AC Flora’s Twine leads Midlands finishers at state cross-country meet
Hannah Twine has made great strides in her short time running cross-country.
The A.C. Flora senior, who joined the team last season, finished third Saturday in the Class 4A cross country meet at the Sandhills Research Center.
It was Twine’s best finish at the state meet. She finished fourth last season in her first state meet.
“I wanted to go out with the lead pack and stay with them,” Twine said. “I wanted to try and win, but I am happy with third because I never had gotten a medal before. I was just going out there and race my hardest.”
Twine said she couldn’t imagine being in that position when she decided to give up soccer to run cross country and track. But if this season was any indication, she made the right choice.
Twine won the Region 5-4A championship and last week’s 4A Mid-State qualifier.
Last week, Twine committed to South Carolina and will sign with the Gamecocks on Wednesday.
“I never thought I would be able to do the things I have done but I am really excited,” Twine said.
Twine was one of three Midlands runners to earn all-state honors, which go to the top 15 runners, in the 4A girls’ race. Teammate Pippa Richter finished 10th, and Dreher’s Kathleen Alden was sixth. As a team, A.C. Flora was fourth and Dreher sixth.
In Class 5A boys, top-ranked Lexington finished fifth and was followed by River Bluff and Spring Valley. SV’s Steven Andreen was ninth and Blythewood’s Alan Deogracias was 14th.
In 5A girls, Dutch Fork was seventh, and Lexington freshman Ava Fowler finished ninth. In 4A boys, Chapin’s Jaden Kingsley was seventh to help the Eagles to a ninth-place finish. A.C. Flora finished eighth.
In Class 3A, Pelion’s Chandler Stanley (16:57) was all-state with a fifth-place finish, and Camden’s Garrett Lawson (17:13) was 11th. As a team, the Panthers finished eighth and the Bulldogs ninth.
Results
Class 5A Girls
Team Scores: Riverside 63; J.L. Mann 93; Dorman 99; Fort Mill 135; Wade Hampton 188; Mauldin 189; Dutch Fork 194; Byrnes 200; James Island 288; Wando 304; Hillcrest 307; River Bluff 313; Lexington 316; Nation Ford 384; Stratford 386; Summerville 391; Irmo 407; Northwestern 411; Ashley Ridge 459
All-State: Katie Pou, Nation Ford 18:31; Sydney George, Fort Mill 18:50; Morgan Moseley, J.L. Mann 18:50; Abigail Dawson, Fort Mill 18:57; Katerina Hendrix, Dorman 18:58; Jessie Crowley, Riverside; Sarah Taylor, Byrnes 19:05; Macey Morgan, Mauldin 19:09; Ava Fowler, Lexington 19:10; Katherine Rogers, Riverside 19:16; Laura Macgregor, Riverside 19:16; Camille Egbula, Hillcrest 19:25; Ellie Wood, Mauldin 19:27; Kennedy Roush J.L. Mann 19:34; Melea Sangl, T.L. Hanna 19:36.
Class 5A Boys
Team Scores: Dorman 87; Riverside 88; Summerville 177; Wando 187; Lexington 191; River Bluff 202; Spring Valley 226; Hillcrest 237; Mauldin 244; Fort Mill 261; Fort Dorchester 290; Irmo 310; Stratford 312; Boiling Springs 324; Northwestern 325; T.L. Hanna 347; Blythewood 364; James Island 386; J.L. Mann 412
All-State: Wynn Johnson, Dorman 15:38; Patrick Spychalski, Wando 15:45; Kade Gosnell, Boiling Springs 15:48; Andrew Castano, Riverside 16:04; Lucas Conti, Hillcrest 16:06, Wyatt Hall, Fort Dorchester 16:10; Victor Shellhammer, Summerville 16:14; Harper Harris, Riverside 16:14; Steven Andreen, Spring Valley 16:16; Noah Mclain, Dorman 16:18; Benjamin Eddy, Summerville 16:23; Dawson Wright, Fort Dorchester 16:26; Charlie Hyman, Mauldin 16:26; Alan Deogracias, Blythewood 16:27; Marlin Young, Riverside 16:27.
Class 4A Girls
Team Scores: Daniel 41; Hilton Head 57; Eastside 95; AC Flora 109; Wren 152; Dreher 193; Travelers Rest 220; North Myrtle Beach 270; Blue Ridge 271; Greer 310; Chapin 338; Cane Bay 345; Colleton County 354; Aiken 365; St. James 430; Beaufort 447; Westwood 457; South Aiken 458; Hartsville 461; Lugoff Elgin 555.
