DHS Cross Country Team competes at SCHSL State Meet

The Darlington Cross-Country team competed at the SCHSL State Meet on Saturday, November 5.
The boys finished 17th and were the youngest team in DHS history, made up of two sophomores, Earl McCullough and Matthew Alford; three freshmen, Melika Depugh, Jamel Eley, and Nate Wideman, and two 8th graders Tripp Chapman and Tyler Berry.
The girls finished 20th, also a young team, with only one who had run at the States previously; team included Gabby Robinson, Alexis Gainey, Tiera Lashai Mumford, Meg Oneal, and Mykel Barno.
According to Coach Rich Wideman, he is extremely proud of the athletes and is very excited about what the future will hold for the team.
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