LHS girls cross country take Region 1B title

Bulldogs place five among top 12 at Frazier Farms

~ PVN staff report

ALTAVISTA, Oct. 29  — The Luray High School girls cross country team earn PVN’s “Athletes of the Week” honor after capturing the Region 1B championship on a damp and cool Wednesday afternoon at Frazier Farms in Altavista.

Among the 45 runners competing, the Bulldogs were able to place five among the top 12. Those earning All-Region honors include:

• 4th place — Senior Briana Plum (22:18.2)
• 5th place — Junior Isabel Rizek (23:12.2)
• 8th place — Junior Maya Jenkins (23:54.3)
• 11th place — Junior Carolina Wood (24:04.5)
• 12th place — Freshman Natalie Ridgeway (24:14.1)

Two other freshmen rounding out the team also placed well among the field of 45, with Chloe Catron finishing in 18th with a time of 25:46.7, while Amaya Sours finished 25th in 27:03.4.

Luray won the team title after posting 15 points below second-place Galileo High School and a full 43 points below nearby Riverheads. Host school Altavista Combined School came in fourth. Timing and results were provided by Blue Ridge Timing.

More information about cross country, the Region 2B meet, and upcoming state meets will be included in a cross country update and preview of the postseason for all fall sports coming up early next week.

~ Athlete of the Week selected by the publisher ~

For schedules and rosters, check the Bull Run District website.

For cross country event results, check “Results” at https://va.milesplit.com/

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