Four individual runners crossed the finish line first to earn individual sectional championships at their respective classification’s meet on Thursday, Nov. 2, at Bicentennial Park in Bay Minette.

One of those athletes, junior Annie Midyett, helped her Bayside Academy squad earn the team title from the Class 5A Section 1 Championship with all six Admiral point-scorers earning all-sectional honors with top-15 finishes.

On the Class 7A stage, Fairhope senior Lane Watson, a recent Troy commit, claimed the individual title where Gulf Shores junior Beck Montiel did the same in Class 5A. In the girls’ Class 6A race, AHSAA All-Star Alexiana Hinote took home an individual championship back to Spanish Fort.

In the team competition, boys’ teams from Gulf Shores (5A) and St. Michael Catholic (4A) took second in its respective classifications, as did the Fairhope Pirate girls’ team in the 7A Section 1 battle. Girls’ teams from Gulf Shores and Orange Beach (4A) earned third place once the dust settled, as did the Bayside Academy Admiral boys’ team in 5A Section 1.

The girls’ team from Bayside Academy earned the most all-sectional honors with six top-15 finishes, followed closely by five Fairhope Pirates.

The Orange Beach Makos were next with three all-sectional honorees where the Daphne Trojans, Robertsdale Golden Bears and Gulf Shores Dolphins all earned two. The Spanish Fort Toros, Elberta Warriors and St. Michael Cardinals all had one top-15 finisher each.

On the boys’ circuit, Gulf Shores led the way with five all-sectional distinctions and Orange Beach was next with three.

Fairhope, Spanish Fort and St. Michael all had two top-15 finishers where Foley, Robertsdale, Bayside Academy and Elberta each garnered one all-sectional honoree.

Below are full local results from the Section 1 Championships on Thursday, Nov. 2. Stay tuned for a state championship preview with all of Baldwin County’s state qualifiers.

Class 7A Section 1 women’s championship

Fairhope Pirates 
7. Maria Ruff – 21:27.36; 8. Anna Bowler Conyers – 21:28.02; 10. Lynley Grace Anderson – 21:53.09; 11. Shea Fagan – 21:54.80; 15. Josie Kemper – 22:18.89; 28. Scarlett Odvody – 23:37.66; 35. Jenna Rogers – 24:49.44; 42. Maria Booker – 25:53.36

Daphne Trojans 
3. Sophie West – 21:17.20; 13. Abigail Norman – 22:01.85; 22. Chloe Glass – 23:01.96; 44. Madi Butz – 26:26.77

TEAM STANDINGS

1. St. Paul’s – 20; 2. Fairhope – 45; 3. Baker – 68; 4. Davidson – 93; 5. Mary G. Montgomery – 152

Class 7A Section 1 men’s championship

Fairhope Pirates 
1. Lane Watson – 16:52.50; 13. Ian Brown – 18:22.32; 34. Will Garner – 19:53.45; 36. Patrick Walker – 20:00.97; 37. Conner Fagan – 20:04.68; 47. Aiden Richard – 21:21.95; 48. Nikolai Suvari – 21:21.97; 49. Noah Wyatt – 21:29.65; 52. Jack McKenzie – 21:40.89; 53. Jackson Forst – 21:54.22

Daphne Trojans
20. Sam Sternberg – 18:43.03; 38. Ben Cotton – 20:06.04; 42. Nathan Thompson – 20:50.86; 45. Luke Beall – 21:05.43; 54. Jannes Westmeier – 21:59.63; 55. Tyler Gossen – 22:08.81; 56. Taylor Patterson – 22:16.39; 61. Ethan Jeffries – 22:07.46; 62. Evan Fant – 23:18.03; 63. Cash Haley – 23:35.16

Foley Lions 
8. Peter Eckhoff – 17:47.11; 24. John Spillers – 19:06.16; 35. Richard Etheridge – 19:55.71; 60. Corey Bentley – 23:01.25

TEAM STANDINGS

1. St. Paul’s – 24; 2. Davidson – 49; 3. Baker – 76; 4. Fairhope 94; 5. Daphne – 151; 6. Mary G. Montgomery – 177; 7. Alma-Bryant – 185

Class 6A Section 1 women’s championship

Spanish Fort Toros 

1. Alexiana Hinote – 19:59. 57; 19. Caterina Granato – 22:50.67; 25. Ree Sasser – 23:33.00; 30. Ellie Richerson – 24:32.74; 36. Alaina Hons – 25:55.42; 48. Emily Taylor – 35:16.25; 50. Taylor Miller – 38:08.61

Robertsdale Golden Bears 
10. Zoe Galloway – 21:54.32; 11. Ryan McGilvray – 21:56.55; 16. Makenzie Webb – 22:39.61; 29. Laila Cooper – 24:14.39; 32. Claire Kacerguis – 24:55.49; 38. Whitney Wells – 26:23.13; 43. Olivia Cooley – 28:09.93; 44. Kylee Holmes – 29:16.21; 47 Makenzie Ojeda – 32:49.05; 49. Jaylon Vinson – 35:19.66

Baldwin County Tigers
40. Madison Bailey – 27:11.51; 41. Kylie Singleton – 27:42.64; 42. Allison Siggers – 27:56.50; 46. Payton Guy – 29:56.34

TEAM STANDINGS
1. McGill-Toolen – 47; 2. UMS-Wright – 51; 3. Saraland – 60; 4. Robertsdale – 92; 5. Spanish Fort – 102

