COLUMBIA – The Blythewood boys’ cross country team recorded their highest finish ever in the 4A Region IV meet last week, finishing a close second to Spring Valley on Oct. 24. Spring Valley finished the meet with a score of 26 points, but the Bengals were right on their heels with 36 points, finishing in […]
Bengals Cruising to Region Meet
October 16, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Bengals’ cross country team won a four-team meet at BHS Oct. 9, recording a score of 25 points to defeat Dutch Fork (34 points), Irmo (79 points) and Fairfield Central (120 points). The boys were led by senior Mike Lantz, who finished first overall in a time of 16 minutes and 8 […]
Bengals Make Strong Showing at Invitational; Top L-E, F.C. in Home Meet
October 7, 2013 By
CHARLOTTE – The Blythewood boys cross country team turned in an outstanding performance at the Wendy’s Invitational in Charlotte on Oct. 5. Running in one of the top races in the Southeast, the varsity placed 10th out of 37 teams in the Open Division. The boys were the third best team from South Carolina in […]
Lantz, Bengals Outrun Competition
October 2, 2013 By
On Sept. 25, the BHS boys cross country team finished first in a four team race with Spring Valley, Brookland-Cayce and Wilson. The boys were led by senior Mike Lantz, who finished first overall in a time of 16:15. Other top finishers included TJ Kirby (17:34), Hunter Jarvis (17:36), Jalen Brown (17:42), and James Palmer […]
Bengals Take First, Griffins Fourth at Sandhills Meet
September 25, 2013 By
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood boys cross country team took first place in a six-team meet at the Sandhills course Sept. 18. The varsity team scored 22 points to outpace Pelion (44 points) and Ridge View (76 points). The boys were led by Mike Lantz, who finished first overall with a time of 16:20. Other top […]
Bengals, ‘Hawks Rate in ‘Classic’
September 18, 2013 By
COLUMBIA – The Blythewood boys’ and Westwood boys’ and girls’ cross country teams turned in strong showings at Saturday’s Coaches Classic meet at Sandhills Research Center in Columbia. The Bengals ran in the top-tier International Division, placing 16th out of 35 teams with a score of 457. Senior Mike Lantz led the way for the […]
Hoofing into History; Lantz Makes All-State Finish
November 6, 2012 By
Saturday dawned sunny but cold at the State cross country meet at the Sandhills Research Center on the East side of Columbia. Only two area athletes qualified for the State meet, Ereck Lewis of Westwood High School and Mike Lantz of Blythewood High. While Lewis ran well for the first-year Redhawks’ program, it was Lantz […]
Bengals Fall Short of State Meet, Lantz Qualifies
October 30, 2012 By
Both of Blythewood’s cross country teams’ seasons came to an end Saturday at the Mid-State qualifier. The boys finished in eighth place but needed a seventh-place finished to qualify for State. They ended up just two points shy of qualifying. Despite not reaching the team goal, Blythewood head coach Patrick Kelly is proud of his […]
Bengals Boys, Girls Finish Third in Region Meet
October 23, 2012 By
The Blythewood boys’ cross country team finished third in the region championships last week. It is the highest finish for the Bengals in school history since moving up to 4A. Blythewood head coach Patrick Kelly is proud of his team’s effort. “They (Blythewood) turned in some great performances,” Kelly said. Blythewood junior Mike Lantz finished […]
Lady Bengals Cross Country Squad Shines at Invitational
October 11, 2012 By
The Lady Bengals cross country team was in Charlotte Saturday for the Wendy’s Invitational. Each Lady Bengal set either a personal or season best time. After the meet head coach Mike Mauldin was proud of his team’s performance. “This team continues to improve with every meet,” he said. Aleah Wilson finished 29th out of 205 runners […]
