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Local teams stay in running in last weekend’s big cross country meets

By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com

There were two major high school cross country meets last weekend and Fayette County teams performed very well. In the LaGrange Invitational’s AAAA/AAAAA girls race, McIntosh placed third, while Starr’s Mill placed fifth, Fayette County placed 14th and Sandy Creek placed 17th.

McIntosh’s top five runners were:

• Emily Borsare, 1, 18:58

• Erica Hughey, 11, 20:53

• Olivia Tucker, 26, 21:32

• Melissa Anderson, 28, 21:38

• Rebecca Stokes, 30, 21:39

Starr’s Mill’s top five were:

• Kirsten Pretzer, 18, 21:08

• Jesse Cort, 23, 21:14

• Kristin Horton, 27, 21:34

• Ginny Balckom, 31, 21:40

• Kristin Olson, 33, 21:42

Fayette County’s top five were:

• Claire Bergstrom, 9, 20:40

• Taylor Barnes, 60, 22:45

• Caitlin Alverson, 67, 23:04

• Michelle Bangsboll, 109, 24:39

• Nia Chau, 117, 24:59

Sandy Creek’s top five were:

• Christine Dunphy, 51, 22:25

• Sara Harper, 92, 23:49

• Kristin Smith, 102, 24:15

• Angela Holcomb, 137, 26:38

• Mary Spenser, 138, 26:38

In the AAAA/AAAAA boys race, Starr’s Mill placed first, Fayette County placed sixth, McIntosh placed 11th and Sandy Creek placed 13th.

Starr’s Mill’s top five were:

• Bradley Morris, 1, 16:07

• Austin Enriquez, 2, 16:27

• Craig Hyatt, 6, 16:41

• Daniel Shankle, 7, 16:42

• Matthew Beeson, 103, 19:14

Fayette County’s top five were:

• Nathaniel Foster, 8, 16:49

• Eric Birdsong, 14, 17:21

• Michael Blankenbeker, 49, 18:20

• David Zitelli, 65, 18:42

• Brad Phillips, 124, 19:38

McIntosh’s top five were:

• Michael Mateos, 9, 17:06

• Matt Troxel, 74, 18:50

• Nathan Thompson, 79, 18:53

• Jesse Smith, 87, 19:01

• Cormac Carolan-Tolbert, 89, 19:03

Sandy Creek’s top five were:

• Andrew Henry, 19, 17:34

• Matt Auers, 20, 17:35

• Jason Veclotch, 100, 19:11

• Matt Collins, 106, 19:18

• Ian Buchanan, 117, 19:31

At the Patriot Invitational, the Landmark Christian School boys placed eighth in the championship race, while the Our Lady of Mercy boys placed 11th in the A/AA/AAA race. Landmark’s girls placed fourth in the A/AA/AAA race, while Our lady of Mercy’s girls placed 12th.

The top five runners for the Landmark boys were:

• Will Bonn, 5, 16:28

• Chad Thames, 22, 17:43

• Michael Leonard, 30, 18:11

• Brett Lewis, 53, 18:45

• Zach Speir, 69, 19:07

The top five runners for the Our Lady of Mercy boys were:

• Zach Lethbridge, 42, 19:27

• Ryan Schilling, 46, 19:31

• Matt Faber, 75, 20:21

• Chris Jagstadt, 77, 20:22

• Albert Jumper, 90, 20:42

The top five for the Landmark girls were:

• Sarah Blanton, 2, 21:06

• Caroline Jones, 6, 21:42

• Kaity Bulger, 35, 23:43

• Kassi Deel, 58, 24:34

• Jane Doe, 105, 26:32

The top five for Our Lady of Mercy were:

• Kelsey Oberst, 40, 23:52

• Marina Fleming, 48, 24:12

• Sam Jumper, 76, 25:09

• Elizabeth Gagliann, 102, 26:29

• Brittany Arrietta, 143, 28:28

The big cross-country meet this weekend will be the Alexander Invitational at the McIntosh Nature Preserve in Sharpsburg.