FCS Team Details

Top-10 CC Finishes: FCS Teams Post Strong State Meet Team, Individual Performances

It was a great day for the boys’ and girls’ varsity cross-country teams at the state meet.

On Nov. 8 at the state meet race course in Carrollton, the Fellowship girls placed seventh overall in team competition and the boys were 10^th in the GHSA 1A-3A Cross-Country Championships.

The school’s top individual finisher was sophomore Gavin Quinn, who placed ninth and medaled in the boys’ varsity race with a time of 17:06.00.

The other Paladin finishers in the boys’ varsity race included Joe Daumeyer, 20^th, 17:53.37; Walker Shields, 55^th, 18:49.94; Aron Tanksley, 108^th, 19:58.57; Sawyer Hughes, 116^th, 20:24.25; George Skardasis, 120^th, 20:33.10, and Grant Nolan, 20:45.16.

The Lady Paladins competing in the girls’ varsity race, included: Lily Nolan, 28^th, 22:24.71; Elisabeth Newkirk, 34^th, 22:43.04; Stella Skardasis, 40^th, 23:00.32; Evie McCann, 66^th, 24:05.00; Cady Dean, 95^th, 25:06.03; Paige Connolly, 122^nd, 26:54.97, and Elise Howard, 133^rd, 27:37.04.

(Photos by Holly Quinn and Andy McCann)

State Meet Bound: Boys and Girls Teams Headed for Carrolton, Three Runners Finish in Top 20 at Sectional Meet

The boys’ and girls’ varsity cross-country squads from Fellowship Christian School competed in the Sectional Meet hosted by The Darlington School in Rome on Nov. 2 and both qualified for the GHSA Class A Private (1A-3A) Cross-Country Championships.

The GHSA Private (1A-3A) Cross-Country Championships

will be held in Carrolton at the state meet race course on Nov. 8.

“We had so many sick runners that it made for a rough day for both teams, but the heart of these kids and how well they pushed through adversity is very commendable,” head coach Holly Quinn said. “Huge congratulations to both the boys’ and girls’ teams for advancing. It was a great effort by all our runners.”

The teams ran in Rome for Area placement, Sectional standings and a chance to qualify for the state championship.

Fellowship finished with two runners who medaled in the top 10 among runners from its Area. Sophomore Gavin Quinn finished in fourth place among Area runners and senior Joe Daumeyer placed fifth.

FCS also had three runners finish in the top 20 of Sectionals and qualify for the State Championships on their own – Quinn and Daumeyer placed seventh and ninth, respectively, among 109 runners in the boys race and Elisabeth Newkirk placed 20^th out of 106 female runners.

(Photos by Holly Quinn)

Eight PRs fall for FCS Runners at JV Championships

The boys and girls JV cross-country squads from Fellowship Christian School competed at the JV Championships hosted by Starr’s Mill High School in Fayetteville on Oct. 26.

“With incredible effort our team wrapped up their racing season with eight more significant PRs,” head coach Holly Quinn said. “It was a great way to finish the season strong for the JV runners.”