One Feather Staff Report
CHEROKEE, N.C. – Runners from Cherokee Middle School (CMS) and Cherokee High School (CHS) competed in a home meet on the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 6 and placed well. The CMS Lady Braves won the team title with a score of 20 followed by Swain Co. Middle with a score of 70. CMS placed four runners in the top seven including: Austin Fourkiller-Raby (1), Lolo Bell (2), Lilly Lossiah (4), and Cambry Stamper (5).
Cherokee’s Dvdaya Swimmer, defending 1A state champion, won the high school girls race with a time of 19:36.0. Her teammate, Livia Crowe, took third place with a time of 21:29.2.
In the high school boys race, Cherokee’s Ogana Swimmer took second place with a time of 17:38.3 followed by teammate Aizen Bell in third place with a time of 18:35.6.
Following are results, per nc.milesplit, showing the top seven finishers in each race plus all CMS and CHS finishers:
Middle School Girls
1 – Austin Fourkiller-Raby, Cherokee, 13:13.2
2 – Lolo Bell, Cherokee, 13:47.1
3 – Makenna Moss, Hayesville, 13:49.6
4 – Lilly Lossiah, Cherokee, 14:39.7
5 – Cambry Stamper, Cherokee, 14:50.0
6 – Marlo Joyce, Hayesville, 15:03.6
7 – Rebecca Carver, Carolina Mountain XC, 15:23.4
9 – Nyra Reed, Cherokee, 15:29.9
21 – Aiyana Evans, Cherokee, 17:06.2
22 – Kyla Keel-Aguilera, Cherokee, 17:09.1
24 – Kennedy Moore, Cherokee, 17:12.6
47 – Yang Reed, Cherokee, 20:18.5
Team Scores
1 – Cherokee Middle 20
2 – Swain Co. Middle 70
3 – Murphy Middle 77
4 – Hayesville Middle 77
5 – Robbinsville Middle 146
6 – Mountain Discovery Charter 153
Middle School Boys
1 – Xamuel Wachacha, Robbinsville, 11:11.5
2 – James Loftis, Swain Co., 11:21.1
3 – Oscar Page, Hiwassee Dam/Ranger, 11:31.7
4 – Maverick Hawley, Hiwassee Dam/Ranger, 11:40.9
5 – Elliot Salinas, Andrews, 12:05.4
6 – Micah Moss, Hayesville, 12:41.2
7 – Levi Clark, Andrews, 12:41.6
47 – Greyson Panther, Cherokee, 17:48.2
50 – Gabriel Arneach, Cherokee, 17:57.7
51 – Makai Hernandez, Cherokee, 18:22.6
63 – Kaiser Hernandez, Cherokee, 20:14.2
Team Scores
1 – Hayesville Middle 56
2 – Andrews Middle 63
3 – Swain Co. Middle 66
4 – Hiwassee Dam/Ranger 67
5 – Murphy Middle 130
6 – Mountain Discovery Charter 165
7 – Robbinsville Middle 167
High School Girls
1 – Dvdaya Swimmer, Cherokee, 19:36.0
2 – Fern Crayton, Tri-County Early College, 21:10.1
3 – Livia Crowe, Cherokee, 21:29.2
4 – Sydney Greenstone, Hayesville, 21:48.4
5 – Corinne Cotton, Murphy, 23:13.4
6 – Raelynn Wood, Hayesville, 23:18.2
7 – Letsi Burgos, Cherokee, 23:27.0
21 – Yvonne Saunooke, Cherokee, 26:43.9
41 – Deanna Long, Cherokee, 31:59.3
Team Scores
1 – Enka 48
2 – Cherokee 49
3 – Hayesville 58
4 – Smoky Mtn. 73
High School Boys
1 – Ethan Russell, Hiwassee Dam, 17:01.3
2 – Ogana Swimmer, Cherokee, 17:38.3
3 – Aizen Bell, Cherokee, 18:35.6
4 – Myca Mustin, Andrews, 18:50.0
5 – Noah Carter, Hayesville, 18:54.1
6 – Cannon Brewer, Hayesville, 19:06.3
7 – Warren Walker, Smoky Mtn., 19:08.8
56 – Brandon Blankenship, Cherokee, 24:45.4
74 – Isaiah Ledford, Cherokee, 28:03.0
Team Scores
1 – Hayesville 33
2 – Enka 55
3 – Smoky Mtn. 60
4 – Murphy 114
5 – Hiwassee Dam 117
6 – Tri-County Early College 162
7 – Nantahala 181
