Greer Middle College's girls and boys cross country both won their Class 2A qualifier races Saturday in Newberry, leading four area schools into next weekend's state championships.
The GMC girls won the 2A Even race with 34 points, and the boys won theirs with 49, as the Blazers swept the day. Ella Hammon led the GMC girls, finishing third in 20:55.85, a step ahead of teammate Ally Hyman in fourth at 20:55.91. Marlow McGrane was sixth (21:39.79) and Eliana Parry seventh (21:40.73), with Kalina Strong 15th (22:48.06) completing the scoring five.
Maxwell Milani paced the GMC boys, finishing second in 17:33.96. Jabin Hughey was eighth (18:05.82), Holden Sanderson 11th (18:13.32), Tyler Wallace 12th (18:28.95) and Brayden Tiernan 24th (18:53.25).
Eastside, Riverside and Blue Ridge also advanced, with all three sending both their girls and boys teams to the state championships Saturday, Nov. 14, at Aiken Steeplechase. The top eight teams from each qualifier race moved on.
Eastside's boys and girls both finished third in their 5A Even races Friday. Asbel Guevara won the boys race in 17:06.92, with Lane Plourde 13th (17:30.49), Harry Burns 14th (17:36.09), TJ Behrens 17th (17:42.40) and Watson Pruden 43rd (18:21.80) rounding out the scoring.
The Eastside girls scored 110 points behind Jordan Callahan's third-place finish in 20:24.83, with Harper Whitson 16th (21:05.09), Keira Cook 27th (21:37.87), Grace Anderson 31st (21:47.17) and Claire Rundle 33rd (21:50.55).
Riverside's girls took third in the 4A Even race Saturday with 128 points, led by Reegan Early in ninth (20:36.96). The Riverside boys finished fourth in the Odd race with 133 points, edging Lake Wylie on a tiebreaker.
Blue Ridge's girls finished third in the 3A Odd race Friday with 120 points, and the boys were sixth in the Even race with 194. Darah Seppala led the girls in 20th (22:51.48), and Sawyer Saukkola led the boys in 20th (19:03.51).
RESULTS
SCHSL State Qualifiers, Nov. 6–7, The Farm, Newberry. Top 8 teams per race advance to the state championships, Sat. Nov. 14, Aiken Steeplechase.
5A Girls, Even — Eastside 3rd, 110 pts: Jordan Callahan 3rd, 20:24.83; Harper Whitson 16th, 21:05.09; Keira Cook 27th, 21:37.87; Grace Anderson 31st, 21:47.17; Claire Rundle 33rd, 21:50.55; Charlotte Finley 41st, 22:27.89; Natalie Church 46th, 22:36.91.
5A Boys, Even — Eastside 3rd, 88 pts: Asbel Guevara 1st, 17:06.92; Lane Plourde 13th, 17:30.49; Harry Burns 14th, 17:36.09; TJ Behrens 17th, 17:42.40; Watson Pruden 43rd, 18:21.80; Declan Cunningham 53rd, 18:39.09; Samuel Maurer 59th, 18:48.04.
5A Girls, Odd — Byrnes 12th, 335 pts: Gosnell Meili 33rd, 21:47.89; Karleigh Isaman 59th, 23:19.09; Isabella Behrns 73rd, 24:42.57; Adelynn Beaty 82nd, 25:11.43; Rilyn Mooney 88th, 25:44.40; Ally Grace Cloonan 91st, 26:05.90; Farrah Pierson 93rd, 26:08.34.
5A Boys, Odd — Byrnes 14th, 344 pts: Luis Leon 62nd, 18:54.62; Easton Schrock 63rd, 18:57.13; Bowen Lambka 64th, 18:58.35; Lincoln Burnette 84th, 19:50.98; Austin McBride 86th, 19:53.37; Zachary Puckett 87th, 19:54.12; Braedyn Williams 93rd, 20:08.73.
4A Girls, Even — Riverside 3rd, 128 pts: Reegan Early 9th, 20:36.96; Taylor Harmon 18th, 21:18.02; Annabel DeDonato 23rd, 21:42.77; Teagen Hudson 30th, 21:58.72; Victoria Cope 48th, 22:33.47; Isabella Prior 90th, 25:34.82.
4A Boys, Odd — Riverside 4th, 133 pts: Luke Trbovich 14th, 17:44.30; Jayden Smith 16th, 17:48.45; Enrique Torres 29th, 18:14.21; Noah Purica 35th, 18:21.45; Wyatt Mullins 39th, 18:26.46; Sean Borek 47th, 18:33.83.
4A Girls, Even — Greer, (4 runners): Avila Pulliam 82nd, 24:23.57; Kelsi Kennemore 96th, 26:25.77; Kensley Putnam 101st, 27:45.32; Lilly Hammett 112th, 29:27.94.
4A Boys, Even — Greer, (3 runners): Caleb Boyce 73rd, 19:21.69; Houston Hovis 99th, 20:20.82; Xavier Reece 125th, 24:28.68.
3A Girls, Odd — Blue Ridge 3rd, 120 pts: Darah Seppala 20th, 22:51.48; Kennedy Crowe 22nd, 23:16.47; Noel Kucera 24th, 23:37.30; Meakin Gilreath 25th, 23:42.57; Sarahlyn Burns 29th, 24:01.85; Mylea Felicia 33rd, 24:09.93; Macey Davis 45th, 25:21.11.
3A Boys, Even — Blue Ridge 6th, 194 pts: Sawyer Saukkola 20th, 19:03.51; Alex Treadway 37th, 20:02.77; Sean Chisholm 38th, 20:05.95; Eli Turner 42nd, 20:18.72; Cody Gregg 57th, 21:11.32; Kaydence Williams 61st, 21:28.49; William Doty 82nd, 24:28.91.
2A Girls, Even — Greer Middle College 1st, 35 pts: Ella Hammon 3rd, 20:55.85; Ally Hyman 4th, 20:55.91; Marlow McGrane 6th, 21:39.79; Eliana Parry 7th, 21:40.73; Kalina Strong 15th, 22:48.06; McKinley Nye 20th, 23:11.45; Bella Silletti 35th, 24:16.11.
2A Boys, Even — Greer Middle College 1st, 57 pts: Maxwell Milani 2nd, 17:33.96; Jabin Hughey 8th, 18:05.82; Holden Sanderson 11th, 18:13.32; Tyler Wallace 12th, 18:28.95; Brayden Tiernan 24th, 18:53.25; Heyward Smith 30th, 19:09.65; Connor Moynihan 31st, 19:09.87.
