Catholic’s Callie Tucker (213) sets the pace at the 2019 KIL Championships. (Photo: Shawn Millsaps)
5Star Preps girls cross country team
Runner of the Year: Callie Tucker, Catholic
Coach of the Year: Chelsea Osborne, Farragut
Girls First Team
Jara Marei Auf dem Berge (William Blount, junior): Posted a fourth-place (19:58) finish at the Region 2 Large Schools meet before garnering an 18th-place (19:33.19) showing at the Large Schools state meet in Nashville.
Cathy Hu (Farragut, junior): Lady Admirals standout was a model of consistency this season. She took third at KIL (19:01), third at the region (19:57) and 11th at the state Large Schools meet (19:03.13).
Andie-Marie Jones (Maryville, sophomore): Jones turned in the top local effort at the Large Schools state meet, placing fifth in 18:17.48. She also garnered medalist honors in the Region 2 meet, finishing in 18:38.
Lexi Foley (Farragut, sophomore): Foley helped the Lady Admirals to team victories in the KIL and Region 2 meets, where she finished fifth (19:27) and second (19:38), respectively. She was also 15th at the state meet, clocking in at 19:17.99 as Farragut took third in the team race behind Dobyns-Bennett and Brentwood.
Eleanor Mancini (Catholic, senior): Appeared headed for a showdown with teammate Callie Tucker at the state meet before an injury ended her season. Mancini, a Tennessee signee, finished second behind Tucker at the KIL meet in 18:55.
Callie Tucker (Catholic, senior): The 5Star Preps girls cross country runner of the year, Tucker left her mark at both the local and state levels in 2019. She won the KIL meet in 18:28 before taking honors in the D II-AA state meet in 18:56. Tucker is a Tennessee signee.
Girls Second Team
Julianne Dodson (Morristown West, sophomore)
Emma Dewalt (West, sophomore)
Camryn Johnson (Farragut, sophomore)
Beatrice Shea (Oak Ridge, sophomore)
Marley Townsend (West, sophomore)
5Star Preps boys cross country team
Seth Jinks (L&N) and Kaden Keller (HVA) compete during the 2019 KIL Championships. (Photo: Shawn Millsaps)
Runner of the Year: Seth Jinks, L&N Stem Academy
Coach of the Year: Bryan Brown, Hardin Valley
Boys First Team
Trevor Coggin (Farragut, freshman): Coggin had a steady, if not spectacular ninth-grade campaign. He was 10th at KIL (17:00), third (16:51) at region and 34th at state (16:49).
Joshua Ebbert (Farragut, senior): Admirals standout got off to a fast start by winning KIL in 16:26. Added a fourth place (16:52) at regionals and was 28th (16:44) on the big stage in Nashville.
Nate Hillis (Hardin Valley, sophomore): One of the Hawks’ contingent of Super Sophs, Hillis turned in a trio of steady performances at KIL (fourth, 16:39), region (fifth, 16:57) and state (38th, 16:54).
Seth Jinks (L&N Stem Academy, senior): The much-decorated Jinks, the 5Star Preps Boys Runner of the Year, capped his career by winning the Small Schools state championship by 24 seconds in 16:39.27. Was also the No. 2 finisher at KIL in 16:29. Finished his career as a two-time state champion.
Kaden Keller (Hardin Valley, sophomore): Keller served notice that he will be a force to be reckoned with the next two years after a big sophomore season. He was 11th (16:09.62) at state, first by 14 seconds (16:29) at region and third (16:34) at KIL.
Mitchell McCown (Hardin Valley, sophomore): A key cog in the Hawks’ drive to a region championship and a fifth-place showing at state. McCown was seventh (16:51) at KIL, second (16:43) at regionals and 47th (17:03.85) at state.
Boys Second Team
David Crow (Maryville, senior)
Macguire Jones (Maryville, sophomore)
T.J. Martin (Alcoa, senior)
Riley Smith (Catholic, junior)
Brigham Wilson (Bearden, junior)