The Ladynecks and Roughnecks competed well on one of the toughest courses of the season. A true “trail running course”, this race saw many hills and diverse surfaces. The Junior High teams debuted this weekend and raced well for their first meet of the season. Dylan Harris led the boys this week with a second place finish in a time of 17:10. Clay McNeese was behind him in third in 17:50. The boys finished 4th overall as a team out of 13 teams competing. The boys race saw 113 runners compete. In the girls race Olivia Sipes led the Ladynecks to a second place team finish behind Gilmer. Sipes finished the race in 13:35 for 5th place. She was followed by Shaynee Tyl in 8th, 13:56, and CeCe Hernandez in 10th, 14:12. All of these runners collected medals for both programs. In Junior High race Katie Williamson and Stephen Thomas led the teams this week. Williamson finished in 16th place for 15:30 followed by teammate Jaden James in 18th in 15:41. The girls team finished 4th out of 14 teams in a division that saw 162 runners compete. Thomas raced to a 19th place finish in 13:58. The Junior High boys division saw 156 runners race.

Race Results:

Girls Varsity:
Olivia Sipes 5th 13:35
Shaynee Tyl 8th 13:56
CeCe Hernandez 10th 14:12
Jaci Wallace 36th 15:16
Bella Sacco 47th 15:53
Luisa Soto 62nd 16:03
Sydney Simpson 72d 16:41

JH Girls
Katie Williamson 16th 15:30
Jaden James 18th 15:41
Kadyn Scott 47th 17:14
Mattie Simpson 52nd 17:18
Baleigh Elliot 63rd 17:52

Boys Varsity:
Dylan Harris 2nd 17:10
Clay McNeese 3rd 17:50
Thomas Herndon 34th 20:08
Zach Herring 39th 20:17
Garrett Stephenson 69th 21:48
Michael Laughlin 81st 23:08

JH Boys:
Stephen Thomas 19th 13:58
Austyn Smith 79th 16:07
Weston Whiteside 17:43 120th

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