MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The McKenzie girls finished second as a team at the TSSAA Division I Class A state cross country championship at Shelby Farms Park, and Abigail Wallace led them with a fourth-place finish.
Wallace ran 19:44.35 in a field of 115 finishers. She finished 45 seconds behind individual champion Hudson McDaniel of Dresden, who won in 18:59.19.
Autumn Haywood was McKenzie’s second top-15 runner. She placed 11th in 20:50.33. Bella Sass was 25th in 21:55.12, and Millie Brigham was 32nd in 22:47.26. Willow Stenberg finished 46th in 23:31.57 to complete the scoring five. Sophie Dameron was right behind her in 47th at 23:34.23, and Hadley Smith placed 64th in 25:16.31.
McKenzie scored 86 points. University School of Johnson City won the team title with 55. The Rebels beat third-place University by nine points, and Dresden was fourth with 130.
Photos by Mark Smith


