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title: "Clinton Girls, Cooper Stinson Head to State Cross Country"
url: https://www.heregreenwood.com/2026/11/12/clinton-high-cross-country-state-meet-aiken-nov-14/
date: 2026-11-12T07:08:15-05:00
modified: 2026-11-12T07:08:15-05:00
author: "HERE Clinton"
categories: ["High School Sports"]
site: "HERE Greenwood"
attribution: "HERE Greenwood"
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# Clinton Girls, Cooper Stinson Head to State Cross Country

> CLINTON, S.C. — Clinton High School will have a team and an individual on the line at the South Carolina High School League cross country state championships this Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Aiken Steeplechase. The Red Devils girls earned a team spot by placing eighth in Class AA at the state qualifying meet on

*Source: [HERE Greenwood](https://www.heregreenwood.com/2026/11/12/clinton-high-cross-country-state-meet-aiken-nov-14/) — November 12, 2026 by HERE Clinton*

CLINTON, S.C. — Clinton High School will have a team and an individual on the line at the South Carolina High School League cross country state championships this Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Aiken Steeplechase.

The Red Devils girls earned a team spot by placing eighth in Class AA at the state qualifying meet on Nov. 7 at The Farm in Newberry. Calvary Lyda paced the group, crossing in 28th place in 23:39.30. Emily Oliver was right behind in 32nd at 23:49.47, while Natalia Morgan took 43rd in 24:45.16. Madison Hodge came in 47th at 25:10.26.

On the boys side, Cooper Stinson punched an individual ticket to Aiken. He placed 19th in the Class AA qualifier with a time of 18:43.08.

The first race of the state meet goes off at 9 a.m. Saturday at the steeplechase grounds, 2020 Richland Avenue East in Aiken. Under the league schedule, the 2A girls race starts at 11:30 a.m. and the 2A boys go at 1 p.m., with 2A and 1A awards set for about 2:15 p.m.

Teams can get a look at the course ahead of time during a preview session on Friday, Nov. 13, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Elsewhere in Laurens County, the Thornwell boys also qualified as a team in Class A with an eighth-place finish, and Thornwell runners Camryn Pingley and Asher Zwan earned individual spots. Laurens did not send any teams or individuals to state.