CLEAR FORK- When the leaves begin to turn and the air cools, cross country season in West Virginia enters full swing. For the schools of Greenbrier County, the Westside Invitational has become a meaningful test — a chance for both Greenbrier East and Greenbrier West to measure their strength against regional competition and sharpen racing tactics before championships.
Meet Overview & Setting the Westside Invitational is held at the Westside High School cross-country course in Clear Fork, WV. The course, set in the hills of southern West Virginia, offers rolling terrain and demands strategic pacing — a proper mid-season barometer for teams across the region.
Though Greenbrier County runners often compete in other local invitationals, Westside draws a deeper, more varied field, making it a useful benchmarking meet for the Spartans and Cavaliers alike.
The following are the results for the woman’s 5,000 meters per Athletic.net:
1st Neena McClintic 19:22.30 GEHS
2nd Maddie Lilly 21:03.40 GEHS
3rd Caroline Perilli Hancock 21:18.40 GEHS
5th Kate Adkins 21:31.00 GEHS
7th Jillian Styles 22:03.10 GEHS
22nd Leah Boggs 26:22.30 GEHS
35th Emma Jo Palmer 28:23.70 GEHS
The following are the results for the men’s 5,000 meters per Athletic.net:
5th Grayson Adams 18:09.10 GEHS
9th Jesse Walkup 19:07.40 GWHS
20th Cash Ridpath 19:47.50 GEHS
21st Kalem Mahon 19:59.00 GEHS
24th Elijah Russell 20:18.10 GWHS
38th Nathon Conaway 21:04.20 GEHS
47th Dominic Mandeville 21:59.90 GWHS
56th Liam Ball 22:58.90 PR GEHS
69th Lance Ewing 24:45.70 GEHS
85th Gabriel Keaton 33:31.20 GWHS
The Cavaliers will run on Tuesday September 30th At Richwood for the Richwood Cherry Hill invitational. The Spartans will run again on Saturday October 11th at Pikeview for the Pikeview Invitational.
Story by: Brittany Mandeville
