Two Midlands runners win SC cross country state championships
Two Midlands runners won individual titles at the South Carolina High School League cross country championships on Saturday. Lexington’s Josh Voegele won the Class 5A boys race, while AC Flora’s Graicen Edwards won the Class 4A girls race held at the Aiken Steeplechase. Voegele (15 minutes, 18 seconds), who finished third last year, was the first Wildcat runner since Zander Jeffcoat in 2020 to win an individual championship. As a team, Lexington finished second, four points behind JL Mann in the team championship. River Bluff’s Jack Dooley (15:50) was sixth, Chapin’s Alex Rose (15:50) tenth, RB’s Daniel Campbell (15:56) 13th and Lexington’s Lucas Miedema (15:57) 15th. The top 15 finishers earn all-state honors. Lexington’s Jackson Cannon (15:58) just missed out on all-state and was 16th. Edwards (17:17) became the first Flora runner since Susannah Cate (2012) to win an individual title. AC Flora finished 12th as a team. Greenville won the title. In the 5A girls race, Fort Mill’s Lauren Allen (18:27) won the race, and Mauldin won the team title by 50 points over Chapin, which had two runners make all-state — Sadie Blocker (sixth, 18:55) and Stormay Favata (15th, 19:07). Lexington’s Jada Metz (19:06) was 14th. In 4A
