State Championship PRs
First of all, I want to congratulate everyone who PR'd at the state meet. To this day, I can still rattle off every distance and time from high school that I ran. It's a deeply personal accomplishment for any athlete and while I would like to highlight each and every one of them, I chose one boy and one girl to expand on.
Collin France - USN
I said in the preview for Division II Class A that "If Trace Alexander of BGA runs 30 seconds worse, he still scores 2 points but if Eli Galentino runs 30 seconds better, he shifts USN's team score by 11 which is enough the difference between runner up and champion." Now USN won by 31 points so it wasn't as close as the projections predicted but Collin France's improvement had a lot to do with that margin of victory. If he runs equivalent to his PR going in, 18:01, USN still wins but his point total for the team shifts 10 points. If he runs 30 seconds the other way, which a lot of runners did at the state meet, his point total shifts the 30 points needed for BGA to lock up the title.
Collin France, a junior, will be one of five returners for the USN heading into next season. Friday was his first time under 18 minutes in his career.
Boys
Athlete | School | Regular Season PR | State Time | Improvement |
| Alex Patino | Marshall County High School | 23:06.0 | 21:15.9 | 1:50.1 |
| Cohen Flatt | Christian Academy of Knoxville | 22:32.0 | 20:42.2 | 1:49.8 |
| Barney Volgyesi | Martin Luther King High School | 21:03.0 | 19:19.2 | 1:43.8 |
| Eli Faircloth | Fred J. Page High School | 20:10.8 | 18:49.6 | 1:21.2 |
| Jospeh Hixson | Christ Presbyterian Academy | 22:07.9 | 20:51.8 | 1:16.0 |
| Vance Laster | Anderson County High School | 19:48.0 | 18:37.9 | 1:10.1 |
| Luke Tatum | Columbia Academy | 20:49.2 | 19:41.0 | 1:08.2 |
| Gabe Light | Martin Luther King High School | 22:57.0 | 21:49.0 | 1:08.0 |
| Craig Vercher | Gatlinburg Pittman High School | 22:42.1 | 21:39.3 | 1:02.8 |
| Wade Searcy | Heritage High School (White House) | 21:16.0 | 20:15.4 | 1:00.6 |
| Sebastian Carroll | South Doyle High School | 22:35.0 | 21:35.2 | 59.81 |
| Wyatt Lodahi | Anderson County High School | 21:52.0 | 20:56.6 | 55.4 |
| Zach Bassham | Lexington High School | 18:44.2 | 17:55.5 | 48.74 |
| Andrew Wall | Montgomery Central High School | 21:11.0 | 20:22.8 | 48.23 |
| Elijah Andrews | Memphis East High School | 19:33.0 | 18:46.6 | 46.45 |
| San'Darius Coleman | Covington High School | 17:27.8 | 16:41.7 | 46.05 |
| Will Keefer | Greenbrier High School | 20:13.6 | 19:28.8 | 44.81 |
| Cooper Hurst | Franklin High School | 18:21.6 | 17:36.9 | 44.74 |
| Michael Gurley | Christian Academy of Knoxville | 21:40.0 | 20:55.3 | 44.67 |
| Preston Ryan | Memphis East High School | 19:28.0 | 18:43.5 | 44.47 |
