By David Fleet
dfleet@mihomepaper.com
Harrison Twp.— The Ortonville Brandon Cross Country teams traveled to Lake St. Clair Metro Park for their second invite of the year.
“Both teams competed tough against mostly D1 schools,” said Blackhawk Head Coach Wes Diener. The weather was hot and humid on a late summer evening.”
The Blackhawk boys were led by a medal winning performance from Jacob Hylton who took 25th out of the 240 men field. The next three Blackhawks who crossed the line were Senior Braxton Spurr, and two freshmen Ryan Savoie and Troy Wychuyse. The fifth man on the day was Alex Burch.
“The Lady Blackhawks team followed the boys in slightly better conditions,” he said.
The girls were led by a medalist performance from Ava Clark who took 29th place. She was followed by the senior pair of Clara Mackey and Danielle St James. The top five for the Blackhawks were rounded out by sophomore Aquetzalli Hernandez, and Senior Emma Mulcahey. The other three Lady Blackhawks were all seniors who worked together to the finish were Addison Hollenbeck, Lilly Mastin, and Sadie Buell.
The Brandon Blackhawks cross country team next competes at the first Flint Metro League meet of the year on Sept. 4 in Corunna.