Cross Country

Varsity Cross Country 2009 Schedule: Boys

Varsity Cross Country 2009 Schedule: Girls

Varsity Coach is Chris Winter

State Runners-Up The Girls Cross Country team was the 2009 state runner-up, placing 2nd behind Webb School of Knoxville. USJ had two runners in the top 15, Audrey Hazelhurst, who came in second for the third year in a row, and Shelby Jordan, who came in seventh. Pictured, above, from left are Coach Chris Winter, Grace Howard, alternate Honeye Heydari, Kathryn McAlexander, Shelby Jordan, Sara Muir, Audrey Hazelhurst, Meredith Crowder, and Ali Thompson. Davis Exum, the only boy to qualify to compete for USJ in the state championship, finished in the top 20 runners in the boys race. Below, Davis is front and center as USJ's state cross country team poses before the races. Coach Winter also received an award for coaching a state runner-up team.

Varsity Cross Country … … runners celebrate their 2009 runner-up finish in Region competition.

2007 State Cross Country Results

Freshman Audrey Hazelhurst placed second in the state in the individual cross country competition. It was Audrey's first state meet and she recorded a 20:06 on the 3.1 mile course. Overall USJ finished 11th out of the 23 teams that participated. Other team members who placed in the race included Sara Muir, Rachel McLemore, Meredith Crowder, and Paula Figuera. USJ's boys cross country meet finished 15th in the state meet.

2006

Winning second in the region, the Boys 2006 Cross Country Team was eligible to go to the state meet. USJ's top runner at state was senior Billy Pacaccio. Congratulations to the whole team!

2004 State Meet results

Congratulations to Ashley Evans for her 12th place finish out of 175 runners with a time of 20:02 at the state cross-country meet. This also makes her 4th consecutive year of an all state performance! 

Congratulations also go out to the boys cross-country team, which finished 15th out of 23 teams. Special recognition goes to the seniors for their incredible performances out of a total of 176 runners: Robert Egan, 16th, with a time of 16:41; Jay McLemore, 80th, with a time of 18:11; and Landon Wright, 116th, with a time of 18:53.