The Morgan County Cross Country team swept the Region 4-AAA meet last Wednesday.
The Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs placed first in the region meet for a second straight season. Both teams will move on to the GHSA Class AAA state meet in Carrolton on Nov. 5.
The Bulldogs dominated the Region 4-AAA boys’ race. Four runners Sam Wingfield, Brandon Lange, Dylan Smith, and Dylan Hawk - place first through fourth. Gael Valente (sixth) and Trey Reid (seventh) rounded out the top 10 for Morgan County. Riley Sampson also placed 11th overall for the Bulldogs in the race.
According to MilesSplit.com, the Morgan County boys’ team averaged a time of 18:51.
On the flip side, the Morgan County girls’ team was just as dominant as the boys’ squad.
The Lady Bulldogs had seven runners place in the top 10. Morgan McCormack (first), Cailyn Berisko (second), Brenna Garrett (third), Ari Paine (fourth), Addie Harper (sixth), Drew Biersmith (seventh) and Reece McPherson (eighth) were those athletes.
The Morgan County boys’ team placed 17th overall last year at the Class AAA state meet. Wingfield finished ninth overall with a time of 17:30.86 in Carrollton in 2021.
The Morgan County girls’ team faired a little better in 2021, placing 10th overall in Class AAA. Berikso placed 55th overall with a time of 24:07.54 for the Lady Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs are scheduled to run at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday and the Lady Bulldogs will go at 10:15 a.m.