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Benedictine Military School's cross country team secured a Top 5 finish at the Georgia High School Association 4A Sectional 1 (Regions 1, 2, 4, 8) meet on November 2, 2024, at Jones County High School Cross Country Course, Gray, GA.
Benedictine finished the race with an impressive performance, highlighted by two top-10 individual finishes. Sophomore runner Cole Minnich led the pack, earning the top podium with a personal best at 15:56.67, while teammate senior John Dodson placed 9th, finishing at 16:24.18.
PHOTO: #655 Minnich - #648 John Dodson
According to Cadets head Cross-Country Coach Kevin Farmer, after their last race at Bleckley, the team set clear goals: to win the Region 1 AAAA Championship and secure a Top 5 placement at Sectionals. Both goals have now been accomplished, as he stated.
"We will regroup as a team on Monday and check results from the other Sectionals," said Farmer. "Then we'll establish new objectives as a team and set individual goals for our runners as they prepare to compete at the State Championship in Carrollton."
Boys 5k Run Final Results:
- 1st Place - Cole Minnich - 10th Grade - 15:56.67
- 9th Place - John Dodson - 12th Grade - 16:24.18
- 40th Place - Asher Herrin - 11th Grade - 17:33.19
- 42nd Place - Nikos Hanks - 10th Grade - 17:36.78
- 59th Place - William Hoffman - 10th Grade - 18:20.49
- 70th Place - Ben Harvey - 10th Grade - 18:33.82
- 72nd Place - Tucker Hollis - 9th Grade - 18:38.25
(Times as Posted on MileSplit Georgia Website)
Building on this outcome at sectionals, Benedictine Military School's cross-country team can build on its success. The Cadets intend to make a mark at the state level next weekend at the GHSA Carrolton Cross-country Championship course.
PHOTO: Courtesy Benedictine Military School Social Medai pages and Cross-country program
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