James Wood girls place fifth at RVA cross country relays

MECHANICSVILLE — The James Wood girls' cross country team placed fifth out of 44 teams in the "A" 12.5-kilometer race at the RVA Relays on Saturday at Pole Green Park.

The Colonels' five runners — each of whom ran 2.5 kilometers — recorded a total time of 44 minutes, 57 seconds. Glen Allen won in 44:04, Jamestown was second in 44:36 and Sherando was 38th in 51:04.

In the boys' "A" race, Salesianum (37:11) won by 16 seconds over Mentor (37:27). Sherando was 26th (39:38) and James Wood was 33rd (39:52) in the 54-team race.

James Wood girls' runners (listed in order): Kate Konyar 8:35; Lauren Thompson 9:13; Sarah Moss 9:15; Alina Kieffer 9:00; Ruby Ostrander 8:54.

Sherando girls' runners: Addy Wallin 9:47; Olivia Lee 10:27; Natalie Clark 10:43; Mia Adams 10:21; Gracie Defibaugh 9:44.

Sherando boys' runners: Jed Bell 8:07; Sebastian Berrios 8:31; Brock Smith 7:53; Ryan Maki 7:49; Dylan McGraw 7:17.

James Wood boys' runners: Eli Clark 7:34; Will Simko 8:32; Thomas Newman 8:40; Tyler DeWarf 8:02; Ethan Pratt-Perez 7:03.