2021.11.02 Cross Country: VHSL Region 4C Championships

The Plains, VA (November 2, 2021) - Conditions at the Region 4C championships were nearly perfect for cross country. Cold, rainy weather is comfortable for runners if not for the spectators who braved the atmosphere. On the course were sixteen teams, some runners prepping for States and some still hoping to qualify.

The scenic countryside of the Great Meadow Park was once again the backdrop, but the course was a bit different. This time around, the competitors battled the "pond loop," and that meant no creek crossing and no traverse of the rocky loop. But it also meant the addition of a steep climb in the last mile of the course.

Chas Sumser Photography was there to capture the action and emotion and posted a gallery of images from the meet.

Top 10 Girls:

1. Ava Gordon (Loudoun Valley); 2. Sadie Dillard (Tuscarora); 3. Scarlet Fetterolf (Loudoun Valley); 4. Michaela Workman (Tuscarora); 5. Cassidy Scott (Fauquier); 6. Madison Murphy (Millbrook); 7. Taylor Gibson (Lightridge); 8. Lillia Graham (Lightridge); 9. Lauren Beatty (James Wood); 10. Emma Ahrens (Sherando)

Top 10 Boys:

1. Graham Mussmon (Loudoun Valley); 2. Nicolo Schianchi (John Handley); 3. Nathaniel Woshner (James Wood); 4. Amir Aougab (Dominion); 5. Nicholas Hayden (Millbrook); 6. Ethan Pratt-Perez (James Wood); 7. Ethan Stansbury (Loudoun County); 8. Jake Rimmel (Loudoun Valley); 9. Liam McDonald (James Wood); 10. Aidan Soto (Loudoun Valley);