By John Goolsby, Prep Sports Editor
TRUSSVILLE- The Hewitt cross country team competed in the Southern Showcase in Huntsville this past weekend.
The girls team recorded a 12th-place finish, and the boys team finished 26th in the highly competitive Championship Division.
“It was an exciting day for our girls team,” said head coach Matthew Michalke.
“Avery Cahoon went under 19 minutes for the first time and freshman Mary Durham had a huge PR.”
“Against the competition we faced, a top 10 finish was the goal and we finished just outside of that.”
Avery Cahoon 18:50, Mary Durham 19:22, Kinley Harris 19:48, Natalie Wiram 20:44 and Lauren Ruf 21:03.
“The boys saw a lot of improvement, especially our younger guys, with 12 running a season PR,” said Michalke.
“Our varsity boys finish was not what we wanted, but we were able to identify where we need to improve and we have plenty of time left to make those changes.”
Oscar Spears 16:15, Brooks Maddox 16:47, Lelan Neal 16:56.00, Aran Cane 17:10, and Maddox Turner 17:13.
“I feel good about where we’re at as a team at this point in the season, but there is a lot of racing still to come,” he said.