| Adam Zukowski | Lexington High School | 19:56.5 | 19:14.2 | 42.26 |
| Mac Collier | Christian Academy of Knoxville | 19:23.0 | 18:42.5 | 40.48 |
| Ben Clotfelter | Anderson County High School | 20:33.0 | 19:54.4 | 38.62 |
| Jonah Vaughn | Christ Presbyterian Academy | 21:26.7 | 20:48.1 | 38.62 |
| Ben Clayton | Chester Co. High School | 23:02.6 | 22:24.3 | 38.37 |
| Charlie Palmer | Memphis East High School | 21:04.0 | 20:26.3 | 37.73 |
| Brian Presley | Elizabethton High School | 18:51.0 | 18:13.3 | 37.67 |
| Josh Green | St. Benedict at Auburndale | 19:44.0 | 19:07.9 | 36.09 |
| AUSTIN PATENAUDE | Gatlinburg Pittman High School | 19:30.0 | 18:55.8 | 34.21 |
| Riley Robertson | Lexington High School | 21:12.8 | 20:38.6 | 34.16 |
| Braden Hale | Columbia Academy | 18:55.1 | 18:21.6 | 33.5 |
| Koen Ploekelman | Clarksville High School | 18:13.6 | 17:42.5 | 31.13 |
| Bryson Lewis | Daniel Boone High School | 16:52.7 | 16:21.7 | 31.03 |
| Drew Kavli | Dickson Co. High School | 21:21.8 | 20:51.8 | 30.06 |
| Jackson Kuffrey | Silverdale Baptist Academy | 19:49.0 | 19:19.4 | 29.61 |
| Kaleb Smith | Christian Brothers High School | 16:29.0 | 16:00.1 | 28.92 |
| Jayden Brabson | South Doyle High School | 18:38.0 | 18:09.1 | 28.92 |
| Collin France | University School of Nashville | 18:01.7 | 17:33.2 | 28.52 |
| Jackson Pace | Lexington High School | 19:04.2 | 18:35.9 | 28.34 |
| Brody Dennett | Silverdale Baptist Academy | 19:55.0 | 19:27.0 | 28.02 |
| Karston Hanzely | Independence High School | 17:41.0 | 17:13.2 | 27.84 |
| Mason Zemaitis | St. Benedict at Auburndale | 21:02.4 | 20:34.6 | 27.81 |
| Ryan Basford | Anderson County High School | 19:24.0 | 18:56.8 | 27.22 |
| Eli Patton | Madison Academic Magnet High School | 19:02.7 | 18:35.6 | 27.1 |
| Gabe Placer | Silverdale Baptist Academy | 18:11.0 | 17:45.5 | 25.53 |
| Jackson Reed | Siegel High School | 16:32.9 | 16:08.3 | 24.56 |
| Hagen Brandt | Lipscomb Academy | 19:04.7 | 18:40.3 | 24.37 |
| Judson Hubbard | Christ Presbyterian Academy | 20:52.1 | 20:28.0 | 24.09 |
| Tyler Barham | Alcoa High School | 18:59.7 | 18:36.4 | 23.31 |
| Kaden Keller | Hardin Valley Academy | 15:56.0 | 15:33.3 | 22.66 |
| Grant Rehm | Ensworth | 17:22.7 | 17:00.2 | 22.49 |
| Drew Johnson | Donelson Christian Academy | 16:34.2 | 16:11.8 | 22.44 |
| Colten Hility | Northeast High School | 19:34.9 | 19:12.6 | 22.37 |
| Ridge Bruce | Camden Central High School | 17:11.8 | 16:49.5 | 22.28 |
| Austin Philp | Ensworth | 18:27.6 | 18:06.6 | 21.09 |
| Andrew Schell | Memphis University School | 18:10.0 | 17:49.0 | 21.02 |
| Cash Coggin | Bearden High School | 17:58.0 | 17:37.1 | 20.86 |
| Wealth Jackson | Lipscomb Academy | 18:34.3 | 18:13.4 | 20.86 |
| Griffin Hebert | Lipscomb Academy | 18:19.8 | 17:59.4 | 20.37 |
