The Avery cross country team competed in the Western Highlands Conference meet on Wednesday afternoon at Jackson Park in Hendersonville.
The lone All-Conference runner for the Big Red was Lady Viking senior runner Mary Chesnut Smith, who completed the course in the girls race in sixth place overall with a time of 20:51.84. Sophomore MacKenzie Thomas also ran for the Vikings, completing the course in 24:12.06.
In the boys race, the highest finishing Avery runner was Mark Polsgrove, who completed the course in a time of 22:39.60. Teammate Luke Wotell finished just seven seconds later with a time of 22:46.27.
Avery freshman Hunter Guinn finished the race at 24:04.01, while teammates Chance Watson came in with a time of 25:44.28, junior Cody Luttrell ran a time of 26:49.09, and Coston Padgett completed the course in a time of 26:52.20.
