Cedar Ridge Cross Country

Shaw, Taylor-Hall push Cedar Ridge women to 6th place finish at Early Bird Challenge

Photo by Erik Perel  Another corps of young runners packed the field for the Cedar Ridge cross country team to kick off the season. Freshman Peyton Shaw, in her first high school meet, led the Red Wolves among a field of 183 runners at the Pace Yourself Early Bird Challenge at WakeMed Soccer Park in…

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Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Isabella Taylor-Hall

This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is sophomore runner Isabella Taylor-Hall. This fall, Taylor-Hall helped the Cedar Ridge women’s cross country team win the regional championship for the second consecutive year. Competing at the Ivey Redmond Sports Complex in Kernersville, Taylor-Hall paced the pack for the Red Wolves with a fifth place…

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Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Ila Diaz

This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is sophomore runner Ila Diaz. For the second year in a row, the Cedar Ridge women’s cross country team won the regional championship this fall. Diaz has earned so much credibility among her teammates, she was voted a team Captain as a sophomore. Diaz led the…

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Diaz leads Cedar Ridge to 4th place finish in Women’s Cross Country State Championships; Bishop paces pack for Orange

After winning the Central Regional championship for the second consecutive year, the Cedar Ridge women’s cross country team finished behind three western North Carolina schools in the 5A State Championships. Sophomore Ila Diaz, a co-Captain, led the Red Wolves to a fourth place finish at the Ivey Redmond Sport Complex in Kernersville on Saturday. Diaz…

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Ngunjiri leads Cedar Ridge men’s cross country to Big 7 Championship; Jermyn paces Orange women to conference title

It’s a new conference for Orange and Cedar Ridge’s cross country teams this year, but they’ve successfully kept the conference championships in Hillsborough. Except this time, the roles were reversed. After Orange won the men’s championship in all four years of the Central Conference and the state title last year, Cedar Ridge pulled an upset…

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Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Ila Diaz

This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is freshman runner Ila Diaz. Last spring, Diaz set the school record for freshman in the 1,600 meters during the outdoor track and field season. She finished with a time of 5:36.02. She also competed in the Orange County Championships, where she finished fifth inside Dave…

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Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: John Ngunjiri

This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is junior runner John Ngunjiri Jr. For the past three years, Ngunjiri has been a constant for the Cedar Ridge cross country and track & field teams. Last October, Ngunjiri finished tenth in the 3A Mideast Cross Country Regionals at Owens Recreation Park in Louisburg. It…

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Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Isabella Taylor-Hall

This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is freshman runner Isabella Taylor-Hall. Last fall, Taylor-Hall helped the Cedar Ridge women’s cross country team win the 3A Eastern Regional championship. Running at Owens Recreation Park in Louisburg, Taylor-Hall finished eleventh overall in her first regional championship race. Cedar Ridge finished with 74 points, beating…

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Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Gracie Whitaker

This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is sophomore cross country runner Gracie Whitaker. Last fall, Whitaker helped the Cedar Ridge women’s cross country team win the Mideast Regional Championship at Owens Recreation Park in Louisburg. She also helped the Red Wolves win the Central Conference championship, finishing sixth at Lake Cammack Cross…

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