HIGH SCHOOL X-C: Foard’s Coulter heads to state 2A championships as regional winner

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KERNERSVILLE – The state high school cross country championships, boys and girls, are scheduled Saturday at the Redmon Sports Complex.

Start times are as follows:

10 a.m.: 2A boys

10:30 a.m.: 4A boys

11 a.m.: 2A girls

11:30 a.m.: 4A girls

3 p.m.: 1A boys

3:30 p.m.: 3A boys

4 p.m.: 1A girls

4:30 p.m.: 3A girls

STATE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Saturday’s results)

2A

Foard’s Coulter West champ

Karina Coulter of Fred T. Foard won the individual title in Swannaoa, finishing in 20 minutes, 21:01 seconds.

Alyssa Lefler of Brevard was second, leading her team to a title, in 20:27.37.

Chloe Fountain of Fred T. Foard was the only other area runner in the top 20, finishing 12^th in 21:48.84.

Wolves Hopkins’ wins West title

Daniel Hopkins of Lincolnton won the individual race in 16:46.38, ahead of Tafton Baker of Ashe County (16:49.62) in Swannanoa.

Area runners finishing in the Top 10 were: Ben Trimm of Fred T. Foard (17:38.08, 10^th), Finn Riggsbee of Patton (18:08.94, 18^th), Logan Shuford of East Burke (18:11.24, 19^th) and Johnathan Puiu of Fred T. Foard (18:11.70, 20^th).

Draughn was third as a team, led by a 21^st-place finish by Tyler Ollis (18:13.37).

3A

Pioneers place five in top 20

Watauga had five girls finish in the top 20 at McAlpine in Charlotte, led by Sophia Ritter’s 18:45.10 for second place.

Joana Strange of North Iredell won the race in 18:35.90.

Watauga won the team title after Caroline Edwards (19:52.10) took sixth, Hanna Curtis (20:11.80) was eighth, Emma Beach finished 17^th (20:40.30) and Riley Fowler placed 19^th in 20:42.50.

Northwestern 3A-4A trio in top 10

Three Northwestern 3A-4A boys’ runners finished in the top 10 at McAlpine in Charlotte.

Hunter White of North Henderson won in 15:44.90.

Avery Cannon of Watauga (16:01.60) finished fourth, Cooper Castellaw of Alexander Central (16:01.90) was fifth and St. Stephens’ Dalton McGlamery was sixth in 16:04.00.

Gavin Sweeny of Watauga placed 14^th in 16:30.40.

Asheville Roberson won the boys’ team title.

4A

Providence’s Clark wins

Pace Clark of Providence finished in 16:18.90 to win the boys’ race at McAlpine in Charlotte.

Mooresville won the team title.

South Caldwell’s Caleb Rushing was 65^th, finishing in 19:38.50.

Myers Park sweeps

Myers Park won the team title and individual title with Cora Cooke finishing in 18:34.80 at McAlpine in Charlotte.

Jade Hutto of South Caldwell ran 25:39.10 to finish 69^th.