UCHS XC First Meet, First Win!

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Union County High School Cross Country

Girls & Boys

August 24, 2017

Location: Meeks Park, Blairsville, GA

 

BOTH the Union County Girls & Boys teams placed FIRST at yesterday’s cross country meet!

It was the first meet of the season for the Panthers and also a more challenging route than previous years.  This years route consisted of a full lap around Meeks Park and then the ‘mountain ’ on the backside.  Before the meet I was told by several parents that because of the added challenge, run times have been slower than normal.  

The girls race began sharply at 4PM.  The Panthers were accompanied by 8 other schools for this race.  These schools include: Lumpkin County, Murray County, Hayesville, Towns County, Fannin County, Rabun County, Gilmer County and Early College (TCCC).  

The first runner to cross the finish line for the girls race was Union’s own Sophomore Zoe Sanchez with a time of 22:06!!

 

Pictured: Zoe Sanchez

How to see which team/school wins the meet: The first five runners from each team to cross the finish line receive points that correspond to their place.  For instance, since Sanchez finished 1st overall, she would receive a #1 point once she crosses the finish line.  At the end, you would add up the points and the team with the lowest score wins.

Union Girls scores: Zoe Sanchez (1) 22:06, Latty Ryals (4) 23:36, Lexie Ochoa (11) 25:24, Emmie Schakat (14) 25:41 & Sadie Underwood (24) 26:50 for a total team score of 54 points.  There were a total of 78 runners in the girls race.

Following the girls race were the boys.  The boys ran the same course as the girls (Meeks Park Loop & Mountain).  In this race there were 115 runners – 37 more than in the girls; yet another challenge.

Coming in second overall behind Murray County and #1 for the Panthers was Senior Lance Underwood with a time of 18:03!!  As Underwood crossed the finish line and was handed his point he hugged the former cross country coach – what a guy!

Pictured: Lance Underwood & Jackie Hughes

The Panthers boys team also came in 1st overall for their race!  Union Boys scores: Lance Underwood (2) 18:03, Luke Gambrell (4) 18:41, Timothy Murphy (11) 20:15, Will Harkins (13) 20:27 & Colby Ives (14) 20:31 for a total team score of 44 points.

Congratulations to the Panthers for their first WIN of the season!  The Panthers will travel to the Chestatee War Eagle Invitational on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 and begin running at 5:30PM.  So come on!  Get out of town, get some good food & come support your Panthers!

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