Cross Country Had A Solid Year – Holly Moreland Qualified For State
Moreland advances to State in Cross-Country
November 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment

The 2016 Lady Braves Cross-Country team (L-R): Coach Cynthia O’Reilly, Holly Moreland, Lacey Hindman, Katelyn Smith, and Coach Lindsay Stewart
(Columbus, GA) — Junior Lady Brave cross-country athlete Holly Moreland brought home a third place finish at the Region 5-AA finals last Thursday at Kinnett Stadium in Columbus to earn her second consecutive trip to the GHSA Cross-Country State Championships this Friday with a 12:45 PM start at Carrollton High School.
A time of 22:32.82 put Moreland just behind first place finisher Margaret Henry and second place finisher Emily Griner, both from Lamar County High School. Lamar dominated the girls’ meet with six top 10 finishers.
Junior Lacey Hindman also had a strong finish for the Lady Braves finishing in ninth place with a time of 25:07.72 to finish just three spots from state. Katelyn Smith finished in 19th place for the Lady Braves.
Moreland was excited by her finish and is excited to once again compete at state. She first picked up a love for running when she was much younger.
“I started to like running when I was in elementary school,” says Moreland. “When we had to do the fitness test each year, I would usually finish first even ahead of the boys.”

2016 Braves Cross-Country team (L-R): Komari Clark, Zeke Lewis, Dawson Cao, Eli Fairbanks, Garrett Callahan (in front), Hollis Alsobrook, and Oren Richards