Weekly Review 9/7: Cross Country Is Officially Back

The championship boys race at Carrollton Invite was a fun one

We are so back, as they say. Now that we've seen teams race at Carrollton, it feels like cross country season is officially back. I've covered August with a decent amount of caution. I've been giving teams and individuals passes in the month of August simply because I just don't know how seriously everybody was taking their racing. But that ends now. Moving forward, everything counts. That's not to say that some teams won't be given a pass for having an off day here and there, or for missing people due to ACT/SAT testing from time to time. But for the most part, what happens moving forward counts towards where you stack up heading into the state meet. The big meets have started and there were some notable performances. What happened?

How about Zahara Bernal blitzing the 2nd fastest time we've every seen at the Carrollton Invite? Or how about Malachi Burnett scoring a very impressive upset win over Jameson Pifer and Aaron Brodrick in the fastest time Carrollton Invite has seen? What about West Forsyth boys having a 7 second 1-5 gap at the Big Peach Mustang Stampede with a 16:05 team average? Or maybe you were most impressed by the Starrs Mill and Whitefield Academy boys teams going 1-2 at Carrollton to put in their bid to be state champs with big wins over some 6A powerhouses. Meanwhile Marietta and Pope's girls gave us round one of the battle for Cobb County supremacy. Ben Winn took down the hills at Milton XC Invitational, often deemed much more challenging than the hills of Carrollton, to show that he will be ready to contend in the loaded 6A boys individual race this November. It was a weekend that was just filled with races that had intrigue all over the place. It got me excited for the season to come. The cool weather picked the perfect time to arrive too, as it made it feel like fall again and that gave even more excitement to the XC season. 

Featured Meets

Carrollton Invite Presented by OrthoWest

State Meet Course Carrollton, GA
Sep 7, 2024
2,158 Total Performances (2,143 GA)

Photo Albums (1)

Videos (11)

Articles (2)

