Despite a regular season that most programs would consider pretty good the Brookwood boys weren’t considered among the favorites to win the school’s 12th state cross-country championship Saturday.
But after the race, which team had the Class AAAAAA trophy? Brookwood, of course.
Four Broncos runners finished in the top 35, including a second- and fifth-place finish, respectively, by Josh Ingalls and Miles Yapp, en route to defeating rival Peachtree Ridge for the top spot, though Peachtree Ridge’s Kevin Mills won the individual title in a meet-best time of 16:03.
In the girls’ AAAAAA race, Peachtree Ridge placed five runners in the top 40, with Addison Lippitt leading the way with a fifth-place finish, as the school won its first girls’ cross-country team title.
Walton’s Avery Bussjager won the individual crown in a time of 19:04.
Class AAAAA: Flowery Branch's boys won, as Nicholas Ashmead led the way with an eighth-place finish. Kell's Logan Poteet was the overall champion in a time of 16:13. Northview won the girls title for the first time in history, behind the individual first-place performance of Lindsay Billings, who won in a time of 19:12.
Class AAAA: The Marist boys and girls swept team championships. The boys were led by individual champion Daniel Navarro and Michael Thurston, who placed third. All five girls scoring runners placed in the top 10, led by individual champion Morgan Ilse.
Class AAA: Austin Sprague led St. Pius to the team title by winning the individual championship in a time of 16:08. Blessed Trinity's girls won the championship as all five scoring runners placed in the top 20. The group was led by Anna Gandolfo (third) and Bailey Willett (fifth). White County's Jenna Gearing won the individual crown with a time of 19:29.
Class AA: Westminster's boys won. All seven runners finished in the top 20, and the top five scoring runners finished in the top 16. Leading the charge was Jordan Flowers, who won the individual title in 17:22. The Wesleyan girls won as Caroline Reed placed third overall. Union County's Emma Garrison won the individual title in a time of 19:10.
Class A-Public: Georgia Military won its second consecutive championship as all five scoring runners placed in the top 20, led by Will Archer (second). Gordon Lee's Dylan Smith won the individual championship in a time of 17:39. Towns County won its second consecutive girl's championship in a tiebreaker over Trion. Towns County's sixth-best runner, Kenzi Jenkins placed 22nd, well ahead of Trion's sixth-best finisher, which gave Towns County the team title. Sarah Meadows of Gordon Lee won the individual title in a time of 22:46.
Class A-Private: The Landmark Christian boys won as Spencer Geerlings led the way with an 11th-place finish. Galloway's Reilly Friedman won the individual championship in 16:29. The Pace Academy girls won the team title. Julia Rose led the way with a 16th-place finish in 21:14. Landmark Christian's Kathryn Foreman won the individual title in 18:42.
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