (Jr.)	56th	18:46.42	Hope Angell (Fr.)	34th	22:34.38
Colton Stewart (Fr.)	62nd	18:58.08	Megan Brumley (So.)	37th	22:35.20
William Hammitt (So.)	63rd	18:58.24	Emma Etheridge (Jr.)	41st	22:50.09
Nathan Street (Sr.)	67th	19:04.92	Anna Wiese (Sr.)	42nd	22:53.50
Cale McMillan (So.)	73rd	19:10.93	Zoiee Ward (So.)	49th	23:13.73
Kaden Brewer (So.)	75th	19:20.11	Grace Rauch (Fr.)	51st	23:17.70
Nicholas Krueger (So.)	89th	19:46.31	Callie Walker (Fr.)	56th	23:27.50
Caden McFarland (Jr.)	91st	19:53.64	Drue Overstreet (So.)	62nd	24:03.31
Brody Raines (So.)	92nd	19:56.61	Hope Garrison (Fr.)	63rd	24:03.97
Rocco Neal (Jr.)	95th	20:04.74	Adria Chilton (So.)	70th	24:57.21
Asher Coorts (Jr.)	108th	20:36.26	Leighton Patey (So.)	72nd	25:05.80
Benjamin Haupt (Jr.)	110th	20:39.82	Kennedi Mann (So.)	74th	25:14.43
Collin Terry (So.)	113th	20:55.82	Sisilia Cogswell (So.)	76th	25:25.88
			Natalie O'Connell (Jr.)	78th	25:30.26
			Hayden Bias (Fr.)	88th	26:50.71
			Hayden Armstrong (Fr.)	93rd	28:02.87
			Anna Steel (Sr.)	94th	28:26.66

Click here to view the entire COC meet results.

In Nixa's final meet of the regular season, the Eagles were victorious as a team at the Reeds Spring Matt Locke Invitational. On the boys side, Nixa and Reeds Spring were the only two teams that were eligible for team points, and the Eagles scored 23 points to best the host by 13 in the standings. 27 runners fielded the race, and Evan Brett and Oliver Lazno were the squad's top performers, finishing second and third, respectively. For the girls, they were the sole team capable of scoring team points. Nixa finished with all of its runners in the top six, which comprised a total of 11 runners. Raelee Hewitt, Anna Wiese, Megan Brumley, Zoiee Ward, Hope Angell, and Callie Walker finished right behind one another.

Nixa Results | 27th Matt Locke Invitational | Oct. 25, 2025 | Reeds Spring High School
 

Boys Runner (Grade)	Place	Time	Girls Runner (Grade)	Place	Time
Evan Brett (Jr.)	2nd	18:10.55	Raeelee Hewitt (Fr.)	1st	22:29.74
Oliver Lozano (Fr.)	3rd	18:43.02	Anna Wiese (Sr.)	2nd	23:23.82
Nathan Eisenhart (So.)	5th	19:01.90	Megan Brumley (So.)	3rd	23:46.53
Colton Stewart (Fr.)	6th	19:02.85	Zoiee Ward (So.)	4th	23:46.59
Max Dodson (Jr.)	7th	19:20.66	Hope Angell (Fr.)	5th	24:15.10
William Hammitt (So.)	9th	19:23.99	Callie Walker (Fr.)	6th	25:05.83
Roy Perez (Jr.)	10th	19:28.06
Caden McFarland (Jr.)	13th	20:10.82
Asa Dodson (Jr.)	14th	20:18.93

Click here to view the entire Reeds Spring meet results.

Nixa kicked off the postseason on its home course by qualifying both the girls and boys team for the Class 5 state championships. District 2 fielded 16 teams. The girls placed third and boys placed fourth overall, earning their state qualifications. Brianna Bidinger (17th), Emma Hurst (19th), Meliah Copley (23rd), and Mackinzie Harris (24th) all finished in top 25 to lead the girls team. Reyes Martinez (6th), Alex Flannery (8th), Gage Holmes (21st), and Zane Novinger (23rd) were the boys runners placing in the top 25.

Click here to recap the entire meet and view meet photos.

