The RRHS Cross Country teams have had a successful two week run in the postseason.

On October 18, the Yellow Jackets competed in the Northern Carolina Conference Championship meet at Granville Central.  The Boy's team finished 1st to win the conference championship.  They were led by all-conference performances from Jacob Bouchard, Eric Baird, Riley Mills, and Kris Harris.  Jacob Bouchard won the meet to win Conference Runner of the Year.  The Girl's team finished a close 2nd place to a strong Granville Central team.  They were led by all-conference performances from Catherine MacNichol, Caitlin Bobbitt, Morgan Davis, Brittany Milan, and Kate Pleasant.

Jackets Coach Mark Snead said, "We had a great run at the Conference Championship meet.  I was extremely happy for the guys for winning the conference title and for Jacob for winning Runner of the Year and the other three all-conference runners.  I was also happy for our girls who ran well together and had five all-conference runners.  This came about from the kids working hard and really wanting to push themselves to be better every day."

On Saturday October 28, the Yellow Jackets traveled to Washington High School to compete in the 24 team 2A East Regional Championship meet.  The Boy's team consisting of Jacob Bouchard, Eric Baird, Riley Mills, Kris Harris, Matthew Price, Nathan Dixon, Ethan Dixon, and Braxton Harrell ran a strong meet to finish 12th place overall.  The Girl's team consisting of Catherine MacNichol, Caitlin Bobbitt, Morgan Davis, Kate Pleasant, and Brittany Milan had a great run to finish 7th place overall.  The team was led by Catherine MacNichol who took home All-Region honors with her 8th place finish.  With the strong run MacNichol qualified as an individual for the 2A Cross Country State Championship meet on Saturday November 4th.

Catherine MacNichol

Roanoke Rapids head Cross-Country coach Mark Snead stated. "Saturday was a great day for our Cross Country program.  Both teams ran their best meets of the year on the biggest stage of the season.  Both teams pushed hard to finish in the top half of the region.  They earned some well deserved respect for their performances.  I am proud of all of them especially Catherine who earned All-Region and a trip to the State meet.  The way our runners have performed all year makes me extremely proud to be their coach.  They have represented our school and our community well all year long."