AXTON – Bassett High School hosted the annual Class 3D Regional Cross Country meet on Thursday and three Cavaliers represented Carroll County High School.

The weather was picture perfect and that is a rarity for the event. Two years ago in Bristol it was in the 30’s and Coach Montgomery remembera a time a few years back when it was in the 90’s in Axton.

Amelia Forsyth was the lone representative for the Lady Cavaliers as she has been for the past two seasons. While Cross Country runners compete on their own during the race, they have the preparation time with five of their teammate.

Forsyth has been competing for the past three seasons is aware that she has been flying solo and has made the mental adjustment.

” It’s disheartening at times but not as bad as it could be,” noted the Junior Forsyth. ” It’s really fun to support the Middle School runners because there are so many of them competing.”

Forsyth placed inside the Top 50 and was happy to finish the race after struggling to do so her previous trip over.

Senior Trenton Newman has been running track under the guidance of Montgomery in the past few Springs but the Senior is new to the sport of Cross Country. His Coach was highly impressed by how easily that Newman took to things, especially in regards to leadership.

” Trenton continued to improve his time from race to race, which is hard to do for an entire season,” said Montgomery. ” But where he really shined was the way he led the younger runners.”

Will Dalton is a Freshman and comes from a family with an aquatic family but his Mother, Shannon Dalton explains, he loves a new challenge.

” Will is always willing to try something new,” noted teacher and Mom, Shannon Dalton. ” If he sees an opportunity, he will pursue it with everything he has.”

Montgomery added that because of his busy schedule, Will has to practice on his own quite a bit.

” Will is doubling up with playing in the School band so he has to get his workout in around that,” added Montgomery. ” You have to have a great deal of discipline to self-practice.”

As the final page of the season is now in the books, Montgomery can focus on the future of the program. Forsyth will slide into the Senior leadership role and his Middle School teams have strength in numbers.