Seahawks’ runners take pair of 2nds from Lake Murray meet

Hilton Head Island took home runner-up team honors in both boys' and girls' divisions from Saturday's Lake Murray Invitational cross country meet, each time finishing runner-up to Riverside in the overall standings.

Brothers Ben and Sam Gilman each charged into the top seven to help the Hilton Head boys finish a close second, six points behind Riverside's winning score. Sam Gilman, a sophomore, posted a personal best in 15 minutes, 53 seconds, seven seconds behind his senior brother's fifth-place finish.

Josh Williams also recorded a top-20 finish, crossing the line 18th with a time of 16:28.

Freshman Miyah Shatz set a personal best to lead the Hilton Head girls, placing ninth individually with a time of 18:47. Mallory Liggett was right behind in 18:51, with Sarah Cooke (19:12) crossing the line 16th and Isabel Muehleman (19:28) in 21st.

The Riverside girls were runaway winners for the team crown, with four runners among the top eight individually and two more in the top 20.

This story was originally published September 18, 2016 at 1:58 PM with the headline "Seahawks’ runners take pair of 2nds from Lake Murray meet."