TRIBUNE/Eric Lusk • Carol Blankenship flashes a gold-medal smile after her win in the 1A state cross country meet Saturday.
Sports Editor
CLEMMONS -- Carol Blakenship isn't kidding when she says she likes to go out strong in a race.
The East Wilkes junior took the lead from the opening few steps and never relinquished it in Saturday morning's 1A state cross country championship meet at Tanglewood Park.
Blankenship capped an undefeated season by recording the most dominating 1A girls performance in state history, beating her closest competition, Jodie Lemons of North Stokes, by more than a minute. Blankenship's time of 18:59 broke the state record by more than 20 seconds.
It was a banner day overall for the Yadkin Valley area in the state meet. Mount Airy's Matus Kriska won the 1A boys championship, while Wilkes Central's Chase Miller took gold in the 2A boys finale. Starmount's Aaron Combs placed 10th overall in the 2A meet, achieving his personal goal of all-state status.
Surry Central's boys finished in the top 10 as a team, as did West Stokes' girls.
Look for more on the state cross country finale in this week's edition's of The Tribune and Yadkin Ripple.
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