Swain Runs in Hare and the Hound Meet in Charlotte
The Hare and the Hound XC Invitational is one of the largest XC Meets in North Carolina. This year teams as far away as Texas had representation running at McAlpine Greenway in Charlotte NC. This was the first year Swain XC has competed in the meet and with over 100 teams and over 3,000 runners, […]
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Devils Take Both 1st Place Finishes at Home Meet
Your Swain County Maroon Devils had their first home meet of the year on Saturday, September 16th. This was the first time the Maroon Devils faced off against the other SMC teams this fall. Swain has been racing larger meets to give our athletes the opportunity to race against great competition, get the feel of […]
Swain Runs at Friday Night Lights
Your Swain Maroon Devils XC teams travelled half way across the state Friday Night to the largest XC meet in the state of NC…The Friday Night Lights Cross Country Festival, and it did not disappoint. Over 3,300 runners from across NC, SC, and Virginia descended upon Kernersville on Sept 8th and ran under a sliver […]
Devils Run in Rocket Chase Race
Your Swain Maroon Devils Varsity XC teams traveled to A.C. Reynolds in Buncombe County on Wednesday, August 30th for the Rocket Chase Race. This is a special race covering just two miles but the format is unique. Each team starts with their number 7 runner racing each other, 20 seconds later the number 6’s leave, […]
Cross Country Competes at WNC Championship Race
Cross Country is so different from the other games played during the fall. There are no time-outs, there are no rest periods, there is no halftime, there are no official breaks or stops…once the race starts it only ends in one crossing the finish line or when the athlete has pushed their body to the […]
Maroon Devils Finish 7th at State Championships
Kernersville – The Maroon Devil Cross Country team finished 7th out of 15 teams at this past weekends NCHSAA 1A State Championship race. The race itself featured a three way tie for first place and consequently the State Championship. South Stanly, Cherokee, and Christ the King all finished with 77 points. South Stanly won the […]