First Flight, Manteo women’s cross-county teams take Regional Titles

By Outer Banks Voice on October 31, 2022

First Flight women's 3A cross-country team. (First Flight Hgh School)

First Flight men's 3A cross-country team.

Manteo's Madison Flynn finished first, as Regional Champ.

Manteo 2A East Regional cross-country team.

 

On the heels of a seven meet winning streak, the First Flight women’s 3A cross-country team took a commanding win on Oct. 29 in the NC East Regional Championships, placing five runners in the top 10 of a 117-runner field.

Lucy Stecher won the Individual Championship, Morgan Miller finished Runner-Up, and Tatum Dermatas, Chloe Wienert, and Moira Furr also made the All-East Region Team.

In the men’s competition, the Nighthawks ran their best race of the season, finishing fourth in the 20-team field, paced by All-Region runners Jackson Hannon (7th) and Judah Lacroix (14th).

The men will join the women next week at the NCHSAA 3A State Cross-Country Championships in Kernersville, NC.

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As far as the Manteo High School cross-country competitors, the Manteo women’s team took the 2A East Regional Title, with their runners finishing first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth in the race.

Madison Flynn finished first, as Regional Champ, completing the course in 18:49:29.

And the men’s team took third place overall in the Regionals.

Good luck to all those who will move on to the 2A State Championships in Kernersville.