| Adan Salazar | White House High School | 18:56.8 | 18:37.0 | 19.76 |
| Emanuel Crumsey | Memphis Middle College High School | 22:20.0 | 22:00.7 | 19.35 |
| Luis Gomez | Memphis East High School | 18:34.0 | 18:14.8 | 19.24 |
| Colin Knapp | Father Ryan High School | 16:52.5 | 16:33.3 | 19.14 |
| Miles Ramer | Ravenwood High School | 15:29.3 | 15:10.4 | 18.97 |
| Drew Sikes | Pope John Paul II Preparatory School | 18:48.0 | 18:29.1 | 18.95 |
| Luke Troutt | Davidson Academy | 18:23.6 | 18:05.2 | 18.39 |
| Garrett Robison | Chester Co. High School | 17:42.7 | 17:24.8 | 17.92 |
| Jacob Goldstein | Fairview High School | 19:05.0 | 18:47.4 | 17.59 |
| Nathan Marcum | Dickson Co. High School | 19:15.0 | 18:57.8 | 17.15 |
| Hunter McDougall | South Doyle High School | 20:02.0 | 19:45.2 | 16.82 |
| Colten Lee | First Baptist Academy | 16:31.0 | 16:14.5 | 16.5 |
| Zachary Lee | Grace Christian Academy (Knoxville) | 20:22.0 | 20:05.9 | 16.14 |
| Sawyer Twombly | Memphis East High School | 20:27.0 | 20:11.2 | 15.77 |
| Austin Cason | University School of Nashville | 16:42.9 | 16:27.2 | 15.65 |
| Landon Haywood | Briarcrest Christian School | 20:20.5 | 20:05.6 | 14.93 |
| Nathan Webb | Silverdale Baptist Academy | 19:49.0 | 19:34.3 | 14.74 |
| Aidan Garner | Station Camp High School | 17:58.2 | 17:43.9 | 14.29 |
| Jack Underwood | Hume Fogg Academic Magnet | 17:19.2 | 17:05.6 | 13.63 |
| Caedon Jackson | Alcoa High School | 19:30.0 | 19:16.5 | 13.53 |
| Lathan Sunderland | Siegel High School | 16:52.3 | 16:38.8 | 13.46 |
| Jack Wallace | Montgomery Bell Academy | 17:44.0 | 17:30.7 | 13.32 |
| Vince Koch | St. Benedict at Auburndale | 19:20.9 | 19:07.8 | 13.06 |
| Christopher Knight | Baylor School | 17:12.6 | 16:59.7 | 12.92 |
| Kurtis Stevens | Silverdale Baptist Academy | 19:43.0 | 19:30.4 | 12.6 |
| Jack Radbill | Christ Presbyterian Academy | 16:20.1 | 16:07.5 | 12.57 |
| Emmanuel Rodriguez | Coffee Co. Central High School | 18:33.6 | 18:21.0 | 12.57 |
| Matthew Sinclair | Smith County High School | 18:01.0 | 17:48.6 | 12.38 |
| Yianni Sinis | Tipton Rosemark Academy | 17:40.0 | 17:27.8 | 12.25 |
| Luke Lafferty | Columbia Academy | 17:38.2 | 17:26.0 | 12.14 |
| Benjamin Hodshon | Science Hill High School | 17:36.3 | 17:24.2 | 12.13 |
| Caleb West | Ravenwood High School | 17:43.7 | 17:31.6 | 12.09 |
| Blake Deterding | Rossview High School | 17:35.7 | 17:23.6 | 12.07 |
| Carter Welch | Chester Co. High School | 16:29.9 | 16:18.0 | 11.94 |
| Martavius Howard | Memphis East High School | 21:40.0 | 21:28.1 | 11.91 |
| Luke Gumbert | St. George's Independent School | 18:43.2 | 18:31.8 | 11.4 |
| Gonzalo Vela | Knoxville Catholic High School | 17:56.0 | 17:44.7 | 11.29 |
| Grant Parsons | Merrol Hyde Magnet | 19:10.0 | 18:59.0 | 11.05 |
| Evan Simpson | McCallie School | 16:10.7 | 16:00.0 | 10.75 |
