Middle School Cougars Cross Country Hits the Trails

The Middle School cross country team has had one stellar month of September so far. On September 9^th the team traveled to Oak Mountain Academy to take on a very impressive group of GISA schools.  With stellar top-ten performances from 8^th grader Ryan Gaffneystone(7^th) and 6^th grader Skylar Brown(8^th) as well as near top-ten finishes by 8^th grader Hannah Katz(12^th) and 6^th grader Addison Bowlin(11^th) the team really showed what they could do.  Other impressive notes from the meet came in the form of first-time runners Jackson Barnes and Ava Morelle, an 8^th grade duo, both putting in their personal bests at 16:42 and 23:32 respectfully.  This week, the team trekked to Saint George Episcopal School where times continued to drop for the middle school runners.  The largest drop came from Ms. Morelle whose 15:37 dropped nearly 8 minutes from her average time! Many runners such as Skylar, Eleanor Gaffneystone and Malia Richards saw 5 minute drops as well! With three meets left on the schedule, there is no telling what this team is capable of!