Oak Ridge cross country closes season in Memphis
Oak Ridge’s Amaijah Bishop was the top Lady Wildcats runner to complete the TSSAA Class AAA state championship course at Shelby Farms in Memphis. Bishop finished with a time of 19:54.21. (photo:Tony Cox )
The Wildcats and Lady Wildcats competed in the TSSAA Class AAA state championships at Shelby Farms Park in Memphis, with the boys finishing 16th in the 32-team field and the girls placing 17th.
For the Oak Ridge boys, senior Mason Greenhalgh led the way with a 29th-place finish, clocking 16 minutes, 31.15 seconds on the 5,000-meter course. Rhett Hovater followed in 71st place (16:57.30). William Hetrick finished 130th (17:29.08), Ben Greear came in 161st (17:59.16), and Julien Kelley crossed right behind him in 162nd (17:59.20).
On the girls’ side, junior Amaijah Bishop paced the Lady Wildcats, taking 45th overall with a time of 19:54.21. Kenda Hurt placed 104th (21:02.78), while Brooke Roessner finished 113th (21:12.02). Natalie Adams was 140th (21:49.74), and Elly Hartman rounded out Oak Ridge’s top five in 184th (22:41.36).
It marked a strong conclusion to the fall campaign for both Oak Ridge squads, who each qualified for state after top-three finishes at the sectional meet in Knoxville.