Bulldog Invitational - Toombs County 9/23/2022

The Ware County cross country teams raced in the Bulldog Invitational Thursday hosted by Toombs County HS.  The Gators ran in a field of 18 teams and finished 11^th overall scoring 263 points.  The Lady Gators finished 2^nd overall in a field of 5 teams scoring 83 points.  The Boys race hosted a total of 217 runners.  Running for the gators were Jon Robertson (12^th grade) placing 31^st with a time of 20:48, Caleb Wise (9^th grade) placing 34^th with a time of 21:01, Kamani Gainer (11^th grade) placing 57^th with a time of 22:17, Hayden Clement (10^th grade) placing 78^th with a time of 23:28, Jesus Oropeza (11^th grade) placing 96^th with a time of 24:25, Landon Nettles (11^th grade) placing 99^th with a time of 24:38, Wesley Frye (9^th grade) placing 119^th with a time of 25:48, Corbett Nettles (10^th grade) placing 130^th with a time of 26:17, and Stephen Valdez (9^th grade) placing 156^th with a  time of 28:02.  The Lady Gators had another nice run placing 2 in the top 20 in a field of 131 runners.  Running for the Lady Gators were Samantha Savinon-Rios (11^th grade) placing 2^nd with a time of 21:22, Keeli Holloway (11^th grade) placing 3^rd with a time of 22:15, Madison Donlon (9^th grade) placing 33^rd with a time of 28:02, Evie Brown (12^th grade) placing 34^th with a time of 28:03, Madison Boland (10^th grade) placing 35^th with a time of 28:28, Alondra Rios-Rangel (10^th grade) placing 36^th with a time of 29:09, Olivia Sanders (10^th grade) placing 39^th with a time of 29:57, and Lindsy Moore (10^th grade) placing 62^nd with a time of 32:31. 

               The top 5 teams for the boys were:

1.      Jeff Davis HS – 45 points

2.      Vidalia – 61 points

3.      Coffee Co. – 110 points

4.      Tattnall Co. – 169 points

5.      Brunswick HS – 190 points

The top 5 teams for the Girls were:

1.      Jeff Davis HS – 53 points

2.      Ware Co. – 83 points

3.      Islands HS – 96 points

4.      Statesboro HS – 158 points

5.      Pierce Co. – 161 points

For complete meet results visit https://ga.milesplit.com/meets/458721-bulldog-invitational-2022/results#.Yy2hV3bMK1s

 The Ware Co. Runners will be competing Saturday 9/24/22 at Tift Area Academy in the Panther Prowl.  The first race will begin at 9 AM.

Southern Georgia XC Championship Hosted by Jeff Davis High School 9/15/22

 

The Ware County cross country teams travelled to Jeff Davis Middle School on Thursday to compete in the Southern Georgia XC Championship hosted by Jeff Davis High School.  The event was massive with close to 1000 runners competing in the middle school and high school races.  The Gators placed 16^th of the 27 teams in the Boys varsity race which hosted 193 runners, scoring 374 points.  Scoring for the Gators were Zy Ramsey (11^th grade) placing 60^th with a time of 20:04, Caleb Wise (9^th grade) placing 62^nd with a time of 20:07, Jon Robertson (12^th grade) placing 72^nd with a time of 20:22, Kamani Gainer (11^th grade) placing 80^th with a time of 20:31, and Landon Hendrix (12^th grade) placing 106^th with a time of 21:26.  Also running in the varsity race for the Boys were Landon Nettles (11^th grade) placing 156^th with a time of 23:48 and Corbett Nettles (10^th grade) placing 168^th with a time of 24:36.  

The Lady Gators had a great run placing 4^th overall in the field of 19 teams scoring 140 points.  There were 155 runners in the Girls varsity race.  The lady Gators had 3 runners in the top 20.  The top 20 runners in each race received a medal.  Scoring for the Lady Gators were Samantha Savinon-Rios (11^th grade) placing 3^rd with a time of 20:55, Selena Ocadiz (12^th grade) placing 14^th with a time of 22:28, Keeli Holloway (11^th grade) placing 19^th with a time of 23:00, Madison Boland (10^th grade) placing 52^nd with a time of 25:16, and Madison Donlon (9^th grade) placing 73^rd with a time of 27:39.  Also running varsity for the Lady Gators were Olivia Sanders (10^th grade) placing 83^rd with a time of 27:57 and Lindsy Moore (10^th grade) placing 93^rd with a time of 28:38.  Running in the open JV race for the Gators and Lady Gators were Alondra Rios-Ragel (10^th grade) placing 6^th out 48 female JV runners with a time of 28:18, Jesus Oropeza (11^th grade) placing 46^th with a time of 23:37, Wesley Frye (9^th grade) placing 72^nd with a time of 25:11, Gavin Bennett (11^th grade) placing 82^nd with a time of 25:56, and Stephen Valdez (9^th grade) placing 102^nd with a time of 27:20.  There were 130 boys competing in the JV open race.  

