Frankfort boys win Class AA Regional title; Ferguson sets school record

LOST CREEK, W.Va. — Frankfort’s Mac Alexander and Bailey Ferguson came away with gold medals during the West Virginia Region 2 Class AA cross country championships Saturday at South Harrison High School.Alexander led a pack of four Frankfort runners in the top four as the Falcons captured the team title. Frankfort finished with 20 points — second-place Braxton scored 68 points.Alexander distanced himself from his teammates, finishing with a 17:09.6.Runner-up Johnny Jackson crossed the finish line in 17:36.8.Nixon Kidwell and Porter Lott were close behind Jackson with times of 17:45.8 and 17:47.7, respectively.Jordan VanMeter grabbed the final All-Region spot after finishing 10th with an 18:21.9.Landon Duncan (11th, 18:22.1) and Landen Bradley (14th, 19:16.5) were the final two finishers for Frankfort’s boys.In the girls race, Ferguson clocked a new school-record time of 18:39.1, finishing about a minute ahead of the field.The Lincoln duo of Adalyn Milnes and Raley Cochran finished second and third with times of 19:38.2 and 19:52.8, respectively.They helped the Cougars claim the team title with 29 points. Frankfort took second with 44 points.Hailey McBride joined Ferguson in the top 10, finishing sixth with a 21:34.2.Ferguson and McBride earned All-Region honors for the third consecutive year.Hannah Umstead and Charli Hall were the Falcons’ next finishers after taking 13th and 14th, respectively.Quinn Weisenmiller (18th), Hayle Yarbrough (19th) and Savannah Shoaf (24th) rounded out Frankfort’s runners.Both of Frankfort’s teams will compete in the WVSSAC state championships Saturday at Cabell-Midland High School.