Jensen Elwell finished 21st among 172 runners at the GHSA Class 6A boys state cross country championship Saturday, Nov. 7, in Carrollton.
The Dunwoody junior completed the 5-kilometer course in 17:05.54. Sophomore Raghav Varshney followed in 32nd place at 17:21.16, giving the Wildcats two finishers in the top 35, according to MileSplit Georgia’s Dunwoody results.
Sophomores Levi Friedlander, Jude Wiley and Joel Giles completed Dunwoody’s five scoring positions. Friedlander placed 85th in 18:03.77, Wiley finished 100th in 18:19.81 and Giles took 115th in 18:32.38.
Junior Will Vansant finished immediately behind Giles in 116th at 18:32.55. Sophomore Maayan Oren rounded out the Wildcats’ lineup in 147th at 19:02.98.
Chamblee fields seven runners
Sophomore Sabin Hutchins led Chamblee, placing 63rd in 17:45.63. Junior Eli Cranman finished 68th in 17:49.56, according to MileSplit’s Chamblee results.
Senior Will Cassidy and junior Cailen Boykin crossed the line just over half a second apart. Cassidy took 88th in 18:07.41, followed by Boykin in 89th at 18:07.93.
Junior Aaron Crabbe placed 136th in 18:51.17. Seniors Declan Chen and Maximo Luciana completed the Bulldogs’ lineup, finishing 139th in 18:52.88 and 141st in 18:53.92, respectively.
Creekview wins team championship
Creekview captured the boys 6A team title, according to the GHSA’s championship announcement.
McIntosh junior Cole Rueff won the individual race in 16:02.07. Woodward Academy junior Levi Howard placed second in 16:12.05, and Glynn Academy senior Jackson Hunter finished third in 16:21.40, according to the compiled meet results.
Lakeside’s first three runners finished sixth, 11th and 16th. Creekview countered with four runners in the top 20 and a fifth in 35th place.
Before the meet, MileSplit writer Ryan McClay identified Lakeside as the favorite and Creekview as a leading challenger. He also included Dunwoody among the teams in contention and noted that 13 boys had broken 16 minutes at sectionals in his 6A race preview.
