Lewis County cross country runners produced two top-four finishes at the Apple Valley Invitational, according to a September 16 report by WV News.
Owen Debar led the Lewis County High School boys with a personal-best 17:59, good for third place in a field of 44 runners. Heidi Hefner finished fourth in the girls varsity race in 23:12 as Lewis County's only female varsity representative at the meet.
The Minutemen's other reported varsity results included Lincoln Roane in 20th at 20:59, Logan Daniels in 27th at 22:09 and Camden Holden in 28th at 22:15. Lincoln Darnall and Julian Allman also recorded personal-best times, while Kevin Phillips and Bentley Thomas completed the varsity group.
Robert L. Bland Middle School sent runners to the event's 3K course. Collen Darnall placed 15th in 15:02, followed by Nash Raines in 16:45, Wyatt Furby in 17:37, Nathanael Bendedum in 18:10 and Austyn Frey in 28:19. The report identified personal-best performances for Raines, Bendedum and Frey.
Read the complete WV News report for the full meet coverage and source photographs.