The Harrison Hornet Cross Country Team competed at Regional 19-3 in Benzie Central last Saturday and, as a result of their fine running, two Hornet athletes will represent Harrison at the state finals on Saturday, November 1st at Michigan International Speedway.
Junior Blake Allison again led the boys by finishing 1st overall in 15:57. This was the fastest time of the day in any of the three divisions and earned him a chance to compete for the state championship next Saturday. Blake's time currently ranks him in the top five in the state. Senior teammate, Michael Ledford ran a season's best 16:59 for an 8th place finish, also sending him to state. These two runners were part of Harrison's team that finished 12th at the state finals last year.
As a team, the boys finished 5th on the day, narrowly defeating Clare by 4 points, reversing the finishing order in the Jack Pine Conference. Along with Blake and Mike, senior Zach See finished 29th in 17:54, senior Ryan Colville was 37th in 18:14, and senior Bruce Gingery was 61st with a time of 20:03. Zach's and Ryan's times were all-time personal bests for the two, with Ryan dropping his best time by over 45 seconds.
The three girls that ran for Harrison also ran their lifetime bests. Emily Ledford finished 30th overall in a time of 21:28, while Becky See was 78th in 26:29 and Annika Kilb was 79th in 26:33. For the day, seven out of ten of Harrison's runners ran their fastest times ever.
Blake and Mike will be competing in the Division 3 State Finals against some 250 runners on Saturday. Race time is set for 10:30 a.m. Good luck and congratulations to all on a successful season.
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