After the dust settled on cross country sectional meets, five athletes were crowned individual champions, 32 more runners recorded top-10 finishes and a total of 16 teams qualified an entire squad of athletes to their classification’s respective state championship meet scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 5.

Individually, Daphne’s Sophie West, Catherine Doyle and Kyle Cooper from Bayside Academy as well as Caden Phillippi and Allie McTaggart from Bayshore Christian were crowned champions with first-place finishes in their respective races.

In Class 7A, Foley’s boys’ team, Fairhope’s girls’ team and both Daphne teams punched tickets to the state meet. Robertsdale qualified its girls’ team and Elberta qualified its boys’ team on the Class 6A circuit where Spanish Fort had both teams qualify. Both Bayside Academy – which swept the team championships – and Gulf Shores qualified both teams in Class 5A.

Orange Beach’s girls’ team, along with a pair of junior-high male runners that qualified individually, is moving onto the Class 4A state meet alongside both teams from St. Michael Catholic. Bayshore Christian swept the team titles and similarly advanced both teams to the Class 3A state championship.

Below are the local competitors and their overall individual finishes from the respective section championships held last Thursday. Stay tuned for full state championship rosters.

Class 7A Section 1 men’s championship

Foley

3. Nick Hamby – 16:13.51; 17. John Spillers – 17:52.53; 22. Peter Eckhoff – 18:21.80; 24. Brady Jordan – 18:32.75; 28. Andrew Storey – 18:47.64; 34. Rylee Gee – 19:11.87; 36. Richard Etheridge – 19:27.36; 41. Alexander Krasilnikov – 19:46.83

Daphne

7. Will Stephens – 16:41.11; 11. Chase Tews – 17:15.75; 18. Thomas Walding – 17:56.63; 31. Jonah Sanders – 18:58.51; 32. Sam Sternberg – 19:06.14; 40. Aaron Voeltz – 19:45.77; 48. Nathan Thompson – 20:43.08; 53. Tyler Gossen – 21:12.92; 60. Jannes Westmeier – 22:33.50; 61. Malachi Norman – 22:51.45

Fairhope

9. Lane Watson – 17:08.00; 27. Will Garner – 18:44.25; 38. Zachery Wyatt – 19:39.10; 39. Hunter Hemby – 19:39.34; 50. Patrick Walker – 20:56.05; 52. Ethan Kellerman – 21:12.65; 54. Alexander Esses – 21:39.43; 57. Finlay Gambino – 22:18.52; 58. Brodie Walter – 22:19.49; 59. Ben Klapp – 22:32.19

TEAM
1. St. Paul’s – 22; 2. Foley – 82; 3. Daphne – 90; 4. Davidson – 102; 5. Baker – 108; 6. Fairhope – 148; 7. Alma-Bryant – 162

Class 7A Section 1 women’s championship

Fairhope

8. Shea Fagan – 20:49.45; 9. Delaney Hart – 21:02.39; 11. Anna Bowler Conyers – 21:18.87; 12. Reagan Hadley – 21:25.56; 15. Lynley Grace Anderson – 21:35.97; 25. Josie McKenzie – 22:50.27; 28. Emerson Davis – 23:04.66; 34. Jenna Rogers – 23:35.20; 39. Ella McDowell – 24:03.24; 43. Tommi Fahy – 24:43.70

Daphne

1. Sophie West – 19:49.70; 13. Chloe Glass – 21:29.94; 23. Isobella Lord – 22:42.56; 24. Annaleigh Miller – 22:48.47; 30. Emily Walstad – 23:11.33; 32. Abigail Norman – 23:15.43; 44. Abby Barry-Green – 24:55.92; 59. Annalise Swanson – 34:39.93

Foley

10. Audrey Sullivan – 21:18.30; 45. Katy Smith – 25:09.42

Class 6A Section 1 men’s championship

Spanish Fort

2. Winston McGhee – 16:14.56; 15. Jonathan Mason – 18:37.31; 18. Henry Barrett – 18:46.23; 21. Heinz Williams – 18:49.49; 22. Jeremiah Smith – 18:51.23; 29. James Carl – 19:27.71; 36. Gersan Gamez – 20:02.02; 43. Reilly Burgess – 21:00.67; 51. John McClellan – 22:27.98; 53. Bryson Holston – 22:48.22

Robertsdale

17. Noah McDaniel – 18:40.58; 20. Ian Brown – 18:47.06; 36. Ben Earls – 19:52.15; 44. Matthew Brooks – 21:06.68; 45. Conner Cruthird – 21:08.45; 46. Noah Foerster – 21:27.07; 57. Cooper O’Brian – 24:15.47; 58. Kaylor Mosley – 24:41.19; 59. Dewayne Ballard – 26:10.43

Baldwin County

25. Drew Dykes 19:04.50; 33. Ben Selph – 19:42.38; 38. Byron Rodriguez – 20:07.17; 40. River Phillips – 20:27.65; 48. Xavier Nelson – 21:31.81; 50. Camdyn Mixon – 21:44.16; 54. Taylor Jackson – 22:51.74; 55. Josh Rice – 23:13.58; 56. Aiden White – 23:27.28; 60. Brynavious Faulkner – 28:34.69

Class 6A Section 1 women’s championship

Spanish Fort

2. Alexiana Hinote – 19:08.55; 6. Kate Miller – 20:21.48; 25. Caterina Granato – 22:46.38; 35. Sadie Brown – 24:12.36; 36. Alaina Hons – 24:21.78; 39. Justine Belanger – 24:47.70; 43. Mattox Gibbs – 25:17.36; 44. Dixie Clayton – 25:26.33

