Local meet draws nearly 400 runners

By Melinda L. Lucas

Almost 400 runners were on the Albany Golf Course last week for an FCA-sponsored cross country event that saw five local junior high athletes earn medals by placing in the top 10.

Albany junior high and high school runners participated in the district meet held Wednesday, Oct. 10 in Hawley, but results weren’t available at press time. 

High school students who medaled in Hawley will begin gearing up for the regional competition in Lubbock on Oct. 22, according to coach Tate Thompson.

Seventh graders Ashlyn Holson, Maci Hatchett, Cason Fairchild, and Lute Wheeler were all presented with medals last Wednesday, along with eighth grader Isaiah Carrillo, who has medaled at all five meets this season.

Complete results are as follows:

7th Boys 1.5 miles

16 Runners

1. Cason Fairchild 7:41; 7. Lute Wheeler 8:17; 11. Adam Hill 9:09

8th Boys 1.5 miles

40 Runners

1. Isaiah Carrillo  7:29

8th Grade Girls 1.5 miles

97 Runners

32.  Briley Tabor 9:17; 39. Ella Webb 9:33

7th Grade Girls 1.5 miles

62 Runners

6. Ashlyn Holson 8:55; 10. Maci Hatchett 9:03; 11. Callan Edgar 9:08; 31. Sidney Russell 10:12 

Varsity Girls 2 miles

107 Runners

75. Sidney Bartee 16:11

Varsity Boys 3 miles

62 Runners

26. Derek Isbell 18:49