The Ridge View Boys and Girls Cross Country teams competed in the 2014 Walt Disney World Cross Country Classic on Saturday, October 11th at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. The team left Columbia on Thursday, October 9th and spent the night at a beachfront hotel in Ormond Beach, Fl. before arriving at Disney World Friday morning. The team had a great time and experienced a first-class race. Kelsey Ballou logged a 5th place finish in a time of 20:43 in the 3A Girls Race where our team finished 19th out of 28 teams. According to Coach Rosefield, "It was the best race I had ever seen her run." Other RV finishers included Laurel Fite (26:23), Jasmine Sampson (26:54), Myckenzie Horton (27:02), Amy Nguyen (28:22), Charmaine McIntosh (28:50) and Fiona Findley (30:19). Meanwhile, the boys finished 14th out of 30 teams, and were led by Marcel Boatwright (18:45). Other boys finishers were Connor McCloskey (18:48), Brandon Jackson (19:18), Justin Rose (19:49), Jordan Hollis (20:19), and Hunter Kane (20:23).
