08/29/2026
TA Cross Country took the course at the Augusta Invitational at Wilson Memorial High School. The men’s varsity team got 4th place out of 24 teams, led by individual race winner Bryce Driver, who took 1st overall with a time of 16:31. Cerak Atoshm followed closely with a 3rd-place finish and a new personal record (PR), while Max Benin set a PR of his own after shaving two minutes off his previous year's time on the course.
For the women’s team, Ella Strite, Maddie Hylton, Emmy Douglas, Cate Hinegardner, and Raleigh Hartman all placed within the top 20 runners, leading the team to a 2nd place finish with only 4 points separating first from second. Cora McCombe ran over 2 ½ minutes faster on the course from the previous year and set a new PR by 20 seconds.
Kylie Martin, Will Sieber, David Humeniuk, and Adam Stevens were all recognized as top-10 finishers in the Open Race, with Stevens adding another new PR to complete a fantastic team performance for TAXC.
Boys Team: 4th place out of 24 teams
Bryce Driver (Junior, 2nd in State in the 1600, returning state qualifier, captain), 1st 16:31
Cerak Atoshm (Sophomore, returning state qualifier), 3rd 16:49 PR
Owen Casey (Junior, returning state qualifier), 22nd 18:05
Eric Venuto (Senior, returning state qualifier and captain), 24th 18:07
Max Benin (Sophomore), 32nd 18:30 PR
Toby Whiting (Sophomore, returning state qualifier), 34th 18:31
Trey Daubert (Sophomore), 69th 19:36
Carol Bafunye (Senior), 112th 21:33
Open:
Adam Stevens (Sophomore), 4th 19:29
William Sieber (Sophomore), 7th 20:06
David Humeniuk (Freshman), 10th 20:20 PR
Conor Gentry (Junior), 11th 20:30
Robert Segovia Valentine (Sophomore), 66th 25:56
Girls team: 2nd place out of 14 teams
Ella Strite (Senior), 6th 20:46
Maddie Hylton (Junior), 8th 21:19
Emmy Douglas (Freshman), 12th 21:39 PR
Cate Hinegarder (Senior), 15th 21:44
Raleigh Hartman (Freshman), 20th 22:09 PR
Molly Hylton (Freshman), 22nd 22:12 PR
Reece Kiracofe (Senior, captain), 29th 22:44
Cora McCombe (Senior Captain), 35th 23:09 PR