Congrtulations to James Clemens Cross Country team on their performance in the Lake Guntersville Inv against 44 Schools from Alabama and Tennessee.

The Lady Jets finished 2nd Overall behind Independence TN (ranked #2 in TN). The Lady Jets claimed the runner up Trophy and moved back into the #1 ranked team in the State of Alabama in all classifications.

The Boys Varsity got 3rd overall and continue to hold the 5th 7A spot in the State rankings.

Both the James Clemens Girls and Boys Junior High (7th; 8th; 9th grade) won the Overall Championship and claimed the #1 ranking in the State Polls.

GIRLS VARSITY 5K TOP 10 TEAM SCORES:226 RUNNERS
1 Independence TN 18 points 1:59 1-5 Split | 18:57 Avg
2 James Clemens 51 points 1:06 1-5 Split | 20:35 Avg
3 Springville 112 points 4:31 1-5 Split | 21:29 Avg
4 Southside-Gadsden 125 points 2:13 1-5 Split | 22:18 Avg
5 Albertville 138 points 1:34 1-5 Split | 22:34 Avg
6 Grissom HS 139 points 2:23 1-5 Split | 22:20 Avg
7 Bob Jones 142 points 1:49 1-5 Split | 22:27 Avg
8 Alexandria 249 points 3:57 1-5 Split | 24:16 Avg
9 Douglas 263 points 2:20 1-5 Split | 24:30 Avg
10 Central - Clay 288 points 3:00 1-5 Split | 25:06 Avg

James Clemens VARSITY Girls had their closet split of the season with a 1:06 between their top 5 girls of the season. They were led by 5 girls in the top 15 runners.
8 Sydney Freeman 20:14 ELITE RUNNER
9 Claire Deaton 20:15 ELITE RUNNER
11 Sarah Vaughan 20:31 PERSONAL RECORD
12 Emmy Mattingly 20:36 SEASON BEST
14 Sarah Shirley 21:20 SEASON BEST
OTHER SCORERS:
18 Ria Sethi 21:35
30 Katy Gudgen 22:19 PERSONAL RECORD

BOYS VARSITY 5K TOP 10 TEAM SCORES: 254 RUNNERS
1 Independence TN 66 points 1:03 1-5 Split | 16:37 Avg
2 Bob Jones 73 points 1:34 1-5 Split | 16:43 Avg
3 James Clemens 102 points 1:15 1-5 Split | 16:58 Avg
4 Hartselle 117 points 1:51 1-5 Split | 17:05 Avg
5 Southside-Gadsden 129 points 1:35 1-5 Split | 17:13 Avg
6 Albertville 141 points 1:48 1-5 Split | 17:18 Avg
7 Scottsboro HS 192 points 1:46 1-5 Split | 17:41 Avg
8 Springville HS 200 points 1:09 1-5 Split | 17:47 Avg
9 Oxford High (AL) 204 points 2:02 1-5 Split | 17:48 Avg
10 Douglas 302 points 1:28 1-5 Split | 18:33 Avg

James Clemens VARSITY Boys were led by two boys in the top 15. Tyler Gohlich was 8th overall running a 16:20.95, narrowly missing the School Record by a second being named ALL ELITE Runner. He was followed by Senior Matthew Hill who holds the school record. Matthew placed 12th over with a 16:32.

8 Tyler Gohlich 16:20 ALL ELITE & PERSONAL RECORD
12 Matthew Hill 16:32
22 Isaul Rubio Montano 17:01
30 Nicholas Rushton 17:21
38 Aidan Brinkley 17:36
46 Zach Williams 17:55
49 Max Shah 18:02

The Girls JUNIOR HIGH dominated the meet almost achieving a perfect score. They finished 1-2-3-4 and 9 out of 64 runners.
They placed 7 runners in the top 15.
1 KYLIE GERO 12:35.24 OVERALL CHAMPION PERSONAL RECORD & ELITE RUNNER
2 Kayla Willett 13:03.37 PERSONAL RECORD & ELITE RUNNER
3 Ella Carter 13:19.64 ELITE RUNNER
4 Ashlyn Diehl 13:33.51 PERSONAL RECORD & ELITE RUNNER
9 Andie Howard 14:13 ELITE RUNNER
12 Catherine Rushton 14:19
15 Brittain Mattingly 14:53.83

GIRLS JUNIOR HIGH TOP 5 TEAMS 2.1 Miles 64 Runners
1 James Clemens 18 points
2 Scottsboro HS 64 points
3 Grissom HS 80 points
4 Bob Jones 86 points
5 Albertville 111 points

The Boys JUNIOR HIGH dominated the meet almost achieving a perfect score. They finished 1-2-3-4-6-7 out of 88 runners.
They placed 7 runners in the top 8, simply amazing.

1 Dylan Dryer 11:10.19 OVERALL CHAMPION; SCHOOL RECORD; ELITE RUNNER; & PERSONAL RECORD
2 Brexton Hathaway 11:13 ELITE RUNNER & PERSONAL RECORD
3 John Luke Stovall 11:19 ELITE RUNNER & PERSONAL RECORD
4 Cole Robinson 11:42.04 ELITE RUNNER & PERSONAL RECORD
6 Ronan Barnes 12:13 ELITE RUNNER & PERSONAL RECORD
7 Jacob Velez 12:20 ELITE RUNNER & PERSONAL RECORD
14 Ethan Brewer 12:45 PERSONAL RECORD

BOYS JUNIOR HIGH TOP 5 TEAMS 2.1 Miles 88 Runners
1 James Clemens 16 points
2 Scottsboro HS 82 points
3 Springville HS 100 points
4 Bob Jones 101 points
5 Albertville 102 points

The JAMES CLEMENS Junior VARSITY Boys won the Overall Championship claiming the first place trophy.

2 Zachary Hinkleman 18:19 ELITE RUNNER & PERSONAL RECORD
7 Johnathan Ballard 19:12.66 ELITE RUNNER & PERSONAL RECORD
10 Michael Jupin 19:31.91
12 Jahir Sanchez 19:36.28
13 Matthew Holder 19:44.48
14 Anthony Kosinski 19:51
21 Hesham Shiekhtholth 20:15.70 PERSONAL RECORD
Coach Drew Bell 205-533-0636
Head Cross Country
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Liberty Ms & James Clemens HS
Girls 7A Outdoor Track State Champions 2019
United States Track & Field Cross Country National Track Coach of the Year Alabama 2019
United States Track & Field National South Section Track Coach of the Year (AL,FL,GA,LA,MS,NC,SC) 2019