JF’s Lamanna claims Region 4D title, and more [Video]

Fresh off last week’s Seminole District victory, Jefferson Forest’s Zoie Lamanna cruised to the Region 4D Championships individual title Tuesday, winning by a 30-second margin and leading her team to a third-place finish overall at Blacksburg High School’s 3.1-mile course. 

Lamanna posted an 18:33.9. The junior beat out Blacksburg’s Reese Bradbury, who finished with a 19:03.9. It was the second regional cross country victory for Lamanna, who was runner-up as a sophomore and first as a freshman when the event was delayed to the spring of 2021 because of pandemic concerns. 

JF sophomore Alexis Plaster placed sixth with a 20:36.8 and was the only other local athlete to finish within the Top 15. 

The Cavaliers (63 points) finished behind champion Blacksburg (32 points) and Western Albemarle (50). 

The Jefferson Forest boys also finished third as a team (61 points), aided by Seminole champion Alex Jordan, who was third overall with …