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Bridges Prep eighth-grader Elise Thompson finished ninth in the Class 1A cross country meet with a time of 21:18, while classmates Joi Mulligan (23:01.03) and Eva Mancini (23:01.37) crossed the line together in 24th and 25th to help the Bucs secure fifth place in the girls standings.
Whale Branch senior Jesse Richardson capped his terrific career with a 12th-place finish in the 1A boys race, posting a mark of 18:07 to lead the Warriors to seventh place in the boys standings.
In the Class 3A meet, Beaufort’s Yzeult Antia was the only local representative, finishing 13th in the girls race in 20:39. Philip Simmons, the Eagles’ Region 8-3A rival, won the title with individual champion Avah Mallek (18:51) leading five Iron Horses who finished in the top 11 overall.
SCHSL Cross Country Championships
CLASS 1A GIRLS
Bridges Prep (5th): 9. Elise Thompson 21:18; 24. Joi Mulligan 23:01.03; 25. Eva Mancini 23:01.37; 46. Brookelynne Daugherty 24:55; 60. Kinzley Caster 25:42; 82. Kate Hoffman 28:04; 92. Ava Haney 31:17
CLASS 1A BOYS
Whale Branch (7th): 12. Jesse Richardson 18:07; 39. Wesley White 20:07; 45. Raimund Roell 20:22; 54. Freddie Lawton 21:09; 68. Roman Vasquez 22:17; 105. Christian Vasquez 26:52
Bridges Prep (10th): 48. Joseph Alvarez 20:27; 51. Blake Lesesne 20:45; 58. Austin Lesesne 21:25; 67. River Hock 22:16; 77. Braxeten Schwartz 22:29; 78. DeSean Smith 22:37; 80. Wesley Brown 22:55
CLASS 3A GIRLS
Beaufort: 13. Yzeult Antia 20:39
