Saturday, August 24th      Buford XC kicked off its season on Saturday morning at the North Georgia Invitational at Lamar Murphy Park in Jefferson, GA.  A partly cloudy morning brought some reprieve from the heat, but there was no escaping the humidity, and runners in the later races certainly felt the effects. 

Girls Varsity: senior Jordan Sullivan led the charge coming in 22nd with a time of 21:57.  Sophomore Carolyn Calzada (22:19), freshman Hayden Bailey (24:04), junior Mikayla Frierson (24:57), and freshman Abby Wood (25:34) all contributed points for a 10th place finish among 17 teams. We are very excited about the promise of this young team and what we will see from them this season and beyond. 

Boys Varsity: The boys team displayed some strong pack running that led them to a 15th place finish among a very competitive field of 24 teams. Senior Ben Archer crossed the line at 18:33 followed closely by junior Zach Davidson at 18:36. Freshman Carter Hales (18:59), freshman Joseph Davis (19:32), and senior Ked Crossett (19:38) also had noteworthy performances. 

JV Girls: JV Girls placed 7th out of 9 teams. Scorers included: junior Ashley Eades (27:42), sophomore Ansley Brand (29:14), junior Miriam Lowery (29:51), sophomore Alyssa Lovern (30:06), junior Leslie Jaimes (30:33)

JV Boys: JV Boys placed 10th out of 15 teams. Scorers included: senior Sam Warren (21:17), junior Patrick Grey (21:28), freshman Ray Choi (23:14), junior Jacob Phillips (23:14), and freshman Joshua Thomas (23:24)

The team runs next at the North Hall Invitational on September 5th.