Danville, Ala. - The Faulkner Cross Country teams traveled to the Oakville Indian Mounds for the SSAC Cross Country Championships on Friday morning. The men's team competed in an 8k that started at 9:00 a.m., with the women's 6k followed at 9:45 a.m. The Eagles were one of nine SSAC teams to compete, while the Lady Eagles competed in a field of 10. 

For the men, the Eagles finished eighth out of nine teams. The fastest time for the men came from the Freshman, Brodie Moore. He ran the 8k in a time of 27:45.89. With this time, he beat the school record for the 8k and his personal record set earlier in the season at 28:53.40. Moore finished 27th out of 75 runners. Other finishers for the Eagles were Carson Roberson (51) Creed Spivey (58) Ethan Thomas (69) Nathan Schumacher (70) Landon Hunton (72) and Aaron Treubig (73). The team average for the race came in at 31:47.76 which breaks the school record in the 8k. The record was previously set at last year's SSAC Cross Country Championships with a time of 34:04. 

For the women, the Lady Eagles finished seventh out of 10 teams. The fastest time came from Chloe Helms, who finished seventh overall. This top-ten finish gives her the highest finish for a Lady Eagle in program history. Her time came in at 23:31.16. With this time, she sets a personal record and the school record by over five minutes. The previous school record stood at 29:13. Other finishers for the Lady Eagles were Avery Rogers (28) Josie Edwards (41) Mary Alice Murner (51) Claudia Velazquez (55) Martha Mendez (56) Courtney Hill (58) and Saryah Martin (59). The team average for the race came in at 26:37.41 which breaks the previous school record of 29:51 which was set at the Firehawk Invitational last year. 

"We are really happy with the performance of our teams this morning at our conference meet.  Seven women earned personal records in the 6k. Four men earned PRs in the 8k.  We smashed team records on both sides. Everyone on the teams competed with courage and competitiveness.  I am very proud of them.

We are so grateful to our seniors for their contributions to our program.  They took in a new coaching staff, bought in, and helped establish a legacy of hard work, dedication, and courage that all future Eagle teams will have to live up to.

We are truly excited about the returners we will have and the future of the program.  The athletes came off the course and were already asking about the workouts for the rest of the semester.  They are hungry for more.  The future is bright!

I want to thank our administration for their support.  I want to thank my staff of Coach Britton and Al Millergren for their daily dedication to our athletes.  I want to thank the parents of our athletes for their support and encouragement throughout the season.  It's a great time to be an Eagle!" said Coach Sutton.