The Middlesex High School (MHS) girls cross country team finished third as a team in the Tidewater District meet at Beaverdam Park in Gloucester. Charger girl harrier Keichan Layne finished second in the 5K (3.1 mile) foot race.
Teamwise, there were only 6 points between the first and third place teams. West Point won the team competition with 41 points; Mathews, second, 45 points and Middlesex, third, 47 points. King William finished fourth, with 90 points.
Keichan Layne stayed with the ultimate winner of the race Headley Bowis of West Point most of the way. Bowis won the race in 20 minutes, 13 seconds, while Keichan Layne finished nine seconds later with a 20:22 time.
