The Landrum girls cross country team made a fifth place finish at the state championships this past Saturday.  The team was led by Grace Furman, Gracie Valentine, Jamie Connelly, Michelle Suddeth and Kenslee Padgett.  Both Grace Furman and Gracie Valentine made the Class AA All-State Team.  Furman placed ninth overall with a time of 20:07 while Valentine placed thirteenth overall with a time of 20:16.

The Landrum boys cross country team made a third place finish at the state championships. The team was led by Caleb Bouwkamp, Ben Boatwright, Clay Knight, Blake Butler, and Robert Christie.  The boys missed getting second place by only seven points, however third place marks the best placement the boys cross country team has had at state since the move from Class A to AA.

Caleb Bouwkamp and Ben Boatwright made the Class AA All-State Team.  Bouwkamp placed sixth overall with a time of 16:50 while Boatwright placed eleventh overall with a time of 17:05. Caleb Bouwkamp also made the Shrine Bowl Run Team.

On Dec. 20, Caleb, together with the top cross country runners in the state, will relay run the Shrine Bowl game football from the Shriner’s Hospital in Greenville to Gibbs Stadium at Wofford College.  Caleb is only the second runner in Landrum’s history to make the Shrine Bowl Run team.

– Submitted by Rhonda Jackson