Led by Thomas Moore and Mackenzie Morse, the North Oconee boys and girls cross country teams claimed victory Tuesday at the annual Clarke-Oconee Cross Country Championships at Athens Christian.
Moore won the boys race, finishing first among 57 runners in a time of 16 minutes, 5.55 seconds, while Morse finished third in the girls race in a time of 20:30.62. Athens Academy’s Anna Marian Block won her second Clarke-Oconee girls title in as many years, coming in first among 57 runners in 17:50.04.
The North Oconee boys – who had three top-10 finishers – narrowly slipped by Oconee County (which had four top-10 racers) by a 36-38 score. Cedar Shoals was third with 90 points, Athens Academy came in fourth with 90 points, Clarke Central claimed fifth place with 144 points and host Athens Christian was sixth with 163 points.
On the girls side, North Oconee recorded 33 points, trailed by Athens Academy (45 points), Athens Christian (86), Oconee County (102), Clarke Central (102), Cedar Shoals (166) and Prince Avenue Christian (174).
The boys top 10 included Moore, Cedar Shoals’ Jeryck Wilson (16:23.91), Michael Hans of Oconee County (16:37.58), Harper Sigler of North Oconee (16:44.17), Oconee County’s Isaac Krumm (16:51.27), Harrison Morris of Oconee County (17:16.55), Athens Academy’s Alex Branch (17:22.69), North Oconee’s Anthony Potts (17:23.02), Jake Hadden of Oconee County (17:25.19) and Ryan Iyer of Athens Academy (17:26.25).
The girls top 10 included Block, Athens Christian’s Tanner Guest (20:23.35), Morse, Gabby Huff-Streiter of North Oconee (20:35.19), Abigail Snyder, running unattached (20:43.04), Athens Academy’s Emily Ballard-Myer (20:47.41), Sara Irvine of Athens Academy (20:55.99), Hollis Brown of North Oconee (21:01.71), Caroline McArthur of Oconee County (21:06.35) and North Oconee’s Kate Mattison (21:11.76).
