Staff report

CARY — South Rowan’s Eli Julian competed in the Championship division in the adidas XC Challenge held at the WakeMed Soccer Complex on Saturday.

It was a fast field. Julian ran 15:26 and finished 16th.

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The rest of South’s boys team competed in the Invitational division and finished 26th out of 35 teams.

Grayson Cromer ran 16:42 for 15th place. Other South scorers were Ethan Overby (17:43), Brian Hickman (18:40), Garrison Raper and Sam Noe.

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South’s girls competed in the Challenge division and placed fourth.

Madison Beaver finished 24th in 21:50 to lead the Raiders. Gracie Hinson was 36th in 22:50, while Blythe Elliott was 47th in 23:16.

Lindsey Beaver (56th, 23:35) and Madalynn Gulledge (64th, 23:53) were the other scorers for the Raiders.

Also competing for South were Brinley Patterson and Paisley Overcash.