Piedmont Runners Ford and Davis win at Paris Mountain

2010 XTERRA South Carolina Trail Run Series comes to a close

A pair of Piedmont runners prevailed at the XTERRA Paris Mountain Trails 7K Run on Saturday at Greenville, S.C.

Tom Ford, 19, was the first overall finisher, completing the 7-kilometer course in 28 minutes, 29.78 seconds. Sunday Davis, 23, was the first female finisher with a time of 33:12.94. Both are from Piedmont, S.C.

Trent Humphries of Williamston, S.C., placed second overall, finishing 28 seconds behind Ford. Geoff Aucoin, who is 49 and from Simpsonville, out-paced dozens of younger runners to place third overall with a time of 30:46.59.

Around 250 runners competed in the race, making it the largest race of the 2010 XTERRA South Carolina Trail Run Series, in terms of participation. For complete results visit www.xterratrailrun.com.

The Paris Mountain Trails 7K was the fourth of four races in the 2010 South Carolina Series, so the 2010 age-group champions from the series were also determined.  All age-group champions are eligible to receive free entry into the XTERRA Trail Running National Championship at Bend, Ore., on Sept. 18.

Here is a list of the 2010 XTERRA South Carolina champions:

FEMALE
25-29  Kelli Alexander   Seneca
30-34  Jamie Engel   Pineville, N.C.
35-39  Kimberley Morgan  Greenville
45-49  Deanne Ramirez  Simpsonville
60-64  Heather Rossley  Easley

MALE
15-19  Dylan Anderson   Anderson
20-24  Jeff O'Connell   Greenville
25-29  Eric Guth   Travelers Rest
30-34  Trent Humphreys  Williamston
35-39  Jason Steinberg   Greenwood
40-44  Blake Bridges   Greer
45-49  Geoffrey Aucoin  Simpsonville
50-54  Mike Cothran   Greer
55-59  Vince Herran   Greenville
60-64  James Horne   Greenville
65-69  Weldon Humphreys  Williamston 

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