Fairfield boys win 9th consecutive SHAC championship; Colwell wins girls title
Lead Summary
By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The Fairfield Lions continued their yearly dominance at the Southern Hills Athletic Conference Cross-Country Championships by winning the event for a ninth straight year, and this year they took three Top 5 spots.
FHS won the event with a score of 22, while Whiteoak was third place with 88 points.
FHS junior Cohen Frost won the race with a time of 167:31, and in second place was senior Ethan Davis at 16:32. In fifth place was junior Blake Haines with a time of 17:36. In eighth place for the Lions was senior Gavin Campbell at 17:49.
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Also in the Top 10 for the Lions was freshman Landry Hattan at 18:02, and in 11th place was junior Brant Haines at 18:14. The18th place finisher was also from Fairfield with junior Nathan Vidourek at 19:39.
More times for the Lions included freshman Dalton Hamilton (21:16), junior Orrie Friend (21:33), junior Gavin Cox (23:40), sophomore Ben Eltman (25:32), sophomore Josh Brown (25:40), freshman Elijah Humphreys (26:03), junior Ben McIntosh (31:36) and sophomore Tucker Green (32:03).
For the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs, their top finisher was sophomore Austin Barnhill in fourth place with a time of 17:33. Also in the Top 10 was junior Dawson Osborn with a ninth-place finish for LCHS at 17:54, as they were the lone two runners for LCHS.
Whiteoak’s top finisher in 12th place was sophomore Robbie Raines with a time of 18:20, followed by freshman Wade Evans at 19:05 for a 14th-place finish.
In 19th place for the Wildcats was freshman Christian Price in 19th place at 19:45. Next in 20th place was freshman Evan DeAtley at 19:48.
Sophomore Bradley Ashbaugh was 33rd overall for WHS with a time of 21:02. Other WHS times included: sophomore Connor Butler (21:38), sophomore Bryce Bailey (22:06), sophomore Tristan Helterbrand (22:35), junior Gabe Sheppard (29:56) and sophomore Ethan Cummings (37:08).
In the girls race, FHS senior Ciara Colwell was first place with a time of 19:40. Also in the Top 5 from Highland County was LCHS sophomore Raelynn Ruble in fourth place at 20:58.
As for the Lady Lions, they were second place overall in the SHAC with 49 points. Colwell was followed by teammate sophomore Emily Price in 13th place at 23:22. Next and in 14th place was sophomore Anna Davis with a time of 23:25.
FHS sophomore Makenna Colwell was 17th place at 23:54, and other times included: junior Madison Fox (24:02), Payton Harvey (24:02), sophomore Nayomie Ludwick (25:02), junior Morgan Richmond (26:35), sophomore Maddie Griffith (28:32), senior Laynee Duffie (28:59) and junior Jaden Smith (30:58).
LC had four runners in the race, and following Ruble was junior Sierra Benney in 15th place at 23:37. Also competing for LCHS were sophomore Allie Etienne (24:38) and sophomore Julia DeHart (25:46).
Whiteoak didn’t have any girls race in the event.
Eastern won the girls event with a score of 29, followed by Fairfield (49), West Union (50) and Ripley (106).
FHS won the event with a score of 22, while Whiteoak was third place with 88 points.
FHS junior Cohen Frost won the race with a time of 167:31, and in second place was senior Ethan Davis at 16:32. In fifth place was junior Blake Haines with a time of 17:36. In eighth place for the Lions was senior Gavin Campbell at 17:49.
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Also in the Top 10 for the Lions was freshman Landry Hattan at 18:02, and in 11th place was junior Brant Haines at 18:14. The18th place finisher was also from Fairfield with junior Nathan Vidourek at 19:39.
More times for the Lions included freshman Dalton Hamilton (21:16), junior Orrie Friend (21:33), junior Gavin Cox (23:40), sophomore Ben Eltman (25:32), sophomore Josh Brown (25:40), freshman Elijah Humphreys (26:03), junior Ben McIntosh (31:36) and sophomore Tucker Green (32:03).
For the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs, their top finisher was sophomore Austin Barnhill in fourth place with a time of 17:33. Also in the Top 10 was junior Dawson Osborn with a ninth-place finish for LCHS at 17:54, as they were the lone two runners for LCHS.
Whiteoak’s top finisher in 12th place was sophomore Robbie Raines with a time of 18:20, followed by freshman Wade Evans at 19:05 for a 14th-place finish.
In 19th place for the Wildcats was freshman Christian Price in 19th place at 19:45. Next in 20th place was freshman Evan DeAtley at 19:48.
Sophomore Bradley Ashbaugh was 33rd overall for WHS with a time of 21:02. Other WHS times included: sophomore Connor Butler (21:38), sophomore Bryce Bailey (22:06), sophomore Tristan Helterbrand (22:35), junior Gabe Sheppard (29:56) and sophomore Ethan Cummings (37:08).
In the girls race, FHS senior Ciara Colwell was first place with a time of 19:40. Also in the Top 5 from Highland County was LCHS sophomore Raelynn Ruble in fourth place at 20:58.
As for the Lady Lions, they were second place overall in the SHAC with 49 points. Colwell was followed by teammate sophomore Emily Price in 13th place at 23:22. Next and in 14th place was sophomore Anna Davis with a time of 23:25.
FHS sophomore Makenna Colwell was 17th place at 23:54, and other times included: junior Madison Fox (24:02), Payton Harvey (24:02), sophomore Nayomie Ludwick (25:02), junior Morgan Richmond (26:35), sophomore Maddie Griffith (28:32), senior Laynee Duffie (28:59) and junior Jaden Smith (30:58).
LC had four runners in the race, and following Ruble was junior Sierra Benney in 15th place at 23:37. Also competing for LCHS were sophomore Allie Etienne (24:38) and sophomore Julia DeHart (25:46).
Whiteoak didn’t have any girls race in the event.
Eastern won the girls event with a score of 29, followed by Fairfield (49), West Union (50) and Ripley (106).