Tyynismaa Takes Charge at Jesse Owens! Highlights From the Meet!

Jesse Owens is the single largest meet in Alabama and one of the largest events in the southeast.  Each year several thousand athletes head to our state course to compete amongst the mounds.  


GIRLS GOLD 

Samantha Rogers (Auburn), Amaris Tyynismaa (Catholic Montgomery) & Grace Jensen (McGill) battled throughout the race.  Photo by Rivercat Photo

Catholic-Montgomery's Amaris Tyynismaa and McGill-Toolen's Grace Jensen ran neck and neck for much of the race.  Tyynismaa who holds the course record struggled last year to hit the times we had come to expect from her.  It looks like she is back folks...  17:50 for the win against one of the most talented Gold fields I can remember.  Grace Jensen who was the favorite heading in to Jesse Owens took second running 18:07.

Boys Gold


Homewood's Will Stone entered the race as the favorite but would face competition throughout the course from Vestavia's James Sweeney.  The two both ran PR's on the course today with Stone taking the win in 15:22 besting Sweeney by only 3 seconds.

Girls Silver

Claire Pinter (Pearl HS / #3165) would eventually break to the front of a tight lead pack to take the win in the Girls Silver Division. (photo by RiverCat Photo)

The girls Silver Race had little separation between division winner Claire Pinter (Pearl HS) and the three girls behind her.  Only 5 seconds separated the first four girls.


Event 3  Girls 5k Run CC Silver Div
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    Comp# Name              Year School                  Finals  Points          
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  1 #3165 Pinter, Clare       11 Pearl HS              19:28.66    1             
  2 #1858 Cartwright, Kately  11 Hernando Hig          19:29.63    2             
  3 #4533 Welch, Evan          9 White Co. Hi          19:31.28    3             
  4 #2698 Meier, Kaelyn       11 Merrol Hyde Magnet    19:33.14    4     


Boys Silver


Event 6  Boys 5k Run CC Silver Div
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    Comp# Name                Yr  School                   Finals  Points          
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  1 #2704 Ponce, Alex         11 Merrol Hyde Magnet    16:33.66                  
  2 #2202 Hileman, Will       12 Hume-Fogg Ac          16:35.08    1             
  3 #3190 Mack, Tony          12 Pearl HS              16:40.84    2             
  4 #479 Sims, Connor         11 Brewer                16:46.34    3             
  5 #397 LeRoux, Jean Pierre  10 Bob Jones             16:49.37    4   

Girls Bronze


Who is that with the win in Girl's Bronze?  Well, you might not recognize the Lawrence County 7th Grader who WON, but chances are it won be the last time you hear about Savannah Williams.


Event 7  Girls 5k Run CC Bronze Div
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    Comp# Name                Yr  School                     Finals  Points          
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  1 #2461 Williams, Savannah   7 Lawrence County HS    19:40.68    1             
  2 #1375 Pitts, Lauren       12 Ensworth              19:47.82                  
  3 #21 Nunnelly, Abby        11 Alexandria H          19:55.57    2             
  4 #2447 Daniel, Emily       10 Lawrence County HS    19:56.63    3             
  5 #4610 Moon, Phoebe        12 Wilson High School    20:05.67    4   

Boys Bronze


Congratulations are due to Fuad Qushair on the first win of his career.  The St John Paul II senior chalked up the victory running 16:42.

Event 2  Boys 5k Run CC Bronze Div
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    Comp#  Name              Year School                  Finals  Points          
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Results - Men                                                                    
  1 #3689 Qushair, Fuad       12 Saint John P          16:42.76    1             
  2 #4628 Holdbrooks, Davis   11 Winfield Cit          16:48.29    2             
  3 #4634 Wilkes, Beck        12 Winfield Cit          16:53.98    3             
  4 #509 Malloy, Trent         9 Briarwood Ch          16:59.28    4             
  5 #1721 Hinkle, Josh        12 Harding Academy       17:02.87    5  


Red Girls


Event 10  Girls 5k Run CC Red Div
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    Comp# Name                Yr School                  Finals  Points          
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  1 #3484 Sleenhof, Isabella   9 Ravenwood Hi          20:57.99    1             
  2 #1559 Vilomer, Carolina   12 Franklin Hig          21:00.72    2             
  3 #3323 Allen, Elizabeth     9 Prattville H          21:05.78    3             
  4 #3336 Ragsdale, Catherin   7 Prattville H          21:12.74    4             
  5 #1556 Shaw, Savanna        9 Franklin Hig          21:32.15    5     


Red Boys


Event 9  Boys 5k Run CC Red Div
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    Comp# Name                Yr School                  Finals  Points          
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Results - Men                                                                    
  1 #1566 DeJongh, Gavin       9 Franklin Hig          17:31.40    1             
  2 #3354 Domsalla, Wesley    12 Prattville H          17:33.48    2             
  3 #1592 Young, Matthew      11 Franklin Hig          17:39.31    3             
  4 #2278 Rager-Aguiar, Ryan  10 Independence          17:53.85    4             
  5 #1577 Lowe, Sam           10 Franklin Hig          17:58.61    5    


Green Girls

Leahrose Mami (St Bernard - #4051) would go on to win the Green Division. (Photo by RiverCat Photo)

Event 1  Girls 5k Run CC Green Div
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    Comp#  Name                Year School                  Finals  Points          
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  1 #4051 Mami, Leahrose      12 St Bernard            20:11.58    1             
  2 #2729 Rowland, Isabella   11 Montgomery Academy    20:27.14    2             
  3 #4575 Summers, Caroline    8 Whitesburg C          20:32.64                  
  4 #949 Eziekel, Kasey       10 Colbert Heights       20:47.20    3             
  5 #1105 Smith, Breia         8 Cornerstone           20:52.41       



Green Boys

James Sweeney in the lead during the Green Division race.  (Photo by Rivercat Photo)

Event 4  Boys 5k Run CC Green Div
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   Comp# Name                Year School                  Finals  Points          
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  1 #4077 Sweeney, Andrew     12 St Bernard            16:34.71    1             
  2 #4465 Collins, Nate       12 Westminster           16:44.66    2             
  3 #1803 Selph, Ethan        10 Hebron Christian      16:48.90    3             
  4 #4476 Wright, Hunter       9 Westminster           16:54.15    4             
  5 #1802 Potra, Brandon      11 Hebron Christian      16:57.13    5