Cove cross country kicks off at Temple Invitational

By News Staff on Tue, 08/26/2014 - 06:00
  • Copperas Cove sophomore Amber Boyd, right, races past Temple’s Ashley Raynard on her way to a second place finish during the Temple Invitational cross country meet Friday at Temple Lions Park.
    Copperas Cove sophomore Amber Boyd, right, races past Temple’s Ashley Raynard on her way to a second place finish during the Temple Invitational cross country meet Friday at Temple Lions Park.
    By TJ Maxwell.
     
    TEMPLE – Then freshman phenom Amber Boyd splashed on the scene last year and earned a spot on both the cross country and track varsity teams. Boyd kicked off her sophomore year impressively as well with a second place finish at the Temple Invitational cross country meet on Friday. She raced past Temple’s Ashley Raynard in the final 100 yards to claim the second place finish with a time of 20 minutes, 43.1 seconds, 0.1 second faster that Raynard at 20:43.2. Waco’s Melissa Gonzalez took first place with a time of 20:29.1 in the threemile course through Temple Lions Park.

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