Canes, Lady Canes claim sectional podium finishes; Woodland girls advance
November 1, 2026
Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com
The Cartersville girls’ and boys’ cross country teams finished runner-up among Region 7-5A teams and placed third in the Class 5A Sectional 2 race held Saturday at Sam Smith Park in Cartersville. Those runs earned the Lady Canes and Hurricanes a spot in the Class 5A State Championship meet on Friday in Carrollton.
(Photos: Cartersville HS Track & XC on Facebook)
The Woodland girls' team also punched its ticket to the Class 5A State meet with an eighth-place finish at the Sectional. The top 12 teams qualified.
Maynard Jackson High School won both team sectional titles, and both Allatoona teams edged out the Canes and Lady Canes for region championships.
The Jackson girls had all five scoring runners in the top 18 of 114 individuals, and the Jackson boys had all five in the top 20 of 171 competitors.
Molly Hensel of Allatoona (19:33) won the girls’ race, and Brener Schattenberg of Maynard Jackson (16:14) won the boys’ individual title.
The Woodland boys finished 14th, and the Cass boys placed 20th of 25 teams in the sectional. Cass did not field a full scoring team in the girls’ competition.
Sofia Burns (5th, 20:42) led the Lady Canes on Saturday, followed by Sydney Burris (24th, 21:40), Kylie Ham (33rd, 22:19), Kyla Poole (36th, 22:27), Jordan Hathaway (37th, 22:30), Ella Daniel (42nd, 22:57), and Elana Mitchell (62nd).
Carson Robinson (16:16) finished runner-up in the boys’ race by less than two seconds. He was followed by fellow Canes Ethan Empie (3rd, 16:21), Tripp Chitwood (21st, 17:07), Ben Russell (26th, 17:16), Malachi Weir (39th, 17:39), Brock Morris (60th, 18:24), and Knox Matthews (61st, 18:26).
Allison Snead (7th, 20:47) and Rylee Maxwell (8th, 20:48) led the Woodland Lady Cats, followed by Tatum Currier (25th, 21:41), Isabel McCafferty (81st, 25:53), Ariel Salter-Bigger (95th, 26:57), Karissa Williamson (97th, 27:27), and Caroine Holt (103rd, 28:25).
Julian Median (57th, 18:14) paced the Woodland boys, followed by Logan Marr (64th, 18:34), Charlie Hennington (78th, 19:03), Anderson Bridges (86th, 19:20), Zane Beavers (91st, 19:24), Grant Davenport (118th, 20:35), and Logan Smith (138th, 21:41).
Charley Doyle (68th, 24:49) and Annabel Leon (86th, 26:16) ran for the Cass girls at the sectional.
The Colonels’ boys were led by Booker Gearhart (48th, 17:52). Jackson Gerholdt (124th, 20:53), Mario Corpus (144th, 22:23), Kevin Mancilla (156th, 24:02), Sincere Archie (160th, 24:15), Jose Martinez (161st, 24:17), and James Wilson (163rd, 24:37) also competed.
The Adairsville boys finished 16th of 19 teams at the Class 4A Sectional 2 hosted by East Jackson High School in Commerce.
North Hall won the team race by 34 points over White County and 47 points over Oconee County.
Aaron Souders (80th, 20:06) led the Tigers. Jaxon Stanfield (92nd, 20:45), Benjamin Dixon (105th, 21:48), Canyon East (110th, 22:50), Chris Chao (112th, 23:06), and Aiden Viktora (118th, 23:42) also ran for Adairsville.
Oconee County edged North Hall by one point for the girls’ team title. Chestatee finished third in the 16-team competition.
The Lady Tigers did not field a full team, but individual runners included Fernanda Singer (46th, 23:06), Reese Fuller (56th, 23:43), Bella Smith (76th, 24:45), and Kelsie Crosby (101st, 27:29).
Comments