Independence is Pretty this time of Year! On the Road with our Cross Country teams – First up: Middle School 🏫 Boys & Girls (Running 🏃‍♂️Blog for the Day)

4:30pm sharp – Meet #1 is underway!

Hosted by Grayson County High School 🏫 with Carroll County and Galax competing with the Blue Devils. The Middle School Boys 👦 for our Cavaliers are represented by these three young men…

This meet will prove to be a little more scenic than others as it combines a circular part before the runners 🏃‍♂️ head into the woods for a spell.

And they’re off…. Race #1 is underway !

Our first Runner 🏃‍♂️ has crossed the Finish Line.

And our second Runner 🏃‍♂️

All 3 of our Youngest Cavaliers have crossed the Finish Line under the watchful eye 👁 of Coach Shawn Montgomery. Coach reports that all 3 finished up with their best time of the

Next up – our Lady 👩 Cavaliers

15 Ladies total – 3 from CCHS, 6 from Galax and 6 from Grayson County.

As the Ladies run 🏃‍♂️ the Young Men loosen up.

Ten is the count….

5:21 – 1st Runner 🏃‍♂️ crosses… (22:30 from Grayson County)

Amelia crosses !

29:59:21 – Katelyn

Nahi crosses the line, slightly ahead of my Camera 📷

Two more Ladies still to finish and then the Men’s team will get started.

Lining up….

Oak Hill has 4 of the 25ish runners…

5:37 – Start Time

Davis Reitzel finished 1st, before I was ready

Crossing the FINISH LINE

Just how fast was Davis Reitzel running 🏃‍♂️? Fast enough to (A.) Outrun my Camera 📷, (B) Lead the Cavaliers, (C) Finish 1st overall or (D) All of the Above. The answer is D!

Davis & his Family 👪

16 Runners dressed and completed the Course.

Boys Team Results 

1.  Carroll.   26

2.  Galax 44

3.   Grayson.    60

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Individual Results out of 25

Davis Reitzel.   19:25.      1st

Ethan Edwards.  19:59.    2nd

Luke Watson.       21:36.   8th

Avery Hart.           21:46.   10th

Samuel Collins.     21:50.    11th

Micah Gwynn.       23:06.    13th

Garrison Wheatley. 23:29.  14th

Elijah Willis.           23:38.     15th

Jarib Cruz.             23:42.      16th

Preston Farmer.     29:17.       20th

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Girls Individual-out of 15

Amelia Forsyth.    28:21.      4th

Katelyn Wheatley 29:59.    8th

Nahi Cruz.             32:04.     12th

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Middle School-out of 23

Wyatt Burian. 14:06.     8th

Brandon Lowry. 14:53.  10th

Diego Banegas. 16:50. 14th

******* Once Again all 3 Middle School runners 🏃‍♂️ recorded their Best time of the year.

Great Day in Grayson !!!