Varsity cross country teams from Phil Campbell, Russellville and Tharptown high schools participated in the Northwest Alabama Championships meet last Thursday, October 22. The 5K meet, hosted by Lawrence County High School, was held at the Oakville Indian Mounds Park course.
Phil Campbell High School had three student-athletes race at the championships: Sophomore Rayna Scott, eighth-grader Blaize Wilson, and senior Bailey Nix. Scott, in the girls’ 5K race, finished 54th overall with a time of 23:38.28; Wilson and Nix, running in the boys’ 5K, placed 268th and 294th, respectively, with times of 23:12.56 and 23:55.82.
Russellville had its full complement of runners participate in the championships. On the girls’ team, junior Heidy Jacobo had the best finish at 30th, completing the race in 22:42.38. For the boys’ team it was senior German Perez who finished first, coming in 33rd with a time of 18:02.08. Sophomore Anthony Bautista came in close behind Perez with a 35th-place finish (18:03.02).
All individual results for Russellville can be viewed HERE.
Rounding out the competitors from Franklin County is Tharptown. Sophie Waldrep, a freshman, completed the 5K first among her fellow Lady Wildcats, placing 97th with a time of 25:24.24. On the THS boys’ team, seventh-grader Giovani Mojica had the best finish, placing 138th with a time of 20:09.89.
All individual results for Tharptown can be viewed HERE.
In the final team standings, Russellville’s girls finished 13th out of 22 teams with Hartselle claiming the top spot in the girls’ 5K standings. On the boys’ side, Russellville came in seventh and Tharptown placed 29th out of 31 teams. Lawrence County claimed the boys’ meet title.