Class 6A Section 1 men’s championship

Spanish Fort Toros 

3. Winston McGhee – 17:12.14; 14. Tyler Lemoine – 18:38.72; 21. Henry Barrett – 19:06.72; 22. Jeremiah Smith – 19:08.14; 30. Gersan Gamez – 19:36.52; 41. Price Beall – 20:38.73; 44. Jacob Sykora – 21:08.38; 46. Edwin Gibbs – 21:19.35; 49. John McClellan – 21:28.54; 52. Jacob Marshall – 21:51.44

Robertsdale Golden Bears 
13. Noah McDaniel – 18:34.40; 28. Malachi Rich – 19:31.72; 31. Ben Earls – 19:59. 78; 37. Conner Cruthird – 20:26.64; 42. Matthew Brooks – 20:50.47; 47. Zander Tomblin – 21:21.00; 48. Noah Foerster – 21:28.54; 50. Brayden Kyser – 21:41.08; 54. Cooper O’Brian – 22:54.46; 55. Blaine Callan – 24:12.88

Baldwin County Tigers
32. Xavier Nelson – 19:59.78; 34. Ben Selph – 20:09.53; 36. Gavin Brandt – 20:18.16; 45. Byron Rodriguez – 21:09.57; 51. Elias Nelson – 21:42.83; 56. Chris Long – 25:14.02; 57. Rex Leddy – 25:14.22; 58. Eyan Gregson – 26:58.43

TEAM STANDINGS
1. UMS-Wright – 26; 2. McGill-Toolen – 61; 3. Saraland – 72; 4. Spanish Fort – 88; 5. Robertsdale – 136; 6. Baldwin County – 170

Class 5A Section 1 women’s championship

Bayside Academy Admirals 

1. Annie Midyett – 20:58.52; 2. Avery Therrell – 21:20.28; 4. Grace Dawson – 21:41.38; 5. Ansleigh Smith – 21:44.84; 8. Catherine Doyle – 24:04.90; 12. Virginia McCrory – 24:54.26

Gulf Shores Dolphins 
7. Bryanna Borders – 21:57.41; 13. Ella Gilbert – 25:15.23; 17. Haven Spruiell – 29:54.55; 20. Morgan McCartney – 31:46.53; 24. Emma Lloyd – 34:39.15

Elberta Warriors 
11. Fionna Stevens – 24:34.48; 25. Nevaeh Santos – 35:19.80

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Bayside Academy – 20; 2. Faith Academy – 41; 3. Gulf Shores – 77; 4. Headland – 91

Class 5A Section 1 men’s championship

Gulf Shores Dolphins 

1. Beck Montiel – 18:07.77; 4. Ethan Sharkey – 18:31.46; 9. Mason Nettles – 19:29.58; 10. Daniel Dumas – 19:32.75; 15. Ryland Livingston – 20:04.19; 19. Rory Davis – 21:13.04; 37. Oakley Livingston – 36:10.10

Elberta Warriors 
3. Charlie Woerner – 18:20.18; 16. Christopher Medolla – 20:23.20; 22. Joe Maya – 21:45.56; 27. Brody Davis – 21:55.14; 28. Kyler Lightkep – 22:04.18; 30. Carson Watts – 23:50.45

Bayside Academy Admirals 
8. Nolan Tkac – 19:18.08; 17. Jack Koch – 20:45.93; 20. Luke White – 21:16.78; 21. Campbell Hughes – 21:39.08; 24. Gavin Williams – 21:49.07; 25. Dominic Pinkston – 21:50.72; 32. Burke Ramagosa – 25:26.73; 33. Owen Swagart – 27:20.07

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Faith Academy – 31; 2. Gulf Shores – 39; 3. Bayside Academy – 89; 4. Elberta – 94; 5. Headland - 98

Class 4A Section 1 women’s championship

Orange Beach Makos 

7. Brooke Barnett – 20:09.29; 9. Libby Tierce – 20:54.37; 15. Addison Davis – 22:14.34; 29. Perry Webb – 23:20.47; 34. Magnolia Hart – 23:40.80

St. Michael Cardinals
14. Anna Kiernan – 22:10.42; 19. Natalia Pyatt – 22:33.75; 22. Carolina Geary – 22:58.94; 26. Alexandra Kruse – 23:12.75; 31. Zoe DeSalvo – 23:22.30; 33. Charlotte Williams; 23:29.15; 36. Laura Byrnes – 23:51.77; 44. Gianna Barfield – 24:23.36

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Houston Academy – 40; 2. Providence Christian – 43; 3. Orange Beach – 94; 4. St. Michael Catholic – 112; 5. LAMP – 132; 6. Satsuma – 140; 7. Geneva – 168; 8. Andalusia – 202; 9. T.R. Miller – 245; 10. Booker T. Washington - 294

Class 4A Section 1 men’s championship

St. Michael Cardinals
5. Ryan Lankford – 17:08.32; 7. James Oliver Hemby – 17:12.94; 16. Luke Johannesmann – 18:32.69; 19. Benjamin Crooker – 18:47.71; 27. Asheton Sawyer – 19:14.97; 36. Graham Armstrong – 19:48.43; 45. Charles Nevin – 20:26.72; 50. Eli Navarre – 20:38.48

Orange Beach Makos 
8. Hamilton Washo – 17:15.52; 11. Eli Haber – 17:36.23; 13. Aaron Tierce – 17:51.49; 44. Gavin Buhta – 20:26.62; 59. Ty Buhta – 21:13.85; 61. Kai Price – 21:15.73; 75. George Kowalski – 22:10.09; 84. Harrison Robinson – 25:40.23

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Providence Christian – 19; 2. St. Michael Catholic – 68; 3. LAMP – 96; 4. Satsuma – 102; 5. Orange Beach – 121; 6. Houston Academy – 130; 7. Andalusia – 209; 8. Geneva – 214; 9. T.R. Miller – 259; 10. Booker T. Washington – 305