ACHS Cross Country starts season
Anderson County’s Kirby Logan picks up his trophy for his fourth place finish just seconds after crossing the finish line. (photo:Richard Evans )
The Knoxville Youth Association Fall Classic played host to teams from 19 high schools (varsity and junior varsity), 22 middle schools, and 30 elementary schools.
For the varsity girls, Andie-Marie Jones of Maryville won with a time of 19:06.62.
Anderson County senior Maddy Moody finished second, crossing the finish line with a time of 19:21.85.
Fellow senior and Lady Mav Mollie Longmire took fifth place with a time of 20:38.03.
Freshman Macy Caldwell took 10th place with a time of 21:18.68.
Other Anderson County runners who completed the course included seniors Paige Freyre (24:16.57) and Mackenzie Hensley (29:47.25).
A total of 133 runners competed in the girls’ varsity race.
Final team standings
1. Farragut
2. Hardin Valley Academy
3. Bearden
4. Maryville
5. Anderson County
6. Knoxville West
7. Hewitt-Trussville
8. Columbia Academy
9. Cocke County
10. Grace Christian Academy
11. Midway
12. Campbell County
On the boys’ side, Tommy Ward of Maryville took first place with a time of 16:50.12.
Senior Kirby Logan of Anderson County finished fourth with a time of 17:28.30.
Other finishers for the Mavericks included sophomore Colin Moody (18:08.70), junior Micah Sawyer (18:29.08), senior Grant Hayes (19:16.38), sophomore Tanner Wells (20:27.83), and senior Alex Baker (23:55.57).
A total of 177 runners competed in the boys’ varsity race.
Final team standings
1. Farragut
2. Maryville
3. Hardin Valley Academy
4. Hewitt-Trussville
5. Bearden
6. Anderson County
7. Sevier County
8. Alcoa
9. L&N Stem Academy
10. Heritage
Knoxville West
11. Gatlinburg-Pittman
12. Cocke County
13. Northview Academy
14. Midway
15. Columbia Academy
16. Concord Christian
17. Loudon
18. Seymour
In the JV girls race, Grace Adams of Heritage won with a time of 24:05.54.
Sophomore Ally Perry of Anderson County finished 12th out of 49 runners with a time of 26:50.82.
Other runners who finished for the Lady Mavs included junior Kaitlyn Perry (27:01.64), sophomore Cameron Castleberry (27:57.84), sophomore Kaylee Payne (30:14.40), freshman Helen Burton (31:31.22), and freshman Madison Rayfield (43:25.44).
Tyler Ebbert of Farragut won the JV boys’ race with a time of 18:46.62.
Freshman Jacob Flatford of the Mavericks finished with a time of 22:43.71.
Other Anderson County runners included sophomore Ben Lockett (25:05.84), sophomore Kolby Payne (25:28.88), sophomore Ryland Ford (26:36.68), and sophomore Ryan Elliott (26:41.82).
Anderson County returns to action on Saturday when they run in the Cherokee Classic at Sequoyah Hills Park in Knoxville. The girls’ varsity will race at 9 a.m. and the boys will follow at 9:40 a.m.
JV girls will race at 10:20 a.m. and JV boys will run at 11 a.m.