Avery senior runner Mary Chesnut Smith has hit her stride at the right time as she finished third on Saturday, October 30, at the NCHSAA 1A Western Regional Cross Country Championship at Jackson Park in Hendersonville.
Smith, who had earned All-Conference honors the week before at the same Jackson Park during the Western Highlands Conference championships, completed the course in a time of 20 minutes, 42.93 seconds. Smith finished behind a pair of familiar competitors, as Robbinsville senior Tacey Trammel came home first in a time of 19 minutes, 13 seconds, followed by Hendersonville senior Kristen Stout with a time of 19 minutes, 57 seconds.
Western Highlands Conference female runners captured four of the top 10 spots and six out of the top 13 finishes overall.
In the boys race, junior teammates Justin Gragg and Gary McFee represented the Big Red at the regional competition. Gragg finished the course with a time of 19 minutes, 35.34 seconds, while McFee less than a minute later at a time of 20 minutes, 14.16 seconds. Runners from Robbinsville High School captured five of the top seven finishes for the race.
Smith will go on to compete at the NCHSAA 1A state cross country meet this Saturday, November 6, at Beeson Park in Kernersville.
Smith, who had earned All-Conference honors the week before at the same Jackson Park during the Western Highlands Conference championships, completed the course in a time of 20 minutes, 42.93 seconds. Smith finished behind a pair of familiar competitors, as Robbinsville senior Tacey Trammel came home first in a time of 19 minutes, 13 seconds, followed by Hendersonville senior Kristen Stout with a time of 19 minutes, 57 seconds.
Western Highlands Conference female runners captured four of the top 10 spots and six out of the top 13 finishes overall.
In the boys race, junior teammates Justin Gragg and Gary McFee represented the Big Red at the regional competition. Gragg finished the course with a time of 19 minutes, 35.34 seconds, while McFee less than a minute later at a time of 20 minutes, 14.16 seconds. Runners from Robbinsville High School captured five of the top seven finishes for the race.
Smith will go on to compete at the NCHSAA 1A state cross country meet this Saturday, November 6, at Beeson Park in Kernersville.
