Hill saw the next two finishers in the form of Awais Khan and Sean Krein who finished five seconds before Centennials duo of Antonio Bucks-Camacho and Andew Bank. Bucks-Camacho is the first freshman to finish in the top ten since the now repeat champion out of River Hill did it in 2016. Mount Hebron entered the scoring next with Jacob Hauf and Braedon Moyer being split by Ryan Rose from River Hill. Centennial junior Matthew Thomas rounded out the podium, making Centennial’s four finishers just one short of River Hill’s five in the top 15.

Alongside Nanjappa’s new 15:21 course record, he was also able to hoist the team trophy as River Hill posted an impressive 37 point total, almost half of second place Centennial’s 71. The Hawks andEagles will face off again in a week as they, and seven other county competitors, belong to the 3A East region. Only three teams will be traveling away from the familiar Centennial course; Glengelg and Wilde Lake, who will see an easier field in their 2A matchup next week, and Howard, who will have to qualify for states by overcoming fellow 4A schools.

Girls Recap

Star senior Amanda Eliker did not disappoint for Howard Wednesday, winning with a 40 second margin over teammate Nimrit Ahuja who finished second. In fact the first four finishers sported Howard singlets. Sara Kindbomb finished a second behind Ahuja and Jasmine Wilson edged out Athloton’s Aanchal Kasargod at the line just five seconds later. Chloe McGeehan from River Hill was the only other runner to