Cool weather in the morning allowed for some top flight competition at the 2nd Annual Coach Wood Invitational. Parkview\'s boys earned a commanding win over 2nd place Mill Creek HS and 3rd place Oconee Co. as Michael Winston and Patrick Ollinger took 1st and 2nd to lead the Panthers to victory. The top 10 were as follows:
1 Winston, Michael Parkview 16:27.86 1
2 Ollinger, Patrick Parkview 16:37.99 2
3 Bazzel, Bill Lovett 16:43.93 3
4 Wallace, Jarryd Oconee Count 16:44.43 4
5 Kellough, Eric Oconee Count 16:48.85 5
6 Lynch, Marcelis Parkview 16:51.55 6
7 Vaughan, Martin Mill Creek 16:53.45 7
8 Conroy, Colin Mill Creek 16:54.22 8
9 Smith, DJ Central Gwinnett 16:55.08 9
10 Mayer, Chris Dacula 16:55.99 10
Among the small schools, Wesleyan was especially impressive, putting 3 in the top 20 to help the team to a 4th place finish ahead of Dacula. Winston looked very relaxed in earning the win.
On the girls side, Abby Self took the win over Harriott Kelly of Lovett in a time of 19:25 to lead the Grayson girls to a comfortable win over Auburn HS of Alabama., 57 to 90. North Gwinnett\'s girls looked impressive once again, finishing ahead of county rival Parkview HS 99 to 107. Lovett captured fifth place thanks to 2 in the top 20. Top 10 were as follows:
1 Self, Abby Grayson HS 19:23.23 1
2 Kelly, Harriott Lovett School 19:25.71 2
3 Mayo, Laura North Forsyth 19:37.71 3
4 French, Amy Peachtree Ridge HS 19:44.43
5 Smith, Amanda Auburn HS 19:44.99 4
6 Tennyson, Mandy Grayson HS 19:46.43 5
7 Souther, Carly Oconee Count 19:47.50 6
8 Steinocher, Megan Mill Creek 19:48.56 7
9 White, Meredith Grayson HS 19:49.26 8
10 Postma, Lauren North Gwinnett 20:03.71 9
In the varsity races, Starr\'s Mill\'s girls looked very strong, putting 3 girls under 21 to take home top honors ahead of top 10 ranked in AAAA Heritage and Lakeside-Dekalb. Pope finished fourth just ahead of Northview in fifth.
In the boys varsity race, Austin Enriquez, of Starr\'s Mill, and Matteo Dicecco, North Springs, posted two of the top times of the day going 16:06 and 16:10. Centennial\'s boys team took a narrow win over Brookwood HS 156-167.