County runners wrap up cross country season in state championship

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor

The AHSAA Cross Country season wrapped up on Saturday afternoon as runners from across the state participated in the state championship run held in Cullman.

Between the five schools from Elmore County, 41 racers completed their 5k run against the state’s best.

In Class 5A girls, Elmore County’s

Bella Robinson had the best time of any girl county runner with a 23:11.63. She finished 64th in Class 5A, while Annabelle Orr placed 107th, Alle Hernandez placed 124th, and Ally Orr placed 133rd.

Holtville’s Alexis Troglen wasn’t too far behind Robinson as she finished with a time of 24:36.11 and placed 89th. Tallassee’s Mallory Glass finished 105th with a time of 25:18.85. Troglen and Glass were the only girl runners from Holtville and Tallassee.

In Class 5A boys, Elmore County’s team loaded in the Top 100 finishes. Bryant Duckett paid the team with a 62nd finish and a time of 18:27.85. Behind him was William Mann (73rd), Lucas Drost (74th), Logan Pack (87th), Zane Davis (99th) and Mark Redden (120th).

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6A, fin- the best

Top

30 runners in 6A.

McGehee finished 17th with a time of 16:58.63 while Baxley finished 26th overall with a time of 17:09.75. The only other boy runner from Wetumpka to place in the Top 100 was Eli Holden with a time of 18:39.05. He placed 85th.

Stanhope Elmore had four runners compete in the boys division, and the best finisher for the Mustangs was Cade