Brody Skinner of Lewis County High School and Collen Darnall of Robert L. Bland Middle School set school records at the fourth annual Stonewall Jackson Invitational on Oct. 3 at WVU Jackson’s Mill, according to results posted by LCHS Minutemen Cross Country on Oct. 11.
Skinner finished fifth in the high school boys race in 16:35. Darnall placed 12th in the middle school boys race in 11:34. Both times were personal records as well as school records, the team reported.
Organizers said the home meet drew 288 runners, more than 500 spectators and more than 50 volunteers, making it the largest meet in school history. Moving the meet to Jackson’s Mill allowed the school to hold it on a Saturday. The team said 75% of runners achieved personal records.
Heidi Hefner finished 34th in the 71-runner high school girls race in 23:07. Caitlyn Fisher did not finish.
In the 105-runner high school boys race, the other LCHS results were:
- Owen Debar: 20th, 17:33, personal record.
- James Alfred: 57th, 19:37.
- Camden Holden: 65th, 20:14, personal record.
- Logan Daniels: 74th, 20:44, personal record.
- Lincoln Darnall: 78th, 21:05, personal record.
- Noah Heater: 80th, 21:23, personal record.
- Lincoln Roane: 91st, 23:06.
- Kevin Phillips: 94th, 23:30, personal record.
- Julian Allman: 98th, 24:43, personal record.
- Bentley Thomas: 104th, personal record; the post lists his time as “27.02.”
Robert L. Bland’s other results in the 48-runner middle school boys race were Nash Raines, 29th in 13:20; Wyatt Furby, 35th in 13:34; and Nathanael Benedum, 39th in 14:01. All three ran personal records.
The team thanked volunteers who helped with course setup, mowing, concessions, parking and senior awards, along with WVU and the Jackson’s Mill staff.