CEDARVILLE – Simon Heys is the first Wilmington High School boys cross country runner to qualify for the regional meet three consecutive seasons.
Heys was 14th overall Saturday in the Division I Cedarville District meet at the Elvin R. King CC Course. The top 36 individuals in the race qualified for the regional meet.
The regional will be held Saturday at Troy High School.
Heys ran 16:35.o9, just a shade off his own school record, which he hopes to better at the regional meet, WHS coach Eileen Grosse said in addition to his school first of three consecutive regional berths. Heys is a junior and will have a chance next year at four straight regional races.
For the WHS girls, Tristin Vail was the top runner. She placed 65th in 23:21.65.
SUMMARY
Oct 21 2017
Division I District cross country
@Cedarville University
BOYS RACE
Team results
Top 3, Centerville 52, Carroll 96, Springboro 112; Wilmington is 14th with 431
Individual results (180 runners)
Conant Smith (MID) 1st in 15:18.72; Simon Heys (W) 14th in 16:35.09; Tyler Parks (W) 70th in 17:53.49; Ricky Dungan (W) 112th in 19:04.9; Pedro Escobedo (W) 116th in 19:14.06 (PR); Calvin Walls (W) 116th in 19:18.47; Aidan Hester (W) 131st in 19:40.11 (PR); Cam Combs (W) 136th in 20:04.63.
GIRLS RACE
Team results
Top 3, Springboro 37 Beavercreek 54 Troy 64; Wilmington 16th with 425
Individual results (132 runners)
Morgan Gigandet (Troy) 1st in 17:27.51; Tristin Vail (W) 65th in 23:21.65; Sarah Wright (W) 75th in 24:11.27 (PR); Heather Fryman (W) 84th in 24:41.2; Jordan Snarr (W) 105th in 26:45.98; Kaylie Taylor (W) 115th in 28:07.69
