The local high

school cross country teams competed at the Sandy Creek Inviational over

the weekend against some of the top programs in the state. Many of the

schools ran in the championship division, while McIntosh's boys and several

of their girls and the Landmark girls team ran in the varisty division.

In the championship boys division, Fayette County placed third overall,

due in part to a first place finish from Trey Alverson, while Landmark

placed fifth, Starr's Mill placed eighth and Sandy Creek placed 15th.

In the championship girls division, Starr's Mill placed sixth, Sandy Creek

placed 14th and Fayette County placed 16th overall.

Landmark's

top five runners were Clark Rivers in sixth place in a time of 16:42,

Blake Fertita in eighth place in a time of 16:53, Eric Sumner in 20th

place in a time of 17:43, Johnathan Best in 62nd place in a time of 18:45

and Joseph Register in 74th place in a time of 18:02. Landmark is ranked

first in the A classification.

In the girls

championship division, Fayette County's Jessica Tyre placed third overall

in a time of 20:34, while Starr's Mill's Ashley Meredith placed fourth

in a time of 20:35. Rae Lynch of Sandy Creek finished ninth with a time

of 21:19.

McIntosh's

boys won the varsity division on Saturday, while the girls finished in

fourth place. The top seven girls runners for the Lady Chiefs were in

Charlotte for a race against some of the top national programs. They did

not get a chance to race however, as the conditions were very poor.

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