| Zach Vickers | Webb School of Knoxville | 16:48.7 | 16:38.0 | 10.74 |
| Roman Borghetti Metz | Volunteer High School | 18:34.0 | 18:23.6 | 10.37 |
| Nick Daniel | Science Hill High School | 17:16.5 | 17:06.6 | 9.89 |
| Chandler Roberson | Lexington High School | 17:40.1 | 17:30.3 | 9.84 |
| Tyler Ebbert | Farragut High School | 17:02.0 | 16:52.3 | 9.72 |
| Brenden Torres | St. Benedict at Auburndale | 20:32.2 | 20:22.6 | 9.62 |
| Ethan Wellman | Dobyns Bennett High School | 17:47.2 | 17:37.6 | 9.6 |
| Joseph Blair | Oak Ridge High School | 18:00.1 | 17:50.7 | 9.43 |
| Brennan Anthony | Lexington High School | 20:51.5 | 20:42.1 | 9.43 |
| Connor Cox | Henry County High School | 18:10.8 | 18:01.4 | 9.4 |
| Ryan Gregory | South Doyle High School | 19:21.5 | 19:12.1 | 9.36 |
| Jonathan Nichols | University School of Nashville | 18:15.9 | 18:06.6 | 9.27 |
| Henry Brooks | Cherokee High School | 18:00.9 | 17:51.9 | 9 |
| Hank Johnson | Webb School of Knoxville | 18:10.0 | 18:01.1 | 8.95 |
| Conley Owen | Science Hill High School | 17:50.1 | 17:41.2 | 8.91 |
| Ryder Finley | Silverdale Baptist Academy | 18:26.0 | 18:17.1 | 8.89 |
| Piers Mason | University School of Nashville | 17:49.5 | 17:40.7 | 8.81 |
| Brett Barron | Christian Brothers High School | 17:04.0 | 16:55.4 | 8.62 |
| Ethan Barny | Siegel High School | 17:07.7 | 16:59.1 | 8.58 |
| Evan Glass | Volunteer High School | 18:28.9 | 18:20.4 | 8.48 |
| Steven Pjontek | Madison Academic Magnet High School | 18:30.7 | 18:22.4 | 8.33 |
| Eli Galentino | University School of Nashville | 18:25.3 | 18:17.0 | 8.23 |
| Ben Clemence | Central Magnet High School | 17:15.0 | 17:06.8 | 8.19 |
| Brennan Thomas | Siegel High School | 15:53.7 | 15:45.5 | 8.16 |
| Kaleb Spears | DeKalb Co. High School | 20:09.0 | 20:01.1 | 7.9 |
| Cade Crum | Bearden High School | 16:12.0 | 16:04.2 | 7.8 |
| Carlos Gonzalez | Siegel High School | 16:59.3 | 16:52.1 | 7.16 |
| Ashton Sheesley | Daniel Boone High School | 17:03.3 | 16:56.7 | 6.64 |
| Riley Hanson | Farragut High School | 16:33.5 | 16:26.9 | 6.62 |
| Aaron Fiscor | Oak Ridge High School | 18:27.7 | 18:21.3 | 6.41 |
| Ben Allison | Chattanooga Christian School | 17:44.0 | 17:37.6 | 6.36 |
| Jackson Rehm | Ensworth | 17:28.8 | 17:22.5 | 6.28 |
| Ryan Coley | Munford High School | 16:20.6 | 16:14.5 | 6.14 |
| Andrew Mansfield | Christian Academy of Knoxville | 19:44.9 | 19:38.8 | 6.13 |
| Nicholas Dukes | Grace Christian Academy (Knoxville) | 19:36.0 | 19:30.4 | 5.64 |
| Kadynce Norwood | Henry County High School | 20:25.1 | 20:19.5 | 5.55 |
| William Davis | Madison Academic Magnet High School | 19:31.7 | 19:26.2 | 5.5 |
| Mekhi Moore | Memphis East High School | 19:28.0 | 19:22.5 | 5.49 |
| Hugh Carlson | McCallie School | 16:18.4 | 16:13.0 | 5.45 |
