Tallulah Falls School’s varsity and middle school cross country programs found success at the recent Eagle Invitational on September 10, with many runners improving their individual times.
Another Saturday morning meet for the Tallulah Falls School varsity cross country team at Jefferson’s Lamar Murphy Park resulted in faster times for the majority of the harriers. The team competed in the Eagle Invitational on September 10 with a total of eight teams represented.
“Early morning racing after a pre-dawn departure provides a cooler – if there is such a thing in Georgia in late summer – experience that reduced oxygen suck enough to run faster with the same agony,” said Athletic Director Scott Neal.
Highlights include the most significant time improvements by senior Anne Edwards of Sautee Nacoochee, junior Reece Bates of Clarkesville, junior Perry Gresham of Clarkesville, freshman John Nichols of Clarkesville, freshman Chris Geiger of Sautee Nacoochee, sophomore Xing Fan of China and junior Max Teems of Sautee Nacoochee.
TFS JV girls placed third of four teams, four points shy of the higher place. JV boys finished fourth of six schools. Varsity boys scored 146 points to place sixth of eight and three points shy of region foe Athens Christian, Neal said.
“We are proud of the improvements in fitness and racing strategy, yet understand clearly we have a plan to elevate our standing by improving racing strategy, teamness, and pacing in the coming weeks,” Neal said.
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Cutlines:
Junior Perry Gresham of Clarkesville finished in 7th place out of 32 in the varsity girls race, with a time of 22.22.45
Sophomore Aaron Hughes of Demorest finished 16th place out of 58 in the varsity boys race, with a time of 17.58.47.
Members of the Tallulah Falls School middle school cross country team made strides at the Eagle Invitational held at Jefferson’s Lamar Murphy Park on September 10.
“Right before the last dew evaporated from the green blades of the Lamar Murphy Park – a hub of fields, firing range, correctional facility, and harrier host – 91 gleeful youths (at least before they started) sprinted, strolled, and strided for 3200m, 200m more than two weeks ago on the same facility,” said Athletic Director Scott Neal.
Highlights include sixth grader Carol Kate Dunlap of Lakemont, who knocked off 50 seconds from two weeks ago, even though the course was one-eighth of a mile longer, sixth place finish for seventh grader Lucy Alexander of Sautee Nachoochee, 10th place finish for eighth grader Ben Fisher of Clayton and top improvers eighth grader Eli Sims of Clarkesville, sixth grader Lincoln Hall of Mt. Airy, seventh grader Tyler Popham of Demorest and sixth grader Cassidy Hayes of Cornelia.
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