The Springville High School cross country teams delivered a dominant performance at the AHSAA 5A Section 2 Meet, with both the boys and girls squads capturing first place and punching their tickets to the AHSAA State Championships.

🏅 Girls Team – Sectional Champions

The Lady Tigers showed outstanding depth and determination, placing five runners in the top 11 to secure the sectional title and continue their impressive season.

  • Carmen McMaster led the charge with an outstanding 2nd-place finish (20:43.68).
  • Elisabeth Hoffman followed close behind in 3rd place (21:08.30), giving Springville two runners in the top three.
  • Adalyn Seigman turned in another strong performance, finishing 7th (22:20.08).
  • Kate Hale and Lily Langley sealed the win with back-to-back finishes in 10th (22:29.73) and 11th (22:30.66).

Additional contributions came from June Chandler (14th, 23:24.57), Blair Graydon (35th, 25:36.93), and Lucy Weichman (40th, 26:07.64), rounding out a complete team effort that powered the Lady Tigers to the top of the standings.

🏆 Boys Team – Sectional Champions

The Springville boys matched the girls’ success with a championship performance of their own, placing five runners in the top 20 to claim the sectional crown.

  • Brayden Chandler led the Tigers with a lightning-fast 2nd-place finish (16:49.32).
  • Brayden Marlow followed closely in 5th (17:49.71), putting two Tigers among the top five finishers.
  • Easton Gunnells (14th, 18:18.49), Van Stewart (17th, 18:24.32), and Jaden Hall (19th, 18:31.53) rounded out the scoring pack, securing the top team spot.

Strong performances also came from Jonathan Dowd (30th, 19:06.56), Jack Hutchinson (32nd, 19:23.43), Aden Ruple (37th, 19:51.83), Alex Ford (42nd, 20:22.91), and Sims Hutchinson (59th, 21:18.66)—demonstrating the team’s depth and consistency.

🏁 On to State

With both the boys and girls teams claiming first-place finishes, the Springville Tigers are officially headed to the AHSAA 5A State Championships.

The Tigers’ sectional sweep highlights a season of hard work, focus, and teamwork—and they’ll look to carry that momentum into the state meet as they race among Alabama’s best.

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