Hilton Head High’s girls cross country team raced to a second consecutive runner-up finish in Class 4A at the SCHSL State Championships on Saturday in Columbia.
Isabel Muehleman and Sarah Neville finished sixth and seventh to lead the Seahawks, who finished with 72 points, second only to Daniel (49). Daniel had the top three individual finishers en route to the state championship.
Beaufort High finished ninth with Shannon Smith leading the way in 15th place, and Bluffton was 16th as Kaitlyn McDonagh plached 16th.
Hilton Head High’s boys won the state title, marking the 10th time in 11 years both Seahawks teams have placed in the top two.
Hilton Head High (2nd): 6. Isabel Muehleman 19:11; 7. Sarah Neville 19:21; 18. Sarah Cooke 19:55; 19. Tori Herman 20:05; 30. Arianna Saponara 20:33; 31. Megan Burriss 20:38; 71. Afton Patterson 22:04
Beaufort High (9th): 15. Shannon Smith 19:43; 27. Charlize Anita 20:31; 28. Anna Brown 20:32; 94. Isabel Vega 22:34; 109. Olivia Crisologo 23:25; 131. Maggie Crisologo 26:02
Bluffton (16th): 16. Kaitlyn McDonagh 19:45; 65. Kelsey Brandt 21:54; 84. Rosemary Alejos 22:20; 117. Penelope Roman 23:50; 118. Jennyfer Rodriguez 23:52; 124. Jordan Wilhelm 24:10; 127. Natasha Esselstein 24:45