AC Flora, Dreher lead Midlands runners at Class 4A cross country meet
Dreher’s Sam Kolowith and the A.C. Flora boys had strong showings Thursday on the first day of the SC High School League cross country championships.
Kolowith ran a time of 15:55 to finish third in the Class 4A boys race for the second straight year at Sandhills Research Center.
“I had a really good time with my teammates and coaches,” Kolowith said. “I wanted to run a little faster, but I am still happy with how the season went and had an awesome time with my teammates and coaches. I can’t wait for next year. I think it is going to be a big year.”
Catawba Ridge’s Sam Rich (15:20) repeated as 4A champion and Greenville’s Knox Young (15:51) was second in helping the Red Raiders to the team championship.
A.C. Flora was the top Midlands finishing team with a third-place finish with 146 points. Catawba Ridge (114) was second and Greenville finished with 104. Dreher was 10th.
J.C. Blackwelder (17:23) and Orie Lindler (17:24) led A.C. Flora with 26th and 27th-place finishes, respectively.
In the Class 4A girls race, James Island’s Hannah Vroon (18:15) won her second straight championship in helping the Rams to the team title. James Island had six runners in the 15.
Dreher’s Emma Charlton (20:00) finished 13th to earn all-state honors, which go to the top 15 runners.
In Class 3A girls, Waccamaw’s Ann Margaret finished first in helping the Indians to the team championship. In Class 3A boys Bishop England won the team championship and Pendleton’s Ronan O’Neill won the individual state champion. Fairfield Central’s Joshua Mosley finished ninth.
Complete results of the meet can be found on scrunners.com The championships will wrap up Friday with the Class 5A, 2A and Class A races being held.
Class 4A Girls
Top 10 Teams: James Island 31; Greenville 92; May River 101; Bluffton 117; Eastside 153; Catawba Ridge 199; Hilton Head Island 245; Easley 250; West Florence 255; York 273.
All-State (Top-15 finishers): Hannah Vroon, James Island; Anya Arroyo May River; Caroline Lyerly, Greenville; Avery Belk, James Island; Victoria Sosa, May River; Ellie Pence, Eastside Greta White, Greer; Charlize Antia, Beaufort; Alice Taylorm James Island; Kaiti Nutt, Hartsville; Kirra Borg, James Island; Amelia Gray, Greenville; Emma Charlton, Dreher; MK Huddleston, James Island; Chloe Gilbert, James Island.
Class 4A Boys
Top 10 Teams: Greenville 104; Catawba Ridge 114; AC Flora 146; Walhalla 159; Eastside 169; West Florence 182; Hilton Head Island 206; York 241; James Island 243; Dreher 244.
All-State (Top-15 finishers): Sam Rich, Catawba Ridge; Knox Young, Greenville; Sam Kolowith, Dreher; Elijah Poore, Walhalla; Griffin Gillespie, Travelers Rest; Kaden Reeder, Walhalla; Charles Mazick, West Florence; Emmanuel Paddyfote, York; Joshua Silverman, Catawba Ridge; Alex Lear, Greenville; Reid VonRosenberg, Lucy Beckham; Roger Brown Greenville; Earlon Baker, Bluffton; Chance Bloodworth, Walhalla; Matthew Prete, Lancaster
Class 3A Girls
Top 10 Teams: Waccamaw 67; Daniel 73; Bishop England 92; Pendleton 143; Wren 171; Seneca 171; Academic Magnet 186; Hanahan 197; Mid-Carolina 221; Powdersville 258
All-State (Top-15 finishers): Anna Margaret Loftus, Waccamaw; Nora Brahim, Bishop England; Nicole Feagan, Seneca; Ashby Williams, Daniel; Emma Whitaker, Chapman; Ellie Timmons, North Charleston; Anna Hollister, Academic Magnet; Nini Clarke, Bishop England; Elizabeth Reid, Clinton; Rachael Neill, Waccamaw; Ava Nimmons, Seneca; Callie Majors, Pendleton; Claire Manson, Daniel; Claire Fico, Waccamaw; Lizah Williams, Daniel
Class 3A Boys
Top 10 Teams: Bishop England 75; Pendleton 105; Wren 113; Waccamaw 143; Powdersville 154; Seneca 159; Academic Magnet 200; Daniel 245; Clinton 246; Blue Ridge 246
All-State (Top-15 finishers): Ronan O’Neill, Pendleton; Justin Hafner, Bishop England; Hank Linder, Bishop England; William Wright, Wren; Austin Davenport, Belton-Honea Path; Ross Fallaw, Waccamaw; Sam Shimansky, Broome; Martin Che, Pendleton; Joshua Mosley, Fairfield Central; Thaddeus Bertoni, Belton-Honea Path; Mason Parish, Powdersville; Quinn Swanton, Academic Magnet; Charlie Tessier, Bishop England; Tristan Wood, Seneca; Stuart Finley, Seneca
This story was originally published November 11, 2021 at 1:07 PM.
