Gottlied Qualifies for State Cross Country Meet

October 27, 2022
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Senior, Aaron Gottlied, qualified as an individual for the TSSAA Division 1 A-AA State Cross Country Championships on Wednesday, October 26th at Macon Co. High school. This marks the 4th year in a row that Gottlied has qualified for this event. He finished the race with a time of 17:45 for the hilly 5K course.

The DCHS boys cross country team placed 5th overall in a field of 24 teams at the Region 4 meet held on Macon County High School’s cross country course. The top 4 teams advance to the State Meet. Even with great performances from all the DCHS runners, the DeKalb boys were still one spot shy of heading to States as a team.

The following teammates raced in the Region 4 meet.
Caleb Gray, 19:00 finishing in the top 25 with a 22nd place.
Kaleb Spears 20:06
Andrew Tramel 20:46
Ethan Spears 21:22
Cale Brown 21:22
Dylan Cathey 21:51

Three of the DCHS girls team raced in the Region 4 meet.
Mylie Phillips 24:15
Madeline Martin 26:36
Chaylea Lunsford 27:22

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