Local Teams Compete In Jim And Eileen Kilbreth 2023 Spartanburg County Cross Country Championship10/28/2023
SPARTANBURG, SC - On a crisp cool morning in October, cross country teams from all over Spartanburg County met at the Milliken Research Center to determine who was the best team and individuals in the county on Saturday.
In the girl's varsity meet, it was the Dorman Cavaliers that won the event just ahead of fellow region team, the Boiling Springs Bulldogs, a finish that was similar to the recent Region II-5A championships where both teams finished in that same order. Dorman was led by Haley Ruth, Elizabeth Ludwick, and Avalie Workman who finished in second, third, and fourth overall on the individual side of the event while Boiling Springs was led by Ainsley Steadings, Alyssa Skory, Bella Johnson, and Elara Taylor who finished in 11th, 14th, 21st and 23rd overall. Elloree Flippin from the Carolina Homeschool team won the individual event with a time of 19:11.96, which was forty-five seconds ahead of second place. After the Cavaliers and the Bulldogs, the finishing order was Carolina Homeschool, Landrum, Byrnes, Spartanburg, Woodruff, Westgate Chrisitan School, Chesnee, and Chapman. Chesnee was led by Lanie Arrowood who finished in 25th place with a time 22:48.40 just ahead of teammate Claire Walker who finished in 30th place with a time of 23:06.54 while Chapman was led by Grace Khlopkov who finished in 35th place with a time of 23:18.30. In the varsity boy's meet, it was the Dorman Cavaliers that won the event as they occupied seven of the top eight spots in the individual side. The Cavaliers were led by Andrew Cleland who won the event in a time of 15:54.18 as he finished just ahead of teammates Tyler Davis, Nathan Edwards, Noah Yarborough, and Miles Brooks. The only runner that kept the Cavaliers from sweeping the top seven spots was Spartanburg's Know Eaton who finished in sixth place with a time of 16:45/26. After the Cavaliers in the team meet, Spartanburg finished in second place followed by Carolina Homeschool, Landrum, Byrnes, Boiling Springs, Chapman, Chesnee, Woodruff, Broome, and High Point. Boiling Springs finished in sixth place and was led by Andrew Cooler who finished in 21st place with a time of 17:37.82 followed by Jake Sapp (31st), Jayden Adams (34th), and Andrew Miller (42nd). Chapman was just behind the Bulldogs with a seventh-place finish led by Thomas Wheeler in 23rd place with a time of 17:40.66 followed by Logan Grooms (37th), Dyllen Kempton (51st), and Dennis Dunagin (59th). Chesnee came away with the eighth-place spot as they were led by Omarion Campo-Rios who finished in 25th place with a time of 17:50.08 followed by Noah Gottschalk (29th), Hudson Jones (35th), and Luke Edmonds (71st). Bennet Salley from Spartanburg won the JV boys' event while Kalli Faulkner who the JV girls' event on Saturday. The next event for the teams will be the state championship events that will be held November 3rd and 4th at the cross country course at Newberry College. 3A and 4A schools will race on November 3rd starting at 9:00 AM while 5A, 2A, and 1A will race on November 4th starting at 9:00 AM. Comments are closed.
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