Holy Trinity Classical Christian School captured its fourth cross country state championship in three years when the Lions claimed the 1A boys title at the SCISA State Championships on Saturday in Columbia.
After a runner-up finish last year, Holy Trinity’s boys ran away with their second SCISA 1A title in three years, as Logan Lawson (18:09) and Luke Greene (18:45) were among the first four finishers. Holy Trinity’s girls narrowly missed claiming their third consecutive title, finishing second to Laurens Academy behind top-10 finishes from Izzy Hipple (23:52) and Hannah Reedy (25:03).
Beaufort Academy’s boys finished seventh in Class 1A behind an eighth-place finish from Joseph Patterson (19:25), and Maeve Kalady (25:28) led BA’s girls with an 11th-place finish.
In Class 2A, Hilton Head Christian Academy’s Devon Yarde (20:03) led the local contingent with a third-place finish in the girls race, helping the Eagles finish eighth. Hilton Head Prep’s girls finished seventh.
Hilton Head Prep’s boys finished sixth, while John Paul II was ninth and Hilton Head Christian was 13th.
SCISA 1A Boys
Holy Trinity (1st): 2. Logan Lawson 18:09; 4. Luke Greene 18:45; 12. Parker Smith 19:56; 14. Addison Wilson 20:04; 15. Barnes Gooding 20:04; 28. Rich Gooding 21:14; 36. Christopher Newnham 21:53
Beaufort Academy (7th): 8. Joseph Patterson 19:25; 21. Brandon Trapp 20:39; 46. Jack McDougall 23:26; 50. Timmy Horgan 23:56; 55. Trevor Jones 24:24; 62. Andrew Alicknavitch 25:46
SCISA 1A Girls
Holy Trinity (2nd): 5. Izzy Hipple 23:52; 9. Hannah Reedy 25:03; 14. Eliza Solomons 26:01; 31. Mary Clanton Bozard 29:59; 32. Virginia Brunson 29:59; 36. Rebekah Stone 30:34
Beaufort Academy (N/A): 11. Maeve Kalady 25:28; 17. Clara Conway 26:28; 34. Alyssa Lewis 30:16; 35. Caroline Patterson 30:25
SCISA 2A Boys
Hilton Head Prep (6th): 29. Beckett Jones 19:10; 37. Harry Hannah 20:00; 39. Justin Perez 20:05; 40. Clayman Tang 20:09; 48. Gunnar Bonomo 20:42; 54. Griffin Jones 21:09; 66. Felipe Mendoza 21:37
John Paul II (9th): 20. Noah Brock 18:26; 49. Kelon Reynolds 20:45; 51. Ethan Prado 20:51; 55. Andrew Tedesco 21:14; 65. Colin Doering 21:35; 69. Mark Alvarez 21:49; 89. Anderson Dewig 24:35
Hilton Head Christian Academy (13th): 61. Isaiah Anderson 21:21; 74. Wyatt Mitchell 22:17; 75. Will Hobart 22:17; 82. Dawson Taylor 23:07; 87. Ashton Tolerton 23:48; 95. Jack Mau 25:35; 100. Avery White 28:49
SCISA 2A Girls
Hilton Head Prep (7th): 20. Elizabeth Eisinger 22:11; 40. Iva Cardenas 24:15; 51. Anabella Platt 25:10; 54. Olivia Light 25:27; 57. Sophia Paris 25:50; 63. Jackie Sullivan 26:32; 70. Greta Bonomo 28:05
Hilton Head Christian Academy (8th): 3. Devon Yarde 20:03; 49. Ava Hahn 24:42; 52. Jemimah Sanders 25:16; 56. Nika Cummings 25:41; 74. Mary Carter Buck 58:44
John Paul II (N/A): 39. Lauren Wenigar 24:13; 65. Molly Smith 27:22