CROSS COUNTRY AT THE PEPSI CHALLENGE

The EHS XC teams got their 2015 season started on Saturday, August 29th at the Lawrence County/Cold Springs Pepsi Challenge. The meet was held at H.A. Alexander Park and was well attended with 32 teams. 

The JV races were up first – with the girl starting at 8:30 and the boys at 8:50. 7th graders Emma Guthrie, Lexxie Bailey, Jon Mikel Owens and Jeffrey Payne represented Elkmont well! 

Their times for the 2 mile race are as follows: 

Emma Guthrie - 20:09 

Lexxie Bailey - 21:04 

Jon Mikel Owens – 15:59 

Jeffry Payne – 17:00 

The Elkmont Varsity girls came in 4th over-all and Claudia Allen placed 12th. The Varsity boys had two in the top ten, Chase Prater (6th) and Chance Bailey (8th). All three earned top 15 honors at the race! Way to go! 

Congratulations also goes out to Brianna Barnett, Alex Armstrong and James Walts for setting new personal records! The varsity course is the traditional high school cross country distance of 5000 meters or 3.1 miles.

Elkmont Varsity Men's Finishing Times:

Chase Prater – 6th – 18:09 

Chance Bailey – 8th – 18:40 

Dalton Adams - 21:04 

Alex Armstrong – 22:14 (PR) 

Brantley Hammock – 22:47 

Jake Armstrong – 22:54 

Tee Boyd – 23:04 

Ethan Shores – 23:10 

James Walts – 23:12 (PR) 

Elkmont Varsity Women's Finishing Times:

Claudia Allen (12th) – 23:07 

Hannah Hanback – 24:47 

Melanie Hernandez – 25:39 

Brianna Barnett – 26:13 (PR) 

Jazmin Ristau – 27:07 

Ruth Ann Bates --- 28:11 

Nikki Ristau – 29:44 

Britney Clem – 30:25 

Mia Farris – 31:48 

The Red Devils race again this coming Saturday, September 5 at Wilson High School in Florence. In the meantime, you can see them working hard at practice at the trail downtown!

COACH PUGH'S THOUGHTS:
Great job EHS XC! Varsity girls finish 4th and a top 15 finisher and 2 top 10 boy finishers and great team scores. A lot of work to be done but I'm proud of their effort and their accomplishments! XC meets are the most positive high school sports competitions in the state! Today set some PR's, benchmarks to hit, and goals for the rest of the season. We are ready to work hard!