The cross country

season is nearing the final stretch.

Saturday, many

teams competed in the Last Chance Invitational at Carollton High School.

It is called the Last Chance Invitational, because it is the last chance

for teams to qualify for the state meet, which will be at Carrollton High

School, and it is the last chance for teams to measure themselves against

some of the top contenders in the state.

In the boys

championship division, Landmark Christian School, the top contender for

the Class A championship, placed fourth overall, while Fayette County

High School placed 16th, Starr's Mill placed 22nd, McIntosh placed 23rd

and Sandy Creek placed 35th.

The top five

runners for Landmark were Clark Rivers, 8, 16:51; Blake Fertitta, 17,

17:05; Joseph Register, 37, 17:37; Eric Sumner, 61, 18:01, and James Register,

90, 18:23. Fayette County's top five runners were Max Loth, 18, 17:05;

Earl Barlow, 71, 18:10; Chris Williamson, 78, 18:14; Ryan Wolfe, 116,

18:38, and Kyle Calhoun, 165, 19:09. The Tigers' performance gives them

a boost of confidence going into this weekend's region championship where

they will have to face Starr's Mill and McIntosh.

Starr's Mill's

top five runners were Richard Epton, 53, 17:57; Bradley Morris, 75, 18:13;

Andrew Barnes, 125, 18:43; Patrick Kassin, 126, 18:44, and Jason Buttram,

157, 19:04. McIntosh's top five runners were Shaun Emery, 34, 17:35; Randy

Hutchinson, 73, 18:11; Ian Hardy, 133, 18:47; Michael Bowman, 150, 18:58,

and Ben Brantley, 174, 19:12.

McIntosh won

the county championship recently, defeating Starr's Mill and Sandy Creek,

but will need a better performance Saturday to win the region.

Sandy Creek's

top five runners were Jason Stevens, 180, 19:17; Matt Aycock, 282, 21:10;

Joey Bilyeu, 286, 21:20; Matt Coffey, 291, 21:34, and John Fields, 292,

21:35. Sandy Creek competes in Class AAAA.

In the girls

championship division, McIntosh placed sixth, Starr's Mill placed 19th

and Sandy Creek finished 22nd. The top five runners for McIntosh were

Judy Thomasson, 3, 20:15; Dana Van Winkle, 24, 21:25; Elizabeth Gardner,

28, 21:36; Mary Crofton, 50, 22, and Megan Spencer, 100, 23:34. McIntosh

won the state championship three years ago with several of these girls

and they hope to contend for the state title again this year.

The top five

for Starr's Mill were Heather Krehbiel, 16, 21:02; Katy Hughes, 86, 23:02;

Leigh Ann Norris, 155, 24:43; Jennifer Kroupa, 162, 24:54, and Carly Hutchinson,

164, 24:55. Sandy Creek's top five were Ashley Blackburn, 68, 22:28; Savannah

Beebe, 99, 23:32; Jae Lynch, 138, 24:19; Brie Harrington, 182, 25:29,

and Mandi Harrington, 203, 26:32.

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