XC Meet Preview 8/19-8/21



The biggest name on the girls' side is Aubrey Britt of Loyd Star. Britt has been a cross country powerhouse with a vast collection of first-place finishes and four individual cross country champion titles.

She returns with a previous season-best of 20:10 which was recorded at the MHSAA State Meet and has the fastest PR in the field by 45 seconds. 

On the boys' side are Grayson Childress and Sam Arnold of Brookhaven, #2 and #4 on the MileSplit Mississippi All-State team. These two have been some of the top runners of not only 5A but in the entire state. We will also get to see what the rest of the Brookhaven squad brings, including MileSplit Mississippi Honorable Mention Trey Knott

There will be, however, some out-of-school competition for the Panthers, as Neshoba Central's Thomas Saunders, a 4:37 1600m runner, as well as Madison Central's Benjamin Owens. Owens, another member on the MileSplit Mississippi Honorable Mention team, is one that will definitely be exciting to watch, as his 5k PR is a 17:51, but has run 4:36 and 9:56 in the 1600m and 3200m, and placed 3rd at the 2021 MHSAA 6A State Meet in the 3200m ahead of a lot of really talented runners. If there is one thing that could be guaranteed from this meet, it is that Owens will most likely hit a big 5k PR and shake things up in the front, because he is one of the best racers in the state. 


Owens and Knott at the 2021 Pearl Invitational

Other notable names include Jake Thompson, Collin Kellum, 2021 AAU All-American Miquel Bankston, and Clinton HS transfer Christian Parks