Rockbridge County claims the boys' crown and Jefferson Forest takes the girls' title.
FROM ROANOKE TIMES STAFF REPORTS
Rockbridge County, which had three of the top five runners in the boys' meet, and Jefferson Forest, which swept the top three positions in the girls' race, won team titles on Wednesday at the Region III high school cross country meet in Lexington.
John Crews won the boys' individual title, completing his 3.1-mile Rockbridge County High School home course in 16 minutes, 22.26 seconds. Teammate Chris Patterson was second with a time of 16:51.62, while Christiansburg's Troy Meyer was third in 17:00.37.
Christiansburg finished second in the boys' team competition with 61 points, followed by Lord Botetourt (77 points) and Blacksburg (110). The top four teams and the top 15 individuals advance to the Group AA meet.
Jefferson Forest's Shannon Saunders won the girls' race in 19:38.68. She was followed by teammates Jennifer Templeton (19:57.73) and Kristin Saunders (20:03.31). The Cavaliers won the team competition with 34 points.
Rockbridge County, which finished just two points behind Jefferson Forest in the team standings, had the next two individual runners, Heidi Fishpaw (20:25.16) and Kelly Evans (20:35.08).
Blacksburg, which finished third with 80 points, and Christiansburg (86 points) also advanced to the state meet.
Boys team scores: (complete scores unavailable)
1. Rockbridge County, 2. Christiansburg 61, 3. Lord Botetourt 77, 4. Blacksburg 110
Individuals:
1. John Crews (R) 16:22
2. Chris Patterson (R) 16:51
3. Troy Meyer (C) 17:00
4. TJ Tamagni (LB) 17:06
5. Roger Williams (R) 17:11
6. Greg Craft (LB) 17:12
7. Salem Bush (B) 17:15
8. Jesse Dalton (A) 17:15
9. Daniel Blevins (NC) 17:17
10. Justin Hatch (C) 17:28
11. Adam Griffith (Brookville) 17:54
12. Derek Miller (JF) 17:55
13. Matt Linkenogger (LB) 17:56
14. Jacob Wright (AC) 17:56
15. Casey Grey (AC) 17:57
Girls team scores: (complete scores unavailable)
1. Jefferson Forest, 2. Rockbridge County, 3. Blacksburg 80, 4. Christiansburg 86
Individuals:
1. Shannon Saunders (JF) 19:38
2. Jennifer Templeton (JF) 19:57
3. Kristin Saunders (JF) 20:03
4. Heidi Fishpaw (R) 20:25
5. Kelly Evans (R) 20:35
6. Carly Sitterly (JF) 20:40
7. Kristin Hagen (C) 20:44
8. Kelly Zwart (R) 21:00
9. Jessica Young (R) 21:04
10. Kendal Schneiter (R) 21:09
11. Ashleigh Shepherd (B) 21:10
12. Leslie Williams (R) 21:20
13. Melissa Robens (A) 21:35
14. Julie Haimann (B) 21:38
15. Mary Disa Raulfs (C) 21:39
