(all photos by Ben Ennis)
Jacob McLeod leads the Boys Champ race early with a horde of runners focused on his back.
GISA's McLeod ran the fastest time on the newest State Course layout posting a 15:57.
Nick Nyman of Starrs Mill gaps the chase pack in quest of hanging with McLeod.
Championship Girls charge up the 'street hill' at Carrollton.
Elizabeth Funderburk of Colquitt ran away from the field clocking a 18:25
Delaney Graham of 3A Westminster, stayed strong taking runnerup honors.
6A-7A
Everyone in the 6A-7A race chases 2017 1600 Champ Kyle Harkabus of East Coweta.
Harkabus cruised to 6A-7A win going 17:02
Runners... get used to seeing the powerful 1-2 Creekview punch of Hernandez and Gates..
Frosh Makena Gates won her first GHSA race besting defending 6A champ Hernandez clocking a 19:14
4A-5A
4A-5A charge off the starting line trying to get the holeshot for the first turn up the street hill.
Veteran Pace ace Jack Douglass easily won the Overall posting a 17:20.
Rukundo Uwimana led the Clarkston attack placing 2nd Overall at 18:04.
4A-5A gals head downhill to begin lap 2 at the State Course.
Payton Payne from Pace widened her lead on lap 2 for the win at 20:57.
Norine Moore from Oconee County held pace taking the runnerup spot at 21:27.
1A-2A-3A
A Hebron Christian harrier took the race out in 1A-3A while the chase pack takes measure..
Devan Crow of North Hall takes the final turn towards home enroute to the win at 17:16
Westminster's JV squad and Hebron Christian get a fast start in the 1A-3A race.
Jennifer Woollery of Providence Christian destroyed the field getting the Overall win in 20:36.
Caylee Wagner from North Hall took 2nd Overall in 22:24.
JV Champ Race
JV Championship Boys jostle for position early in the race.
Landmark Christian's Jack Drury holds on to take the win in 18:51.
JD Blitch of Westminster placed Overall at 18:55.
8th grader Maggie Jones of Landmark (588) leads the JV Girls race early on.
8th grader Makenna Calbert of Etowah wins the HS JV Champ race in 21:26.
Audra Daniel from Starrs Mill took 2nd Overall at 22:34.