Woodland girls and boys 5th at Atlanta Classic; Tigers run 20th at Grove Level Stampede
The Woodland girls and boys cross country teams both ran to fifth place finishes Saturday in the Atlanta Classic at the Clinton Farms Nature Preserve in Douglas County. The Woodland boys finished behind the top four of Mountain Brook (Alabama), Marietta, Cambridge, and Chapel Hill. Rounding out the boys top ten teams behind Woodland were Lassiter, Newnan, Maynard Jackson, South Forsyth, and Woodward Academy. There were 15 teams competing in the boys championship race. Tyler Jones (16:42.70) led the Woodland boys with a 10th place individual finish out of 134 runners. McKinley Chappell was 20th for the Wildcats. Kain Tanturri, John Forsyth, and Andy Forsyth finished together in 56th through 58th places. The girls championship race was won by Mountain Brook with Marietta, Cambridge, and South Forsyth just ahead of Woodland. Rounding out the girls’ top ten were Lawrence County (Alabama), Alexander, Midtown, North Atlanta, and Lassiter in the 16-team race. In the girls competition, Rylee Evans (19:34.70) paced the Lady Cats with a 16th place run. She was followed by Emma Segars in 28th, Olivia Berry 40th, Miranda Pelow 45th, and Danielle Thayer in 65th place. There were 116 runners in the girls championship race.
TIGERS 20TH AT GROVE LEVEL STAMPEDE
The Adairsville boys cross country team finished 20th Saturday at the Grove Level Stampede in Dalton. Griffin Bozeman (18:48) placed 24th overal to pace the Tigers. Brayden Miler (89th), Jace Silvers (120th), Chris Pelchat (158th), and Cody Teer (160th) rounded out the Adairsville finishes. The boys race included 173 runners. Callie Viktora was the only Adairsvile girl in the race. She placed 79th of 144 runners. The boys race, which included 23 teams, was won by Dalton High School ahead of Rome, McMinn County (Tenessee), Southeast Whitfield, and Coahulla Creek. Baylor School of Chattanooga won the girls team title followed by Rome, Dalton, Signal Mountain (Tennessee) and Southeast Whitfield. The girls race included 19 teams.
