Pinewood’s First 4 XC Meets

(l to r): Cash Bland, Emma Strickland, Sutton Dekle, Payton Cowart, Abi Scott, Handley Kate Lewis, and Taylor Solaro.

Alyssa Dollar, PCA Junior

 Bulloch Academy

The Pinewood Cross Country team attended their first meet at Bulloch Academy on Monday, September 9th. Trinity Statesboro, Bulloch Academy, Saint Andrews, Vidalia Heritage, Statesboro STEAM, and Pinewood were all in attendance.

In the varsity run of 3.1 miles, all of the PCA girls placed in the top ten. Laci Stone placed 5^th with a time of 29:31. Stone was followed by Riley Nevil 6^th (29:31), Ella Johns 7^th (29:38), and Matalie Miles 8^th (30:22).

The varsity boys also ran a course of 3.1 miles. They were led by Truett Rountree who finished 9^th with a time of 23:57. He was followed by Luke Scott 11^th (24:16), Nathan Scott 11^th (26:33), Camden Johns 23^rd (27:21), and Forrest Johns 27^th (28:25).

The middle school girls ran a 1.5 mile course and were led by Abi Scott in 9^th place overall with a time of 20:21. She was followed by Emma Strickland 10th (21:52), Payton Cowart 11^th (22:39), and Handley Kate Lewis 14^th (23:35).

The middle school boys also ran a 1.5 mile course. The Pinewood middle school boys were led by Cash Bland in 12^th place with a time of 21:54. He was followed by Sutton Dekle 16^th (23:28), Taylor Solaro 18^th (25:14), Trent Jenkins 21^st (29:04), Logan Dukes 23^rd (30:15), and Liam Porter 24^th (30:41).

Claxton Meet

On September 12, three cross country teams competed at Claxton. Statesboro STEAM, Claxton, and Pinewood all attended.

The varsity girls ran a course of 3.1 miles. Leading the varsity girls was Miles in 3^rd place with a time of 32:22. She was followed by Madi Shaffer in 5^th place with a time of 32:56.

The varsity boys all placed in the top ten. The PCA varsity boys were led by Rountree in 2^nd place with a time of 22:19. He was followed by L. Scott 4^th (23:22), N. Scott 5^th (24:24), C. Johns 8^th (25:53), and F. Johns 10^th (26:25).

The middle school girls were led by Stone in 2^nd place with a time of 12:00. She was followed by Strickland 3^rd (12:37), Nevil 5^th (13:08), Johns 7^th (13:41), Cowart 10^th (14:30), A. Scott 11^th (14:36), and Lewis 13^th (15:32).

In addition to the middle school girls, the PCA middle school boys also ran a 1.5 mile course. The middle school boys were led by Bland with a time of 11:45, finishing in 2^nd place. Bland was followed by Solaro 9^th (15:03), Dekle 10^th (15:04), Jenkins 13^th (18:41), Dukes 14^th (18:54), and Porter 15^th (19:47).

Savannah Christian Meet

On September 17^th, twenty cross country teams participated in a cross country meet at Savannah Christian.

The PCA varsity girls ran a course of 3.1 miles. Shaffer ran a time of 28:26 and was followed by Miles with a time of 30:28.

The varsity boys also ran a course of 3.1 miles. The varsity boys’ team was led by N. Scott with a time of 22:07. N. Scott was followed by Rountree (23:19), L. Scott (23:26), C. Johns (27:04), and F. Johns (28:19).

Nevil led the middle school girls with a time of 16:58.  She was followed by Stone (17:03), Strickland (18:02), E. Johns (18:04), Cowart (19:53), A. Scott (19:42), and Lewis (24:35).

The middle school boys also participated in this meet. The boys were led by Bland with a time of 19:20, who was followed by Dekle (21:18), Dukes (21:45), Solaro (21:53), and Jenkins (28:03).

2^nd Bulloch Meet

On September 23^rd the Pinewood cross country team participated in a meet at Bulloch Academy. There were 5 teams in attendance including Pinewood.

The varsity girls ran a course of 3.1 miles. Stone led the varsity girls with a time of (27:40) and finished in 2^nd place. She was followed by Nevil 4^th (28:29), Johns 5^th (28:42), Miles 8^th (30:26), and Shaffer 9^th (31:11).

The varsity boys were led by Rountree in 4^th place with a time of 23:07. He was followed by L. Scott 5^th (23:15), N. Scott 8^th (25:25), C. Johns 11^th (26:12), and F. Johns 15^th (26:43).

The middle school girls ran a course of 1.5 miles and all of the girls finished in the top ten. Strickland finished 2^nd with a time of 18:36. She was followed by A. Scott 5^th (20:21), Cowart 6^th (20:47), and Lewis 10^th (25:23).

The middle school boys also ran a course of 1.5 miles. Bland led the boys with a time of 20:52 and finished in 8^th place. Bland was followed by Dekle 9^th (22:47), Solaro 10^th (25:44), Dukes 11^th (25:45), Jenkins 12^th (26:48), and Porter 13^th (31:26).

The Pinewood cross country team will compete at region at Bulloch Academy on Monday, October 21^st.