CROSS COUNTRY - KUDZU HILLS INVITATIONAL RESULTS

A mid-season schedule change benefited the Running Red Devils this past Saturday!   Saturday morning found the team meeting in Athens bright and early to travel to Bremen, AL for the Cold Springs HS Kudzu Hills Invitational.  This was a large meet with over 780 kids running in 6 different divisions.

The Lady Red Devils toed the starting line with over 150 other ladies representing a total of 16 teams.  Elkmont girls placed 10th as a team but don’t let that number fool you!  12 of the girls set new personal records (PR) or ran their season best (SB) at this race!

Sammi Jo Pressnell – 22:42 (SB)
Adriel McMahan – 23:35 (PR)
Hannah Hanback – 23:46 (SB)
Jensen Pugh – 24:38 (SB)
Stephanie Clem – 25:15 (SB)
Mia Farris – 26:06 (PR)
Nikki Ristau – 27:06 (SB)
Elizabeth Sims – 28:03 (PR)
Taeleur Walts – 29:07 (PR)
Jelena Petkovic – 30:18 (PR)
Lena Gemke – 30:34
Gracie McMahan – 31:11 (PR)
Hannah Clem – 43:38 (PR)

The Red Devil boys team ran in the largest race of the day with over 200 other runners!  There was a lot of competition and we had 11 boys set new PR’s or SB times!  The team came in 6th out of 22 teams – with only one of those being a 3A team that they will face at Sectionals on November 1.

Chance Bailey – 17:23.27 (PR)
Adam McMahan – 17.23.81 (PR)
Tyler Helms – 18:42
Chase Prater – 18:57
Tiyler Walts – 19:59 (SB)
Ethan Shores – 20:11 (SB)
Jacob Ezell – 20:30 (SB)
Nick Shelton – 20:35 (SB)
Josh Ferrazas – 21:09 (PR)
Ben Hobbs – 21:24 (PR)
Davis Hobbs – 21:31 (PR)
Chandler Johnson – 22:48 (SB)
Jacob Armstrong – 23:33
Alex Armstrong – 23:59
Sean Jordan – 28:13 (PR)

These athletes are training hard in preparation for the last half of their season with their focus being Sectionals on November 1.  With only 3 meets and one voluntary road race to go before sectionals, these kids will train harder than ever to meet not only their team goals, but their individual goals as well!

Put October 8th on your calendars – The Elkmont Red Devils will be participating in a local meet right here in Limestone County!  Like any other athlete, they do better when they have fans cheering them on!  The Limestone County XC Meet is held at Blue Springs Elementary (just outside of Athens – near Clements).  Varsity Girls will run at 4:45 and the varsity boys run at 5:30!