Photo by Don Rich
Mercer County Invitational (Regions 1 & 2)
Chad Grundy of Hickory, one of the season's breakthrough performers, continued his strong junior season, outlasting Lakeview's Zachary Tingley for the individual title in 16:35 (a 5K PR for Grundy). In the team race, Grove City, without some of their top guns, still won the team title with 57 points over second place Hickory (77 points).
For the girls', Jordan Williams of Sharon won her third straight Mercer County title, cruising to the victory in 19:50. Next up for her is the District 10 Championship. She is a reigning state medalist in AA and the AA 1600 meter champ on the track this past spring. Dannah Javens was second in 20:27. Lakeview captured the team title with 48 points, 40 points better than second place Hickory.