Hawks Fly At The Southern Showcase

HUNTSVILLE,Ala.- For their third meet of their 2024 season, Huntingdon cross country traveled to Huntsville to compete in the Southern Showcase hosted by Jacksonville State University.

In a massive field featuring 47 teams, with the majority of them being Division I, and a batch of unattached runners, the men's team finished 45th in the field with an average 8000m time of 33:34. Blake Bailey crossed the line first for Huntingdon, finishing the race with a time of 30:46.2.

The women's team saw four finishers, excluding them from qualifying for a team score. Sophomore Michaela Moore followed her solid performance at the Falcon Classic with another excellent display this week, finishing the 5000m race in 21 minutes and 32 seconds. 

The University of Alabama claimed victory in both the men's and women's races.

See below for the Hawks full results

Men's 8000m 

• Blake Bailey- 395th with a time of 30:46.2
• Dalan Bunn- 419th with a time of 33:43.6
• Levi Garrett- 420th with a time of 33:45.4
• Rory Gilroy- 421st with a time of 33:56.8
• Kaiden Mears- 435th with a time of 35:42.8
• Wes Estes- 449th with a time of 43:07.7

Women's 5000m

• Michaela Moore- 339th with a time of 21:32.1
• Kate Smith- 367th with a time of 22:21.8
• Evie Garrett- 433rd with a time of 27:10.8
• Sydney Thompson- 451st with a time of 32:03

The Hawks return to the course on September 27th, hosting the Hawk Invitational at the Greenbriar Cross Country in Grady, Alabama.