Local runners compete in cross-country sectionals
Belgreen girls are Madison McKee, Katie Richeson, Leah Blackburn, Lidseidy Donagustin, Briseyda Luna, Audree West and Lilibeth Cruz.
Edwin Vela and Ricardo Hernandez, of Tharptown, are state qualifiers.
Vina girls are Johanna Casey, Maddie Mills, Natalie Wilson, Adalyn Kounelis and Kaylee Davis.
Belgreen boys are Luciano Jimenez, Emiliano Jimenez, Jace Smith, Miguel Perez, Gabriel Estrada, Aaron Rubido, Brayden Messer, Landon Cox, Benton Gargis and Josh Richeson.
The Tharptown girls team includes Yoseline Flores, Abby Wilson, Autumn Montgomery, Addie Compton and Aalivia Wilson.
Phil Campbell runners are Hannah Welborn, Kylee Welborn, Justin Burcham.
The Tharptown boys team is Angel Garcia, Zach Riley, Edwin Vela, Ricardo Hernandez, Ricky Santibanez, Cody McCluskey, Daniel Jimenez, Jessie Mitchell.
Abby Wilson, of Tharptown, finishes second overall in the 1A-2A girls division, qualifying for state.
Hannah Welborn, of Phil Campbell, is a state qualifier.
County cross-country teams competed in the sectional meet in Madison at the end of October, with four runners qualifying for the state meet at Oakville on Saturday.
In the Class 1A-2A girls division, Tharptown’s Abby Wilson finished second overall with a time of 21:25.69.
In the Class 3A girls division, Phil Campbell’s Hannah Welborn qualified for state, finishing in 15th place with a time of 25:15.09.
In the Class 1A-2A boys division, Tharptown’s Edwin Vela qualified for state, finishing eighth overall with a time of 18:44.57. Tharptown’s Ricardo Hernandez qualified for state as well, finishing 15th with a time of 19:28.62.
In the Class 5A boys division, Russellville’s Yamilson Velasquez qualified for state, finishing in 10th place with a time of 17:30.62.
