The Heritage girls and Trion boys finished third in their respective classifications Saturday in the GHSA State Cross Country Championships at Carrollton High School.
The Lady Generals entered Saturday’s Class AAAA meet confident of their chances to finish no worse than second. They slipped only so slightly, as favorite Marist ended up the champion, while St. Pius defeated Heritage 117-135 in the final tally.
Emily Poole was Heritage’s top runner, placing fifth. She and Caitlin Craft are the team’s two seniors.
“It wasn’t a bad race,” Heritage coach Jeremy Wynne said. “It wasn’t what we’d hoped for, but third place is nothing to be ashamed of. We didn’t run our best race when it counted, but we’re young and in need of some experience.
“I’m proud of the overall season we put together; we had a solid race, but it wasn’t our best.”