BOONE —
Facing larger schools in unfamiliar terrain, the Lady Devils continued their solid season with a seventh place finish at the High Country Classic this Saturday at State Farm Fields in Boone.
Swain was led by Lauren Shell, who placed 34th overall with a time of 23:00, followed closely by Blair Allman in 23:22 (41st). Erin Zwick kept in close contact with that duo, running 24:06 for 45th place. Autumn Demonet (24:40) and Tori Swartz (25:09) rounded out the scorers. Swain won the tiebraker for seventh place thanks to Summer Hight’s 74th place finish, two spots ahead of West Wilkes’s sixth runner.
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The girls varsity race featured runners from 14 schools; 11 full squads scored in the meet. Host and perenial 4A powerhouse Watauga (Boone) won with a score of 36, followed closely by Dunwoody (Dunwoody, Ga.) with 44 points. Swain totaled 219 points.
The Lady Devils return to action this Wednesday at Hiwassee Dam.