Nixa Results | MSHSAA Class 5 District 2 | Nov. 1, 2025 | Nixa Inman Intermediate
 

Boys Runner (Grade)	Place	Time	Girls Runner (Grade)	Place	Time
Reyes Martinez (Sr.)	6th	15:29.67	Brianna Bidlinger (Jr.)	17th	19:30.06
Nicholas Flannery (Sr.)	8th	15:52.14	Emma Hurst (So.)	19th	19:31.76
Gage Holmes (Jr.)	21st	16:14.73	Meliah Copley (Sr.)	23rd	19:41.06
Zane Zovinger (Sr.)	23rd	16:17.14	Mackinzie Harris (Sr.)	24th	19:45.54
Dylan Mabe (Sr.)	32nd	16:39.48	Karah Sakman (So.)	37th	20:41.40
Evan Brett (Jr.)	42nd	16:56.58	Molly Hill (So.)	50th	21:02.69
Max Dodson (Jr.)	76th	18:06.13	Charlie Dunkel (So.)	58th	21:24.18

Click here to view the entire Class 5 District 2 meet results.
 
The boys and girls teams concluded their 2025 campaign by competing and representing Nixa at the Class 5 State Championships on Nov. 7 in Columbia, Mo., at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course. Reyes Martinez was the lone medalist on both the boys and girls sides, placing 13th at 15:47.55 and helping lead the boys team to a ninth-place finish out of 16 teams. The girls placed 15th overall with Brianna Bidinger leading the girls pack and finishing in 42nd.

Click here to recap the entire meet and view meet photos.

Nixa Results | MSHSAA Class 5 State Championships | Nov. 7, 2025 | Gans Creek Course
 

Boys Runner (Grade)	Place	Time	Girls Runner (Grade)	Place	Time
Reyes Martinez (Sr.)	13th	15:47.6	Brianna Bidlinger (Jr.)	42nd	19:37.7
Nicholas Flannery (Sr.)	32nd	16:04.1	Emma Hurst (So.)	80th	20:27.8
Gage Holmes (Jr.)	75th	16:49.8	Meliah Copley (Sr.)	110th	21:01.4
Zane Zovinger (Sr.)	84th	16:57.5	Mackinzie Harris (Sr.)	113th	21:06.9
Dylan Mabe (Sr.)	108th	17:18.4	Karah Sakman (So.)	126th	21:26.5
Evan Brett (Jr.)	137th	18:02.7	Molly Hill (So.)	137th	21:52.3
Max Dodson (Jr.)	152nd	18:50.4	Charlie Dunkel (So.)	147th	22:30.9

Click here to view the entire Class 5 State championship meet results.
 
Nixa Season Team Results
 

Meet	Boys Place / Total Teams	Girls Place / Total Teams
Nixa	1st / 12	1st / 9
Branson	3rd / 7	5th / 6
COC	14th / 32	22nd / 32
Reeds Spring	1st / 2	1st / N/A
Class 5 District 2	4th / 16	3rd / 15
Class 5 State	9th / 16	15th / 17

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Postseason Awards
All-District – Boys
Alex Flannery (1st), Reyes Martinez (1st), Zane Novinger (3rd), Gage Holmes (3rd), Dylan Mabe (3rd)

Southwest Cross Country Coaches Association (SWCCCA) All-Region – Boys
Alex Flannery (1st), Reyes Martinez (1st), Dylan Mabe (HM), Gage Holmes (HM), Zane Novinger (HM)

All-District – Girls
Brianna Bidinger (2nd), Emma Hurst (2nd), Mackinzie Harris (3rd), Meliah Copley (3rd)

Southwest Cross Country Coaches Association (SWCCCA) All-Region – Girls
Brianna Bidinger (2nd), Emma Hurst (2nd), Mackinzie Harris (HM), Meliah Copley (HM)
 

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Cross Country in the News
Ozark Sports Zone

• Pictures: Nixa XC Meet - Boys Race | Nixa XC Meet - Girls Race
• Pictures: COC XC Meet - Boys Race | COC XC Meet - Girls Race
• COC XC championships recap
• Pictures: Class 5 District 2 XC - Boys Race | Class 5 District 2 XC - Girls Race
• Pictures: Nixa XC Meet - Boys Race | Nixa XC Meet - Girls Race
• Class 5 District 2 XC Recap
• Pictures: Class 5 State XC Meet - Boys Race | Class 5 State XC Meet - Girls Race
• Class 5 State XC Recap

Springfield Daily Citizen
Cross country: More than a dozen local runners earn all-state honors in Columbia