Chapin senior Luke Lovelace improved on his 2006 ninth place Foot Locker South finish Saturday at the 2007 meet in Charlotte, placing fifth in 15 minutes, 4 seconds.
Fort Mill eighth grade runner Mark Blackmon, 2007 Class AAAA state champion in cross country, sealed the victory in the final race of the day, the 3,000-meter 13-14 race. In the boys sophomore event, Dorman's Brandon Easler, second to Blackmon at the Nov. 3 state meet, came home with the win.
Spartanburg seventh grade runner Evie Tate sealed a win in the girls 11-12 3,000-meter run in 11 minutes, 46 seconds, 13 seconds ahead of Caroline Jennings, also from South Carolina.
Tate placed ninth in the Class AAAA girls state meet on Nov. 3.
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