Blacksburg High School is taking advantage of the shortened cross-country season and is running away from the competition. Wednesday Blacksburg racked up victories against Christiansburg and other River Ridge District schools.
Blacksburg scored 15 points to claim the girls’ 5,000-meters on their home course.
The Bruins also took the boys’ competition 36-20 over second place Christiansburg.
Blacksburg took the top five spots in the girls’ event as Audrey Link scored the win followed by Annika Griggs, Mia Jones, Mari Garza and Mary Finch. Christiansburg’s McKenna Spaulding was sixth.
Landon Dinkel led a Blacksburg contingent that finished one-two-three in the boys’ event. Teammates Jonathan Goerlich and Connor Rutherford were second and third. Christiansburg’s Lawson Mecom finished fourth.