Lily Grace Kennington of Great Falls is The Herald’s Athlete of the Week
Lily Grace Kennington of Great Falls is The Herald’s Athlete of the Week.
The Red Devil seventh-grader won the individual title at the Chester County Championships at Chester High on Nov. 1. Kennington was the Region 2-1A runner-up on Oct. 25 and notched a PR of 24:48 in September.
Kennington earned 79.3% of the vote. Sam Rich of Catawba Ridge earned 11.7% of the vote, and Alivia Cleveland of Fort Mill earned 8% of the vote.
Meet the other finalists below.
Meet this week’s finalists
Alivia Cleveland, Fort Mill cross country. The Fort Mill eighth-grader ran an 18:51 to win her heat at the 5A state qualifier at Newberry College on Nov. 6. Cleveland led the Fort Mill girls’ cross country team to a second-place finish at the state qualifier, delivering the Yellow Jackets their fifth straight appearance in the 5A state championships.
Mason Haynes, Nation Ford cross country. The Falcon freshman ran a 16:32.20 to finish fifth at the 5A state qualifier at Newberry College on Nov. 6. Haynes, the Region 3-5A runner-up earlier this season, also led his Nation Ford boys’ cross country team to a sixth-place finish at the state qualifier.
Lilly Grace Kennington, Great Falls cross country.
Sam Rich, Catawba Ridge cross country. The Notre Dame University commit ran a personal-best 15:28.20 to win the 4A state qualifier by 30 seconds at Newberry College on Nov. 5. Rich’s run also helped the Catawba Ridge boys’ cross country to team to victory at the state qualifier.
Luis Rosa, Lewisville cross country: The junior ran a personal-best 20:25 to win the individual title at the Chester County Championships at Chester High on Nov. 1. Lewisville also won the team title at the Chester County Championships, edging Great Falls by three points.
See full results here
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How to nominate
Athlete of the Week awards highlight high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes — both the accomplished and the underrated/underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to be included in the ballot in future weeks, send an email to Jay Edwards at edwardswork23@gmail.com. Please include the athlete’s name, school, class and applicable game performance statistics. Coaches must be willing to verify information. The Herald reserves the right to remove a name from the poll at its discretion.
This story was originally published November 8, 2021 at 4:16 PM.
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