There were two major high school cross country meets last weekend and

Fayette County teams performed very well. In the LaGrange Invitational's

AAAA/AAAAA girls race, McIntosh placed third, while Starr's Mill

placed fifth, Fayette County placed 14th and Sandy Creek placed 17th.

McIntosh's top five runners were:

- Emily Borsare, 1, 18:58

- Erica Hughey, 11, 20:53

- Olivia Tucker, 26, 21:32

- Melissa Anderson, 28, 21:38

- Rebecca Stokes, 30, 21:39

Starr's Mill's top five were:

- Kirsten Pretzer, 18, 21:08

- Jesse Cort, 23, 21:14

- Kristin Horton, 27, 21:34

- Ginny Balckom, 31, 21:40

- Kristin Olson, 33, 21:42

Fayette County's top five were:

- Claire Bergstrom, 9, 20:40

- Taylor Barnes, 60, 22:45

- Caitlin Alverson, 67, 23:04

- Michelle Bangsboll, 109, 24:39

- Nia Chau, 117, 24:59

Sandy Creek's top five were:

- Christine Dunphy, 51, 22:25

- Sara Harper, 92, 23:49

- Kristin Smith, 102, 24:15

- Angela Holcomb, 137, 26:38

- Mary Spenser, 138, 26:38

In the AAAA/AAAAA boys race, Starr's Mill placed first, Fayette

County placed sixth, McIntosh placed 11th and Sandy Creek placed 13th.

Starr's Mill's top five were:

- Bradley Morris, 1, 16:07

- Austin Enriquez, 2, 16:27

- Craig Hyatt, 6, 16:41

- Daniel Shankle, 7, 16:42

- Matthew Beeson, 103, 19:14

Fayette County's top five were:

- Nathaniel Foster, 8, 16:49

- Eric Birdsong, 14, 17:21

- Michael Blankenbeker, 49, 18:20

- David Zitelli, 65, 18:42

- Brad Phillips, 124, 19:38

McIntosh's top five were:

- Michael Mateos, 9, 17:06

- Matt Troxel, 74, 18:50

- Nathan Thompson, 79, 18:53

- Jesse Smith, 87, 19:01

- Cormac Carolan-Tolbert, 89, 19:03

Sandy Creek's top five were:

- Andrew Henry, 19, 17:34

- Matt Auers, 20, 17:35

- Jason Veclotch, 100, 19:11

- Matt Collins, 106, 19:18

- Ian Buchanan, 117, 19:31

At the Patriot Invitational, the Landmark Christian School boys placed

eighth in the championship race, while the Our Lady of Mercy boys placed

11th in the A/AA/AAA race. Landmark's girls placed fourth in the

A/AA/AAA race, while Our lady of Mercy's girls placed 12th.

The top five runners for the Landmark boys were:

- Will Bonn, 5, 16:28

- Chad Thames, 22, 17:43

- Michael Leonard, 30, 18:11

- Brett Lewis, 53, 18:45

- Zach Speir, 69, 19:07

The top five runners for the Our Lady of Mercy boys were:

- Zach Lethbridge, 42, 19:27

- Ryan Schilling, 46, 19:31

- Matt Faber, 75, 20:21

- Chris Jagstadt, 77, 20:22

- Albert Jumper, 90, 20:42

The top five for the Landmark girls were:

- Sarah Blanton, 2, 21:06

- Caroline Jones, 6, 21:42

- Kaity Bulger, 35, 23:43

- Kassi Deel, 58, 24:34

- Jane Doe, 105, 26:32

The top five for Our Lady of Mercy were:

- Kelsey Oberst, 40, 23:52

- Marina Fleming, 48, 24:12

- Sam Jumper, 76, 25:09

- Elizabeth Gagliann, 102, 26:29

- Brittany Arrietta, 143, 28:28

The big cross-country meet this weekend will be the Alexander Invitational

at the McIntosh Nature Preserve in Sharpsburg.