McClain’s Genève Baril wins FAC Cross-Country Championship
Lead Summary
By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The 2020 Frontier Athletic Conference Cross-Country Championships was held at Walters Family Farm on Thursday, Oct. 15, with the McClain Tigers and Hillsboro Indians racing in the event from Highland County.
McClain had the individual champion, as exchange student Genève Baril was the winner of the race by 30 seconds with a time of 20:18, as the second-place finisher had a time of 20:48.
As a team, the Lady Tigers of McClain were third overall with a score of 53. HHS did not field a full team to have a score. The team champion was Chillicothe at 27 points, and in second was Jackson at 51 points. Washington and Miami Trace also didn’t field a full team.
McClain’s Hailey Legge was 11th place with a time of 23:57, and next for the Lady Tigers was Katrina Sturgeon in 20th at 25:50. Sierra Barton came in at 22nd place at 25:59. Also for McClain, Alara Cox finished in 25th place at 27:05, and next was Kathy Alvarez in 27th with a time of 27:57.
McClain also had a 29th-place finish from Kloe Scharbrough (28:05), 31st place by Addison Smith (33:46), 33rd overall from Lillian Bateman (34:17), 34th by Kia Shumake (35:10) and 36th from Maysun Faulconer (40:37).
Hillsboro’s top finisher was Bryauna Bailey at 23:08 for eighth place, and in 10th place was Emily Letts. Allison Browning finished in 14th at 25:00, and in 23rd overall was Brooklyn Lucarello at 26:08.
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In the boys race, the Tigers placed third overall with a score of 96, while the Hillsboro boys team was sixth with 151 points.
For the McClain team, Lyle White was the highest finisher in eight place with a time of 18:53.00. Next, in 18th place, was Nathan Ernst (20:45), and he was followed by Luke Bliss in 23rd place with a time of 21:12.
Also for the Tigers, Robert Surritt was 27th overall at 21:27, and in 37th place was Paul Bliss (23:00). McClain’s Gavin McCune finished in 52nd place overall at 26:48, and in 58th place was Nick Cunningham at 31:28.
Hillsboro’s top finisher was Garet Thompson in 32nd place at 22:00, and the next finisher for the HHS boys was Owen Ryan in 39th place at 23:12. Keahi Mhanna was 40th for the Indians (23:14), and Ethan Griffin was 44th overall at 24:09.
Also for the Indians, Mason Hostetler finished in 49th place at 25:48, while Jacob Schommer was 51st overall at 26:38. The Indians also had John Rinehart finish 54th at 27:08.
The FAC champion team was the Chillicothe Cavaliers in the boys race with a team score of 31, and in second place was Miami Trace at 36. McClain was third (96), followed by Jackson (100), Washington (122) and Hillsboro (151).
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FAC All-Conference Teams
High School Boys All-FAC Team
1. Bo Little (Miami Trace), 17:30 (Runner of the Year)
2. Evan Siberell, Chillicothe
3. Jacob Littler, Chillicothe
4. Caleb Brannigan, Miami Trace
5. Chris Hughes, Jackson
6. Caleb Barfield, Chillicothe
7. Graham Carson, Miami Trace
Team Champion: Chillicothe.
High School Girls All-FAC Team
1. Genève Baril (McClain), 20:18 (Runner of the Year)
2. Olivia Kennedy, Jackson
3. Danielle Fleurima, Chillicothe
4. Simone Fleurima, Chillicothe
5. Cloe Copas, Washington
6. Katherine McCallum, Chillicothe
7. Magarah Bloom, Miami Trace
Team Champion: Chillicothe.
Middle School Girls Champion: Hillsboro.
Middle School Boys Champion: Jackson.
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McClain had the individual champion, as exchange student Genève Baril was the winner of the race by 30 seconds with a time of 20:18, as the second-place finisher had a time of 20:48.
As a team, the Lady Tigers of McClain were third overall with a score of 53. HHS did not field a full team to have a score. The team champion was Chillicothe at 27 points, and in second was Jackson at 51 points. Washington and Miami Trace also didn’t field a full team.
McClain’s Hailey Legge was 11th place with a time of 23:57, and next for the Lady Tigers was Katrina Sturgeon in 20th at 25:50. Sierra Barton came in at 22nd place at 25:59. Also for McClain, Alara Cox finished in 25th place at 27:05, and next was Kathy Alvarez in 27th with a time of 27:57.
McClain also had a 29th-place finish from Kloe Scharbrough (28:05), 31st place by Addison Smith (33:46), 33rd overall from Lillian Bateman (34:17), 34th by Kia Shumake (35:10) and 36th from Maysun Faulconer (40:37).
Hillsboro’s top finisher was Bryauna Bailey at 23:08 for eighth place, and in 10th place was Emily Letts. Allison Browning finished in 14th at 25:00, and in 23rd overall was Brooklyn Lucarello at 26:08.
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In the boys race, the Tigers placed third overall with a score of 96, while the Hillsboro boys team was sixth with 151 points.
For the McClain team, Lyle White was the highest finisher in eight place with a time of 18:53.00. Next, in 18th place, was Nathan Ernst (20:45), and he was followed by Luke Bliss in 23rd place with a time of 21:12.
Also for the Tigers, Robert Surritt was 27th overall at 21:27, and in 37th place was Paul Bliss (23:00). McClain’s Gavin McCune finished in 52nd place overall at 26:48, and in 58th place was Nick Cunningham at 31:28.
Hillsboro’s top finisher was Garet Thompson in 32nd place at 22:00, and the next finisher for the HHS boys was Owen Ryan in 39th place at 23:12. Keahi Mhanna was 40th for the Indians (23:14), and Ethan Griffin was 44th overall at 24:09.
Also for the Indians, Mason Hostetler finished in 49th place at 25:48, while Jacob Schommer was 51st overall at 26:38. The Indians also had John Rinehart finish 54th at 27:08.
The FAC champion team was the Chillicothe Cavaliers in the boys race with a team score of 31, and in second place was Miami Trace at 36. McClain was third (96), followed by Jackson (100), Washington (122) and Hillsboro (151).
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FAC All-Conference Teams
High School Boys All-FAC Team
1. Bo Little (Miami Trace), 17:30 (Runner of the Year)
2. Evan Siberell, Chillicothe
3. Jacob Littler, Chillicothe
4. Caleb Brannigan, Miami Trace
5. Chris Hughes, Jackson
6. Caleb Barfield, Chillicothe
7. Graham Carson, Miami Trace
Team Champion: Chillicothe.
High School Girls All-FAC Team
1. Genève Baril (McClain), 20:18 (Runner of the Year)
2. Olivia Kennedy, Jackson
3. Danielle Fleurima, Chillicothe
4. Simone Fleurima, Chillicothe
5. Cloe Copas, Washington
6. Katherine McCallum, Chillicothe
7. Magarah Bloom, Miami Trace
Team Champion: Chillicothe.
Middle School Girls Champion: Hillsboro.
Middle School Boys Champion: Jackson.
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