The 2007 Middle School State Championships are in the books and 600+ runners hopefully had one of the best meets of their lives. The day started with the elementary races. These kids ran a one mile course at Victor Ash Park. This race was open to any elementary age runners. The top finisher for the boys was Brandon Reymond who ran as unattached in 5:21. The winner on the girls side was Cassidy Giles from Kings Academy. She ran 5:52 on the same one mile cross country course.
The middle school races had some last minute attempts to stop teams that had worked so hard to get there. This meet was ran in the past with no conflicts of any kind. With some great efforts by parents, athletes, and the Coaches the show went on and created memories for these wonderful athletes that will last a life time.
The first middle school race was the junior varsity (JV) race. The JV race was a race for the athletes that were on a team that had more that ten runners (only 10 per team in the varsity race). The JV runners run the same two mile course as the varsity runners. Because of the numbers the boys and girls were ran together. I would say the numbers will not permit this next year. Here are the top 20 award winners for the girls.
1 Castleberry, Brenna Jackson Chri 16:49.06
2 Kirkland, Bree Tennessee Harrie 17:12.31
3 White, Chelsea Tennessee Harrie 17:12.91
4 Wilson, Kayla Dickson Cross Co 17:20.35
5 Texiera, Megan Dickson Cross Co 17:34.92
6 Kahler, Diane Jackson Chri 17:44.88
7 Johnson, Meredith Dickson Cross Co 17:48.39
8 Stubblefield, Katherine Tennessee Harrie 17:50.26
9 Keisling, Anna Tennessee Harrie 17:54.99
10 Beach, Caroline Jackson Chri 17:57.49
11 Lay, Victoria Tennessee Harrie 18:18.91
12 Christian, Erin Jackson Chri 18:47.53
13 Wesson, Cheyenne Dickson Cross Co 18:47.75
14 Pruitt, Andra Tennessee Harrie 18:54.43
15 Breeden, Coral Dickson Cross Co 19:01.02
16 Mohammed, Yusra Thompson Lane Ru 19:06.17
17 Bain, Stormy Thompson Lane Ru 19:07.74
18 Hinson, Cheyenne Dickson Cross Co 19:26.55
19 Baker, Amber Tennessee Harrie 19:37.34
20 Richie, Hannah Thompson Lane Ru 19:38.23
Top 20 award winners for the boys JV
1 Lawler, Nathaniel Webb MS CC 14:34.55
2 Brandt, Paul Webb MS CC 14:36.35
3 Daponte, Davis Webb MS CC 14:40.19
4 Thomas, Stephen Thompson Lane Ru 14:41.95
5 Mitchell, Peyton Blackman CC Club 14:46.88
6 Bolles, Josh Tennessee Harrie 14:55.00
7 Roberge, Joshua Us-Jc CC Club 14:56.20
8 Norton, Tad Chuckey-Doak CC 14:57.59
9 Farr, Drew Webb MS CC 15:18.92
10 Kndle, Drew Tbbn 15:22.14
11 Allgood, Jj Tennessee Harrie 15:25.76
12 Burke, Jonathan Us-Jc CC Club 15:28.40
13 Jenkins, Ryan Thompson Lane Ru 15:32.16
14 Christian, Tyler Tbbn 15:35.23
15 Carter, Dylan Birds of Prey CC 15:37.87
16 Sexton, Noah Blackman CC Club 15:39.82
17 Yates, Tyler Birds of Prey CC 15:48.35
18 Lansing, Alex Webb MS CC 15:52.47
19 Peyton, Taylor Tbbn 15:52.80
20 Bassham, Jaelan Us-Jc CC Club 15:56.13
The championship races began with the ladies and it was a great race to watch. Rebecca Stover ran away from the field winning by 40+ seconds and setting a new meet record. The next 19 finishers came in a tight 30 second battle.
