Ben Brantly

led the Fayette Flash in the USATF Region III Cross

Country meet last month in Spartanburg, S.C.

This

regional event covered the states of Georgia, North and

South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Brantly finished a close second in the 14 and under boys

4K with a time of 13:48.

Also

qualifying in the meet was Kirsten Pretzer in the girls

10 and under with a time of 13:09 for the 3K distance,

placing her 13th overall. Melissa Anderson led the girls

12 and under team to a third place finish with a time of

17:09 for the 4K, finishing eighth overall.

Also

qualifying on this team were Kristen Adlington, Catie

Phillips, Susie Cook, Heather Bowman, JessicaWeaver, Lisa

Meeder and Kathleen Richards.

All of the

children listed qualified to compete in the national meet

in Spartanburg, S.C.

Also

competing in the regional meet and performing well were

the 8 and under boys and girls teams. Liby McConlogue led

the girls to a second place finish by finishing third

overall. Shannon Phillips finished seventh and Jennifer

Leonard finished 10th, rounding out the team.

Wayne

Whitehead led the boys to a second place finish by

finishing fourth overall. Zachary Lovett and Keenan Allen

rounded out the boys team. The 8 and under teams were not

eligible to advance to the nationals.