By a margin of just two points, the Wilmington High School girls cross country team finished second to Washington Thursday in the South Central Ohio League Girls Cross Country Championship meet at the 3.1-mile course on the Wilmington College campus.

Washington finished with 35 points while Wilmington came in with 37.

“The ladies did a heck of a job despite a few having slight illnesses,” said WHS head coach Eileen Grosse.

Individually, Clinton-Massie’s Katie Hughes ran third overall in 20:50.4.

Tristin Vail was the first Lady Hurricane runners to cross the line, placing sixth in 22:49.1.

Veronica Brewer ran 24:57.8 and was the first East Clinton runner to finish.

SUMMARY

Oct 15, 2015

@Wilmington College

SCOL Girls CC Championship

Team results

Washington 35 Wilmington 37 Chillicothe 58 East Clinton 99

Individual results (35 runners)

1, Alexis Gray (WCH) 20:13.8; 3, Katie Hughes (CM) 20:50.4; 6, Tristin Vail (WHS) 22:49.1; 7, AJ Houseman (CM) 22:54.4; 9, Ali Dooley (WHS) 23:33.1; 10, Lori Hensley (WHS) 23:44.3; 12, Hailey Fugate (WHS) 23:54.6; 15, Sara Wright (WHS) 24:15.1 SB; 16, Veronica Brewer (EC) 24:57.8; 17, Jordan Snarr (WHS) 25:02; 22, Mary Putman (WHS) 26:01.8; 23, Shelby Williams (EC) 26:18.2; 24, Jessica Angst (WHS) 26:29.5 SB; 30, Hannah Pickering (EC) 28:44.3; 33, Alex Hughes (EC) 29:35.8; 35, Emilee Cross (EC) 31:55.8