Event 1 Girls 2 Mile Run CC MS Varsity
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Name Year Team Finals Points
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1 Stover, Rebecca West Valley MS 13:01.23
2 Rogers, Chandler North CC Club 13:44.39 1
3 Peoples, Erika Unattached 13:45.23
4 Ehrenfried, Ellen Tbbn 13:48.40 2
5 Mathis, Hannah Ncs Eagles 13:52.58
6 Hodnett, Jessie North CC Club 13:54.15 3
7 Darnell, Makayla Tbbn 13:55.90 4
8 Jackson, Anne St Agnes Cross C 13:57.36
9 Loving, Landry Us-Jc CC Club 13:58.45 5
10 Thedford, Natalie David Braine 14:00.89
11 Smith, Molly Tbbn 14:02.32 6
12 Cullum, Corbin Gps CC Club 14:03.06 7
13 Barnes, Lauren Heritage MS 14:04.09
14 Denton, Hannah Dickson Cross Co 14:04.39 8
15 Zimmerman, Alexa Slipstream TC 14:05.01
16 Coleman, Shelby Tennessee Harrie 14:08.96 9
17 Storey, Megan Unattached 14:11.02
18 Dunseath, Erin Briarcrest CC Club 14:12.04 10
19 Sauter, Rebecca Sacred Heart MS CC 14:13.25
20 Yinger, Karlie Karns MS 14:15.53 11
The top three teams were separated by only 25 points.
Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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1 Tbbn 95 2 4 6 21 62 63 82
Total Time: 1:12:38.53
Average: 14:31.71
2 Us-Jc CC Club 117 5 15 22 35 40 58 60
Total Time: 1:14:17.46
Average: 14:51.50
3 Dickson Cross Country Clu 120 8 18 20 32 42 47 61
Total Time: 1:14:13.41
Average: 14:50.69
The Boys championships race was just as heated. Paul Stewart won with a 12 second gap over the number two finisher. The next 19 positions were separated by just 33 seconds. With such a tight group of great runners the finish chute operations were fast paced to say the least.
Event 2 Boys 2 Mile Run CC MS Varsity
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Name Year Team Finals Points
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1 Stuart, Paul Unattached 12:08.38
2 Nelson, Brennon Topper CC Club 12:20.93
3 Baker, Brock McFadden Cross C 12:22.45
4 Watson, Trey Blackman Cross C 12:28.18
5 Farmer, Micah Unattached 12:29.18
6 Roberson, Sam Grassland CC Club 12:29.45
7 Deavours, Dayne Campbell County 12:29.75
8 Mitchell, Reed Birds of Prey CC 12:31.64
9 Thompson, Conner McFadden Cross C 12:32.97
10 Ongtengco, Westley Us-Jc CC Club 12:39.74
11 Murphy, Alec Tbbn 12:42.07
12 Darby, Zach Farragut MS 12:42.36
13 Winchester, Skyler West Valley MS 12:45.58
14 Long, Kameron MemphisCC Club 12:46.13
15 Lifsey, Jacob Run For Yout Lif 12:46.55
16 Blom, Robbie Us-Jc CC Club 12:48.59
17 Fullmer, Christian Jackson Chri 12:49.15
18 Glenn, Evans Tbbn 12:51.31
19 Littleton, Jacob Sulphur Spri 12:52.25
20 Murphy, Ian Unattached 12:53.20
It was another great team battle in the boys race. McFadden CC Club Won the team title this year with 136 points and took a victory dip (I may have pics).
Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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1 McFadden Cross Country Cl 136 2 5 22 49 58 68 90
Total Time: 1:06:42.97
Average: 13:20.60
2 Us-Jc CC Club 153 6 11 37 42 57 63 66
Total Time: 1:07:17.38
Average: 13:27.48
3 Tbbn 163 7 13 19 45 79 95 105
Total Time: 1:07:51.15
Average: 13:34.23
If you want to see the complete results (Click Here)
For the pictures from the meet (Click Here) more will be added soon along with video.
Congratulations to all those who competed. We wish you the best of luck in your running future. You are off to a great start!
You will notice in the results many middle school teams are listed as “clubs” this for those teams that are apart of the tmsaa who limits the participation of school teams. The teams that are listed as “Middle School” are not members of the tmsaa or wanted it listed that way in protest of the tmsaa rules.