All-State: Mari Cagle Lockhart, Daniel 18:13; Ally Wilson Daniel 18:23; Hannah Twine, AC Flora 18:30; Tori Herman, Hilton Head 18:52; Isabel Muehleman, Hilton Head 19:00; Olivia Esselman, South Aiken 19:03; Madison Ellis, Eastside; Taylor Houston, Greer 19:12; Maren Sorber, Daniel 19:13; Pippa Richter, AC Flora 19:14; Eliza Sorber Daniel 19:17; Olivia Henn, Eastside 19:27; Kathleen Allden, Dreher 19:27; Cara Bognar, Eastside 19:28; Sarah Cooke, Hilton Head 19:28.
Class 4A Boys
Team Scores: Hilton Head 61; Eastside 66; Greer 137; Blue Ridge 146; Aiken 147; Beaufort 185; Daniel 185; AC Flora 223; Chapin 243; Wren 293; Darlington 303; Dreher 329; South Aiken 349; Travelers Rest 369; North Augusta 394; Cane Bay 428; St. James 474; Hartsville 475; Westwood 483; Berkeley 496.
All-State: Sam Gilman, Hilton Head 15:36, Noah White, Eastside 15:42; Coen Roberts, Greer 15:56; Ryan Moosbrugger, Hilton Head 15:57; Joshua Williams, Hilton Head 16:12; Zakiah Bassett, South Aiken 16:13; Jaden Kingsley, Chapin 16:17; Bruce Nation, Aiken 16:27; Mismeh Balawi, Daniel 16:32; Kyle Thompson, Blue Ridge 16:34; Marlon Belden, Beaufort 16:35; Luc Sanchez, Eastside 16:39; Austin Lane, Blue Ridge 16:40; Grayson Martin, Eastside 16:42; Barrett Broome, Blue Ridge 16:45
Class 3A Girls
Team Scores: Waccamaw 64; May River 114; Bluffton 129; Indian Land 141; Palmetto 149; Walhalla 154; Seneca 164; Pendleton 204; Woodruff 268; Pelion 272; Southside 296; Bishop England 346; Georgetown 364 Clinton 364; Powdersville 369; Aynor 373; Gilbert 420; Crescent 437; Camden 473; Chapman 496.
All-State: Maggie Rhodes, Woodruff 19:20; Hannah Sawyer, Indian Land 19:49; Carson Towe, Seneca 19:52; Madison Crumley, Palmetto 19:59; Savannah Rex, Walhalla 20:23; Emily Arenas, Walhalla 20:23; Annabelle Scully, Waccamaw 20:23; Emma Peluso, May River 20:24; Victoria Sosa, May River 20:27; Madison Lewellen, May River 20:34; Alice Francke Waccamaw 20:35; Perla Jimenez, Bluffton 20:38; Ella Fata, Waccamaw 20:43; Morgan Roberts, Palmetto 20:51; Catherine Cann Seneca 21:03
Class 3A Boys
Team scores: Waccamaw 71; Bishop England 97; May River 139; Walhalla 171; Seneca 182; Powdersville 207; Southside 224; Pelion 249; Camden 253; Palmetto 269; Bluffton 271; Broome 301; Wade Hampton-Hampton 323; Pendleton 339; Aynor 355; Indian Land 404; Hanahan 406; Clinton 422; Woodruff 464; Crescent 494.
All-State: Sam Boykin, Bishop England 16:36; Noah Brock, Powdersville 16:52; Perrin Jones, Waccamaw 16:52; Andrew Spearman, West-Oak 16:55; Chandler Stanley, Pelion 16:57; Elijah Stewart, Seneca 16:59; Jon Hopkins, Walhalla 17:00; Ronan O'Neill, Pendleton 17:06; Trevor Wilson, Wade Hampton 17:10; Jack Moody, Waccamaw 17:11; Garrett Lawson, Camden 17:13; Dan Whitten, Southside 17:13; Will Bearden, Palmetto 17:13; Owen Andrews, May River 17:14; Jacob Holcombe, Walhalla 17:16.
This story was originally published November 4, 2017 at 4:19 PM with the headline "AC Flora’s Twine leads Midlands finishers at state cross-country meet."