WELLSBURG — Julius Hobbs clocked an 18:02 to lead the Buckhannon-Upshur High School boys cross country team to a sixth-place finish at the Region I meet on Thursday.

The Bucs hit the road for the long trip to Brooke High School for the regional competition. Hobbs finished in 28^th and was closely followed by the rest of the B-U top five: Samuel Walker in 30^th (18:23), Harrison Walker in 32^nd (18:41), Ethan Cutright in 35^th (18:52) and Cory Hamner in 37^th (19:11).

Tanner Hardman (40^th place, 19:39) and Spencer Vaught (42^nd place, 19:55) rounded out the Buccaneer runners.

University’s Larry Josh Edwards blew through the 5K course in 15:42 to win the regional meet by nearly half a minute. Ronnie Sanders of Wheeling Park finished second in 16:10.

The Hawks captured the team title with all five runners finishing in the top 10; Wheeling’s team secured second place. Morgantown, Preston, John Marshall, B-U and Brooke finished in that order behind the top two.

For the B-U girls, Tiffany Williams led the way, finishing 28^th in 22:51. Molly Fox (33^rd, 24:27), Kassidy Wilfong (35^th, 25:05), Kellie Casto (37^th, 25:38) and Jenny Williams (38^th, 25:41) comprised the top five for the Lady Buccaneers, who finished sixth.

University also captured the girls team title, with the 1-2 duo of Zoe Shetty (17:51) and Caroline Kirby (18:03) leading the way for the Hawks. Morgantown finished second, with Preston third, John Marshall fourth, Wheeling Park fifth and B-U sixth.

The regional competition brought an end to the 2018 season for the Buckhannon-Upshur runners, with the top three teams and top 10 individuals advancing to the state meet.