On October 12 the Whitefield boys and girls cross-country teams competed in the
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Alexander/ACIS Invitational held at Fox Hall Farms in Douglasville. Junior Robby Keough set a new personal record and beat the school's cross-country record set by Cameron Thornton ('12) in 2010. Robby completed the championship race in 15:39.8, besting Cameron's time of 15:44.5. Running with the leader pack in a blistering sub-4:50 first mile, Robby finished 15th overall in the race of 233 runners.
Seven other Whitefield boys competed in the championship race, with five achieving personal records (PRs). Other PR performances included junior Jake Fikse in 17:09 and sophomore Kerry Martin in 17:12, each of whom dropped their PRs by about 50 seconds. The rest of the boys’ performances included freshman Brian Pickens – 20:04 (PR), sophomore JB Cantrell - 20:44 (PR),
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junior Austin Hoover - 20:47 (PR), senior Stephen Bracher - 21:52 (season best), and junior Bryce Belyeu - 21:53.
The Whitefield girls continued this strong momentum in the girls championship race, each finishing with a PR as well. Junior Whitney Merkle led the way with a time of 22:27. She was followed by junior Gabby Boswell in 23:40 and Ansley Guthrie in 24:27.
The invitational, held in near-perfect weather on a beautifully manicured course, produced some of the fastest times in Georgia this year. The boys and girls teams will now focus their efforts on training for the regional championship meet in Athens on Thursday, October 31, followed by the state championship in Carrollton on Saturday, November 9.
Alexander/ACIS Invitational held at Fox Hall Farms in Douglasville. Junior Robby Keough set a new personal record and beat the school's cross-country record set by Cameron Thornton ('12) in 2010. Robby completed the championship race in 15:39.8, besting Cameron's time of 15:44.5. Running with the leader pack in a blistering sub-4:50 first mile, Robby finished 15th overall in the race of 233 runners.
Seven other Whitefield boys competed in the championship race, with five achieving personal records (PRs). Other PR performances included junior Jake Fikse in 17:09 and sophomore Kerry Martin in 17:12, each of whom dropped their PRs by about 50 seconds. The rest of the boys’ performances included freshman Brian Pickens – 20:04 (PR), sophomore JB Cantrell - 20:44 (PR),
junior Austin Hoover - 20:47 (PR), senior Stephen Bracher - 21:52 (season best), and junior Bryce Belyeu - 21:53.
The Whitefield girls continued this strong momentum in the girls championship race, each finishing with a PR as well. Junior Whitney Merkle led the way with a time of 22:27. She was followed by junior Gabby Boswell in 23:40 and Ansley Guthrie in 24:27.
The invitational, held in near-perfect weather on a beautifully manicured course, produced some of the fastest times in Georgia this year. The boys and girls teams will now focus their efforts on training for the regional championship meet in Athens on Thursday, October 31, followed by the state championship in Carrollton on Saturday, November 9.