CROSS COUNTRY
Ravenscroft's Wesley Frazier grabbed sixth place at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships South Regional race in Charlotte Saturday morning.
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thrive at Foot Locker regional event
Led by Ravenscroft freshman Welsey Frazier's sixth-place finish, female runners from Raleigh made a name for themselves at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships South Regional race in Charlotte Saturday morning.
Competing against runners from 14 states, five Raleigh girls finished in the top 100 in the 5K race held at the McAlpine Greenway.
Chelsey Sveinsson of Addison, Texas, set the pace, capturing first place with a time of 16:53. But just 24 seconds off Sveinnson's time was Frazier, who continues to build an impressive resume, having already won a NCISAA 3-A cross country title this fall.
Ravenscroft ninth-grader Wesley Frazier won the individual title at the NCISAA 3-A Cross Country State Championship Meet Oct. 30 with a time of 17:36.
Frazier wins state title
Ravenscroft freshman Wesley Frazier won the individual title at the NCISAA 3-A Cross Country State Championship Meet Friday, Oct. 30 at Hagan-Stone Park in Greensboro. Frazier posted a time of 17:36, while junior Lexy Bader finished third with a time of 19:17, earning All-State honors along with Frazier.
Frazier is the first freshman to win the 3-A individual title since Lauren Holesh of Cardinal Gibbons in 2002.
The Ravenscroft girls’ team finished third overall behind state champion Charlotte Latin and second-place finisher Providence Day.
In the boys’ event, Ravenscroft finished 13th overall.
Only a freshman, Ravenscroft's Wesley Frazier is starting
to make a name for herself in cross country circles. The ninth-grader finished last week's race with a time of 17:36.
Frazier, Ravens sprint past competition
As Ravenscroft cross country runner Wesley Frazier cruised through the early stages of Thursday's home meet against Franklin Academy and Cary Christian — the nationally-ranked freshman already staking a sizable lead — a handful of lost spectators tried in vain to wave her down for directions.
Coincidently, the group and Frazier were looking for the same thing: the finish line.
And, as many already know, including her competitors, the quickest way to find the end of a race is to follow Frazier.
But keeping pace is seemingly impossible.
Nice day for a run
The Ravenscroft cross country team hit the trails with Franklin Academy and Cary Christian Thursday, Sept. 3. For photos of the action, click on the picture above.
Off and running
Ravescroft sophomore runner Lexy Bader has the Lady Ravens' cross country team on course to compete for a league title.
Bader recently spoke with NorthRaleighSports.com, and click here to read what she had to say.
Ravens seek conference XC title
Ravenscroft cross country coach Leslie Payne has set the bar high for her girls' program this fall, predicting the Lady Ravens are capable of success on the state level.
"We should make quite a statement in the state this year," the coach explained prior to a Ravenscroft practice last week.. "Wesley Frazier, a freshman, should contend for a state championship this fall, and the rest of the team has a lot of potential."
The Lady Ravens lost only two runners to graduation from last year, and with Frazier and stellar sophomore Lexy Badar leading the way, the team has plenty of capable athletes.
