The Bear

Michael and Will 10th and 11th, with Andrew Vandenberg 4th.  Matt 16th.  Jacob not far behind.
Doria 3rd and Holley 6th.
Shelby, Jordan, Juliana, and Sidney, plus Coach McAuley finished.
The 2nd place finisher was Peyton Hoyal, a teacher at WHS.  Coach Pack was 12th.  (And could a soccer player have finished 22nd?  Seems unlikely.)
It was beautiful this year: clear to west, lively clouds to the east, Scottish below.
Complete results.
Watauga Democrat -- " 'The Bear' Offers Heartwarming Stories" and HC Press -- "Unexpected Good Weather and . . . " 

 "Doria Kosmala rounded out the top three women with a time of 43 minutes. Kosmala, 17, just graduated from Watauga High School and is attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the fall. Kosmala, who finished 51st overall, has volunteered at a water station along The Bear route in the past and decided that she wanted to experience the challenge this year."