Cherokee’s Darius Lambert comes down the stretch en route to a third place finish in the 1A West Regional cross country meet at Asheville Christian Academy on Saturday, Oct. 29. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photos)
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P.
ONE FEATHER STAFF
SWANNANOA – Cherokee’s Darius Lambert followed up last week’s Smoky Mountain Conference championship with a third place finish at the 1A West Regional meet on Saturday, Oct. 29. Lambert ran the course in 17:20.27 at Asheville Christian Academy and qualified for the 1A State Meet set for Saturday, Nov. 5 in Kernersville.
“It feels great,” Lambert said after his race. “I just want to thank my coaches, family, and all the supporters.”
On his race on Saturday, he commented, “It felt good. I started out fast like I did at conference. It was a tough race, more of a mental race.”
Hayden Alexander, Thomas Jefferson, won the boys race with a time of 17:07.62 and Jake Baugher, Community School of Davidson, came in second at 17:09.81.
Cherokee’s Darius Lambert followed up last week’s Smoky Mountain Conference championship with a third place finish at the 1A West Regional meet on Saturday, Oct. 29.
The Community School of Davidson took the regional boys title with a score of 78 followed by Lincoln Charter 90 and Murphy 113.
The girls race was won by Michaela Gammon, Lincoln Charter, with a time of 19:58.19 followed by Lauren Rattenbury, Pine Lake Prep, at 20:31.41.
Lincoln Charter won the girls title with a score of 46 followed by Murphy 84 and Swain County 106.
“I am very proud of our teams today,” said Eddie Swimmer, CHS co-head cross country coach. “This was a tough course, but they ran hard and with confidence. Their times were good and have continued to improve all year long.”
To view photos from this meet, visit: https://onefeather.smugmug.com/SPORTS/RUNNING/CROSS-COUNTRY/1A-West-Regional-2016-October/
Results, per nc.milesplit.com, are as follows:
Girls
1 – Michaela Gammon, Lincoln Charter, 19:58.19
2 – Lauren Rattenbury, Pine Lake Prep, 20:31.41
3 – Cameron Rice, Murphy, 20:48.60
27 – Dorian Reed, Cherokee, 24:18.27
29 – Shelby Wolfe, Cherokee, 24:27.14
57 – Dalericka King, Cherokee, 26:55.94
71 – Danicka Huskey, Cherokee, 28:16.22
Team Scores
1 – Lincoln Charter 46
2 – Murphy 84
3 – Swain County 106
Cherokee didn’t have a team score.
Boys
1 – Hayden Alexander, Thomas Jefferson, 17:07.62
2 – Jake Baugher, Community School of Davidson, 17:09.81
3 – Darius Lambert, Cherokee, 17:20.27
35 – Josiah Lossiah, Cherokee, 19:34.70
63 – Tihjah Lossiah, Cherokee, 21:15.56
80 – Jordan Grant, Cherokee, 25:10.05
84 – Andrew Griffin, Cherokee, 29:22.15
Team Scores
1 – Community School of Davidson 78
2 – Lincoln Charter 90
3 – Murphy 113
10 – Cherokee 228
