Huskies boys 2nd, girls 4th at Oak Mountain XC Invite

From The Trussville Tribune Staff Reports

The Hewitt-Trussville boys cross country team, led by John Ngaruiya’s first-place finish, took second place in the Oak Mountain XC Invitational at Heardmont Park on Saturday.

Ngaruiya posted a time of 16:44.08 to lead the field in the 5000-meter run. Other top finishers for the Huskies were Austin Atkinson (3^rd, 17:18.98), Josh Jenkins (10^th, 17:57.17), Carson Spruiell (17^th, 18:18.37), Aaron Dykes (20^th, 18:36.42), Graham Bianchi (25^th, 18:49.94) and Micah Smith (31^st, 19:07.00).

Host Oak Mountain won. The Eagles tallied 27 points. Hewitt scored 51 and Spain Park had 52.

In the girls 5000, Sydney Hall led Hewitt with a time of 21:14.31 to finish eighth. Other scorers for Hewitt were Brooke Atkinson (15^th, 22:16.28), Ellie Kate Jones (28^th, 23:39.52), Helena Steen (29^th, 23:46.01), Olivia Bland (33^rd, 24:07.21), Hannah Brien (36^th, 24:18.73) and Emily McMahon (67^th, 25:43.18).

The Lady Huskies scored 98 points, trailing winner Spain Park (51), Oak Mountain (71) and John Carroll Catholic (73).

The event also had a second division for boys. In that division, Hewitt-Trussville’s Damon Purdy led the way with a time of 19:01.06 for first place. Other scoring runners and their finishes: Andrew Smith (11^th), Kent Glover (18^th), Timothy Ngaruiya (30^th), Caleb Knox (35^th), Christian Holley (40^th) and Ethan Greene (41^st).

Hewitt came in third behind Spain Park and Oak Mountain in that division.

In the middle school division, Hewitt-Trussville Middle’s boys came in first place, led by Nathan Knox’s fourth-place finish in the 3200. He ran an 11:24.37. Other scorers and finishes: Aaron Himes(7^th), Bobby Stanberry (11^th), Kellen Rutherford (13^th), Blake Bailey (17^th), Alex Jones (18^th) and Andrew Guarino (20^th).

Clay-Chalkville Middle also competed and finished 18^th. Leading the Cougars was Saul Aguirre with a 105^th-place finish with a time of 14:38.26. Other scorers for CCMS: Jonathan Limon (115^th), Dominick Byrd (144^th), Jordan Cummings (157^th) and Matthew Johnson (162^nd).

In the middle school second division, HTMS finished second. Nick Coffey led HTMS with a second-place finishing time of 12:31.11. Peyton Sanders (2^nd), Weston Lovelady (7^th), Noah Renda (21^st) and Eli Williamson (30^th) rounded out the scoring Huskies.

In the girls middle school division, Amelia Brady took first place for the Lady Huskies with a 12:35.92 as HTMS finished fourth. Other scorers: Maci Mills (11^th), Hannah O’Kelley (17^th), Samantha Vise (66^th), Reagan Felts (68^th) and Sadie Morgan (119^th).