The Gators and Lady Gators will be travelling to Toombs Co. to run in the Bulldog Invitational on Thursday 9/22/22.  The race will be held at Toombs Co. HS.  The first race begins at 5:00 PM  

Team scores for the top 5 in each Varsity race are listed below.  

For complete meet results visit https://ga.milesplit.com/meets/454305-southern-georgia-xc-championship-2022/results#.YyR5NHbMK1s

Boys Varsity:

1.  Jones Co. (44 points)

2.  Brunswick (131 points)

3.  Jeff Davis (138 points)

4.  Glynn Academy (139 points)

5.  Vidalia (140 points)

 

Girls Varsity:

1.  Glynn Academy (50 points)

2.  Jones Co. (76 points)

3.  Jeff Davis (136 points)

4.  Ware Co. (140 points)

5.  Wayne Co. (187 points)

Results - Long County High School Wednesday 9/7/22

The Ware County Cross Country teams competed at Long County on Wednesday with the Gators placing 7^th overall, scoring 140 points in the 14-team field, and the Lady Gators finishing 1^st in the 10-team field scoring 26 points, bringing home their first championship team finish of the 2022 season.  
The Boys race hosted 115 runners and the Girls race hosted 90 runners.  Scoring for the Gators were Zy Ramsey (11^th grade) placing 18^th with a time of 20:45, Jon Robertson (12^th grade) placing 19^th with a time of 20:49, Kamani Gainer (11^th grade) placing 28^th with a time of 21:40, Caleb Wise (9^th grade) placing 33^rd with a time of 21:50, and Landon Hendrix (12^th grade) placing 42^nd with a time of 22:38.  Also running for the Gators were Hayden Clement (10^th grade – 23:44), Landon Nettles (11^th grade – 24:11), Corbett Nettles (10^th grade – 24:52), Jesus Oropeza (11^th grade – 25:20), Wesley Frye (9^th grade – 26:50) and Stephen Valdez (10^th grade – 28:59).

  

The Lady gators had a great day with all 5 scoring runners placing in the top 10.  The top 10 runners in this race received a tee shirt and the team received a plaque as race champions.  Scoring for the Lady Gators were Samantha Savinon-Rios (11^th grade) placing 2^nd with a time of 21:25, Keeli Holloway (11^th grade) placing 3^rd with a time of 22:32, Selena Ocadiz (12^th grade) placing 4^th with a time of 22:59, Madison Boland (10^th grade) placing 8^th with a time of 26:18, and Evie Brown (12^th grade) placing 9^th with a time of 26:35.  Also running for the Lady Gators were Madison Donlon (9^th grade – 30:30) and Olivia Sanders (10^th grade – 33:01).  

The Ware County runners will be competing again next Thursday at the Southern GA XC championship hosted by Jeff-Davis HS.  The race will be held at Jeff-Davis middle school.  The first race will begin at 5:15. 

Jekyll Island Invitational 9/3/22

 

The Ware County cross country teams competed in the Jekyll Island Invitational this past Saturday hosted by Brunswick HS and held at the Great Dunes Golf Course on Jekyll Island.  The Boys Varsity race hosted 26 teams and there were 179 runners competing in the race. The Girls Varsity race hosted 18 teams and there were 133 runners in the race.  
The Ware County Gators placed 22^nd of the 26 teams in the field.  Running for the gators were Caleb Wise (9^th grade) placing 84^th with a time of 19:22, Jon Robertson (12^th grade) placing 114^th with a time of 20:41, Kamani Gainer (11^th grade) placing 122^nd with a time of 20:53, Landon Hendrix (12^th grade) placing 148^th with a time of 22:22, Zy Ramsey (11^th grade) placing 153^rd with a time of 22:41, Corbett Nettles (10^th grade) placing 168^th with a time of 24:17, and Landon Nettles (11^th grade) placing 174^th with a time of 25:34.  
The Lady Gators had a great day placing 4^th out of the 18 team field.  Running for the Lady Gators were Samantha Savinon-Rios (11^th grade) placing 14^th with a time of 21:39, Keeli Holloway (11^th grade) placing 23^rd with a time of 22:17, Selena Ocadiz (12^th grade) placing 30^th with a time of 22:44, Evie Brown (12^th grade) placing 91^st with a time of 26:19, Madison Boland (10^th grade) placing 97^th with a time of 27:06, Olivia Sanders (10^th grade) finishing 116^th with a time of 29:52, and Madison Donlon (9^th grade) placing 117^th with a time of 30:03.  
Ware County will be travelling to Long County on Wed. 9/7/22.  
The first race will begin at 4:30 PM.  
For complete meet results visit: https://ga.milesplit.com/meets/468112-jekyll-island-cross-country-invitational-2022/results#.Yxc1qnbMK1s