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Rock Hill Herald Fall Sports’ Athletes of the Week

Alivia Cleveland, Fort Mill Cross Country: The Yellow Jackets’ freshman won the Mike

Moore Lake Murray Invitational running a personal-best 18:08.67, while leading the Fort Mill

girls’ cross country team to a fourth-place team finish, Sept. 17.

Cleveland won for the second week in a row after setting a 14-year old, meet record (18:35.40)

to win the Trojan Invitational, Sept. 10.

Emma Craig, Lancaster Tennis: The Bruins’ senior was her team’s lone winner with a 6-1, 6-0

victory at No. 3 singles in a 5-1 loss to Indian Land, Sept. 13.

Craig was the only returning player on the Lancaster girls’ tennis team this season, according to

Bruins’ tennis coach, Trudy Walker.

Mackenzie Finn, Fort Mill Golf: The Yellow Jackets’ shot a 38 (nine holes) to earn medalist

honors in a tri-meet with Northwestern and York at Spring Lake Country Club, Sept. 14.

The next day, Finn also earned medalist honors with a 39 (nine holes) in a tri-meet with Clover

and South Pointe at Waterford Golf Club.

Finn also shot an 81 (18 holes) to finish fourth-place individually at the Lady Trojan Invitational

at Rock Hill Country Club, Sept. 12.

Alex Fogle, York Prep Cross Country: The Patriots’ senior ran a 19:33 to win the York Prep

5K race at Kettlesong in Rock Hill, Sept. 15.

Fogle, a three-year team captain, was 41 seconds faster than the runner-up in the race.

Mason Haynes, Nation Ford Cross Country: The Falcons’ sophomore ran a personal-record

14:55 to win the Warrior Cross Country Invitational at Stables’ Park in Pawleys Island, Sept. 17.

Haynes, who was nine seconds faster than the field, also led the Nation Ford boys’ cross country

team to a 28-point victory in Pawleys Island.

Jarod Lockhart, Great Falls Cross Country: The Red Devils’ senior ran a personal-best 19:43

at the Warrior Invitational 5K at Stables’ Park in Pawleys Island, Sept. 17.

Lockhart is a two-time, All-Region II, A performer.

Kennedy Martin, Nation Ford Volleyball: The Falcons’ senior had 123 kills, 29 digs, nine

blocks and eight aces as Nation Ford went 7-3 overall this week with two regular season games

and a tournament.

Nation Ford (13-9) won at Clover, 3-0, Sept. 13, and beat Blythewood, 3-0, at home, Sept. 15.

The Falcons also finished as runner-up in the Dorman High Tournament of Champions with wins

over host, Dorman, Mountain Brook (AL), Porter Gaud, River Bluff and St. Joseph’s Catholic,

while losing to Mauldin, River Bluff and Wando in the two-day event, Sept. 16-17.

Martin is a University of Florida commit.

Hunter Rawls, Chester Cross Country: The Cyclones’ freshman ran another personal-best

time with a 23:09 to finish in 16th-place overall in the York Prep at Kettlesong in Rock Hill,

Sept. 15.

Rawls, in his first year of running cross country, has set new personal best times in three of the

four meets he has run this year.

Grant Sorrells, Northwestern Swimming: The Trojans’ senior won the 200 individual medley

and 100 backstroke in a tri-meet with Fort Mill and York, Sept. 13.

Sorrells had state-qualifying cuts in both wins as the Northwestern boys’ swim team finished

second place behind York.

Eileen Zeoli, Catawba Ridge Golf: The Copperheads’ senior shot a 77 to earn medalist honor at

the Lady Trojan Invitational at Rock Hill Country Club, Sept. 12.

Zeoli’s efforts also helped the Catawba Ridge girls’ golf team to a nine-shot victory over the 10-

team field.

** Information published today includes statistics through Sept. 17.

If you want to nominate an athlete?: Athletes of the week highlights high school players with

outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes in all sports, both the most

accomplished and the underrated or underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to

be included in the Athletes of the week column, send email to Jay Edwards

at edwardswork23@gmail.com. Please include the athletes’ name, school, class and applicable

game performance statistics. Coaches must be willing to verify information.

This story was originally published September 20, 2022 at 11:59 AM.