Canes place 8th at cross country state championships

November 6, 2026

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Canes' top runner, Ethan Empie, makes his move. Photo by Tucker Cole / Times-Georgian

The Cartersville boys’ cross country team placed eighth, the Lady Canes finished 15th, and the Woodland girls’ team was 18th on Friday at the GHSA Class 5A State Championship in Carrollton.

St. Pius X Catholic won the boys’ team championship, 19 points ahead of Jackson-Atlanta and 35 points ahead of third-place Marist.

Luke Lorenzo of St. Pius X was the individual champion in 16:48.44. The race included 163 finishers.

Marist won the girls’ team title, 18 points ahead of Blessed Trinity and 80 points ahead of third-place St. Pius X Catholic.

Olivia Martin of Centennial won the girls’ individual title in 18:45.46. The girls’ race included 168 runners.

The Cartersville girls placed 15th in Class 5A. Photo by Tucker Cole / Times-Georgian.

Ethan Empie led the Canes with a seventh-place individual finish in 17:08. Other Cartersville runners included Tripp Chitwood (59th, 18:29), Ben Russell (61st, 18:32), Carson Robinson (64th, 18:32), Malachi Weir (70th, 18:39), Knox Matthews (112th, 19:14), and Brock Morris (133rd, 19:49).

Sofia Burns (52nd, 22:40) paced the Lady Canes, followed by Sydney Burris (72nd, 23:21), Kylie Ham (77th, 23:31), Jordan Hathaway (99th, 24:27), Kyla Poole (112th, 25:02), Ella Daniel (120th, 25:21), and Genevieve Alessandro (126th, 25:40).

The Woodland girls begin their race in Carrollton at the Class 5A State Championships. Photo by Tucker Cole / Times-Georgian.

Allison Snead led Woodland with a 32nd-place finish in 22:00. She was followed by teammates Rylee Maxwell (46th, 22:31), Tatum Currier (106th, 24:45), Isabel McCafferty (147th, 27:36), Ariel Salter-Bigger (162nd, 30:07), Karissa Williamson (166th, 33:05), and Ava Eppers (168th, 35:00).