2015 DeKalb Co. Boys’ Cross Country Champions — Lakeside

In the closest finish since a tie in 1994, the Lakeside Vikings won their 30th DeKalb County Boys’ Cross Country Championship 32-35 over two-time defending champion Clarkston at the Druid Hills Middle School Course on Tuesday.

A fourth consecutive girls’ title and sixth out of the past seven went to the Dunwoody Lady Wildcats 26-53 over the Lakeside Lady Vikings.

Lakeside senior Davis Stockwell won the 2015 DeKalb County Cross Country boys’ title.

Lakeside’s narrow victory was keyed by the one-two finish of senior and defending Class 6A champion Davis Stockwell (16:48.59) and senior teammate Andrew Kent (16:49.11) that set up the big finish for the victory. Setting the fastest times recorded in DeKalb County this fall.

Defending champ Clarkston had four Angoras claim four of the next five spots in the Top 10 led by junior Suheib Mohamed (16:56.81, 3rd), junior Bineyam Tumbo (17:15.10, 5th), senior Paul Nikobiri (17:38.18, 6th) and freshman Ngabo Daniel (17:42.58, 7th).

The Vikings has sophomores Myles Body (17:51.94, 8th) and Jake Tubesing (17:56.11, 9th) grab Top 10 finishes to pull the Vikings ahead 20-21 with both teams having four finishers across the line.

Lakeside sophomore Caleb Cloud (18:21.11, 12th) put the finishing touches on the Vikings’ 30th county championship as he just under seven seconds ahead of Clarkston sophomore Awet Fitwi (18:28.07, 14th).

Druid Hills finished third in the team standings lead by defending county champion Ermais Tewolde who finished fourth overall with a time of 17:11.81.

Stephenson’s Brandon Hines rounded out the Top 10 boys’ finishers with a time of 18:06.14.

2015 DeKalb County Girls Cross Country Champions — Dunwoody

The girls’ championship was not as nerve wracking for the coaches or runners placed all seven runners in the Top 11 to win their fourth consecutive title.

Lakeside junior Corrie Smith wins 2015 DeKalb Co. Cross Country girls’ title.

Lakeside had a good start to the championship and a possible sweep of the titles as juniors Corrie Smith (19:31.10, 1st) and Morgan Mihalis (19:52.04, 3rd) sandwiched second place finisher Ansley Heavern (19:34.77), a Dunwoody senior. Smith’s time was the fastest recorded in DeKalb County this year.

The Lady Wildcats would then close out the title by taking six of the next eight spots led by sophomores Kelly Sheehan (20:18.08, 4th) and Samantha Cameron (20:34.02, 5th).

Chamblee sophomore Beining Xiao (20:53.15) followed in sixth to help her team to finish third overall with 71 points.

A trio of Lady Wildcats followed Xiao in junior Caroline Dill (21:05.93, 7th), senior Ann-Marie Sills (21:24.59, 8th) and junior Alexandra Womble (21:31.57, 9th). Junior Julia Echols (22:15.22, 11th) gave the Lady Wildcats seven runners in the Top 11.

Southwest DeKalb senior Ashley Middlebrooks rounded out the Top 10 with a time of 22:08.30 to lead Southwest DeKalb to a fifth place finish.