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Seniors on the Rise: the biggest climbers in the class rankings from freshman year → today, by season best at the 5K. Swipe ➡️

Class rankings: link in bio → Rankings

What a difference a year (and some cooler weather) makes!

These runners came back to TSSAA Middle School XC State Championship Meet and took a chunk off their 2025 time:

1. Reece Emmert (T A Dugger Junior High School) 13:21 → 12:26
2. Olivia Thibodeaux (Indian Trail Middle School) 14:00 → 11:56
3. Natalie Gomez (Martin Middle School) 15:37 → 13:44
4. Lillie Thomas (Cornersville Middle School) 18:14 → 15:18
5. Thalia Embry (Meigs Magnet Middle School) 19:14 → 15:13
6. Lacey Higgins (Lake Forest Middle School) 17:31 → 14:19
7. Jossalyn Brickey (John Sevier Middle School) 17:51 → 15:21

Every returning runner's year-over-year is in the meet's Reports tab ➡️ tn.milesplit.com/meets/772334/reports?report=yearOverYear

What a difference a year (and some cooler weather) makes.

These runners came back to TSSAA Middle School XC State Championship and took a chunk off their 2025 time:

1. Jace Donegan (Fairview Middle School) 13:12 → 11:02
2. Finnegan Banks (Meigs Magnet Middle School) 12:36 → 11:05
3. Lincoln Price (Tullahoma Middle School) 12:02 → 11:34
4. Harrison Lamie (Tennessee Middle School) 13:00 → 11:45
5. Lucas Coupe (Maxine Smith STEAM Academy Middle School) 13:05 → 12:14
6. Alex Hughes (Merrol Hyde Middle School) 15:01 → 12:51
7. Colby Hooper (Dayton City School) 15:41 → 13:01
8. Noah Ferrell (Munford Middle School) 13:02 → 12:03
9. Christian Ceja (St. Mary's School) 16:03 → 14:07

Every returning runner's year-over-year is in the meet's Reports tab ➡️ tn.milesplit.com/meets/772334/reports?report=yearOverYear

Not only did the overcast skies make racing conditions more tolerable, the lighting today for photos was much better than in years past. Finish line was always a brutal shot with the sun behind them. With over 3000 race photos uploaded today, hope we caught a good one of you or your athlete!

https://tn.milesplit.com/meets/772334-tssaa-middle-school-xc-state-championship-meet-2026/photos

Class A complete!

All race photos are available on the site! Be on the lookout for race highlight videos and interviews tomorrow!

Couple of close team completions in Class AA!

One more class to go!

Class AAA TSSAA Championship Recap

Two more classes to go.

Get Ready for another Fast One at Frank Horton!

Boys: Asher Oates (Independence High School) — 14:46.20 (2025)
Girls: Abby Faith Cheeseman (The Webb School Of Bell Buckle) — 16:27.60 (2023)

The full list ➡️ https://tn.milesplit.com/meets/723708