ROBBINSVILLE – The Cherokee varsity cross country teams participated in the Black Knight 5K Kickoff in Robbinsville on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Jaylynne Esquivel, Lady Braves freshman, took first in the girls race with a time of 22:04. Following are the top seven runners in each division, per nc.milesplit.com, plus all of Cherokee’s finishers:
Boys Race
1 – Chase Pierce, Murphy, 16:46.12
2 – Caleb Jones, Murphy, 16:46.13
3 – Jackson Burch, Hayesville, 17:26.22
4 – Andrew Bryson, Murphy, 18:52.94
5 – Ryelan Snowden, Hayesville, 19:13.32
6 – Eli Roberts, Hayesville, 19:21.91
7 – Caleb Rice, Murphy, 19:35.79
8 – Oztin Swayney, Cherokee, 19:43.69
19 – Richard Mata-Welch, Cherokee, 22:02.78
21 – Dacian Tafoya, Cherokee, 22:44.93
22 – Jaylen Bark, Cherokee, 22:46.16
24 – Cavan Reed, Cherokee, 23:47.88
25 – Tanin Esquivel, Cherokee, 24:01.51
32 – Toby Jones, Cherokee, 26:21.38
33 – Braylon Arch, Cherokee, 27:30.91
34 – Ayden Thompson, Cherokee, 27:59.44
35 – Anthony Lossiah, Cherokee, 28:35.27
Boys Team Results
1 – Murphy 25
2 – Hayesville 33
3 – Cherokee 83
4 – Robbinsville 104
Girls Race
1 – Jaylynne Esquivel, Cherokee, 22:04.00
2 – Kaysen Krieger, Hayesville, 22:15.14
3 – Caroline Burch, Hayesville, 22:27.06
4 – Dakota Hogeback, Murphy, 24:08.27
5 – Ava Barlow, Robbinsville, 24:10.46
6 – Aynsley Fink, Robbinsville, 24:12.21
7 – Rosa Reyes, Cherokee, 24:27.31
14 – Raylen Bark, Cherokee, 26:42.28
21 – Dorian Reed, Cherokee, 32:03.00
Girls Team Results
1 – Hayesville 28
2 – Robbinsville 49
3 – Murphy 51
– One Feather staff report
