Aurora Scott Wins Big!
Photo by John Herzog
Defending Foot Locker South champion and returning Foot Locker Nationals runner-up Aurora Scott started off her fall cross country season on the road back to San Diego and a national title run at Virginia Wesleyan College's Marlin Invitational on Saturday in Virginia Beach. Scott bested the collegiate runners by nearly a full minute with her winning time of 18:16. In past years, Scott has ran some of her early season races unattached against collegiate competition as she did in 2005 at Great American and the Norfolk State Invitational then in 2006 at UVA's Lou Onesty Invitational.
Graves Keeps Moving Forward!
Photo by Robert Weatherly
Returning Foot Locker finalist and two-time Group AA state cross country champion Griff Graves of Abingdon opened up his 2007 cross country season 15 seconds faster than last year at the Run Fer Da Hills Invitational in Bristol, Tennessee. On the challenging 5K course at South Holston Dam, Graves broke 16 minutes in 15:57 for the win as he was 40 seconds ahead of one of the top returning Group A runners in Jakob Maidens of Lebanon (16:38).