Week 8 XC Recap: Fields and McBride Win Individual Races, 10 Local Runners Claim Macomb All-County Honors
Time is ticking, both on the race clock and the calendar; athletes have entered championship season. County, league/conference, and regional championships lie ahead in the next two weeks for local Blue Water Area cross country teams. Here's a recap of the last week of race action from across our area, which included so many great performances that we doubled up the Runner of the Week honors.
Runners of the Week
Charlie Fields, North Branch
Sophomore
Won the County Press Invite on Sept. 22 (16:42 PB) and the Dave Patterson Invite on Saturday (17:28).
Top 6 in every BWAC jamboree.
Has led North Branch since his freshman season.
Sebastian Azar, Anchor Bay
Junior
Dropped a minute and a half since the season opener.
Placed 7th at Macomb County Championships in a new 25-second personal best of 16:35 as the top Anchor Bay runner.
Layla Tedder, Armada
Freshman
Won the Hatchet Invitational in her first cross country race ever on August 21 (20:58), and was sixth at the most recent BWAC jamboree.
Finished 18th at the Macomb County Championships in a new PR of 20:07.
Paige Arlow, Cardinal Mooney
Sophomore
Dropped almost three full minutes in her first season of high school cross country (24:26 to 21:47).
Finished second at the Algonac Fox and Hounds meet.
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