The Hilliard Davidson girls cross country team landed in familiar territory as champions at the Division I regional Oct. 29 at Pickerington North.
With just 48 seconds separating its No. 1 and No. 5 runners, the Hilliard Davidson girls cross country team landed in familiar territory as champions at the Division I regional Oct. 29 at Pickerington North.
Jerome sophomore Helen Randolph, who did not compete as a freshman, won the individual title in 18:04.87. In the boys race, Lancaster scored 68 points to finish ahead of Davidson , Coffman , Orange and Pickerington North . Jerome also scored 164 points, but North won the tiebreaker for the final state-qualifying berth.“We’ve been going out of state and facing some really good kids in places like Tennessee and Michigan, and I think that provides a lot of experience and helps in these kinds of moments," Ackley said.
“Once we hit the woods, I knew it was time to go and I closed hard,” McDow said. “The team qualified, so we get another shot next week.”In the girls race, Granville scored 65 points to edge Minerva for the title and Jonathan Alder beat Hartley by one point for the final state berth.“I’m very proud of all of us,” said Granville’s Zoee Lehman, who won in 18:27.17. “Everything’s really coming together at the right time.