SPARTANBURG, SC - Early on Saturday morning, high school cross country teams from all over the Carolinas gathered at the Milliken Research Center to compete in the 2023 version of the Eye Opener Cross Country Festival with plenty of teams from Spartanburg County representing their home turf.
The event is divided into six different categories with the international boys and girls events, the championship boys and girls events, and then JV boys and girls events. In the international boy's event, Greer Middle College came away with the victory just edging out Fort Mill, but it was Riverside's Ty Jones coming away with the individual championship. Dorman was the highest finishing Spartanburg County school in the event coming home with a seventh-place finish. Boiling Springs finished in 33rd place of the boy's international event but with their time of 1:31:56 would have been in the top-10 of the championship event. The Bulldogs were led by Jake Sapp who finished with a time of 17:40.8. Spartanburg Christian Academy finished in 36th place with a team time of 1:42:13 and were led by Mason Burgess who finished in 80th overall with a time of 17:05.6. In the international girl's event, it was Fort Mill coming away with the victory defeating Heathwood Hall by just seconds as the Yellow Jackets were led by individual champion Alivia Cleveland. It was Dorman finishing the highest for Spartanburg County schools as well in the girl's event as they came away with a fifth-place finish. Boiling Springs came away with a 25th-place finish in the international girl's event and they were led by Ainsley Steadings who finished in a time of 21:33.1. In the championship boy's event, it was Catawba Ridge coming away with the victory defeating Blythewood with a time of 1:25:34, with Brandon Corley of River Bluff winning the individual event. Byrnes with an 11th place finish was the highest finishing Spartanburg County school in the event. Chapman finished in 24th place while Chesnee finished in 37-th place just ahead of Broome in 38th place. The Panthers were led by Thomas Wheeler in a time of 18:10.8 while the Eagles were led by Omarion Ocampo-Rios who finished the event in a time of 18:27.7. In the championship girl's event, it was Covenant Day School winning the event in a time of 1:45:58, just ahead of Thomas Jefferson Academy (NC). Spartanburg was the highest finishing Spartanburg County school in the event with a 12th place finish. Spartanburg Chrisitan Academy finished in 33rd place while Chesnee finished in 40th place and Chapman grabbed the 50th place finish. The Eagles were led by Lanie Arrowood who finished in a time of 22:48.4 while Carly Beck led the Warriors in a time of 23:49.2. Chapman's highest finisher was Isabella Woodward with a time of 25:50.8. The JV boy's event was won by JL Mann who finished just ahead of Wando while Fort Mill won the JV girl's event. Comments are closed.
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