TSSAA State Cross Country Championships 2014

The local high school and MTSU women's cross country teams brought home championships last weekend. (via The Murfreesboro Post)

Unicoi County High School freshman Megan Todd capped off the cross country season in Erwin with an 80th place finish out of 181 runners in the annual TSSAA Class A/AA state championships held at Percy Warner Steeplechase Course on Saturday, Nov. 1, in Nashville. “The weather was horrendous,” head coach Gary Howard said. “On the way down, my car had it around 37 degrees with the windchill near seven or eight, and that’s not exactly ideal for a 10 a.m. race but everyone else had to run it, too.   Erwin Record Online Newspaper Serving Erwin and Unicoi County Tennessee (via www.erwinrecord.net)

The third time was indeed the charm for the Daniel Boone cross country team at Percy Warner Park on Nov. 1 in Nashville, where the Blazers captured the 2014 AAA boys cross country championship following back-to-back second place finishes over the last two seasons.  Herald and Tribune Online Newspaper Jonesborough Tennessee (via www.heraldandtribune.com)

Region 1-A/AA boys team champion Sullivan East added another accolade Saturday to a season full of them as the Patriots placed fourth at the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Class A/AA state meet at the Percy Warner Park Steeplechase Course in Nashville, Tennessee. (via TriCities.com)

It was a great day for the Owls, who took second place in a strong Division 2-AA boys meet. And a great day for Houston's girls, who finished runner-up in the AAA meet. (via MCA)

Senior Cherie Wilson is a surprise winner for the Lady Trojans, who defended their cross country team title. (via KNS)

Senior Peighton Meske won her third consecutive Division II-A state individual cross country title with a time of 19:00. (via KNS)

NASHVILLE — The Signal Mountain girls' cross country team won its second consecutive Class A/AA state championship Saturday at Percy Warner Park. (via timesfreepress.com)

NASHVILLE — Dylan Carmack raced to McCallie's first-ever individual state cross country championship Saturday at the TSSAA Division II-AA meet at Percy Warner Park. (via timesfreepress.com)

Local Athletes Run At State Cross Country Championships Several local prep runners traveled to Nashville over the weekend to compete in the TSSAA Class A/AA Girls' Cross Country State Championships at the Percey Warner Park Steeplechase Course. Greenevi (via The Greeneville Sun)

Knoxville's finest headed to Percy Warner Park in Nashville to take part in the Tennessee State Cross Country Championships. With many highly ranked athletes across 3 divisions, the day would prove to be an exciting one.  Knoxville Youth Athletics (via www.knoxvilleyouthathletics.org)

Cold temperatures and high winds challenged the competitors at the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Cross-Country championship race Saturday in Nashville. (via parispi.net)

NASHVILLE - Columbia Academy’s Kailey Schuyler was the highest finisher among area runners in the TSSAA Class A/AA State Cross Country meet. (via Columbia Daily Herald)

After two years of being second best, the Daniel Boone boys cross country team is now looking down from the top of the TSSAA cross country mountain. (via www.wjhl.com)

There was only one place Ensworth’s Emma Sloan could finish at Saturday’s state high school cross country championships. After placing fourth, third and second her first three years at the Division II-AA girls meet at Percy Warner Park’s Steeplechase Course, Sloan left little doubt with a 26-second victory in her final appearance.(via www.tennessean.com)

NASHVILLE – West Tennessee may not have brought home any TSSAA cross country team or individual state championships, but those who competed and finished well were pleased with their efforts. (via www.jacksonsun.com)

The Oak Ridge High School boys and girls cross country teams, both coming off fantastic first-place finishes at regionals in late October, competed in the state championship 5k run in Nashville on Saturday. The boys team finished third, and the girls finished ninth. (via Oak Ridge Today)

NASHVILLE – Make it three in a row for Taylor Cuneo. The Central Magnet freshman made good on her status as the favorite in Saturday’s TSSAA cross country championships at Percy Warner Park’s Steeplechase Course by winning the girls’ Class A/AA race. (via www.dnj.com)

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The cross country season came to a close as Montgomery Central’s boys and Rossview’s girls competed as a team in its classifications during the TSSAA State Cross Country Championships Saturday at the Steeplechase at Percy Warner Park in Nashville. (via www.theleafchronicle.com)

Daniel Boone senior Adam Barnard blistered the field at the TSSAA Class AAA state cross country meet at Nashville's Percy Warner Park on Saturday. But, his winning run of 15:43 was secondary to leading the Trailblazers program to a third state championshi (via Johnson City Press)

It’s the kind of jump that will raise an eyebrow. On the same course as last week’s regionals, The King’s Academy’s Niamh Schumacher cut 16 seconds off her time to finish third in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s Division II-A girls cross country championships. “Oh man, that was incredible,” said Lions coach Jeff Ayers. “She shaved that (time) off. That was awesome. ... It just shows a lot of hard work and dedication paid off there. When you put that much into it, even if it’s a few seconds, that’s great. Sixteen seconds, that’s really good from one week.”Staff Reports (via www.themountainpress.com)

Preliminary photos of top runners in each division. Separate albums to follow.

The TSSAA boys and girls state cross country meets are Saturday in Nashville. (via MCA)

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