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Cross Country Teams Place 2nd and 3rd in State Finals
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Continuing the winning ABS tradition, the Lady Trojans cross country team seized the state runner up trophy for the second year in a row.
Leading the way to victory was senior Allie McCurry who finished 11th with a time of 22:22. Right behind her in 12th place was 9th grader Ashley Riggins with a time of 22:27. Also contributing to the team's success was senior Amelia Harwell (22nd, 23:06). Sarah Bobo (junior) set a career personal record with a time of 23:08. Rounding out the win was Becca Harwell, 35th, 24:10; Krys Eubanks, 36th, 24:13; Aubrey Hagewood, 62nd, 26:04; Katharine McGee, 65th, 26:19; and Kelsey Overton, 92nd out of 107 participants, 29:31.
The men's cross country team finished a great season as the 3rd best team in the state in class 1A-2A. Cliff Denton finished fourth individually with a time of 17:42. Blake Jackson was 10th with a time of 18:08, setting a career personal record. Jacob Hagewood was 28th with a time of 19:24 while Weston Johnson, who also set a career personal record was 34th with a time of 19:34. Brandon Fisk was 39th with a time of 19:56. Colton Palmer, Ryan Crews, Jeb Hagewood and Alex Dunaway also set career personal records. Palmer placed 48th with a time of 20:17,Crews placed 49th with a time of 20:20, Hagewood was 56th with a time of 20:39 and Dunaway was 63rd with a time of 20:59. Teammate Andrew Pittman was 73rd out of 123 runners with a time of 21:18. |
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| Cross Country Teams Advance to State Finals!
Congratulations to both teams! The girls won first and the boys won second in the sectionals. This qualifies us to go to the State Meet! Go Trojans!!!
Athens News Courier Article
ABS Trojan JV Team
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ABS Cross Country Invitational
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2009 SCHEDULE
Click on race or location for information and results. |
| Date |
Race |
Team |
Location |
Time |
| 8/27 |
Austin Trail Trials |
All |
3M Plant – Finley Road, Decatur |
4:15 |
| 9/3 |
Athens-Limestone Area CC Meet |
Varsity |
Athens Sportsplex |
4:25 |
| 9/12 |
Chickasaw Invitational |
All
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Oakville Indian Mounds, Moulton |
9:00 |
| 9/15 |
Randolph Classic Inv. |
All |
UAH, Huntsville |
3:45 |
| 9/19 |
Saltillo Invitational |
All |
Saltillo, MS |
9:30 |
| 9/26 |
Cold Springs Inv. |
All |
Cold Springs H.S. |
9:00 |
| 10/3 |
Jesse Owens Inv. |
All |
Oakville Indian Mounds, Moulton |
9:00 |
| 10/10 |
Dew It On The Trails Inv. |
All |
Point Mallard, Decatur |
9:00 |
| 10/20 |
ABS Invitational |
All |
Athens Sportsplex
Click above for directions |
4:00 |
| 11/7 |
Sectional Girls - 1st
Boys - 2nd |
Varsity (top
10 runners) |
Heritage Christian Univ., Florence |
9:00 |
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| 11/14 |
State - Girls: 1A-2A Runner-up |
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Oakville Indian Mounds, Moulton |
11:00 |
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State - Boys: 1A-2A 3rd Place |
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11:40 |
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ALL STATE Runners: |
Cliff Denton |
Allie McCurry |
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Blake Jackson |
Ashley Riggins
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2008 |
Results |
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Austin Trail Trials |
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Jesse Owens Invitational |
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Brooks Invitational |
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Dew It On The Trails Invitational |
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Chickasaw Invitational |
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ABS Invitational |
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Randolph Classic Invitational |
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NW AL Championship
Results: Boys Girls |
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Saltillo Invitational |
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Sectionals |
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Kudzu Hills Invitational |
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State Meet |
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Cross Country State Meet: Boys AND Girls are the 2008 State 1A-2A Runner-Up! All State Boys include Colby Phillips, Cliff Denton, and David Watson. All State Girls include Chelsea Burgess and Ashley Riggins! This is a first for the Lady Trojans. This is the Boys 5th runner-up to go along with 4 state championships. Way To Go Trojans!
Sectionals
Athens-Limestone Area Cross Country Meet
photography by Teresa Bauer
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The 2008 Athens Bible School boys and girls cross country teams took first place in the inaugural Athens-Limestone Area Cross Country meet at the Sportsplex on Monday afternoon, Oct. 20.
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Scenes from Recent Races
photography by Linda Harwell
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