The Scoop: Wild Finishes At Southern Showcase & More


Jesuit rolls at The Southern Showcase, Brentwood's girls shine

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Full Results

* Photos By Chris Wells


The return of high school competition on America's fastest 5K course led to elite results -- though not to the extent of what nationals produced last December -- at the Southern Showcase on Saturday as five boys broke 15 minutes and and four girls broke 18 minutes at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Alabama. 

Tallahassee Leon's Patrick Koon, on the edge of entering the MileSplit50 this week, won the race with a winning time of 14:43.09, while he was followed by Ravenwood's Miles Ramer (14:49.98) and Dobyns Bennett's Luke Mussard (14:54.30). 

Interestingly enough, Koon's performance would land just inside the top 50 performances on the course all-time. 

Wando's (SC) Jake Liebert, who opened the year with a U.S. No. 1 time before it was surpassed in the following week, ran his second sub-15 performance of the year and was fourth in 14:54.60, while Scottboro's Evan Hill was fifth in 14:55.33. 


Beyond the impressive individual results, though, the Southern Showcase was an opportunity to see how New Orleans Jesuit, ranked No. 4 in the preseason polls, would debut as a team. 

The Blue Jays didn't disappoint, scoring 70 points behind five scorers under 15:35 to defeat national MileSplit50 Honorable Mention squad Farragut of Tennessee (150) and MileSplit50 No. 13 ranked Belen Jesuit of Miami (154). 

While Jesuit did not have a single athlete under 15 minutes, the team's depth was -- as early indications predicted -- on point. Sophomore Brady Mullen scored a top 10 finish in 15:08.38, while senior Jack DesRoches was 15th (15:17.14) and Leland Crawford was 19th (15:27.04).

Perhaps a fast early pace set a tone, though athletes with experience on the course withstood the deceivingly difficult terrain midway through and then powered through to the fast downhill finish. 

Knoxville Catholic's Keegan Smith, among the country's top sophomores, was seventh in 15:07.11, while Cleveland's Owen Clemons, one of the top freshman in 2022, was 10th in 15:09.31 -- though he locked up late down the stretch. 

Boys 5k Run  
Finals
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      NAME                          YR   TEAM                               MARK           H#    WIND
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1     Patrick Koon                  11   Leon HS                            14:43.09       1     
2     Miles Ramer                   11   Ravenwood High School              14:49.98       1     
3     Luke Mussard                  11   Dobyns Bennett High School         14:54.30       1     
4     Jake Liebert                  11   Wando                              14:54.60       1     
5     Evan Hill                     12   Scottsboro HS                      14:55.33       1     
6     Brendan Gomez                 12   Wando                              15:04.45       1     
7     Keegan Smith                  10   Knoxville Catholic High School     15:07.11       1     
8     Ethan Edgeworth               11   Cold Springs                       15:08.00       1     
9     Brady Mullen                  10   Jesuit                             15:08.38       1     
10    Owen Clemons                  9    Cleveland High School              15:09.31       1     
11    Tommy Latham                  10   Marist                             15:10.71       1     
12    Brody Chapman                 12   Brentwood High School              15:12.73       1     
13    Trevor Coggin                 12   Farragut High School               15:15.01       1     
14    Noah Martinson                11   Carrollton High School             15:15.67       1     
15    Jack DesRoches                12   Jesuit                             15:17.14       1     
16    Eric Moore                    10   Huntsville HS                      15:18.66       1     
17    Will Douglas                  12   Camden Central High School         15:24.80       1     
18    Daniel Winkelman              12   Elgin (Harvest Christian Acade     15:26.49       1     
19    Leland Crawford               10   Jesuit                             15:27.04       1     
20    Joshua Ruiz                   11   Belen Jesuit Preparatory Schoo     15:28.05       1     
21    Robert Buisson                12   Jesuit                             15:28.36       1     
22    Jackson Harris                12   Huntsville HS                      15:29.44       1     
23    Braden Ebbert                 --   Farragut High School               15:30.07       1     
24    Callahan Fielder              10   Brentwood High School              15:30.81       1     
25    Joseph Ruiz                   11   Belen Jesuit Preparatory Schoo     15:32.35       1 



Girls Championship

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Full Results


Brentwood's girls were ready to roll on Saturday at the Southern Showcase, and they proceeded to do precisely that, taking the girls championship win -- even as temperatures in the mid-morning rose into the 80s -- with 112 points, taking down No. 20 Mountain Brook in the process. 

Led by Lydia Cromwell, who was eighth overall in 18:21.76, the Tennessee power took down Alabama's top team, despite Mountain Brook's top runner, Reagan Riley, winning the overall race and the squad having three girls inside the top 25. 

Brentwood managed to go 8-11-32-36-50 in a field of 264. 

Riley clocked the winning time in 17:16.44 while Nolensville's Claire Stegall -- who led for much of the way -- was second in 17:20.14. Reagan's final 100 meters, according to coaches, secured the victory in the final stages. 

Independence's Jaynie Halterman was third in 17:33.56 while Harpeth's Bella Guillamondegui was fourth in 17:38.21 and Dobyns Bennett's Autumn Headrick was fifth in 18:02.84.

Pensacola Christian Academy (FL) was third in the team race with 232 points while Loveland was fourth (237) and Lawrence County was fifth (241).


Girls 5k Run  
Finals
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      NAME                          YR   TEAM                               MARK           H#    WIND
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1     Reagan Riley                  12   Mountain Brook HS                  17:16.44       1     
2     Claire Stegall                10   Nolensville High School            17:20.14       1     
3     Jaynie Halterman              11   Independence High School           17:33.56       1     
4     Bella Guillamondegui          12   Harpeth Hall School                17:38.21       1     
5     Autumn Headrick               12   Dobyns Bennett High School         18:02.84       1     
6     Mary Mac Collins              12   Northridge High School             18:07.55       1     
7     Hannah Vroon                  11   James Island                       18:18.22       1     
8     Lydia Cromwell                10   Brentwood High School              18:21.76       1     
9     Ava McIntosh                  12   Huntsville HS                      18:25.33       1     
10    Cady McPhail                  12   Chelsea High School                18:28.71       1     
11    Rachel Haws                   10   Brentwood High School              18:29.02       1     
12    Savannah Williams             12   Lawrence County HS                 18:30.08       1     
13    Emma Brooke Levering          10   Homewood HS                        18:30.19       1     
14    Carmel Yonas                  12   South Forsyth High School          18:32.47       1     
15    Katie Mae Coan                9    Lawrence County HS                 18:35.53       1     
16    Abi Cobb                      10   Liberty Creek High School          18:38.66       1     
17    RaeAnne Tutton                11   Pensacola Christian Academy        18:39.00       1     
18    Jaimee Tutton                 9    Pensacola Christian Academy        18:39.03       1     
19    Meriel Rowland                11   Hutchison School                   18:40.85       1     
20    Taylor Williams               12   Lawrence County HS                 18:44.97       1     
21    Virginia Averyt               12   Mountain Brook HS                  18:45.41       1     
22    Larkin Johnson                9    Centennial High School             18:47.14       1     
23    Zoe Marsh                     11   Houston High School                18:47.33       1     
24    Lucy Benton                   11   Mountain Brook HS                  18:48.71       1     
25    Annamaria Bacchetta           10   Harpeth Hall School                18:51.31       1 


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