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FCHS cross-country team has successful season

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 11:24:36 AM

Pictured are Carson Reese, who qualified for the state meet, and Coach Ann Smith.

After an absence of several years, the Fayette Cross-Country team is back in action. Cross-country running is a 3.1 mile race over grass/dirt trails. The team competed in six regular season meets, and the sectional meet on Oct. 31 in Tuscaloosa. The team improved each week throughout the season. Carson Reese, a junior, qualified to compete in the state meet Saturday, Nov. 9 in Moulton. Henley Aldridge set the school record for a female 5K on Oct. 12 with a time of 23:57. Several of these young people also participated in other sports and activities while running cross-country.

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FCHS re-establishes cross-country team

Wednesday, September 4, 2019 - 2:19:54 PM

Team members, shown from left, front: Maritza Mijangos, Jenna Vandervort, Jessica Duck, Colby Allison, Coach Smith and Sylvania Hernandez. Back: Matthew Knight, Spencer McAdams, Carson Reece, Kevin Haung, Alexis Wilson, Jalashia Davis, Trace Taylor and Christopher Westbrook. Not shown are Carlos Mijangos, Logan Anderson, Rafeal Calachi, Hensley Aldridge, Lavon Duncan, Virginia Edgeworth, Kenzie Kurtz, Emily Kizzire and Grace Tucker.

Fayette County High School has re-established its cross-country track team this fall, after an absence of almost 40 years. The team will be coached by Ann Smith, the wife of new FCHS football coach Bill Smith. She is a teacher at FCHS, and has previously coached the cross-country team at Munford High School.