MBJH cross-country wins Metro Championships

Head coach Mike Abercrombie and assistant coaches Amelia Breeze, John Phillips, Trish Carey, Kelli Moore and Chris Cence trained more than 150 seventh- and eighth-grade cross country athletes, preparing the students to compete in regional meets in September and October. Captains named for the 2013 season were John Galloway, Mary Allison Anderson, Hunter Harwell and Anna Littleton. 

The teams’ season culminated in the Metro South Cross Country Championship at Spain Park High School. The MBJH girls team won, scoring 62 points fewer than the second-place Liberty Park team. Twelve girls qualified for the All-Metro team: Mary Allison Anderson, Katie Baird, Anna Balzli, Lamar Campbell, Margaret Dodson, Caroline Knight, Sophie Jane Knott, Anna Littleton, Bailey Peacock, Annika Siddall, Mary Douglas Turner and Natalie Womack.

The MBJH boys also finished in first place, 39 points ahead of Homewood. John Galloway had a strong race, finishing in first place with a time of 11:03. Boys making the All-Metro team for Mountain Brook are Walton Beddell, Harrison Clark, Will Fischer, John Galloway, Hunter Harwell, James Riley, Lyons Shaffer, Jackson Sharman, Bascombe Traywick and Jack Wedge.

Bailey Peacock and Jack Wedge were named Most Valuable Runners at the year-end banquet. The Thuston-Carey Award went to Justin Brouillette, while Coaches’ Awards were presented to Katie Baird, Anna Balzli, Walton Bedell, Lamar Campbell, Parker Carns, Harrison Clark, Michael Creel, Margaret Dodson, Caroline Knight, Margot Naff, James Riley, Jackson Sharman, Chris Thagard and Natalie Womack.