Elite Performances

Girls (58)
5000m F 1 1st 18:10.14 Zahara Bernal Pace Academy
5000m F 1 1st 18:21.42 Averi Lowen Bowdon
5000m F 1 2nd 18:39.09 Mary Nesmith Marietta High School
5000m F 1 3rd 18:39.54 Josie Hutchinson Pope High School
5000m F 1 4th 18:46.39 Aislynn Dunn Pope High School
5000m F 1 5th 18:48.58 Ella Gibbs Bleckley County High School
5000m F 1 6th 18:49.56 Evelyn Schlitz Mill Creek High School
5000m F 1 2nd 18:52.89 Maya Davis Athens Academy
5000m F 1 7th 18:57.06 Lily Farrell Bleckley County High School
5000m F 1 8th 18:58.34 Regina Michel Camacho Northview High School
5000m F 1 9th 19:04.16 Maddie Jones Marietta High School
5000m F 1 10th 19:07.78 Olivia Resnick Pace Academy
5000m F 1 1st 19:16.07 Elise Wooddell Rome High School
5000m F 1 2nd 19:20.84 Lidia Lo Faro Alpharetta
5000m F 1 3rd 19:23.27 Alexis Wingenbach Northgate
5000m F 1 11th 19:23.57 Sophie D'Elena Decatur High School
5000m F 1 12th 19:23.87 Harriet Blaha Pace Academy
5000m F 1 13th 19:27.63 Grace Danser Maynard H. Jackson High School
5000m F 1 14th 19:34.09 Lucy Johnson Westminster School
5000m F 1 15th 19:41.44 Lauren Skeens Northview High School
5000m F 1 16th 19:41.85 Liliana Beemer Evans High School
5000m F 1 17th 19:43.47 Ava Layson Brookwood
5000m F 1 18th 19:44.90 Hazel Davis Marietta High School
5000m F 1 19th 19:48.06 Kennedy Wardle Brookwood
5000m F 1 20th 19:51.45 Alyssa Trevino Marietta High School
5000m F 1 4th 20:01.42 Julia Anastasio Richmond Hill
5000m F 1 3rd 20:05.37 Ansley Moore Banks County HS
5000m F 1 21st 20:06.59 Kathryn Brown North Atlanta
5000m F 1 22nd 20:10.38 Louise Delgado Pope High School
5000m F 1 5th 20:10.77 Lilly Palmer Jones County High School
5000m F 1 23rd 20:10.98 Caroline deButts Westminster School
5000m F 1 24th 20:13.72 Olivia DiQuattro Columbus High School
5000m F 1 25th 20:15.58 Caroline Smith North Gwinnett
5000m F 1 26th 20:15.91 Keira Gunn North Gwinnett
5000m F 1 27th 20:18.17 Carly Maday McIntosh High School
5000m F 1 28th 20:18.30 Adelaide Ellis Hillgrove
5000m F 1 29th 20:24.82 Gwyneth Ferguson North Atlanta
5000m F 1 6th 20:26.99 Liana Matura Denmark High School
5000m F 1 7th 20:27.50 Chloe Kang Denmark High School
5000m F 1 30th 20:32.63 Kat Creasman Mill Creek High School
5000m F 1 31st 20:33.60 Aubrey Bailey Decatur High School
5000m F 1 32nd 20:34.89 Marin Bograd Camden County HS
5000m F 1 4th 20:35.47 Lindsey Holloway Fannin County HS
5000m F 1 8th 20:37.71 Isabella Sanchez Jones County High School
5000m F 1 33rd 20:39.50 Lily Nastopoulos Westminster School
5000m F 1 1st 20:40.44 Audrey Anderson Woodward Academy
5000m F 1 9th 20:41.98 Addison Robinson Jones County High School
5000m F 1 34th 20:42.32 Vanessa Torres Gainesville High School
5000m F 1 10th 20:42.45 Caroline Bold Parkview High School
5000m F 1 35th 20:44.03 Gabriella Hoover Mary Persons
5000m F 1 5th 20:46.64 Georgia Meredith Vidalia
5000m F 1 36th 20:47.63 Katie Casto Brookstone
5000m F 1 37th 20:49.40 Josabeth Graciano Gainesville High School
5000m F 1 38th 20:55.15 Madeleine Moss Creekview
5000m F 1 6th 20:56.39 Kate Sullivan Athens Academy
5000m F 1 11th 20:56.51 Olivia Sawyer Decatur High School
5000m F 1 12th 20:56.99 Adeline Althen Richmond Hill
5000m F 1 39th 20:59.30 Ellen Arnold Bleckley County High School
Boys (47)
5000m F 1 1st 15:37.65 Malachi Burnett Creekview
5000m F 1 2nd 15:53.72 Aaron Brodrick Oconee County High School
5000m F 1 3rd 16:02.01 Jameson Pifer Collins Hill High School
5000m F 1 4th 16:14.63 Jackson Hunter Glynn Academy
5000m F 1 5th 16:15.25 Alexander Thompson Brookwood
5000m F 1 6th 16:16.22 Haydn Hermansen North Gwinnett
5000m F 1 7th 16:18.75 Nate Pacetti Starrs Mill High School
5000m F 1 8th 16:19.53 Keenan Smith Marietta High School
5000m F 1 9th 16:19.54 Kristopher Strong Stockbridge High School
5000m F 1 10th 16:22.07 Caleb Darsey Bleckley County High School
5000m F 1 11th 16:22.69 Brock Brush Jefferson High School
5000m F 1 1st 16:30.60 Carson Dobur Northgate
5000m F 1 12th 16:32.52 Dj Oakes Etowah
5000m F 1 13th 16:32.56 Camp Jennings Carrollton High School
5000m F 1 14th 16:33.33 Holden Cammarata Mill Creek High School
5000m F 1 15th 16:35.54 Dylan Chambers Lowndes High School
5000m F 1 2nd 16:36.43 Chase Fournier Wheeler High School
5000m F 1 16th 16:36.66 Bo Mitchell Whitefield Academy
5000m F 1 17th 16:36.68 Cavin Estep Whitefield Academy
5000m F 1 18th 16:37.10 Bo Colpaert Etowah
5000m F 1 19th 16:38.40 Bankson Roach Starrs Mill High School
5000m F 1 20th 16:39.06 Jackson Musto Greenbrier High School
5000m F 1 21st 16:39.40 Cameron Shapiro North Atlanta
5000m F 1 3rd 16:40.21 Luke Thornton Jones County High School
5000m F 1 22nd 16:40.65 Cabell Townsend North Atlanta
5000m F 1 23rd 16:41.28 CJ Jeffords Jefferson High School
5000m F 1 4th 16:41.43 Benjamin Hall Richmond Hill
5000m F 1 24th 16:41.64 Mitchell Westlund Veterans HS
5000m F 1 25th 16:42.77 John Dodson Benedictine Military School
5000m F 1 26th 16:44.17 Jack Sorensen Lowndes High School
5000m F 1 27th 16:44.90 Jacob Jacquot Westminster School
5000m F 1 28th 16:48.25 Quincy Anderson Denmark High School
5000m F 1 5th 16:51.79 Luke Brand North Paulding HS
5000m F 1 29th 16:52.23 Riley Hugues Whitefield Academy
5000m F 1 30th 16:53.65 Drew Woznicki Carrollton High School
5000m F 1 31st 16:54.45 Ryan Chase Creekview
5000m F 1 32nd 16:54.47 Lucas Fortenberry Marietta High School
5000m F 1 33rd 16:54.79 Mason James Brookwood
5000m F 1 34th 16:54.81 Connor James Veterans HS
5000m F 1 35th 16:55.10 Aaron Littleton Mill Creek High School
5000m F 1 36th 16:55.12 Alex Sotomayor Perez Brookwood
5000m F 1 6th 16:55.36 Tyler Marshall Jones County High School
5000m F 1 7th 16:56.66 Landon Amos North Paulding HS
5000m F 1 37th 16:57.02 Chase Griswold Starrs Mill High School
5000m F 1 8th 16:57.90 Carter Dieterich Richmond Hill
5000m F 1 38th 16:58.16 Zach Hilyer Denmark High School
5000m F 1 39th 16:58.68 Kyle Chen North Gwinnett

