Chickasaw Trails Invitational Recap
Pisgah’s Evans Among Top 10 Runners
By Cinthia Rico
OAKVILLE – Two Jackson County teams traveled to Oakville Indian Mounds Park last weekend to participate in the Chickasaw Trails Invitational.
Pisgah and North Sand Mountain were among more than 100 teams from three states who participated in Saturday’s meet.
In the Small School Varsity Girls 5000 Meter race, Pisgah’s Nevaeh Evans took 12th place with a time of 21:33.08, and was the only local runner to break the top 15.
North Sand Mountain’s Paisley Pritchett finished in 64th place with a time of 23:43.19.
Taking the top three spots were Maddyn Conn of White Plains (18:34.81) 1st, Reagan Parris of Cold Springs (20:07.67) in 2nd, and Catherine Hinson of Indian Springs (20:13.77) in 3rd place.
Pisgah’s Nevaeh Evans took 12th place with a time of 21:33.08 and was the only local runner to break the top 15.
In the Small School Varsity Boys 5000 Meter race, Pisgah’s Tristan Little finished in 29th place with a time of 18:21.91, Layne Howell (18:59.50) trailed in 49th place among the top 50 finishers.
Taking the top three spots were Ethan Edgeworth of Cold Springs (15:01.43) in 1st, Eric Moore of Huntsville High School (15:17.91) in 2nd, and Samuel Trumble of Montgomery Bell Academy (15:29.45) in 3rd place.
In the Large School Varsity Girls 5000 Meter race, Lucy Benton of Mountain Brook High School (18:24.54) took 1st, Isabel Yonas of South Forsyth High School (18:31.20) took 2nd, and Claire Spooner of Vestavia Hills High School (18:33.85) took 3rd.
In the Large School Varsity Boys 5000 Meter race, Travis Barnett of Holly Pond (16:25.03) took 1st, Coston Korotky of Westminster Christian Academy (16:29.37) took 2nd, and Bailey Kendrick of DAR (16:44.37) took 3rd.
Here’s a look at local runners times and placements:
Pisgah Girls
21:33.08 – Nevaeh Evans – 12th
23:51.09 – Katie Edwards – 69th
24:37.70 – Addison Schultz – 89th
25:49.86 – Jalen Reed – 127th
25:53.58 – Emma Sisk – 128th
27:31.17 – Addyson Barnett – 159th
27:34.84 – Destiny Lewis – 160th
27:36.89 – Sarah Grace Smith – 162nd
27:52.02 – Kenyde Givens – 169th
33:29.24 – Brooklyn Hutson – 238th
North Sand Mountain Girls
23:43.19 – Paisley Pritchett – 65th
Pisgah Boys
18:21.91 – Tristan Little – 29th
18:59.50 – Layne Howell – 49th
19:12.29 – Emanuel Elizondo – 63rd
22:45.56 – Tristan Hutson – 188th
23:08.14 – Mason Thrasher – 201st
23:11.78 – Landyn Little –206th
23:37.61 – Leyton Givens – 214th
24:29.13 – Ethan Smith – 232nd
57 performances met the MileSplit US Second Team standard including the following top three in each division:
Girls 5000 Meter Run
18:24.54 – Lucy Benton – Mountain Brook HS
18:31.20 – Isabel Yonas – South Forsyth High School
18:33.85 – Claire Spooner – Vestavia Hills HS
Boys 5000 Meter Run
15:01.43 – Ethan Edgeworth – Cold Springs
15:17.91 – Eric Moore – Huntsville HS
15:29.45 – Samuel Trumble – Montgomery Bell Academy
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