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Brentwood junior Paul Stuart won the Williamson County Championship Meet in cross country and paced the Bruins to the team title, while Ravenwood captured the girls crown.

"This is the strongest and deepest team we’ve ever had," RHS Coach Peter Mueller said about his girls squad, "and we’re excited about the possibilities for us as we compete at the regional and state championships."

Paul Stuart

RHS junior Conley Chitwood (15:41.08) was only 10 seconds behind Stuart (15:31.77) Wednesday at the Harlinsdale Farm course, which measured a little short of 5K at 3.065 miles/4.933 km. Chitwood's adjusted time for 3.1 miles was 15:54.

BHS also placed runners in 4th, junior Nathan Thomas (15:49.05); 5th, senior Ryan Gadsey (15:54.31); 7th, freshman Alec Thomas (16:17.38); and 11th, freshman Aaron Thomas (16:35.72). Alec and Aaron are the younger twin brothers of Nathan.

Chitwood was the only runner from a school other than BHS or Independence to finish in the top 12. Raptors freshmen Quinn Avirom and Justin Karl finished 13th and 17th, respectively,  while junior Daniel Lowe was 19th.

"I can’t emphasize enough how proud I am of the way the whole team ran, starting with Conley," Mueller said. "He pushed the pace from the gun, and even though he couldn’t hold off Paul Stuart over the last half mile, he still became the first Raptor to break 16 minutes."

Brentwood (28 points) outdistanced Independence by eight, and the Raptors were a distant third with 70. Only the lowest five scores are counted for each team.

"Six of our top seven ran PRs so it was great day top to bottom," the RHS coach said. "While you always want to win, there’s no shame coming in behind Brentwood and Independence, two of the best boys teams in the state."

Sophomore Ben Mason  had the top time for  Brentwood Academy  at  18:57.25. The Eagles, who fielded only their junior varsity teams due to a weekend meet, ran only 9th- and 10th-graders in the boys race.

BHS freshman 2nd in girls race

In the girls race, Brentwood freshman Elizabeth Scott (18:48.70) came in second behind Franklin junior Rachel Wooten (18:26.81).

Senior Allie Arnette (19:22.44) and junior Erika Peoples (19:26.08) finished 3-4 to lead Ravenwood to the county championship. Rachel Spinden (19:47.41) clocked in 7th, just ahead of BHS senior Avery Lipman (19:51.89), and 10th-grader Dabney Chitwood 20:07.14 and freshman Abby Finnegan (20:20.94) were 9-10.

"I am very proud of how well they ran," Mueller said. "Three of our top five have been nursing injuries so it was really inspiring to see us put five in the top eleven for the win. Our 1-5 split was 59 seconds, which is the smallest it’s been in my three years at RHS."

Arnette has finished first for the Lady Raptors in their past two meets. "It’s good to see her at her best as she completes her cross country career," Mueller said.

RHS sophomores Peyton Reynolds and Eleanor Leffler were 13th and 16th.

Junior Katherine Schenck wound up 14th for the Lady Bruins, who finished third, and classmate Anne Ramsey made the top 20.

Junior Courtney Fadler was BA's top runner at 22:01.50.

Brentwood Academy's Division II teams run in the Midstate Conference meet at Sharp Springs in Smyrna next Wednesday, Oct. 20, and the state championships on Nov. 6.

Brentwood and Ravenwood will compete in the Division I Region 6-AAA championships on Oct. 28 at the Steeplechase course in Nashville's Percy Warner Park, with hopes of returning for the Nov. 6 state meet.  

WILLIAMSON COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP MEET
Harlinsdale Farm Park, Franklin
Course distance: 4.933 km (3.065 miles)                    

BOYS

Team scores: 1 Brentwood High 28, 2 Independence  36, 3 Ravenwood 70, 4 Franklin 117, 5 Battle Ground Academy 149, 6 Centennial 164, 7 Brentwood Academy 221

Top 20 individuals
1 Paul Stuart                       Brentwood High               15:31.77 (1)
2 Conley Chitwood          Ravenwood                        15:41.08 (2)
3 Kris Howard                    Independence                  15:45.52 (3)
4 Nathan Thomas             Brentwood                         15:49.05 (4)
5 Ryan Gadsey                  Brentwood                         15:54.31 (5)
6 Jared Wingerter            Independence                  16:03.86 (6)
 7 Alec Thomas                  Brentwood                         16:17.38 (7)
8 Justin Barnard                 Independence                  16:23.31 (8)
9 Micah Howard               Independence                  16:27.22 (9)
10 Luke Hileman               Independence                  16:33.55 (10)
11 Aaron Thomas             Brentwood                         16:35.72 (11)
12 Grant Seckman           Brentwood                         16:47.66 (12)
13 Quinn Avirom              Ravenwood                        16:47.94 (13)
14 Zack McGinnis             Franklin                               16:51.30 (14)
15 Blake Anthony             Independence                  17:00.19 (15)
16 Justin Karl                      Ravenwood                        17:00.59 (16)
17 Samuel Howard          Independence                  17:02.75 (17)
18 Kurt Pierce                    Independence                  17:14.03 --
19 Daniel Lowe                  Ravenwood                        17:17.70 (18)
20 Scotty Wild                    Brentwood                         17:33.39 (19)
Other varsity runners for BA & RHS
25 Joshua Story                 Ravenwood                        17:43.78 (21)
28 Riley Hadden                Ravenwood                        17:45.08 (23)
29 Chris Delbruck             Ravenwood                        17:46.58 (24)
60 Ben Mason                   Brentwood Academy     18:57.25 (40)
70 Rann Johnson              Brentwood Academy     19:11.80 (43)
74 Matthew Nickels        Brentwood Academy     19:23.11 (45)
95 Will Camp                      Brentwood Academy     20:14.20 (46)
96 Patrick East                   Brentwood Academy     20:17.66 (47)
103 Christian Husi             Brentwood Academy     20:59.62 (48)
109 Mark Burgin               Brentwood Academy     21:07.62 (49)

