CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA -- Albemarle senior Hari Mix (15:40) and Western Albemarle junior Tasmin Fanning (18:33) were
individual race winners in the first annual Virginia State Open Championships. Mix was able to hold off a strong challenge
from the Westfield duo of David Groff (2nd, 15:50) and James Scheiner (3rd, 16:01) as Groff and Scheiner helped lead the
Westfield to the team title with 20 points. Tasmin Fanning finished one step ahead of sister Jessica Fanning at 18:34 as the
two helped lead Western Albemarle to a convincing team win with 21 points. Hayfield's Melissa Dewey (3rd, 18:42),
Martinsville's Anna Chase (4th, 18:45), and Hayfield's Morgan Phelan (5th, 18:48) rounded out a swift top five finishers
under 19 minutes on the Panorama Farms course. The first ever State Open was highly competitive and well run in it's first
trial and will look to build about this year's race for future events.
Virginia State Open Championships Results