Landmark Christian School's

boys cross-country team placed first in the Class A state meet Saturday,

while the girls cross-country team placed second. Other local teams put

in a good showing at the state meet but failed to bring home a title.

The Landmark boys had their

top five runners all place in the top eight places. Blake Feritta was

crowned the state champ with a first place finish and a time of 17:15.

Robert Jones placed third with a time of 17:22, while James register placed

fifth with a time of 17:47. Will Bonn placed seventh with a time of 17:55

and Joseph Register took eighth place with a time of 18:01.

Our Lady of Mercy's boys team

placed fourth in the meet. Their top five finishers were Mark Johnson,

20, 18:59; Zack Lethbridge, 24, 19:04; Patrick Super, 30, 19:20; Matt

Fraas, 44, 20:14 and Albert Jumper, 54, 20:31.

Landmark's Lady War Eagles

were led by Kristina Eden, who placed third with a time of 21:20, and

Hope Hurst, who placed fourth with a time of 22:22. Rounding out the top

five were Emily Wood, 11, 22:46; Mary Michael Joiner, 13, 22:48 and Courtney

Piribek, 19, 23:33.

In the Class AAAAA boys meet,

Starr's Mill placed 11th, McIntosh placed 13th and Fayette County placed

18th. The top five runners for Starr's Mill were Bradely Morris, 54, 18:01;

Kentavious Wilson, 58, 18:04; Craig Hyatt, 66, 18:09; David Woods, 71,

18:16 and Sankar Sridaran, 90, 18:34. McIntosh's top five were Albarto

Jensen, 37, 17:47; Ben Brantly, 49, 17:53; John Powers, 70, 18:14; Ian

Hardy, 82, 18:27 and Kevin Christ, 111, 18:59. Fayette County's top five

were Blake Alverson, 35, 17:45; David Dalton, 85, 18:30; Ryan Wolfe, 102,

18:44; Nathaniel Foster, 139, 19:27 and Andrew Collins, 140, 19:30.

In the Class AAAAA girls race,

McIntosh placed 16th and Starr's Mill placed 18th. McIntosh's top five

were Erica Hughey, 36, 21:16; Brittlynn Hall, 97, 22:44; Allison Fratto,

103, 22:51; Alexandra Huguelet, 111, 22:58 and Melissa Anderson, 116,

23:11. The top five for Starr's Mill were Kristin Horton, 24, 20:58; Katie

Hughes, 80, 22:22; Jessi Cort, 115, 23:09; Ashley Hyatt, 139, 24:03 and

Katy Underwood, 141, 24:05. Fayette County's Claire Bergstrom ran in the

race and placed 45th with a time of 21:29.