Other BHS runners_Rahib Bashir 17:42.66; Adam Blanton 17:48.12; Taylor Caldwell 17:53.02; Daniel Hamm  17:44.66; Will Groos  18:26.28; Sam Hughes 18:30.75; Daniel Caplan 18:36.48; Oliver Moore 18:59.42; Daniel Cerrato 19:04.56; Jack Bautista 19:21.36; Josh Butler  19:37.03; Trot Gawrys  19:37.62; John Lifferth 19:50.92; Jr Armstrong  20:10.39; Taylor Adams  20:55.61; Ryan Coll 21:02.28; Aaro Lopancinski  21:03.86; unknown 21:10.47; Jeffrey Lang 21:38.53; Ryan Dennison 21:53.28; David Ilchert;  22:12.39; Andrew Hughes  22:21.52; unknown 24:19.98; Alex McKee 22:39.28; unknown 22:50.06; unknown 26:30.81.

Other RHS runners_ Paine Leffler 18:08.42; Trevor Phillips 18:12.34; Thanasi Kastritis 18:56.72; Carter 19:30.22; Jonas Fein 19:32.19; Derek Cressman  19:42.56; Geoff Nelson  20:04.39; Richard Li 20:10.09; Samuel Jones 20:59.19; Adam Marotta 21:05.03; Morgan McDowell 21:40.60; Matthew Song 22:07.11; Max Olson  22:25.00; Parker Wyatt 22:30.08.

Other BA runners _ Evan Ford 21:35.89; Henry Koch 21:58.36; George Chunn 22:17.72; Sloan Oman 22:53.41; Brett Derrington 22:53.94; William Porter 24:15.38.

GIRLS

Team scores:  1 Ravenwood 35, 2 Independence 52, 3 Brentwood High 67, 4 Franklin 98,  5 Centennial 149, 6 Brentwood Academy 150.

Top 20 individuals
1 Rachel Wooten              Franklin                                                18:26.81 (1)
2 Elizabeth Scott               Brentwood                         18:48.70 (2)
3 Allie Arnette                   Ravenwood                        19:22.44 (3)
4 Erika Peoples                  Ravenwood                        19:26.08 (4)
5 Heidi Olson                      Independence                  19:37.53 (5)
6 Lizzy Kroeger                  Independence                  19:39.78 (6)
7 Rachel Spinden              Ravenwood                        19:47.41 (7)
8 Avery Lipman                 Brentwood                         19:51.89 (8)
9 Brenna Quinn                 Independence                  20:00.27 (9)
10 Dabney Chitwood      Ravenwood                        20:07.14 (10)
11 Abby Finnegan            Ravenwood                        20:20.94 (11)
12 Bridget Perine             Centennial                          20:28.97 (12)
13 Peyton Reynolds        Ravenwood                        20:40.64 (13)
14 Katherine Schenck     Brentwood                         20:41.36 (14)
15 Morgan Jamison         Independence                  20:47.11 (15)
16 Eleanor Leffler             Ravenwood                        20:57.64 (16)
17 Jackie Sendewicz        Independence                  20:58.33 (17)
18 Emily Crispi                    Independence                  21:13.52 (18)
19 Madelyn Frutiger       Franklin                                21:32.28 (19)
20 Anne Ramsey              Brentwood                         21:44.58 (20)
Other varsity runners for BA & BHS
23 Courtney Fadler          Brentwood Academy     22:01.50 (22)
24 Kelsey Ziesig                 Brentwood                         22:10.00 (23)
30 Anne Ramsey              Brentwood                         22:37.48 (27)
31 Katherine Smith          Brentwood                         22:44.19 (28)
33 Kate Girone                  Brentwood Academy     22:49.14 (29)
34 Caroline Dodd              Brentwood Academy     23:10.03 (30)
44 Kingsley East               Brentwood Academy     23:42.42 (33)
48 Sarah Jordan Priest    Brentwood Academy     24:04.45 (36)
49 Mamie Joyce               Brentwood Academy     24:06.11 (37)
57 Lauren Smith                Brentwood Academy     25:00.80 (40)

Other RHS runners_Mary Glenn Goostree 21:46.23; Paige Smiley 23:14.56; Ginger Ezzard 24:23.55; Kimberly Bartholomew  24:29.70; Esther Cho 24:52.94; Corrin Shepard 25:27.02; Andi Williams 25:44.03; Gracie Marotta 28:44.52; Jennifer Arnold 28:48.36.

Other BHS runners_Sydney Rowe 23:11.80; Emily Batiste 23:20.05; Evie Giaconia 23:20.28; Nisha Bhuva 23:20.98; Sarah Sokolowski 23:31.31; Carissa Waller 23:32.21; Maegan Neufeldt  23:59.47; Emily Glasgow 24:26.25; Brittany Alexander 25:44.36; Rebecca Schenck 26:10.34; Logan Hardin 28:23.48.

Other BA runners_Caroline Hodge 25:45.06; Betsy Bailey 26:16.06; Alexa Stallings 26:34.36; Shelby Sanders 27:17.62; Amanda East 28:27.30; Christina Priddy Brentwood Academy 32:39.44.