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Mary McCall Leland qualifies for states

Posted On: Monday, November 02, 2015
By: Student Assistant

Mary McCall Leland

 

RED OAK – Mary McCall Leland had just one goal this season – return to the state meet.

Rocky Mount High’s Big East championship win was nice, but the Gryphons’ senior wanted to run one last time in Kernersville with the best runners from across the state. Ideally, the rest of the Gryphons’ squad would be joining her in uniform, but it did not work out that way for the senior.

The Gryphons finished sixth in Saturday’s 3-A East regional, missing out on a state championship spot by three points. But Leland earned her shot in Kernersville, placing 12th overall to claim the sixth of seven individual spots in the state meet.

“You could hear a course of sighs being released when we finished sixth,” Leland said. “It was cool to feel their positive energy for me even though they didn’t make it to states. … Multiple girls (told me before the race) ‘I hope you make it to states,’ which was inspiration for me to push myself harder and faster.”

As soon as the results announcement was over, Gryphons’ coach Dee Anna Davis gathered her team in quick huddle. She told them to be proud of their results and what they have accomplished this season.

“I didn’t want any of them to be disappointed in their performance,” Davis said. “I thought we ran pretty well, but it was so competitive with that group from three to six that just one or two people place differently (and we get in). … When you’re running against good teams, sometimes that’s
going to happen.”

Northern Nash’s girls know exactly what Rocky Mount High was feeling having missed out on the state meet last year with a fifth-place finish. That wasn’t an issue this year as the Knights finished eighth overall, 16 points behind Rocky Mount High.

 

By Josh Walfish

Sports Writer for Rocky Mount Telegram

 

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