Six runners from Aiken County Public Schools have been chosen for the 2020 All-Aiken Standard Cross Country Teams.
Aiken High’s Victoria Colon-LaBorde and Emma Poteat, and South Aiken High’s Ryley Graham and Lexi Taylor were picked for the girls’ team, and Aiken High’s Jason Embrose and South Aiken High’s Timmy Reid were picked for the boys’ team.
Victoria Colon-LaBorde is a four-time All-Aiken Standard selection and is the two-time reigning Girls’ Cross Country Runner of the Year. She won the Region 5-AAAA championship again and was also the top finisher in the season’s final two races, taking fourth at the Class AAAA qualifier and then 11th at the state championship race, narrowly missing out on All-State honors.
Emma Poteat is back on the All-Aiken Standard team for the third year after a string of solid finished for the Hornets. She made the All-Region 5-AAAA team with a fifth-place finish, then took 26th at the state qualifier.
Ryley Graham, a two-time All-Aiken Standard performer, made the All-Region 5-AAAA team with a third-place finish and took 35th at the state qualifier.
Lexi Taylor is another repeat all-area honoree after finishing runner-up individually to lead the T-Breds to the Region 5-AAAA championship. She followed up that by qualifying for the state championship race, where she finished 45th.
Jason Embrose is another returner to the all-area team. He was the Region 5-AAAA runner-up while leading the Hornets to yet another championship.
Timmy Reid led the pack in Region 5-AAAA, out-running the field to win the individual championship in a time of 19:04.43.
The Aiken Standard Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country Runner of the Year winners will be announced at the end of the school year.
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