Fort Mill Boys Take Region Cross Country Title, Harvey Wins Girls Race for Northwestern

Fort Mill High School’s boys cross country team put all seven of its runners in the top 10 to win the Class 5A Region 2 championship Oct. 21 at Dorman High School in Spartanburg County, scoring 18 points behind senior Hudson Haley and junior Owen Ware, who finished first and second.

In the girls race, Northwestern High School senior Grace Harvey won the individual title in 18:36.34. Fort Mill’s girls placed third as a team, one point out of second.

The region meet brought three York County programs, Fort Mill, Northwestern and Rock Hill, up against Upstate schools Dorman, Boiling Springs and Spartanburg as the high school postseason got underway.

Fort Mill boys pack the front

Haley won the 5,000 meter race in 15:47.51, about three seconds ahead of Ware at 15:50.47. Dorman junior Greyson Price was third in 15:51.54 and was the only runner outside Fort Mill to finish in the top seven.

Behind Price, the Yellow Jackets took the next four places. Sophomore Liam Doheny was fourth in 16:23.38, freshman Ian Zook fifth in 16:29.86, senior Ben Madej sixth in 16:32.43 and sophomore Jacob Audley seventh in 16:42.66. Freshman Nolan Sova finished 10th in 16:56.40.

Fort Mill’s top five scorers averaged 16:12, with 44 seconds between Haley and Madej. Dorman was second with 44 points. Spartanburg and Boiling Springs each scored 98, with Spartanburg placed third and Boiling Springs fourth.

Northwestern runs as a group

Northwestern placed fifth with 115 points, and no team in either race ran closer together. Only 23 seconds separated the Trojans’ first and fifth scorers.

Senior Seth Ayers led Northwestern in 20th place in 17:40.10. Sophomore Alex Miller followed in 21st at 17:45.14, sophomore Jaxson Owens was 23rd in 17:59.11, senior Scott Bushman 25th in 18:02.84 and senior Mason Kingsford 26th in 18:03.33.

Rock Hill High School finished sixth with 184 points. Sophomore Logan Worden led the Bearcats in 34th place in 18:53.45, and freshman Raylan Anderson was 36th in 19:16.26. Rock Hill’s lineup included two middle school runners, seventh grader Jackson Kuhn, who placed 37th in 19:25.52, and eighth grader Cade Arehart, 38th in 19:53.86.

Harvey wins girls race

Harvey finished 13 seconds ahead of Dorman senior Avalie Workman, who ran 18:49.70. Fort Mill sophomore Lauren Allen was third in 18:54.08.

Northwestern scored 77 points to place fifth. Behind Harvey, senior Chloe Laval was 14th in 20:13.66, sophomore Piper Lumsden 16th in 20:23.01, senior Skyler Laval 19th in 20:45.92 and sophomore Bristol McKinnon 27th in 21:32.92.

The girls team race was much closer than the boys. Dorman won with 55 points, followed by Boiling Springs at 63, Fort Mill at 64 and Spartanburg at 68, putting the top four teams within 13 points of each other.

Allen led Fort Mill, and senior Mia Zook was sixth in 19:33.20. Junior Bailey Nolin placed 10th in 20:05.47, and seniors Rachel Vinson and Leah Ackerman finished 22nd and 23rd in 20:56.62 and 20:59.94. Seventh grader Eve Zook ran 21:12.67 for 25th place.

Rock Hill’s girls ran four athletes and did not record a team score. Sophomore Ellie Hodges led the Bearcats in 35th place in 23:12.83.

Local Runners

Team scores, boys: Fort Mill 18, Dorman 44, Spartanburg 98, Boiling Springs 98, Northwestern 115, Rock Hill 184.

Team scores, girls: Dorman 55, Boiling Springs 63, Fort Mill 64, Spartanburg 68, Northwestern 77. Rock Hill did not field a full team.

Fort Mill boys (1st, 18 points)

1. Hudson Haley, senior, 1st, 15:47.51
2. Owen Ware, junior, 2nd, 15:50.47
3. Liam Doheny, sophomore, 4th, 16:23.38
4. Ian Zook, freshman, 5th, 16:29.86
5. Ben Madej, senior, 6th, 16:32.43
6. Jacob Audley, sophomore, 7th, 16:42.66
7. Nolan Sova, freshman, 10th, 16:56.40

Fort Mill girls (3rd, 64 points)

1. Lauren Allen, sophomore, 3rd, 18:54.08
2. Mia Zook, senior, 6th, 19:33.20
3. Bailey Nolin, junior, 10th, 20:05.47
4. Rachel Vinson, senior, 22nd, 20:56.62
5. Leah Ackerman, senior, 23rd, 20:59.94
6. Eve Zook, seventh grade, 25th, 21:12.67
7. Charlotte Spatola, sophomore, 26th, 21:24.15

Northwestern boys (5th, 115 points)

1. Seth Ayers, senior, 20th, 17:40.10
2. Alex Miller, sophomore, 21st, 17:45.14
3. Jaxson Owens, sophomore, 23rd, 17:59.11
4. Scott Bushman, senior, 25th, 18:02.84
5. Mason Kingsford, senior, 26th, 18:03.33
6. Andrew Morton, senior, 27th, 18:07.43
7. Zachary Barnes, junior, 29th, 18:12.23

Northwestern girls (5th, 77 points)

1. Grace Harvey, senior, 1st, 18:36.34
2. Chloe Laval, senior, 14th, 20:13.66
3. Piper Lumsden, sophomore, 16th, 20:23.01
4. Skyler Laval, senior, 19th, 20:45.92
5. Bristol McKinnon, sophomore, 27th, 21:32.92
6. Ashlyn Alosi, freshman, 30th, 21:45.65
7. Lily Laval, senior, 34th, 22:23.58

Rock Hill boys (6th, 184 points)

1. Logan Worden, sophomore, 34th, 18:53.45
2. Raylan Anderson, freshman, 36th, 19:16.26
3. Jackson Kuhn, seventh grade, 37th, 19:25.52
4. Cade Arehart, eighth grade, 38th, 19:53.86
5. Jacob Hellmeuller, sophomore, 39th, 19:56.77
6. Kevin Machado, junior, 40th, 19:57.14
7. Jake Chadwick, junior, 42nd, 21:54.28

Rock Hill girls (no team score)

1. Ellie Hodges, sophomore, 35th, 23:12.83
2. Harper Daigle, senior, 37th, 25:18.49
3. Kayleigh George, freshman, 38th, 27:04.67
4. Emma Montgomery, senior, 39th, 28:46.91