MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Cold Springs High School rising senior Ethan Edgeworth sped to the individual championship of the sixth AHSAA All-Star Week North-South All-Star Cross Country competition Tuesday morning with a sensational time (15:15.13) in the grueling July heat to lift the North to a 77-113 victory at Gateway Park.
Edgeworth, who won the 1A/2A state cross country title last season and set a record in the 3,200 outdoor competition, had plenty of help from the North team. Five North placed five runners in the top six finishers to take a 4-2 lead in the all-time series. Charles Perry of UMS-Wright of Mobile was second with a 15:39.20 time. North runners Dakota Frank of Munford was third with a 15:41.11 time, and Jayden Allred, a teammate of Edgeworth at Cold Springs, was fourth at 15:45.55.
The North girls posted a 70-84 victory over the South to increase its lead in the series to 4-2 as well. Samantha Menikheim of Sparkman High School took first place with a time of 10:11.91. She edged out North teammate Autumn Betts of Brewer High School, who crossed the finish line at 19:23.72. Top South finisher Eva McGowan of Auburn came in third with a 19:25.74 time.
North boys’ coach was Southside’s Kim Nails, and North girls’ coach was Stanley Johnson.
South coaches were Chris Rogers of Hale County (girls) and Leahrose Mami of Hale County (boys).
Complete results are below:
NORTH-SOUTH GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY RACE
1 Menikheim, Samantha North All-Stars 19:11.91
2 Betts, Autumn, North All-Stars 19:23.72
3 McGowan, Eva South All-Stars 19:25.74
4 Trimble, Mary Anna’ North All-Stars 19:43.28
5 Johnstone, Catherine North All-Stars 19:56.71
6 Wende, Kaitlyn North All-Stars 20:11.04
7 Finch, Kate South All-Stars 20:17.23
8 Miles, Emily South All-Stars 20:24.86
9 Kent, Callie North All-Stars 20:27.59
10 Hinote, Alexiana South All-Stars 20:36.31
11 Prins, Railey South All-Stars 20:48.50
12 West, Sophie South All-Stars 21:04.43
13 Malone, Mary Katherine North All-Stars 21:10.97
14 Bothern, Emma North All-Stars 21:11.70
15 Baxter, Lindsey South All-Stars 21:16.92
16 Parris, Reagan North All-Stars 21:18.91
17 Hopkins, Anna North All-Stars 23:04.90
18 Patterson, Madelyn South All-Stars 23:07.61
19 Downing, Ella South All-Stars 23:42.10
NORTH-SOUTH BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY RACE 1 Edgeworth, Ethan North All-Stars 15:15.13
2 Perry, Charles South All-Stars 15:39.20
3 Frank, Dakota North All-Stars 15:41.11
4 Allred, Jayden North All-Stars 15:45.55
5 Langley, Arthur North All-Stars 16:07.07
6 Robinson, Cole North All-Stars 16:12.95
7 McGhee, Winston South All-Stars 16:31.98
8 Renicks, Carson North All-Stars 16:36.48
9 Branscome, Harper North All-Stars 17:10.99
10 Ary, Braden North All-Stars 17:17.99
11 Dolbear, Garrett South All-Stars 17:23.50
12 Dryer, Dylan North All-Stars 17:26.18
13 Blake, Matthew South All-Stars 17:29.98
14 Erath, Ben South All-Stars 17:31.73
15 Skala, Henry South All-Stars 17:33.38
16 Norred, Brodie South All-Stars 18:42.62
17 Mixson, Wyatt South All-Stars 19:22.17
18 Michael, Bowden South All-Stars 19:42.25
19 Johnson, Nadeem North All-Stars 20:48.71
