Cartersville XC teams sweep Sundown Showdown

October 22, 2026

Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

The Cartersville boys cross country team scored a perfect 15 points, and the Lady Canes finished with a competition-low 25 points Wednesday at Sam Smith Park to win the Sundown Showdown.

The Woodland girls and boys placed second, and the Cass teams finished third at the local meet.

Carson Robinson of Cartersville won the boys’ race in 16:21, followed by teammates Ben Russell (17:09), Tripp Chitwood (17:40), Ethan Empie (17:45), Brock Morris (18:16), and Knox Matthews (18:18) in the top six.

Julian Medina paced Woodland with a seventh-place finish in 18:42. Booker Gearhart led the Cass boys, finishing 18th in 20:52.

Rylee Maxwell (21:32) of Woodland won the girls’ race, but the Lady Canes took the next four spots to win the meet. 

Cartersville was led by Kylie Ham (21:35), Sydney Burris (21:59), Sofia Burns (22:15), and Kyla Poole (23:17), finishing second through fifth individually. Jordan Hathaway (23:46) added a seventh-place scoring run. Samatha Stepp (24:23) and Ella Daniel (24:27) finished in the top ten.

Other Lady Cats’ top scoring runs included Allison Snead (23:36) and Tatum Currier (23:59). Charley Doyle led the Lady Colonels with a 26:45 finish.

All three schools will compete next in the GHSA Class 5A Sectional 2 and Region 7-5A Championship on the same course at Sam Smith Park on October 31.