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Each summer, MileSplit Mississippi takes a go at predicting each Mississippi classification's individual and team winners. Now that the 2022 Mississippi Cross Country season has officially come to an end, we decided to see just how accurate we were.
In some classifications, such as MAIS 2A Boys, MAIS 3A Girls, MAIS 5A Boys, MHSAA 1A Girls, MHSAA 3A Boys and Girls, and MHSAA 4A Boys, we were spot on.
Others... Well, not so much!
Some classifications have studs that ran the show to defend their titles, such as Dallas Stricker, Lindsey Hogue, Charley Rose, Jack Hewes, Hannah Sanders, and Gabe McElwain. In contrast, others, such as Jonas Cox, Stratton Terrell, and Jeb Hamilton, came as a big surprise.
*Jack Hewes (Saint Patrick) at the MHSAA 5-6-7 Super Regionals
Photo credits: Chris Webber
Still others, such as Addison Rainey, JaQuavion Bryant, and Anna Caroline Crouch, we knew were very talented and capable of doing so, but still shocked the Mississippi Cross Country scene with their impressive resume and polished if it off with an individual title to their name.
In team predictions, we were 16 for 24, which is two-thirds correct. For our predictions to be as far out as they were, we'll take it!
Programs like Regents of Oxford, Saint Patrick High School, Hattiesburg Forerunners, Corinth High School, and Saltillo High School currently have a good grip on their classification that we could see coming from a mile away. Other classifications that are very competitive, such as MHSAA 6A Boys and Girls, we got right, while others, like MAIS 5A Girls, were a little too close to call!
Some of the biggest surprises in the team results were Canton Academy winning MAIS 4A Girls, Christian Collegiate Academy winning MAIS 4A Boys, West Union High School winning MHSAA 1 Boys, and last but not least, East Union High School sweeping MHSAA 2A.
It was yet another year Mississippi experienced growth in the sport; the harder it is to predict each classification, the more competitive we become.
For each individual and team prediction and winner, as well as a link to each classification's prediction article and the final result, look no further than the table below!
INDIVIDUAL PREDICTION | INDIVIDUAL WINNER | TEAM PREDICTION | TEAM WINNER | WAY TOO EARLY RANKINGS | RESULTS | |
MAIS 2A GIRLS | Abigail Durkin (Regents of Oxford) | Mary Charles Beckett (Regents of Oxford) | Regents of Oxford | Regents of Oxford | LINK | LINK |
MAIS 2A BOYS | Dallas Stricker (Heritage Christian) | Dallas Stricker (Heritage Christian) | Regents of Oxford | Regents of Oxford | LINK | LINK |
MAIS 3A GIRLS | Lindsey Hogue (Benton) | Lindsey Hogue (Benton) | St. Augustine | St. Augustine | LINK | LINK |
MAIS 3A BOYS | Jayce Wimbish (Prairie View) | Micah Glorioso (Providence) | Providence Classical Academy | Providence Classical Academy | LINK | LINK |
MAIS 4A GIRLS | Charley Rose (Kirk) | Charley Rose (Kirk) | Central Holmes Christian School | Canton Academy | LINK | LINK |
MAIS 4A BOYS | Jake Harrington (Lamar Christian) | Stratton Terrell (Tri County) | Lamar Christian School | Christian Collegiate Academy | LINK | LINK |
MAIS 5A GIRLS | Layla Warren (Simpson) | Layla Warren (Simpson) | Simpson Academy | East Rankin Academy | LINK | LINK |
MAIS 5A BOYS | Sidney Stegall (Heritage Academy) | Sidney Stegall (Heritage Academy) | Cathedral Unit School | Cathedral Unit School | LINK | LINK |
MAIS 6A GIRLS | Ella Rankin (Hartfield) | Ella Rankin (Hartfield) | Jackson Preparatory School | Madison Ridgeland Academy | LINK | LINK |
MAIS 6A BOYS | Elliot Davis (Prep) | Jonas Cox (MRA) | Presbyterian Christian School | Madison Ridgeland Academy | LINK | LINK |
MHSAA 1A GIRLS | Lucy Littlejohn (French Camp) | Lucy Littlejohn (French Camp) | French Camp High School | French Camp High School | LINK | LINK |
MHSAA 1A BOYS | Bounds Simmons (TCPS) | Chandler Ray (Falkner) | Tupelo Christian Prep School | West Union High School | LINK | LINK |
MHSAA 2A GIRLS | Eliza McCarley (Baldwyn) | Ally Murphy (Myrtle) | Walnut High School | East Union High School | LINK | LINK |
MHSAA 2A BOYS | Gabe McElwain (Walnut) | Gabe McElwain (Walnut) | Walnut High School | East Union High School | LINK | LINK |
MHSAA 3A GIRLS | Emily Ireland (Saint Andrew's) | Emily Ireland (Saint Andrew's) | Saint Patrick High School | Saint Patrick High School | LINK | LINK |
MHSAA 3A BOYS | Jack Hewes (Saint Patrick) | Jack Hewes (Saint Patrick) | Saint Patrick High School | Saint Patrick High School | LINK | LINK |
MHSAA 4A GIRLS | Hannah Sanders (Mooreville) | Hannah Sanders (Mooreville) | Corinth High School | Corinth High School | LINK | LINK |
MHSAA 4A BOYS | Parker Legoff (Corinth) | Lukas Dykes (Mooreville) | Corinth High School | Corinth High School | LINK | LINK |
MHSAA 5A GIRLS | Maine Lund (Lafayette High School) | Anna Caroline Crouch (Saltillo) | Saltillo High School | Saltillo High School | LINK | LINK |
MHSAA 5A BOYS | Mohamed Zaqief (Saltillo) | Parker Shannon (Saltillo) | Saltillo High School | Saltillo High School | LINK | LINK |
MHSAA 6A GIRLS | Jessica Cartwright (Hernando) | Addison Rainey (Ocean Springs) | Ocean Springs High School | Ocean Springs High School | LINK | LINK |
MHSAA 6A BOYS | Jaheim Bridges (Tupelo) | JaQuavion Bryant (Pearl) | Pearl High School | Pearl High School | LINK | LINK |
HOMESCHOOL GIRLS | Alyssa Frost (Hattiesburg Forerunners) | Sydney Moudy (Hattiesburg Forerunners) | Hattiesburg Forerunners | Hattiesburg Forerunners | LINK | LINK |
HOMESCHOOL BOYS | Henry Richardson (Hattiesburg Forerunners) | Jeb Hamilton (Tupelo Spartans) | Hattiesburg Forerunners | Hattiesburg Forerunners | LINK | LINK |