| Nicholas Brown | Merrol Hyde Magnet | 19:13.0 | 19:07.6 | 5.38 |
| Ian Eastridge | Stewart County High School | 22:12.0 | 22:07.0 | 4.97 |
| Brooks Johnson | Chester Co. High School | 20:13.1 | 20:08.1 | 4.96 |
| Aaron Brink | Evangelical Christian School | 18:17.0 | 18:12.4 | 4.64 |
| David Brown | Franklin High School | 16:05.7 | 16:01.1 | 4.56 |
| Lukas Pharris | Macon Co. High School | 19:27.7 | 19:23.2 | 4.49 |
| Carter Splittgerber | Fairview High School | 19:06.0 | 19:01.5 | 4.48 |
| Sean Smith | Brentwood Academy | 16:20.0 | 16:15.7 | 4.29 |
| Reid Gentry | Westminster Academy High School | 19:44.0 | 19:39.8 | 4.23 |
| Joe Edwards | Christian Brothers High School | 17:12.5 | 17:08.5 | 4.03 |
| Tyler Carroll | Cumberland Co. High School | 18:54.0 | 18:50.0 | 4 |
| Evan Deichert | Knoxville Catholic High School | 17:26.2 | 17:22.3 | 3.88 |
| Eli Ingram | Silverdale Baptist Academy | 19:44.0 | 19:40.6 | 3.43 |
| Galen Wei | Merrol Hyde Magnet | 19:50.6 | 19:47.3 | 3.28 |
| Caleb Gray | DeKalb Co. High School | 19:19.6 | 19:16.4 | 3.27 |
| Josiah Howerter | Montgomery Central High School | 22:17.0 | 22:13.8 | 3.23 |
| Maddox Freebern | Merrol Hyde Magnet | 19:32.0 | 19:28.9 | 3.12 |
| Manuel Cruz | Oak Ridge High School | 16:21.0 | 16:17.9 | 3.11 |
| Noah Elam | Boyd Buchanan High School | 18:29.0 | 18:26.1 | 2.92 |
| Rowen Moser Bryan | Karns High School | 18:09.0 | 18:06.2 | 2.83 |
| Austin Dunagan | Henry County High School | 19:28.7 | 19:26.0 | 2.72 |
| Henry Smith | Westminster Academy High School | 18:26.0 | 18:23.3 | 2.68 |
| Colin Everett | Beech Senior High School | 17:03.6 | 17:01.0 | 2.58 |
| Will Bauer | Battle Ground Academy | 17:48.0 | 17:45.5 | 2.48 |
| Frederick Rudolph | University School of Nashville | 19:22.9 | 19:20.7 | 2.19 |
| Parker Harris | Franklin High School | 15:59.8 | 15:57.8 | 1.99 |
| Reed McClain | Hume Fogg Academic Magnet | 18:43.0 | 18:41.1 | 1.98 |
| Brando Resendiz | Morristown West High School | 17:29.0 | 17:27.2 | 1.81 |
| Jonathan Mohler | Harding Academy | 19:02.0 | 19:00.3 | 1.71 |
| Noah Johnson | Grace Baptist Academy | 18:05.0 | 18:03.6 | 1.36 |
| Tyler Bergin | St. George's Independent School | 19:21.8 | 19:20.6 | 1.24 |
| Owen Haas | Hume Fogg Academic Magnet | 17:34.2 | 17:33.2 | 0.97 |
| Hudson Brown | Arlington High School | 17:34.0 | 17:33.3 | 0.69 |
| Ben Hattan | Christ Presbyterian Academy | 20:01.7 | 20:01.0 | 0.65 |
| Paul Emonet | Webb School of Knoxville | 17:14.6 | 17:14.0 | 0.61 |
| Sam Widmaier | Brentwood Academy | 16:52.3 | 16:51.8 | 0.54 |
| Ethan Bolton | Anderson County High School | 21:24.0 | 21:23.5 | 0.54 |
| Nathan Gafney | Pope John Paul II Preparatory School | 17:51.5 | 17:51.1 | 0.39 |
| Tyler Malone | Crosstown High School | 22:50.0 | 22:49.6 | 0.39 |