High School SportsTuesday, November 10
Independence boys finish second at the state cross country meet as Summit's Lorelai Whitten places runner-up
The Franklin Daily News team
Teams from Brentwood, Summit, Independence, Ravenwood, Nolensville and Franklin ran at Shelby Farms in Memphis on Thursday, Nov. 5 for the TSSAA Class AAA state cross country championships. Independence's boys finished second behind Daniel Boone, winning a tiebreaker with Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett for the spot. Coach Luke Finley called it "not a situation we'd been in before."
2ndIndependence boys' Class AAA state finish
The Eagles won the Class AAA state title a year ago.
Source: Main Street Media of Tennessee
- Girls: Brentwood won, Collierville second, Independence third
- Brentwood: seven-time champion in the girls' race
- Independence girls beat Collierville in two earlier meets this year
In the individual races, Summit's Kaden Pease placed third in the boys' race, and teammate Lorelai Whitten was the girls' runner-up, just behind Maryville's Hadleih Mitchey. Independence's Dallen Milford took fourth.
Summit's Whitten and Pease and Independence's Milford placed in the top four
| Runner | School | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorelai Whitten | Summit | 2nd (girls) | 18:10.4 |
| Kaden Pease | Summit | 3rd (boys) | 15:28.8 |
| Dallen Milford | Independence | 4th (boys) | 15:44.8 |
Source: Main Street Media of Tennessee