The

region 4-AAAAA cross country championships took place last Saturday at

The Beach in Jonesboro. McIntosh's girls team, the favorite in the race

and expected to be among the top contenders for the Class AAAAA state

title, finished in second place to Lovejoy by a point. Starr's Mill placed

fourth, while Fayette County placed 10th. McIntosh's boys however won,

while Starr's Mill placed third and Fayette County's boys placed fifth.

The

top five runners for McIntosh were Shaun Emery, fourth, 17:34; Anthony

Collier Quinn, sixth, 17:44; Ben Brantly, eighth, 17:51; Randy Hutchinson,

10, 17:58 and Charlie Gonzalez, 16, 18:15.

McIntosh

had three girls finish in the top 10: Dana Van Winkle, fifth, 20:59; Elizabeth

Gardner, sixth, 21:00 and Judy Thomasson, seventh, 21:04. Mary Crofton

finished in 12th place for the lady Chiefs with a time of 22:02, while

Nicole Degner rounded out the top five for McIntosh with an 18th place

finish in a time of 22:38.

Starr's

Mill's top five runners included Heather Krehbiel, 16, 22:19; Katie Hughes,

17, 22:36; Jennifer Kroupa, 21, 22:44; Lee Ann Norris, 28, 23:51 and Hanna

Sargent, 34, 24:19. Fayette County's top five runners were Kyle Mageral,

33, 24:12; Kerry Mageral, 40, 24:41; Allison Nelms, 56, 26:29; Stephanie

Patterson, 57, 26:33 and Damielle Ashley, 62, 27:20.

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