Lady Pirates Win New Washington Invite
Charlestown Cross Country made the short trip to New Washington Tuesday evening to compete in their annual invitational meet; along with the hosts, Scottsburg, Christian Academy, Madison Shawe, Austin, South Central, Crothersville, and Trinity Lutheran. The Lady Pirates placed all seven girls in the top 20, replacing medals and earning the Invitational Championship! Leading the way for Charlestown was Carley Conway in 3rd, Katie Rhodes in 4th, Kelsey Lakes in 10th, Claire Mitchell in 11th, Alexis Gurr in 12th, Piper Clark in 13th and Samantha Matthews in 17th. “I really like the way our 3-6 runners are working together and pushing each other, and then I have Sam continuing to improve and set another PR tonight. I am looking forward to seeing how we fair in conference this Saturday at Silver Creek!”, commented Head Coach Jerry Doyle,
The guys finished fifth as a team at New Washington, led by Seth Parker in 13th place and Drashaun Morrow in 17th place. Running personal records were Drashaun Morrow, Josh McCoy and Matt Fellows. “I am proud of the guys for pushing themselves and achieving personal goals”, added Coach Doyle.