KHHS boys take 3rd place at BHS Invitational

Tyler Griffin placed fourth in helping the KHHS boys team to a third-place finish at the Bradford High School-Bradford Middle School Invitational. Photo by Cliff Smelley.

BY CLIFF SMELLEY

Telegraph Staff Writer

Keystone Heights High School placed third in the varsity boys 5,000-meter race, with Tyler Griffin leading the way with a fourth-place finish at the Bradford High School-Bradford Middle School Invitational on Sept. 17.

Griffin, in the field of 117 individuals, ran a time of 18:08 as the Indians placed behind Suwannee and Columbia in the team standings.

Shepherd Rozier placed 16th with a time of 20:34, while Ryder Thomas and Anthony Peak were 23rd and 27th, respectively, with times of 20:52 and 21:09.

Jaden Park and Josiah Durrenberger finished in the top half of the field, with Park running a 46th-place time of 22:54 and Durrenberger running a 57th-place time of 23:19.

Liam Callahan also ran, finishing with a time of 24:11.

Keystone had three competing in the varsity girls race, with Olivia Griffin placing 11th out of 95 with a time of 23:42. Kendall Gagnon and Ella Hutchins ran times of 33:16 and 33:23, respectively.

Clara Beth Robinson and Rigby Morford represented the Indians in the middle-school girls 3,000-meter race. Robinson had a time of 19:32, while Morford had a time of 19:47.

Shepherd Rozier (left) gets out in front of Eastside’s Terrence Ford in the home stretch. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Ryder Thomas (right) gets set to pass Suwannee’s Joshua Jahuey as they approach the finish line. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Anthony Peak (center) runs with the pack in the early stages of the race. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Jaden Park. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Josiah Durrenberger. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Liam Callahan. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Olivia Griffin placed 11th in the varsity girls race. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Kendall Gagnon. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Ella Hutchins. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Clara Beth Robinson was one of two KHHS runners to compete in the middle-school race. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Rigby Morford competes in the middle-school race. Photo by Cliff Smelley.