Runners Fit Mountain Invitational  Unicoi State Park, Helen GA

Thursday, October 3rd, 2019    The Runners Fit Invitational hosted by White County High School saw more than 1800 runners compete this year. This meet has typically been a favorite for the Buford XC team since it is on our region course, and this year was no different. Our teams saw great success today - the highlight being a united and healthy Girls Varsity team taking 5th out of 26 teams and finishing ahead of region rivals Clarke Central. 

Girls Varsity: After battling some injuries and missed meets, our Varsity girls finally ran together and enjoyed a 5th place finish out of 26 teams. Senior Jordan Sullivan led the charge with 21:28 followed by Sophomore Carolyn Calzada (21:53) and Junior Caroline Montini (22:53). Freshman Hayden Bailey (23:27) and Senior Rebeka Miranda (24:08) rounded out the score. Senior Mikayla Frierson (24:21) and Sophomore Leah Madsen (25:19) supported the team with strong finished as well. 

Boys Varsity: The boys team displayed some strong pack running once again that brought them a 15th finish out of 32 very competitive teams.  Senior Ben Archer ran a strong 17:52 while Freshman Carter Hales (18:32), Junior Zach Davidson (18:42), Freshman Braden Schmid (18:46), and Junior James Morgan (19:01) followed shortly after.  Freshman Noah Johnson (19:34) and Senior Brendon Allen (20:25) completed this impressive varsity performance. 

Girls JV: Our JV girls finished 5th out of 13 teams. Junior  Kelsey Crews (25:37), Freshman Abby Wood (26:11), Senior Heidi Orr (27:07), Senior  Paige Huffine (27:19), and Junior Ashley Eades (27:24) all scored points for the team. 

Boys JV: Our JV boys finished strong with a 7th place finish out of 29 teams.  Freshman Joseph Davis (19:35), Senior Ked Crossett (19:43), Sophomore Brent Warren (20:07), Freshman Brice Reynolds (20:21), and Junior Stewart Blankenship (20:31) all ran impressive races and contributed to the JV score.