9th Annual Big Peach Mustang Stampede

Allatoona Creek Park Acworth, Ga
Sep 7, 2024
553 Total Performances

Photo Albums (1)

Videos (4)

Elite Performances

Girls (20)
5000mF 1 1st18:42.44 Savannah Meyer West Forsyth High School
5000mF 1 2nd18:58.21 Tess Krogman West Forsyth High School
5000mF 1 3rd19:06.64 Sofia Burns Cartersville High School
5000mF 1 4th19:24.54 Destinee Frink South Cobb
5000mF 1 5th19:28.20 Mary Perrin Carpenter St. Pius X
5000mF 1 6th19:42.25 Ella Stone St. Pius X
5000mF 1 7th19:52.24 Sophie Kyle West Forsyth High School
5000mF 1 8th19:54.39 Callie Cornelius Cherokee High School
5000mF 1 9th19:59.85 Elizabeth Cole Paulding County
5000mF 1 10th20:02.50 Kyra Brubaker Wesleyan School
5000mF 1 11th20:10.11 Emily McDonald Alexander
5000mF 1 12th20:15.05 Ryleigh Nix West Forsyth High School
5000mF 1 13th20:19.60 Harper Stephens West Forsyth High School
5000mF 1 14th20:24.39 Eva Murphy Wesleyan School
5000mF 1 15th20:31.41 Lucia Peterson Cherokee High School
5000mF 1 16th20:35.99 Briley Ittel Cherokee High School
5000mF 1 17th20:37.75 Lauren Brown West Forsyth High School
5000mF 1 18th20:39.95 Evelyn Ballew St. Pius X
5000mF 1 19th20:42.85 Vivian Mus St. Pius X
5000mF 1 20th20:55.57 Ansley Voss Wesleyan School
Boys (26)
5000mF 1 1st15:56.39 Landon Jonas Wesleyan School
5000mF 1 2nd16:02.17 Cody Guion West Forsyth High School
5000mF 1 3rd16:02.19 Sena Hosu West Forsyth High School
5000mF 1 4th16:03.04 Asher Smith West Forsyth High School
5000mF 1 5th16:03.71 Samuel Wood Trinity Christian - Sharpsburg
5000mF 1 6th16:08.83 Hanniel Soosaidas West Forsyth High School
5000mF 1 7th16:09.31 Cooper Thomas West Forsyth High School
5000mF 1 8th16:10.69 Barrett Stepp Cartersville High School
5000mF 1 9th16:11.41 Trey Albertson Alexander
5000mF 1 10th16:15.17 Joseph Jarvis Cherokee High School
5000mF 1 11th16:17.64 Malachi Nelson Forsyth Central
5000mF 1 12th16:23.66 Noah Mims West Forsyth High School
5000mF 1 13th16:24.13 Jalen Irby Pebblebrook High School
5000mF 1 14th16:24.92 Vrishi Pydipalli West Forsyth High School
5000mF 1 15th16:25.47 Aidan O'Sullivan Forsyth Central
5000mF 1 16th16:28.09 Nick Bignon West Forsyth High School
5000mF 1 17th16:32.53 Timothy Wilder Paulding County
5000mF 1 18th16:37.77 Nathan McKee Kennesaw Mountain
5000mF 1 19th16:40.62 Will Feuerbach Cartersville High School
5000mF 1 20th16:41.55 Ryan Lathrop St. Pius X
5000mF 1 21st16:43.03 Evan Armstrong West Forsyth High School
5000mF 1 22nd16:45.03 Cayden Guidry Alexander
5000mF 1 23rd16:45.43 Christian McMurry Trinity Christian - Sharpsburg
5000mF 1 24th16:45.71 Brennan Wetherington Cherokee High School
5000mF 1 25th16:49.81 Kevin Martinez Campbell High School
5000mF 1 26th16:59.60 Kaleb Lanier Cartersville High School

