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Photos: Oak Ridge boys win third place in state cross country meet

Posted at 11:46 pm November 6, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Oak Ridge senior Jake Etheridge led the Wildcats, finishing 11th in the Class AAA boys’ cross country meet at Percy Warner Park in Nashville on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Led by senior Jake Etheridge, the Oak Ridge Wildcats finished third in the state boys’ cross country meet on Saturday. Etheridge, a senior, was the 11th-place runner.

Here are pictures from the meet, which was at Percy Warner Park in Nashville. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Aiden Oakley, boys cross country, Brodey Hasty, Christian Borden, Class AAA boys cross country meet, cross country, Daeton Byars, Dalton Morgan, Ed Wright, Hardin Valley, Jake Etheridge, Jose Villegas, Oak Ridge, Percy Warner Park, Reid Dukes, Taylor Vroon, Tom Sauer, Wildcats

Led by Etheridge, Wildcats finish third in state cross country meet

Posted at 11:07 pm November 6, 2016
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Led by senior Jake Etheridge, third from right, the 11th-place individual runner, the Oak Ridge Wildcats finished third in the state boys’ cross country meet in Nashville on Saturday. Pictured from left are Christian Borden, Reid Dukes, Jose Villegas, Will Jeter, Etheridge, Daeton Byars, and Dalton Morgan. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

NASHVILLE—Led by senior Jake Etheridge, the Oak Ridge Wildcats finished third in the state boys’ cross country meet on Saturday.

Etheridge finished 11th among the 181 top male runners from across Tennessee in the large Class AAA high schools. His time was 16:18.72.

The other top four runners among the seven Wildcats who competed were:

  • sophomore Dalton Morgan at 26th with a time of 16:50.17,
  • junior Jose Villegas at 34th with a time of 17:00.59,
  • junior Reid Dukes at 38th at 17:02.56, and
  • senior Will Jeter at 59th at 17:13.72.

The scores of the top five runners on each team are included in the team score. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen Etheridge, boys cross country, Brentwood High School, Brodey Hasty, Christian Borden, Class AAA, cross country, Daeton Byars, Dalton Morgan, Genevieve Schwartz, Hardin Valley Academy, Jake Etheridge, Jose Villegas, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Percy Warner Park, Reid Dukes, state boys cross country meet, Taylor Vroon, Will Jeter, Wilson Central

Oak Ridge boys, Etheridge are Region 2 champs, headed to state cross country meet

Posted at 2:16 pm October 29, 2016
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Oak Ridge senior Jake Etheridge finished first in the boys’ race in the Region 2-AAA cross country meet at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

KNOXVILLE—Oak Ridge senior Jake Etheridge and the boys’ cross country team finished first in the Region 2-AAA meet in Knoxville on Thursday, and they will race in the state meet next Saturday.

It’s the third regional championship in a row for the boys’ team. It’s the second year in a row for Oak Ridge to have the top male racer. Gashaw Duhamel, who ran for Oak Ridge as a senior last year, was the top runner last year.

The boys’ cross country team finished as state runner-up in 2015. Brentwood, a Nashville area school, was state champion with two of the three top runners (one a sophomore and one a junior), and that team is considered a favorite again this year. Other top teams this year include Daniel Boone of upper East Tennessee, which has been a strong team, and Wilson Central of Nashville.

Etheridge led the entire 5,000-meter, or 5k, run during the Region 2-AAA meet at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on Thursday.

“I got out hard, and I kept going,” said Etheridge, who finished with a time of 16:27.87. That was about 13 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, Seth Bowden of Maryville High School. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cross Country, Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Aiden Oakley, Allen Etheridge, boys cross country, Brennan Humphreys, Brentwood, Campbell County, Christian Borden, cross country, Daeton Byars, Dalton Morgan, Daniel Boone, Farragut, Gashaw Duhamel, Gavin Cooper, Gavin Jones, Genevieve Schwartz, Hardin Valley, Jake Etheridge, Jose Villegas, Kenton Bachmann, Maryville, Nathan McFall, Nathaniel Blalock, Oak Ridge, Percy Warner Park Steeplechase Course, Region 2 meet, Region 2-AAA, Region 2-AAA meet, regional championship, Reid Dukes, Seth Bowden, Tanner Witsell, Taylor Drake, Victor Ashe Park, Will Jeter, Wilson Central

Cross country photos: Oak Ridge boys win Region 2-AAA championship

Posted at 10:24 pm October 28, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Oak Ridge senior Jake Etheridge finished first in the boys’ race in the Region 2-AAA cross country meet at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

KNOXVILLE—The Oak Ridge Wildcats boys’ cross country team finished first in the Region 2-AAA meet at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on Thursday. It was the third year in a row that the boys have won the regional championship.

