Cougar cross country team wins region title, Lady Cougars finish third

Published 1:47 am Saturday, October 27, 2018

The Crisp County High School cross country teams hosted the region 1-AAA championship meet on Wednesday afternoon. The Cougars won the region title while the Lady Cougars took a third place finish. The state run is scheduled for 11 a.m. in Carrollton November 3.

The Crisp County boys’ cross country region champion team is pictured in the above photo.
Bottom row (left to right): Drayton McGinnis, Zyterrious Hudson, Thomas Rischar, Yash
Barot. Top Row (l to r): Griffin Musselwhite, Eric Smith, Mark Lewis, Coach Billy Rogers, Coach Michael McGinnis, Eric Bohannon, Cole Voiner, Kevin Richmond, Jordan Grinnel. Crisp won the region title by finishing ahead of runner up Cook County, third place Worth and fourth place Monroe. Voiner was the overall top finisher on the day and Rischar finished second in the individual standings. Runners from Cook finished third through fifth while Crisp County’s Richmond was the sixth place finisher.

The Crisp County girls’ team is pictured in the above photo. The team finished third in the region behind champion Monroe and second place Cook. Bottom Row (l to r): Jennifer Bedford, Jordan Lawson, Blair Musselwhite, Katherine Hidalgo, Ella Faircloth. Top Row (l to r): Coach Cynthia Richmond, Coach Dale Lawson, Audrey Mercer, Haley Kendrick, Emma Brazel, Maddi Hughes, Coach Jenny Richmond.