The second annual Alice B. Landrum Cross Country Invitational brought together middle school teams from Liberty Pines Academy, Palm Valley Academy, Lake Asbury Junior High, St. John’s Academy, Duval Charter School at Coastal and host Landrum Middle School. Despite a rainy start, the weather cleared for the exciting 3K races.
The event showcased impressive performances, with notable individual achievements from Vespo Latino (1st, girls’ race) and Liam Heffernan (1st, boys’ race), both from Landrum.
In the girls’ race, strong finishes included Hayden Warren (2nd, Liberty Pines), Lucy Lommel (3rd, Landrum), Audra Davis (4th, Landrum) and Micaela Simpson (5th, Palm Valley). In the team standings, Landrum secured 1st place, followed by Palm Valley, Lake Asbury, Liberty Pines, St. John’s Academy and Duval Charter School at Coastal.
For the boys, standout finishes were from Louis Lyons (2nd, Liberty Pines), Collin Bovee (3rd, Landrum), Rafe Lommel (4th, Landrum) and Ben Kimber (5th, Landrum). The boys’ team rankings had Landrum in 1st, Palm Valley in 2nd, Lake Asbury in 3rd , Liberty Pines in 4th, St. Johns Academy in 5th and Duval Charter School at Coastal in 6th.
Support for the event came from Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream & Coffee, which provided coffee and ice cream, and the Landrum PTO, which supplied fruits and water for the runners.
This event wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work of Coach Speed and Coach Ross at Landrum as well as Eli and Kyle with JAC timing. Principal Mr. Kasting was also present to cheer on the athletes, making the day even more memorable.
