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 ======================================================================= Comp# Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 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