Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, October 21, 1993 TAG: 9310210161
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: STATE
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Bray covered the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 29 seconds to win the boys' competition. Casey Motley and Jason Herron of Salem finished second and third.
Reynolds was timed in 19:36 to win the girls' division ahead of Meridith Hays of Rockbridge County and Cara Thompson of Northside.
William Byrd's boys won the team competition, edging Salem 44-46. Northside and Lord Botetourt also qualified for the regional meet Oct. 30 at Alleghany.
Alleghany, with six of the top 12 finishers, won the girls' division, 38-62, over Lord Botetourt. The Cavaliers placed three runners in the top six. Northside and William Byrd also advanced to regional competition.
In other high school sports:
Ricky Jennings of Giles won the boys' race in 17 minutes, 8 seconds but it wasn't enough as Galax's sixth runner broke a tie between the teams to help the Maroon Tide to its fifth straight Mountain Empire District cross country championship.
Aaron Davis finished 17th on the 3.1-mile course, six places ahead of the Spartans' Derrick Fontaine. Jeffrey Ross, Arley Frantz and Jamar Bryson placed fourth, fifth and six consecutively to anchor Galax early in the race at the New River State Park Trail in Galax.
Defending champion Akemi Eisenhart of Floyd County set a course record of 21:35 in the girls' race, but Velvet Frances of Giles finished second in 22:57 and teammate Jennifer Jeffers was third in 22:59 as the Spartans won their third consecutive district cross country crown.
Giles finished with 17 points and Shawsville was second at 50.
Willie Wade of Bassett and Miranda Hairston of Laurel Park were the individual winners of the Piedmont District cross country meet.
Wade was timed in 18 minutes, 25 seconds and Hairston covered the course in 20:59.
Led by four of the top six finishers, Bassett won the boys' competition easily. Gretna was second.
Laurel Park had three of the top five finishers in the girls' competition to beat Magna Vista.
by CNB