PROSPERITY — Runners from Fairfield Central High School and Midlands STEM Institute competed in the Mid-Carolina Invitational on Oct. 1.
In the boys’ race, Fairfield Central placed 11th out of 14 teams with 286 points, finishing with a team average of 24:41 and a tight 2:47 spread among its top five runners. Midlands STEM finished 14th with 388 points.
Senior Martavious Young paced Fairfield Central, turning in a team-best time of 22:56.43 to finish 68th overall in a field of nearly 170 runners. Right on his heels was Midlands STEM’s top finisher, Demond Wilson, who clocked in at 23:01.97 to take 71st overall for the Mavericks.
Mason Nelums finished at 24:07.65, followed by Batista Woodard at 24:58.42. Kavion Hughes (25:43.32) and Romero Coleman (25:43.95) crossed the finish line back-to-back to round out Fairfield’s scoring five.
For the Midlands STEM, Wilson’s front-running effort was supported by Josh Winchester, who finished in 28:06.43. Jake Younts crossed next in 28:39.11, followed by Ethan Anderson in 29:55.77 and Roman Russell in 30:49.89 to complete the Mavericks’ scoring squad.
In the varsity girls’ race, Alexis Yarborough ran as an individual competitor for Midlands STEM, finishing 71st overall with a time of 32:58.84.
The Griffins are scheduled to run again in the Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic on Saturday. Both Fairfield Central and Midlands STEM will run across town against the Eagles on Oct. 13 at Richard Winn.