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Three area teams and two individuals qualified for the SCHSL Cross Country State Championships in qualifying meets over the weekend.
Both the Bridges Prep boys and girls teams, as well as the Whale Branch boys, qualified in SCHSL 1A, while Beaufort High’s Yzeult Antia and Gavin Moore secured individual berths in the state meet.
Teams in each classification were divided into two races marked “even” and “odd” with the top teams and individuals from non-qualifying teams in each race advancing to this weekend’s state meet.
The Whale Branch boys were third in the “odd” race with the Bucs in seventh, while Bridges Prep’s girls finished third in their race.
Whale Branch senior Jesse Richardson finished fourth in 17:58 with sophomore teammate Wesley White (20:26) in 25th and Bridges freshman Joseph Alvarez (20:40) in 28th in the boys race, and Elise Thompson of Bridges finished fifth in the girls race in 21:16.
Neither Beaufort High team qualified in Class 3A, but the top runner on each squad advanced. Antia ran 20:18 to finish third in the “even” race while Moore’s time of 17:40 was good for 11th in the boys “odd” race.
Antia and Moore will run in the state meet Friday, while the 1A races are set for Saturday at Newberry College.
