Clewiston High School freshman Michael Bussott earned a ticket to the regional round of the state Cross County tournament this month.
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![From left to right: Rick McKire, Michael Bussott, and Jay Similien. [Photo courtesy CHS Cross Country]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/original/20251120-153327-3b6-CHS%20Cross%20Country.jpg)
NORTH PORT- Clewiston High School freshman Michael Bussott earned a ticket to the regional round of the state Cross County tournament this month.
The boys Clewiston cross country team placed ninth overall at districts, just four points shy from advancing to the next round as a team. Bussott’s time of 19:11.2 advanced him to the regional round as an individual.
At regionals on Nov. 15 Bussott set a personal record time of 19:04.
The tournament wraps up a successful season for the Tiger cross country team. The Tigers finished in first place as a team at the Glades Central Cross Country Meet on Oct. 8. Clewiston’s average time of 20:55 beat Atlantic’s 22:12, Moore Haven’s 22:09, Glades Central’s 22:37 and Pahokee’s 25:45.
Individually the Tigers had runners place fifth, sixth and seventh at that meet. Michael Bussott placed fifth with a time of 19:45, while junior Richard Exilhomme finished sixth with a time of 20:23, and freshman Alvaro Segura placed seventh with a time of 20:28.
