SALEM, Va. - Lord Botetourt went 1-2 at the Class 3 State meet with Ethan Thorne (1st - 15:08) and Eric Duncan (15:29) crossing the line first. National record holder, Cole Boone (Pulaski County) finished in third in 15:38.
In the team competition it was Western Albemarle taking their spot back atop the podium for their program's 9th team title. They now rank 2nd all-time tied with Woodbridge behind Blacksburg's 13 titles & counting.
Western has made the podium 11 of the past 20 years and won five titles in a row from 2017 to 2021. This was their first trip back to the podium since that historic run.
Finishing just behind Western was Rockingham County who turned it on late in the season to finish second scoring 89 points behind Western's 50. Lord Botetourt finished third with 115.