11th Milton XC Invitational

Milton HS Alpharetta, GA
Sep 7, 2024
1,071 Total Performances

Elite Performances

Girls (1)
5000m F 1 1st 20:25.07 Ella Alberici Cambridge HS

Friday Night Lights XC Festival

Ivey Redmon Sports Complex Kernersville, NC
Sep 6, 2024
2,747 Total Performances (20 GA)

Photo Albums (2)

Videos (21)

Articles (3)

Elite Performances

Girls (1)
5000m F 1 22nd 20:14.10 Cora Fannin Darlington School
Boys (1)
5000m F 1 16th 16:46.00 Brock Ferguson Darlington School

Chickasaw Trails Invitational

Oakville Indian Mounds Park Oakville, AL
Sep 7, 2024
1,633 Total Performances (0 GA)

Videos (6)

Articles (1)

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

More Meets

North Hall Invitational

North Hall Community Center Gainesville, GA
Sep 5, 2024
560 Total Performances

Elite Performances

Girls (7)
5000m F 1 1st 18:38.70 Clodagh O'Bryant North Hall
5000m F 1 2nd 19:34.30 Jasmine Jones Buford High School
5000m F 1 3rd 19:51.30 Summer Muxlow North Hall
5000m F 1 4th 20:06.00 Harleigh Smith North Hall
5000m F 1 5th 20:14.10 Lola Hunter Union County HS
5000m F 1 6th 20:14.30 Carly Black White County High School
5000m F 1 7th 20:52.00 Lily Kate Morgan North Hall
Boys (3)
5000m F 1 1st 15:55.80 Bryant Young North Hall
5000m F 1 2nd 15:57.90 Wyatt Windham Lumpkin Co. High School
5000m F 1 3rd 16:44.70 Witt Windham Lumpkin Co. High School

Knights Crossing XC Invitational

Green Hill Park Salem, VA
Sep 7, 2024
1,674 Total Performances (0 GA)

Photo Albums (1)

Videos (9)

Articles (2)

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

18th Annual Run at the Rock

Woodland High School Cartersville, GA
Sep 7, 2024
431 Total Performances

Elite Performances

Girls (1)
5000m F 1 1st 20:15.03 Tyler Kovak The King's Academy

Lafayette Christian Cross Country Invitational

Lafayette Christian School Lagrange, GA
Sep 3, 2024
339 Total Performances

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

GMC Bulldog Dash

Council Farms Milledgeville, GA
Sep 5, 2024
302 Total Performances

Elite Performances

Boys (3)
5000m F 1 1st 16:38.90 Jesus Gutierrez Northside, Warner Robins
5000m F 1 2nd 16:44.14 Ethan Newsome Deerfield-Windsor School
5000m F 1 3rd 16:53.36 Julian Council Georgia Military College Prep School

