The Landmark

Christian School Cross Country teams lined up to run in the highly

competitive Alexander-McIntosh Trail Run Invitational as well.

LCS was

the only Class A school in the meet. It turned out to be only a three-mile

course, due to a flooded area caused by heavy rains Friday. As the

times indicate, this was a flat and very fast course.

The boys

came in fifth overall against such teams as Alexander fourth, Collins

Hill third, Lakeside second, and North Mecklenburg, N.C. first. North

Mecklenburg is the number three team in the nation.

Blake Fertitta

and Clark Rivers blistered the course in 15:10 and 15:21 to finish

sixth and 11th overall. Eric Sumner was third for LCS with a time

of 16:04, Joseph Register finished next in 16:43, with Johnathan Best

running a 17:08, Scott Emery was in with a 17:14, Dustin McDonald

ran 17:27 and Jeff Noble came in at 17:30.

This was

a great effort by these fine competitors. In the Open division, Tim

Fritz ran 18:18, Matt Coffey ran 19:33, and Alan Gay came in at 20:35.

Receiving medals were Blake Fertitta sixth, Clark Rivers, 11th, and

Eric Sumner 23rd.

The LCS

Lady Harriers finished strong, coming in 13th overall in a field of

highly touted teams. The girls also were the only Class A school in

the meet. Each LCS runner ran a personal best, contributing to the

best team time ever.

Mellissa

Register finished first for LCS in 21:02, Courtney Piribek ran 22:03,

Mary Michael Joiner came in at 22:04, Kate Bailey was fourth for LCS

at 23:47, Sarah King ran 23:49, Layla Constable ran 24:15, followed

in 26:57. Andrea Wooding ran in the Open division in a time of 29:38.

This Saturday

the teams will run in the Furman Invitational at Furman University

in Greenville, S.C.