Westminster cross-country boys take first, girls second at Jesse Owens Classic

The Westminster School at Oak Mountain competed at the 15th annual Jesse Owens Cross Country Invitational, capping a great season for the middle school Knights. 

In the Junior High Small Schools Division 2.1-mile race, the boys team earned the title with 22 points, followed by St. Bernard with 71, and Corinth of Mississippi placed third with a total of 115 points. The Westminster boys team took four of the top 10 spots. They were led by Scott Landers, who finished second with a time of 11:33, Price Leonard (fourth place) at 12:34, Pierce Moffett (sixth) at 12:56, Cole Callahan (seventh) at 13:00 and Jonah Sellers (15th) at 13:31.

Racing in the Junior High Large Schools Division, the girls team finished a strong second with 82 points, edged out by Mountain Brook’s 43 points. Huntsville finished in third with 150 total points. 

The Westminster girls took three of the top fifteen spots, led by Maddie Hoaglund, who finished fifth with a time of 12:59, Camilla Lemons (11th) at 13:26, Sarah Kate Lipperd (12th) at 13:27, Lauren Hoaglund (24th) and Tori Deen (30th). 

One of the largest cross country meets in the South, the Jesse Owens Classic featured more than 5,000 runners representing more than 150 teams from Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.