Cross Country Teams Defend State Championships

The Mountain Brook cross country teams swept the AHSAA state championships on Saturday morning to defend their team state titles. Additionally, numerous Spartans earned ‘All-State’ honors with top-15 finishes in their respective race.

 

Girls:

The girls team won its 6th straight state championship and 29th cross country title in program history. The Spartans had four runners finish in the top 10, six earn All-State and all 10 Spartans finished in the top 20 overall. The team score was 33 points to secure the victory.

 

Ann Gibson Hamilton (2)

Anna Erdberg (5)

Francesca Demarco (6)

Savi Jordan (9)

Everlee McKinney (11)

Bailey Simpson (12)

June Record (16)

Tate McCloud (17)

Frances Hill (19)

Caroline Russell (20)

 

Alternate runners for the girls were Emelia White, Caroline Grace Leedy, Fraser Elliott, and Maya Cooper.

 

Boys:

The boys team won its 5th consecutive cross country state championship and 19th in program history. Four Spartans earned All-State honors and the program edged out Homewood by a narrow 7 point margin to secure the team championship.

 

William Morgan (2), Oliver Mange (6), Luke Cribbs (8), and Ethan Schniper (9) earned All-State finishes while William Rowland, Webb Hawley, Brooks Bazemore, Thomas Moak, Jack Williamson, and Crawford Screws added to the team’s success. Alternate runners for the boys were Luke Flack and Wales Averyt.

 

Mountain Brook Athletics now has 210 state championships in school history.