Tyra Gittens is about more than just records.
The 100 and 200 AAA boys championships could have been decided in a Murfreesboro backyard.
Knoxville Webb's boys and girls teams won their fifth straight TSSAA DII A Cross Country title Saturday at Steeplechase.
"This is our fifth straight title on both sides, but I can only take credit for three of them," said Spartan coach Bobby Holcombe. "We had another coach the first two years. I'm glad I'm able to keep it up."
Niamh Schumacher knows the loneliness of the long distance runner all too well.
The King's Academy senior has trained by herself for four years now and all the running finally paid dividends in the TSSAA Division II A Girls Cross Country State Finals.
Central Magnet and Knoxville Catholic had their last hoorah in TSSAA Class A-AA. Next year they move up to Class AAA.
The Tigers captured the girls crown with 61 points. Catholic was second with 97.
On the boys side, the Fighting Irish nipped Page, 80-81, to win.
Is it possible for the best to get even better?
It sure looked like it during the TSSAA Cross Country championships Saturday at Steeplechase.
Brentwood Academy captured its third straight D II AA title with just 22 points and Brentwood won its fifth crown in the last six years with 29 points. Father Ryan finished behind BA with 79 points and Wilson Central was a distance second in the large school division with 132 points.
The Brentwood Academy girls cross country team may have saved their best for last in sending out coach Cathy Cheeseman a winner Saturday at Steeplechase.
It's not often that one school can win two state titles in the same day. It's even more unique to have them coached by a husband and wife team, but that was the case for Sevier Middle School at the TMSAA State Cross Country Championship in Clarksville.
“I was kind of surprised that I ran that fast,” Sleenhof said of her winning time at the Berry College Clara Bowl High School Invitational. “I don’t wear a watch when I run and I only heard my mile split (5:39) so I wasn’t sure how fast I was going. We came up a little hill near the finish line and I could see the clock up ahead and saw what it said and I just went for it (the finish line) as fast as I could.”
Page Middle School’s Jon Helton used a strong finish to claim the Middle School Mile State Championship Saturday at Centennial High School in Franklin.
Helton clocked a 4:47.2 to win the 1600 race. Grassland Middle’s Nate Mihnovich led most of the race and finished second in 4:49.8.
“I was hoping to try and run even splits the whole way,” said Helton. “It didn’t quite work out that way, but it’s still OK. I still won.”