Robertsdale

12. Ryan McGilvray – 21:15.81; 14. Kinsley Stevens – 21:30.68; 18. Zoe Galloway – 21:45.14; 27. Laila Cooper – 23:05.19; 31. Brenna Stevens – 23:45.61; 33. Sarah Biggs – 24:00.32; 34. Claire Kacerguis – 24:07.21; 40. Whitney Wells – 24:53.25

Baldwin County

29. Kailee Cox – 23:30.75; 46. Kelsey Burford – 26:22.76; 49. Samantha McMahill – 28:09.62; 50. Payton Guy – 30:31.29; 52. Baleigh Byrd – 31:57.77

Class 5A Section 1 men’s championship

Bayside Academy

1. Kyle Cooper – 16:34.61; 2. Ty Postle – 16:39.83; 3. John Thomas Neill – 17:35.71; 6. Nolan Tkac – 17:59.85; 8. Ashton Rowland – 18:30.53; 13. John Norman – 19:29.75; 14. Trey McKean – 19:37.72; 16. Wright Faragason – 19:47.58; 22. Jack Koch – 20:15.69; 31. Caleb Crum – 21:49.98

Gulf Shores

5. Beck Montiel – 17:56.76; 7. Ethan Sharkey – 18:29.94; 12. Daniel Dumas – 19:14.68; 17. Kevin Ellis – 19:49.60; 26. Harrison Wright – 20:57.12; 28. Mason Nettles – 21:13.40; 34. Tiffin Gillilan – 22:14.37; 35. Ethan Giangrosso – 22:34.13; 36. Crew Duncan – 22:39.23

Elberta

11. Charlie Woerner – 19:12.23; 19. Christopher Medolla – 20:10.62; 23. Joe Maya – 20:24.43; 27. Emmanuel Lemus – 21:03.36; 32. Emmett Loper – 21:59.42; 33. Brody Davis – 22:03.29; 39. Kyler Lightkep – 24:35.81

Class 5A Section 1 women’s championship

Bayside Academy

1. Catherine Doyle – 19:26.69; 2. Annie Midyett – 20:30.29; 4. Shelby Fargason – 21:22.13; 6. Presley Putnam – 21:26.05; 8. Amelia Wells – 22:44.07; 9. Grace Dawson – 22:45.67; 11. Virginia McCrory – 23:14.18; 23. Arabella Rowland – 28:46.74

Gulf Shores

12. Maggie Snider – 23:20.14; 13. Jacey Hughes – 23:41.12; 18. Emma Lloyd – 27:02.99; 19. Rhyleah Gleber – 27:24.16; 20. Bryanna Borders – 27:44.80; 26. Autumn Brandon – 37:53.39

Elberta

5. Aubrey Faino – 21:25.45; 22. Lauren Maxwell – 28:22.62

Class 4A Section 1 men’s championship

St. Michael Catholic

6. Patrick Andrews – 17:04.07; 13. James Oliver Hemby – 18:00.85; 14. Ryan Lankford – 18:09.78; 15. Samir Crooker – 18:37.19; 16. Jake Andrews – 18:37.38; 25. Benjamin Crooker – 19:59.47; 27. Max Kleban – 20:01.42; 28. Asheton Sawyer – 20:02.92; 37. Marshall Pitre – 20:43.23; 50. Jonah Calvery – 21:32.48

Orange Beach

20. Aaron Tierce – 19:10.06; 21. Eli Haber – 19:14.08; 40. Dorian Price – 20:50.42; 45. Sanders Semiklose – 21:08.43; 52. John McNider – 21:35.79; 61. Rowdy Kirkley – 22:12.13; 64. Ty Buhta – 22:35.83; 67. Luiz Durate – 22:52.13

Class 4A Section 1 women’s championship

Orange Beach

3. Brooke Barnett – 20:16.64; 11. Claire Atkins – 21:41.95; 13. Libby Tierce – 21:57.70; 17. Addison Davis – 22:32.47; 19. Perry Webb – 22:45.25; 31. Tiegan Buhta – 23:46.24; 68. Brylee Thompson – 27:45.81

St. Michael Catholic

14. Elisa Christensen – 22:00.81; 15. Sofia Prouty – 22:01.47; 26. Izzy Garriz – 23:20.87; 27. Laken Sumrall – 23:21.23; 28. Natalia Pyatt – 23:30.29; 30. Alexandra Kruse – 23:40.43; 33. Anna Kiernan – 23:50.27; 34. Zoe DeSalvo – 23:56.79; 47. Laura Schott – 25:14.96; 60. Sophie Blythe – 26:34.38

Class 3A Section 1 men’s championship

Bayshore Christian

1. Caden Phillippi – 16:31.56; 2. Ezekiel Dernlan – 17:25.91; 3. Boaz Dernlan – 17:40.81; 4. Andrew Conrad – 18:04.96; 5. Jonah Elliot – 18:11.89; 6. Jack Wheeler – 19:03.64; 8. Henry Barber – 19:05.84; 9. Caleb Heger – 19:13.40; 13. Asher Hilbun – 19:39.41; 18. Brooks Hauge – 21:13.91

Class 3A Section 1 women’s championship

Bayshore Christian

1. Allie McTaggart – 21:09.43; 4. Rebecca Dernlan – 22:39.93; 6. Megan Adcock – 23:28.12; 12. Anne Adamson – 24:06.61; 14. Mary Ellen Cook – 25:04.60; 16. Mary Frances Key – 25:31.72; 17. Maysie Key – 25:40.95