Congratulations to the varsity boys cross-country team which placed second at the regional championships! Zach Justice (9th) led the Pack with an eighth-place finish, followed closely by Kerry Martin (12th), finishing in ninth place. Kalen Tavassoli (12th), Luke McLemore (9th), and Nichols Harris (10th) followed Kerry in respective order. Kate Taylor (11th) led the varsity girls with an eighth-place finish followed by Ellie Richburg (9th) at 11th place and Adria Stevens (9th) at 17th place.
Sixteen Whitefield team members set seasonal records or personal bests (PRs) at the event, with senior Brooks Bynum, junior Michael Baldwin, and freshman Ellie Richburg lowering their PR’s by over one minute each.
Aiming for the lowest points, the JV boys obliterated the JV race, scoring only 19 points and outrunning Fellowship Christian, the next closest competitor, which had 55 points. In the JV race, Colson Gulledge (9th) took second place; Crawford Folk (9th) took third place; Jordan Johnson (9th) took fourth place; Brooks (12th) took sixth place; and Luke Peterson (9th) took ninth place.
Whitefield’s Emily Little (8th) easily won the girls JV race, posting a time which qualified her as national elite based on the national elite silver standard. Emily was one of two runners qualifying for national elite status at this meet. Annie Edwards took third place in the girls JV race. Also running in the JV meet were eighth graders Komichael Johnson and Sier Teasly, who posted noteworthy times for their first varsity level 5K experience.
Saturday, November 7, the varsity boys team heads back to Carrollton, GA, for the competitive GHSA state championship meet to try and capture the championship title! We’re excited to see the WolfPack RUN!