CULLMAN, Ala. – Good Hope senior Drake Nichols finished sixth in the small-school boys race Saturday, Oct. 17, leading local runners at the Randolph Invitational at John Hunt Cross Country Park in Huntsville.
Good Hope, Cullman Christian and St. Bernard competed in the meet’s small-school varsity divisions. The Raiders placed 14th among 23 scoring teams in the boys standings with 359 points. Cullman Christian finished 16th with 420 points and St. Bernard placed 21st with 490.
Nichols completed the 5-kilometer course in 17 minutes, 8.64 seconds. Johnathan Murphy followed in 66th at 20 minutes, 21.15 seconds, while Oliver Horvath finished 76th in 20 minutes, 34.22 seconds.
Benjamin Regas placed 132nd in 22 minutes, 43 seconds and Ryland Quinn finished 147th in 23 minutes, 9.94 seconds to complete Good Hope’s first five. John Self placed 207th in 29 minutes, 48.85 seconds.
Jada Alsup led Good Hope’s girls with a 44th-place finish in 23 minutes, 4.66 seconds. Kaysen Wood placed 85th in 25 minutes, 19.59 seconds, Sara Self finished 93rd in 25 minutes, 49.55 seconds and Ashton Gray placed 119th in 27 minutes, 53.26 seconds.
Cullman Christian’s Calub Pruitt and Chasen Hampton both finished under 20 minutes in the boys race. Pruitt placed 51st in 19 minutes, 54.41 seconds, with Hampton following in 52nd at 19 minutes, 55.36 seconds.
Cutter Gibbs finished 104th in 21 minutes, 25.95 seconds, Gavin Stidham placed 140th in 23 minutes, 3.42 seconds and Caleb Randolph finished 164th in 23 minutes, 52.17 seconds to complete the Lions’ first five.
Elijah Rutherford placed 175th in 24 minutes, 51.08 seconds, Landon Jones finished 194th in 26 minutes, 39.81 seconds and Colton Olinger placed 210th in 30 minutes, 13.14 seconds.
Meribelle Brock led Cullman Christian’s girls, placing 104th in 26 minutes, 40.81 seconds. Arden Brock finished 121st in 28 minutes, 10.73 seconds and Aubrie Claire Rigsby placed 129th in 29 minutes, 32.15 seconds.
Sean Daly paced St. Bernard’s boys with a 46th-place finish in 19 minutes, 42.95 seconds. Jesus Sanchez followed in 57th at 20 minutes, 4.30 seconds.
Kieran Gargan placed 168th in 24 minutes, 3.99 seconds, Stephen Bissot finished 179th in 25 minutes, 8.84 seconds and Jacob Thurston placed 204th in 28 minutes, 32.81 seconds.
In the girls race, St. Bernard’s Anamari Alonzo finished 120th in 28 minutes, 2.35 seconds and Lily Kerber placed 130th in 29 minutes, 45.87 seconds.
The Cullman County Championship is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Cold Springs High School in Bremen.
