The Glenvar High School boys’ cross country team delivered a dominating performance last week, capturing the VHSL Region 2C Championship at Greenfield Recreation Park in Daleville.
Glenvar was led by a 1-2 finish from seniors Aldin Smith and Tyler Davis. Smith won the race with a time of 17:23 and Davis was right on his heels at 17:25. The victory was cemented by the team’s depth. Freshman Zachary Elijah Davis finished eighth overall (18:01.36). He was followed by juniors Asher Faught in 9th (18:05.18) and Evan Harris in 10th (18:08.78), closing out the Highlanders’ scoring. Glenvar’s entire varsity squad ran good times with juniors Casey Weeks (22nd, 19:01.20) and Colin Graffeo (26th, 19:23.54) also finishing strong.
The Highlanders had a near-perfect score of just 30 points, easily outpacing runner-up Floyd County (85 points) and third-place Patrick County (86 points). The team’s victory featured all five scoring runners placing in the top 10 and earning All-Region honors.
Glenvar advances to this Saturday’s state Class 2 meet at Green Hill Park in West Roanoke County along with the Floyd County and Patrick County teams. The Class 1, 2 and 3 meets are all at Green Hill Saturday with the boys’ Class 2 race slated to begin at 12:30 pm.
The Glenvar girls ran to a seventh place finish in the Region 2C meet. The Highlanders were led by a senior contingent in their final high school cross country race. Rayya Bryson was the first Glenvar runner to cross the finish line, placing 15th overall with a time of 22:30.81. Fellow senior Everly Shanks finished close behind in 17th place (22:46.79), and Anna Hall, also a senior, took 25th place (23:31.15). Sophomores Genna Shanks (31st, 25:02.91) and Naomi Kidd (53rd, 29:29.02) rounded out the scoring for the Highlanders, who finished with a team total of 138 points.
Floyd County (40 points) won the regional team title, followed by Radford High School (70 points) and Appomattox County High School (125 points), who claimed the other team spots at the state meet. The regional championship marks the end of the season for the Glenvar girls’ team.
