Lake Wylie High School's Zoë Miller finished fourth in the girls 5,000-meter race Saturday, Sept. 26, leading the host Wildcats to a third-place team finish at the Victory Bolt XC Invitational.
Miller crossed in 20:07.77, the top individual result for Lake Wylie in a field that drew eight York and Lancaster County programs plus teams from the Upstate and Midlands. Landrum won the girls team title with 35 points, placing five runners in the top 11. Northwestern was second with 46 points, and Lake Wylie scored 76.
Clover and the York County Trailblazers tied for fourth at 124 points. The Trailblazers took the tiebreaker.
Northwestern senior Grace Harvey won the girls race in 18:53.12, holding off York County Trailblazers junior Harmony Fuller by less than two seconds, according to YoCo News. Landrum sophomore Ruby Cain was third in 19:30.42.
Lake Wylie girls
Behind Miller, freshman Eva Quintana placed 15th in 21:40.44. Junior Makenna Young was 18th in 21:54.32, junior Erika Holley 20th in 22:03.70 and junior Madeline Bessman 23rd in 22:37.69.
Clover girls
Clover senior Nadia Andrews led the Blue Eagles with a 10th-place finish in 20:57.42. Senior Kaya Best was close behind in 12th at 21:23.82. Junior Madison Wilson placed 32nd in 22:58.25, senior Arabella Febles 41st in 23:50.63 and junior Gretchen Johnson 42nd in 23:51.53.
Boys race
J.L. Mann junior Hudson Kennemore won the boys 5,000 meters in 16:02.55. J.L. Mann took the boys team title with 25 points, and Mauldin was second with 39.
Clover senior Chase Hensley was the top local finisher in the boys race, placing seventh in 16:43.29. Clover finished fourth in the boys team standings with 136 points. Seniors Chris Delgado and Jack Baker were Clover's second and third scorers, finishing a quarter-second apart in 31st (17:59.19) and 33rd (17:59.45).
Lake Wylie placed seventh in the boys standings with 195 points. Sophomore Maitland Vanourny led the host team in 17th at 17:21.27, and junior Gavin Burton was 25th in 17:42.85.
The York County Trailblazers took third in the boys standings with 130 points, led by junior Elijah Duncan in 10th at 16:47.09. Northwestern was fifth with 167 points.
