Cross country season underway with Pepsi Invitational
Cross country runners from around the county participated in the traditional opening season run, the Pepsi Invitational, in Moulton.
Eleventh grader Briseyda Luna of Belgreen finished 11th out of 137 runners in the small school division. Her finishing time was 23:59.25. “I’m very proud of her and her ability compete like she has,” said her team’s head coach, Talon Thomas. “She’s been running for four years – since seventh grade. She is almost two minutes from finishing in first place. She is going to shave that time off easy. This was only her second race this year.”
Thomas said Luna is of “small stature,” but added she “is a running machine,” noting he’s “very excited and hopeful” about her opportunities for a scholarship, not only because she is “a great athlete,” but also because “she is extremely bright and works hard with her academics.”
Listed below are the top times from each event and the top five runners from Franklin County:
5000 Meter Boys Run (HS)
Top Time 16:47.33
Connor McFall Russellville 18:12.49
Connor Evans Russellville 18:29.24
Angel Garcia Tharptown 18:45.94
Ricardo Gutierrez Russellville 19:05.06
Alex Quintero Tharptown 19:05.71
5000 Meter Girls Run (HS)
Top Timer 18:41.27
Esbeidy Jiminez Russellville 22:14.54
Maribel Martin Russellville 23:18.12
Briseyda Luna Belgreen 23:59.25
Daimar Valdez Russellville 24:09.39
Arielle Cooper Russelllville 24:45.75
Boys 2-Mile Run (JH)
Top Time 11:27.70
Jase Quinn Phil Campbell 15:08.55
Slade Richardson Phil Campbell 15:56.11
Uriah Fisher Phil Campbell 18:31.10
Girls 2-Mile Run (JH)
Top Time 14:16.68
Avery Wells Phil Campbell 16:03.91
Kristel Jimenez Russellville 17:10.71
Rayna Scott Phil Campbell 18:18.01
Amelia Miguel Russellville 18:53.31
Addie Gilbert Phil Campbell 19:09.95
