Middle school cross country teams compete in KYA Fall Classic
Several local middle school cross country teams competed at the Knoxville Youth Association Fall Classic at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville last Saturday.
Madison Archdale of Cedar Bluff won the girls middle school race (two-mile run) with a time of 13:55.55.
Abigail Montgomery of Norris was the top local finisher. She was eighth with a time of 14:45.64.
The Clinton City Schools Blaze also made their inaugural debut in cross country. Bralee Hall finished with a time of 20:36.00 for The Blaze. She was the only girls middle school runner the team entered so they were not eligible to compete for team standings in the event.
Other local finishers included:
• Berline Cummings
(Norris - 17:17.39)
• Megan Haire (Norris - 17:18.01)
• Victoria Laster (Norris - 18:50.74)
• MaryJo Mattingly
(Norris - 19:29.99)
• Karlotta Schley (Norris - 19:58.00)
• Olivia Marlow (Norris - 21:31.70)
• Morgan Lowe
(Clinton Middle - 21:47.00)
• Sophia Tipton
(Clinton Middle - 21:51.15)
• Summer Wilson
(Clinton Middle - 22:49.26)
• Candace Gates
(Clinton Middle - 22:53.25)
• Sylvia Vandagriff
(Norris - 23:20.25)
• Brooke Davis (Norris - 23:28.41)
• Sarah Conatser
(Clinton Middle - 23:34.91)
• Rylee Taylor
(Clinton Middle - 23:37.26)
• Alexea Gatliff (Norris - 24:19.91)
• Alli Hollifield
(Clinton Middle - 25:02.76)
• Aliah Montgomery
(Norris - 26:09.42)
A total of 278 runners competed in the girls’ middle school race.
Final team standings
1. Hardin Valley
2. Farragut
3. Mt. Juliet
4. Knoxville Ambassadors
5. DeKalb
6. West Valley
7. Bearden
8. Cedar Bluff
9. Maryville
10. Norris
11. Alcoa
12. Heritage
13. William Blount
14. Blackman
15. Seymour
16. Gresham
17. Christian Academy of Knoxville
18. Rhea
19. Karns
20. Northview
21. Clinton
22. Gibbs
On the boys’ side, Riley Hanson of Farragut finished first out of 305 runners with a time of 12:01.87.
Local finishers included:
• Ethan Charles (Norris - 15:05.57)
• Connor Chandler (Norris - 16:10.90)
• Ethan Ortiz (Clinton Middle - 16:54.39)
• Caleb Kendall (Clinton Middle - 17:17.29)
• Noah Ortiz (Clinton Middle - 18:17.04)
• Ryan Basford (Norris - 18:19.70)
• Brooks Dahl (Clinton Middle - 18:26.16)
• Ethan Bolton (Norris - 20:31.90)
• Joseph Hall (CCS Blaze - 20:55.15)
• Foster Madron (Norris - 21:25.07)
• Buford Watson (Clinton Middle - 21:58.91)
• Riley Charles (Norris - 22:21.05)
• Brian Hall (CCS Blaze - 22:28.05
• Jackson Zaruba (Norris - 22:44.42)
• Carson Brooks (Clinton Middle - 23:37.94)
• Michael Curtin (Norris - 24:37.91)
Final team standings
Farragut
Mt. Juliet
Hardin Valley
Maryville
Bearden
DeKalb
North Panthers
Cedar Bluff
Alcoa
West Valley
Blackman
Heritage
Knoxville Ambassadors
Rhea
Robertsville
Holston
Gresham
Karns
Norris
Seymour
Gibbs
Clinton
