ELKMONT IN THE 9/11 HEROES RUN

The cross country team opted out of a normal meet this past weekend so that they could pay tribute to the victims of 9/11 as well as honor the law enforcement, firemen, EMTs that serve our communities today. 

The race is part of a series held all over the United States and was started by the Travis Manion Foundation.  "If Not Me, Then Who..." The Travis Manion Foundation assists our nation’s veterans & families of the fallen by empowering them to take the next step in their personal journeys.   

The spirit of the race is that: 
We RUN to honor the heroes of 9/11. We Run to HONOR those who’ve served our nation since. We Run to ACTIVATE COMMUNITIES and EMPOWER your local veterans, first responders and survivors. 

The 9/11 Heroes Run (5K) was held at the Alabama Veterans Museum in Athens, September 12.  Elkmont was well represented by not only the cross country team – decked out in their red, white and blue tie dye shirts, but their coach and several other local runners and walkers! 

Cross Country Team Results: 
Chase Prater – 1st overall – 17:48 
Chance Bailey – 3rd overall - 18:53 
Dalton Adams – 2nd in age group – 21:28 
Luke Little – 21:33 
Alex Armstrong – 21:47 
Tiyler Walts – 21:53 
Jake Armstrong – 22:10 
Brantley Hammock – 22:30 
James Walts – 22:34 
Tee Boyd – 22:35 
Ethan Shores – 23:13 
JonMikel Owens – 24:29 
Jeffrey Payne – 25:25 
Claudia Allen – 22:31 
Hannah Hanback – 24:30 
Melanie Hernandez – 25:13 
Brianna Barnett – 25:48 
Nikki Ristau – 26:07 
Jazmin Ristau – 28:45 
Britney Clem – 29:35 
Mia Farris – 30:35 
Lexie Bailey – 31:25 
Emma Guthrie – 31:26 

Other local finishers that can often be seen running with team or just around Elkmont were: 

Emily Spry – 19:07 
Brad Wales – 23:32 
Heather Maples – 27:15 
Terry Bob Boyd – 27:22 
Linda Schmidt – 27:55
Coach Barry Pugh – 28:06 
Gretta Armstrong – 29:08 
Jennie Barnett – 29:34 
Anne Burrows – 30:04 
Stephanie Clem – 30:37 
Curtis Clem – 30:45 
Chala Boyd – 31:10 
Jessie Pierce – 32:53 
Melanie Maples – 32:54 
Linda Lewis – 34:58 
Doug Warner – 39:35 
Cindy Witt – 39:36 
Kim Shores – 39:38 
Chloe Hollingsworth – 42:19 
Rhonda Spry – 43:46 
Tammie Warner – 50:13 
Mary Abercrombie – 50:42 
Brody Pierce – 54:57 
Brian Pierce – 54:58 
Gladys Turner – 54:59 
Sharon Wilson – 56:04 

The race was also sponsored in part by Elkmont businesses; Runrgirl, LLC, Snap-on and Electricfil.