By East Alabama Sports Today
Pleasant Valley’s Cayden Nelson and White Plains’ Maddyn Conn were first across the line in their respective races Thursday night and led their teams to division victories in the season-opening Wildcat Twilight cross country race at White Plains.
Nelson, a junior, came back to where it all began and was the overall boys winner while leading the Raiders to the boys small school title. The former White Plains runner ran the course in 17:35.39, nine seconds ahead of large school boys winner Joe Stevens of Ashville.
“He’s been with Brad (Hood) longer than he was with me; he’s been up there several years,” White Plains coach John Moore said. “He’s just a special young man. It’s quite remarkable how he pushes and believes in himself.”
Conn, a freshman, was the overall girls winner in 20:57.41, 22 seconds ahead of small school girls winner Katie Giles of Glencoe.
“She just had a heck of a race today,” Moore said of Conn. “Her and (White Plains teammate) Anna (Strickland) are stride for stride in races and practice. She just ran her race.”
Strickland was third in the large school race, fourth overall.
Lincoln and Ashville tied in the large school boys team race with 42 points, but the Golden Bears won the tiebreaker with No. 6 runner Seth Lett’s 21st-place finish. Glencoe won the small school girls title.
WILDCAT TWILIGHT
Boys
Large Schools: x-Lincoln 42, Ashville 42, Douglas 105, Alexandria 109, White Plains 117, Clay Central 159, Jacksonville 165, Prattville 204. x-wins tiebreaker with best No. 6 (21st).
Top 10: Joe Stevens, Ashville, 17:44.61; JaLeel Harris, Lincoln, 18:25.21; Jonah Medders, Alexandria, 18:57.81; Ben Wade, Alexandria, 19:05.52; Wyatt Knight, Ashville 19:10.28; Clayton Knight, Ashville, 19:13.96; Jack Wiggins, Lincoln, 19:15.00; Jesse Baldwin, Handley, 19:16.34; Ashton Vann, Ashville, 19:17.98; Turner Chappell, Lincoln, 19:46.03.
Small Schools: Pleasant Valley 31, Holly Pond 57, Pisgah 77, Glencoe 118, Faith Christian 129, Donoho 149, Ohatchee 178, Hokes Bluff 201.
Top 10: Cayden Nelson, Pleasant Valley, 17:35.39; Christopher Putman, Holly Pond, 17:56.31; Tristan Little, Pisgah, 19:32.28; Alec Vess, Pleasant Valley, 19:59.43; Levi Garrett, Faith Christian, 20:02.90; Joshua Putman, Holly Pond, 20:07.21; Braxton Williams, Pleasant Valley, 20:08.58; Travis Barnett, Holly Pond, 20:13.24; Jaden Veazey, Pleasant Valley, 20:16.60; Ryan Eubanks, Pleasant Valley, 20:17.21
Girls
Large Schools: White Plains 33, Alexandria 73, Ashville 99, Douglas 121, Jacksonville 122, Lincoln 124, Clay Central 142, Prattville 238.
Top 10: Maddyn Conn, White Plains, 20:57.41; Taylor Knight, Ashville, 21:31.42; Anna Strickland, White Plains 21:53.60; Sarah Sloughfy, Jacksonville, 22:42.76; Michaela Moore, Alexandria, 23:10.39; Kathleen McCarthy, Ashville, 23:22.52; Adriana Sotelo, White Plains, 23:36.03; Emma Drinkard, Ashville, 23:54.36; Baylie Webb, White Plains, 24:12.23; Michaela Watts, Alexandria, 24:37.53.
Small Schools: Glencoe 40, Pleasant Valley 52, Holly Pond 69, Pisgah 76, Hokes Bluff 105.
Top 10: Katie Giles, Glencoe, 21:19.06; Elizabeth Edge, Hokes Bluff, 23:53.52; Macey Roper, Pleasant Valley, 24:12.55; Gracie Hood, Pleasant Valley 24:22.79; Caroline Lamoureux, Holly Pond, 24:39.40; Sarah Ponder, Glencoe, 24:46.42; Rhylee Bell, Pisgah, 25:30.88; Neveah Evans, Pisgah, 25:32.78; Chloe Douglas, Glencoe, 25:48.96; Jaxson Sizemore, Glencoe, 25:52.82.
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