Cathedral High School hosted its annual cross-country meet Monday at Duncan Park. Teams from across the region participated in the event, including runners from Adams County Christians School, Trinity Episcopal Day School and Natchez High School. Runners in the varsity girls division start their race Monday afternoon. (Ben Hillyer | The Natchez Democrat)

The runners from the varsity boys division run through the course. The host team won first place in the boy’s varsity division with runners placing first, fourth, sixth, seventh and 14th place. (Ben Hillyer | The Natchez Democrat)

Cathedral’s Jalen McCoy, right, won first place in the varsity boys race. (Ben Hillyer | The Natchez Democrat)

A Cathedral runner makes it across the bridge on the course. (Ben Hillyer | The Natchez Democrat)