Rangers XC Invitational

Frogtown Trail Cumming, GA
Sep 7, 2024
300 Total Performances

Elite Performances

Girls (1)
5000m F 1 1st 20:47.46 Audrey Hotard Habersham Central High School

Dekalb County XC Meet #3

Druid Hills MS Decatur, GA
Sep 3, 2024
285 Total Performances

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

Konos Flyover Series #1

ONE Church Course Fayetteville, GA
Sep 7, 2024
251 Total Performances (237 GA)

Elite Performances

Girls (1)
5000m F 1 1st 20:48.44 Ruth Rhymer Konos Academy

APS XC Meet #2

Grant Park Atlanta, Ga
Sep 4, 2024
241 Total Performances

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

Cookies 'n Quotes XC Festival MS/HS

The Farm Course Tallulah Falls, GA
Sep 3, 2024
184 Total Performances

Elite Performances

Girls (1)
5000m F 1 1st 19:25.42 Bailey Brackett Rabun Gap
Boys (1)
5000m F 1 1st 16:29.32 Johann Brink Athens Christian

2nd Annual Blake Smith Invitational

Coffee County HS Douglas, GA
Sep 7, 2024
170 Total Performances

Elite Performances

Boys (1)
5000m F 1 1st 16:45.27 Patrick Wallace Valdosta High School

Gulf Coast Stampede

Escambia Equestrian Center Pensacola, FL
Sep 7, 2024
924 Total Performances (23 GA)

Photo Albums (1)

Videos (4)

Articles (1)

Elite Performances

Girls (1)
5000m F 1 5th 19:45.60 Erin O'Brien Jackson County

Bill Woods Pridelands HS Invitational

Franklin County High School Carnesville, GA
Sep 5, 2024
140 Total Performances

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

North Georgia HS XC Championship

Clear Creek MS Course Ellijay, GA
Sep 5, 2024
124 Total Performances

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

Piedmont XC Festival

Piedmont Preserve Athens, GA
Sep 6, 2024
106 Total Performances

Elite Performances

Boys (3)
5000m F 1 1st 16:17.95 James Daniel Clarke Central
5000m F 1 2nd 16:30.95 Karl Ritzler Clarke Central
5000m F 1 3rd 16:43.71 Waylon Vaughn Clarke Central

Jackets' Catch 'Em Challenge Invitational

Evans Public Fishing Area Evans County, GA
Sep 7, 2024
66 Total Performances

Elite Performances

Girls (1)
5000m F 1 1st 20:46.40 Chloe Adkins Effingham County

Hawkinsville Tri

Old Town Creek Golf Course Hawkinsville, GA
Sep 7, 2024
21 Total Performances

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

North Georgia Youth Cross Country League Meet #3

Lamar Murphy Park Jefferson, GA
Sep 7, 2024
5 Total Performances

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

Westside Opener 3K

Ducworth Sports Complex XC Course Anderson, SC
Sep 5, 2024
56 Total Performances (0 GA)

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

St. Cloud XC Invitational

St. Cloud High School St. Cloud, FL
Sep 7, 2024
415 Total Performances (0 GA)

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

USATF GA Developmental XC meet @ Miton

Milton HS Alpharetta, GA
Sep 7, 2024

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

BSN Early Bird Invitational

Lakeside Evans HS Evans, GA
Sep 4, 2024 Feb 5, 2025

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

Equal Distance XC Meet at Berry

Berry College Mt. Berry, GA
Sep 7, 2024

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

SCCPSS LAKE MAYER HS KICK-OFF 2024

Lake Mayer Park Savannah, GA
Sep 3, 2024

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

Gator Invitational

Bulloch Academy Statesboro, GA
Sep 5, 2024

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

Pinecrest Invitational

Pinecrest Academy Cumming, GA
Sep 7, 2024

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

HORIZON CHRISTIAN FALL CROSS COUNTRY INVITE

Horizon Christian Academy Cumming, GA
Sep 7, 2024

Elite Performances

No elite performances.

Lee County Invitational

Lee County High School Leesburg, GA
Sep 7, 2024

Elite Performances

No elite performances.
Key
F Finals
s Semi-finals
q Quarter-finals
p Prelims
National Gold Elite
National Silver Elite

Performances above met the Georgia 2008 Standards standard.