Macon Cross Country Competes at Multi-State Meet

The Macon County Cross Country Team traveled to Hoover Alabama to compete at the Chickasaw Trails Cross Country Invitational.

The event is hosted by the Jessie Owens Running Club and is held at the site of the Alabama State Cross Country course for the past 11 years.

The boy’s team finished in 33rd place against other 5A-6A schools. Dylan Meador finished in 94th with a time of 18:12, Christian Bullington (227th) finished in 19:55, Ryan Avera (234th) in 20:06, Eric Davis (294th) 21:53, Jacob Sewell (299th) 22:01, John Case (305th) 22:20, and Dalton Swindle (305) in 24:35. There were over 342 runners in this classification.

The girl’s team finished in 13th place in their classification in the 5K event. Katie Swindle(12th) ran the course in 19:48, Jasmine Chaparro (42nd) in 20:47, Jessica Seehafer (144) 23:00, Taylor Cox (172) 23:44, Maddy Miller (181) 23:54, Jade Ellis (219) 24:58, Jordan Hauskins (260) 26:35, Angela Whisenhunt (271) 27:23, and Cheyenne Davis (303) 20:54. There were over 310 ladies running in this classification.