August 30, 2024
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The DCHS and DMS Cross Country teams have kicked off their season!
On August 15th, both teams competed at the Cookeville Jamboree scrimmage where 17 high school and 12 middle school teams from middle Tennessee came out to race.
Ben Driver led the Tigers with a personal best, tackling the hilly 5K course in 20:00 flat. This is Driver’s first taste of cross country as a high schooler. He was an accomplished middle school runner, and is now back at it his sophomore year! His teammates followed close behind with freshman Kaine Salas coming in with a 22:38, senior Cale Brown 22:46, junior Ethan Spears 24:24, freshman Vaden Trexler 26:45, and freshman Dan Rodgers 35:46.
The Lady Tigers were led by sophomore Emily Fry with a 26:27 followed by senior Mylie Phillips with 27:47.
The DMS Saints had a solid showing at the Cookeville Jamboree and then traveled to Macon Co the following weekend for the Donna Tucker Memorial Invitational on August 24th.
Eighth grader, Landon Brown, led the Saints in both meets. He gave a solid 2 mile performance at the Jamboree with a time of 13:52, followed by a personal best of 13:21 at Macon, finishing 11th in a field of 252 runners. 8th grade newcomer, Lucas Cable, has shown to be a fierce competitor, finishing second on the team behind Brown with a 14:54, and a 14:52 at Macon. Following close behind Cable included, Aiden Cook 14:59 (Jamboree), Lennon Salas 15:43 (Jamboree), Kaden Mullinax (15:49/15:37), Ty Arnold (16:10/15:51), Josh Ross (17:19/16:48), Carter Moore (16:51), Samson Chittwood (17:47/18:47), Kiptyn Goodwin (18:49/19:05), Brien Rivera (18:46/19:14), Jase Whilmore (17:39/20:35) and Evan Sims (23:30/18:57).
The Lady Saints were led by Leah Chittwood at the Jamboree (21:23/20:49) and Ella Taylor at Macon (20:22). Following close behind were teammates Kielee Hargrave (24:37/20:49) and Sophia Pina (25:45/25:32).
Congratulations to these runners for their hard work and performances!