The final DeKalb County regular season cross country meet was held at Arabia Mountain on Tuesday with the Tucker Tigers and Arabia Mountain Lady Rams picking up victories.
The Tigers placed six runners in the Top 10 to run away with the boys’ race at the Arabia Mountain High School course on Tuesday by a score of 21-94 over Arabia Mountain.
Stone Mountain followed in third with 111 points with Lithonia (130) fourth, Martin Luther King Jr. (193) fifth, Redan (225) sixth, McNair (277) seventh, Stephenson (282) eighth, Cedar Grove (314) ninth and Columbia (331) tenth.
Tucker claimed the top three places in the race led by individual champ senior Ryan Wurapa in 19:11.43. Sophomore Miles Smith was second in 19:14.66 and sophomore Abdilnur Tiroro was third in 19:17.30.
The Tigers also went in order taking the seventh through ninth slots led by junior Bereket Shiberu (20:25.16) and followed in order by sophomores Ian Nuhfer (21:18.61) and Kirubel Beke (21:31.23).
Second place Arabia Mountain was led by sophomore Ridge Turner in 10th place with a time of 21:49.19.
Cross Keys senior Darwin Calix took fourth with a time of 20:06.98 with Stone Mountain sophomore Mohamed Dirie in fifth in 20:11.33. Stone Mountain got two in the Top 10 as junior D’Andre Martin was on the heels of his teammate in sixth with a time of 20:21.85.
The Lady Rams of Arabia Mountain placed only one runner in the Top 10, but four in the 11-15 spots to edge Stephenson 57-61 in the girls’ race.
Tucker was third with 91 and Miller Grove fourth with 108.
Senior Sydni Rush was fourth overall to lead Arabia Mountain with a time of 26:20.65 to get the Lady Rams rolling. Junior Makayla Swan (29:49.70) was 11th while sophomores Alina Shoemake (30:37.42), Asya White (30:41.77) and D’aneisha Blackshear (30:44.93) were 13th through 15th, respectively, to clinch the race title.
Second place Stephenson put three runners in the Top 10 led by sophomore Diamond Tillman (29:19.38) in sixth, but could not get enough runners across the line before Arabia Mountain.
Freshman Jordan Williams (29:41.97) was eighth and sophomore Deanna Rawlings (29:49.43) was 10th for the Lady Jaguars.
Cross Keys junior Vanesa Rubio ran the second fastest girls’ time at Arabia Mountain this season by clocking a 24:05.36 to win the individual title.
Third place Tucker put a pair of runners in the Top 10 led by second place finisher senior Brea Manuel (25:21.85) while sophomore Nafeket Tadesse (29:55.98) was ninth.
Miller Grove freshman Lauryn Griggs came in third overall with a time of 25:58.23 while Columbia junior Franol Hulufe (27:54.53) was fifth and Cedar Grove senior Tyra Cullum (29:40.92) was seventh to round out the Top 10.
DCSD CO. JV CHAMPIONSHIPS
The DCSD County Junior Varsity Championships are set for Thursday, Sept. 29 at Druid Hills Middle School. The girls run at 5:15 with the boys following at 5:45.
Dunwoody swept the boys’ and girls’ titles in 2015 over Lakeside. The Dunwoody girls’ are riding a five-year streak with the JV Championship trophy.
The Wildcats knocked off the Vikings in 2015 breaking a five-year run by Lakeside in the JV County Championships.