Tigers boys sweep GC Invite; girls JV grabs 2nd, varsity 8th; Patrylak dubs Wilson Park course 'Mud Plain'

Tiger boys overcome rain and slop to place 1st among 23 teams competing at Granite City. Wilson Park rivaled Mud Mountain in terms of difficulty Saturday, inspiring Edwardsville Coach George Patrylak to refer to the flat Granite City course as "Mud Plain" on his blog. Photo/Tom Atwood

Garrett Sweatt takes 2nd place in the varsity race, running the Wilson Park course in 15:41. Photo/Tom Atwood

Top finisher for the Edwardsville varsity girls--Ariane Wright, who grabs 5th place at Granite City. Photo/Tom Atwood

Diane Frese battles for position down the stretch at Granite City. Photo/Tom Atwood

Austin Abegg leads Edwardsville frosh/soph boys to a first place finish Saturday. Abegg finished 3rd in 16:45. Photo/Tom Atwood

Long exposure photograph of Caden Cramsey during 2nd mile of JV race at Granite City. Photo/Tom Atwood

One of hundreds of umbrellas in Wilson Park Saturday. Photo/Tom Atwood.

Gator lights the way for Briana Chamberlain (left) who won the girls JV race at Granite City today. Photo/Tom Atwood