WHITESBURG, Ga. - The Mount Vernon Varsity Cross Country teams had an impressive showing at the Coach Wood Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 18 at the McIntosh Nature Preserve Course.

In the Varsity Girls Championship race, Morgan Huggins finished in 17th place with a time of 18:34.

Alexis Kendall and Emma-Neal Medlin went sub-20 for the first time this season while Lydia Nagy and Emily Thompson dropped their times by over a minute.

Siena Tiffin dropped 1:30 since August as well.

In the Varsity Boys Championship race, Haris Flynn continued to impress with a time of 15:49.

Other impressive outings came in the Varsity Boys Race with Will Vansant, posting a career-beat 18:08.

John Paine was right behind Vansant and dropped 1:20 off his beginning-of-season 5k.

Carter King and Thomas Robbins also dropped over a minute this season and continue to improve each meet.

In addition, Captain Charlie Copeland shed over two minutes off his beginning of season 5K.

Captain Brennan Maher dropped over a minute off his best 5K time while Ben Elliott was just seconds away from a sub-20 mark.

Mount Vernon is back in action on Saturday, Nov. 1 at GHSA Sectionals hosted by The Darlington School in Rome, Ga.

About The Mount Vernon School
Established in 1972, The Mount Vernon School serves over 1,250 students in preschool through grade 12 on our 40-acre Atlanta campus. As a leading innovative, independent school in the country, Mount Vernon’s brand of innovation, expansion, and growth has emerged over the last decade, impacting schools in the US and across the globe through Mount Vernon Ventures, a research, strategy, and consulting division of the School. In addition, in 2021 the School launched a global online program for grades 9-12 to meet the needs of today’s flexible family. Through established partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and civic environments, our mission is to design a better world...together.