Everley, Lulich make their lone County Coaches meet a golden memory

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Ringgold senior Dravin Everley pushes through the final few yards of the October 14 Washington County coaches cross country meet at Mingo Park, finishing first with a time of 16:16.59. This was Everley's first season running cross country.

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Ringgold's Dravin Everley builds his lead during the next-to-last downhill stretch of the October 14 Washington County Coaches cross country race at Mingo Creek County Park. Everley won the race with a time of 16:16.59.

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Peters Township senior Adelaide Lulich stretches her lead as she takes the turn into the final loop of the Washington County Coaches cross country meet at Mingo Park on October 14. Lulich won the girls race with a time of 19'17".

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Peters Township senior Adelaide Lulich finisies the final yards of the October 14 Washington County coaches cross country meet, winning the race with a time of 19'17". This was Lulich's first season running cross country.

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Girls from across Washington County take off from the start of the County Coaches cross country meet at Mingo Park on October 14.

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Boys from across Washington Country take off from the start of the County Coaches cross country meet at Mingo Park on October 14.

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Ringgold senior Dravin Everley takes an early hill at the heels of Trinity senior Devin Junko in the Washington County Coaches cross country meet at Mingo Park on October 14.

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Peters Township senior Adelaide Lulich wins the Washington County Coaches girls cross country race with a time of 19'16" on October 14 at Mingo Park.

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Ringgold senior Dravin Everly wins the October 14 Washington County Coaches cross country boys race with a time of 16:16.59.

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Peters Township senior Adelaide Lulich (875) leads the pack through the first hill of the Washington County Coaches cross country meet at Mingo Park on October 14. Lulich kept the lead to win the girls' race with a time of 19'17".

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By Joe Tuscano

For the Observer-Reporter

newsroom@observer-reporter.com

MONONGAHELA – No one is quite sure, but Tuesday’s Washington County Coaches Cross Country Meet was one for the books.

Dravin Everley of Ringgold and Adelaide Lulich of Peters Township made their first trip to the Washington County Coaches Cross Country Meet something to remember.

Both runners won their races but won’t have a chance to repeat the performance. That’s because both are seniors and will head off to college next year. But on this day, a special one at that, nothing was finer than one and done.

Everley spent the past few years on the Rams football team before committing to the cross country team.

“It was the second best run I’ve had,” said Everley of yesterday’s effort. “My best run came at the Bald Eagle (Invitational), 16:04. I took the lead coming up the hill on the second mile.

“I came out for track season and I got pushed into cross country.”

Lulich was in the top 20 for the Red, White and Blue Classic but this was her first event where she finished first.

Lulich is a 1,600-meter run specialist in track but found the calling of cross country too enticing to pass up.

“I was just running for fun before this,” Lulich said. “I decided to come out for cross country this summer. I put in about 20 miles a week.”

Everley glided through the Monongahela course in 16.16.59 while Lulich crossed the finish line first in the girls race with a 19.16.68. Lulich’s teammate Madison Fellin was second and Taylor Dubois of Canon-McMillan was third.

Everley crossed first in the boys meet in 16:16.59.

Everley’s performance was outstanding considering he got the best of defending champion Devin Junko of Trinity. Junko turned in a 16:27:12 in winning the event last year. Colton Silvestri of Peters Township was third with a 16:40.39.

“I’ve raced him about three times,” Junko said of Everley. “I needed to pick up the pace a little bit. That’s where he got me. My fastest time is 16:16.”

Canon-McMillan won the girls team title and boys event in Class 3A. Ringgold boys won the Class 2A-A team title.