Top Finishers in the Girls Race including winner Ellen Powell of Bleckley County
Top Boys finishers from WACO Invitational including winner Tyler Fountain from West Laurens HS
Top Finishers at the WACO Invitational. Ellen Powell of Bleckley wins easily
WACO Invitational debuted a new venue at Ridge Road Primary School that was equally comparable in speed to the old course at Sandersville Elementary which was purchased by the State for a Tech School. Bleckley County, as expected, dominated both races sweeping the team titles. The Lady Royals were just short of a perfect score. Placing 1st was soph Ellen Powell laying waste to an inferior field recording a 20:14 leading the Lady Royals to another team win. (which could boost their rank this week} The Boys race was a completely different beast, as Bleckley's boys had to fight off a tenacious 4A Hephzipah squad, for a 4 point margin of victory. Key to the the Royals win was a 1-5 Split of :54 led by Eli Belflower's 6th place finish in 17:34 and frosh Dayton Cannon's 17:34 sealing the win. Tyler Fountain of West Laurens scored the boys Overall title in 16:57. WACO's Quintaveon Poole was 2nd in 17:14, and 1A Public's Mark Brannen of Jenkins County was 3rd in 17:16. Reggie Fields led Hephzibah's runnerup team finish placing 5th at 17:33.
