Bay Rivers District ruled Region I once in its final year of existence with the Lafayette boys and Grafton girls claiming the team titles. Kurtis Steck of Lafayette successfully defended his individual title (16:21) with two of his teammates in Simon Watrous (2nd, 16:39) and Jason Menzies (4th, 16:47) as his some of his closest competition. Two-sport fall athlete Carley Shannon (cross country & field hockey) of Bruton started her season strong at Loriella Park back in August with a runner-up finish in the Chancellor Invitational and her second race at Loriella, Shannon became a regional champ in a time of 19:44.
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Region I XC Championships Coverage
Nov 3, 2012
#5 Runner Focus: James Hart (Lafayette)
Oct 31, 2012
Interview with James Hart, #5 runner on the defending Region I XC boys team champions from Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Group AA Pre-Regional XC Rankings
Oct 30, 2012
The River Ridge District girls has had the top three ranked runners throughout the season in Group AA for much of the fall between defending state cross country champion Carolyn Bethel of Hidden Valley, Katie Fortner of Cave Spring, and Bonnie Angermeier. A big question is if any individual from the other regions in Group AA can break up this stellar trio of talent from one district at Great Meadow for the state championships?