The final regular season cross country race, the first annual Pickens (& Grinnin’s) Invitational, (previously known as the Sharpton Invitational), took place in Pickens County on Saturday, Oct. 13. Driven by strong individual lead runners, both teams finished respectably on the day, with the boys’ team placing fourth overall and the girls’ team crossing the line with a 13th on the day. The race featured a slightly different course layout as compared to previous years and resulted in slightly slower times overall as the entire field of 25 teams adjusted to the new route. “The course on Saturday seemed to run a little slower than Unicoi,” said Coach Charles Beusse. “But not by much.”