Swannanoa- Saturday, October 29th started early for our cross country teams. Arriving at the bus at 8AM, Swain left for Asheville Christian Academy to race in the NCHSAA West Regional meet to qualify for the NCHSAA State meet the following Saturday. To qualify for the state meet, Swain needs to place in the top 4 as a team. If Swain does not … [Read more...]
Swain Wins Gold and Silver at Cross Country SMC
Cherokee- Swain’s cross country teams traveled to Cherokee Wednesday, October 19th for the Smoky Mountain Cross Country Conference Championship. The course had been changed since the pre-conference race on Wednesday, October 5th. Cherokee took out a loop over the gruesome hill and added in more little loops to make it an official 5K meet for our … [Read more...]
Swain Rounds Up the Gold at Robbinsville Roundabout
Robbinsville- Wednesday, October 12th showed to be a promising chilly day for Swain's cross country teams. Although races were delayed due to a longer than estimated first race, Swain was more prepared than ever. The quick flat course at Robbinsville High School proved to be the perfect PR (personal record) meet for all teams present. With the … [Read more...]
Swain Represents at Cherokee XC Meet
Cherokee- With no school that morning, Swain woke up preparing for their preview conference race in Cherokee last Wednesday, October 5th which would show what the conference meet in two weeks will be like. The afternoon weather was cooler than most leveling out at 80 degrees. The middle school XC race had a few runners who had trouble … [Read more...]
Swain Defeats Carney Classic Course
Hayesville- The Carney Classic of Hayesville is located at the Hiwassee Dam featuring a gruesome run straight up to the top of the dam itself. With the weather nice and cool, our Swain runners did quite well at this race despite the horrific hill they had to run up. Even though a couple of our girls were missing from this race, our Lady Devils … [Read more...]