The Fayette

County High School cross country team traveled to Jekyll Island, Ga. this

weekend to take part in the Jekyll Island Invitational. The teams had

to run in poor conditions, as the course had standing water up to six

inches deep from overnight rains. A coastal flood watch was in effect

and the runnners had to fight wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. Despite

this, Fayette County was able to clinch third place in the boy's championship

division. The Tigers competed against 36 teams in the meet.

Senior Trey

Alverson finished first for the Tigers. He was the overall winner of the

race, with a time of 16:55. His time was over 10 seconds faster than the

second place finisher. Blake Riley finished 23rd overall. He and Alverson

received medals for their finishes. Jon Riley, John Miklas and Adam Pekarske

rounded out the top five for the Tigers.

The Fayette

County girls also ran in the meet on Saturday. The girls performed well,

despite missing their lead runner, Jessica Tyre. The weather conditions

worsened during their race when a downpour started. The top three runners

to finish for were Amy Eller, Margaret Sams and Rachel Swafford.

The cross country

teams will head to Albany, Ga. this weekend to run in the Westover invitational.

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