The boys will race in the state cross country meet in Nashville on Saturday, November 5.

Oak Ridge senior Jake Etheridge finished first in the regional meet on Thursday. Sophomore Dalton Morgan was fourth. Daeton Byars was eighth, Reid Dukes was 10th, Will Jeter was 15th, Christian Borden was 21st, and Jose Villegas was 29th.

Here are photos from the Thursday meet by John Huotari of Oak Ridge Today.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Bearden, Brennan Humphreys, Christian Borden, Daeton Byars, Dalton Morgan, Farragut, Hardin Valley Academy, Jake Etheridge, Jose Villegas, Kenton Bachmann, Nathan McFall, Nathaniel Blalock, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge boys cross country team, Region 2-AAA cross country meet, Reid Dukes, Seth Bowden, Victor Ashe Park, Will Jeter

Cross country: Oak Ridge boys, girls finish first in Cherokee Invitational

Posted at 5:27 pm October 9, 2016
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The Oak Ridge Wildcats boys’ cross country team finished first in the Cherokee Invitational in Knoxville on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. (Photo by Nichole Zawisza)

 

The Oak Ridge boys’ and girls’ cross country teams finished first in the Cherokee Invitational in Knoxville on Saturday. Senior Jake Etheridge was the top overall runner in the boys’ 5k, or 5,000-meter race. Junior Genevieve Schwartz finished second overall in the girls’ race, and senior Abbey Greenhalgh was third.

The Oak Ridge boys had seven of the top 14 runners, and the girls had six of the top 13.

The first-place finish for the boys on Saturday came one week after they finished first in the Wendy’s Invitational in Charlotte, North Carolina, where Etheridge was also the top overall runner.

Oak Ridge Coach Allen Etheridge said Saturday’s race on Cherokee Boulevard in Knoxville is a hard race that was run during Fall Break, when the team is out of the normal school rhythm. The team has to run to “get its work in,” but is never “super satisfied,” Etheridge said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Abbey Greenhalgh, Allen Etheridge, Anderson County High School, Campbell County, Cherokee Invitational, Christian Borden, cross country, Daeton Byars, Dalton Morgan, Gavin Cooper, Genevieve Schwartz, Hardin Valley Academy, Jacob Etheridge, Jake Etheridge, Jenna Wall, Jessie Strader, Jose Villegas, Maddie Zawisza, Maddy Moody, Madison Grimm, Maryville High School, Mollie Smith, Nichole Zawisza, Oak Ridge, Region 2 meet, Reid Dukes, Rhea County High School, Robyn Wood, Ruthie Froning, Seth Bowden, Stone Memorial, Wendy's Invitational, Will Jeter

Cross country: Oak Ridge boys finish second, Etheridge third

Posted at 7:40 pm September 18, 2016
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Oak Ridge senior Jake Etheridge, left, who is shown above running in the state Class AAA cross country meet in Nashville on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, finished third in the Cherokee Classic in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was updated at 8:15 p.m.

The Oak Ridge boys cross country team finished second in a meet in Knoxville on Saturday, and senior Jake Etheridge finished third.

The Oak Ridge girls finished 10th.

The boys, competing against 35 other teams, were running shorthanded because Daeton Byars, the team’s number three, didn’t run, and Jose Villegas ran it as a workout rather than as a race, Oak Ridge Coach Allen Etheridge said.

“He’s just getting his legs back under him,” Etheridge said of Villegas.

Finishing in first place at the Cherokee Classic in Knoxville was Daniel Boone High School with 61 points. Oak Ridge was second with 83 points.

Behind them were Maryville (128 points), Knoxville Catholic (146), and Farragut (160). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Abbey Greenhalgh, Allen Etheridge, Ben Varghese, boys cross country, Carter Coughlin, Chance Bowman, Cherokee Classic, Christian Academy of Knoxville, Christian Borden, cross country, Daeton Byars, Dalton Morgan, Daniel Boone High School, Dobyns-Bennett High School, Farragut, Genevieve Schwartz, Georde Goodwyn, girls Class A-AA cross country meet, Jake Etheridge, Jake Renfree, Jose Villegas, Knoxville Catholic, Maryville, Morristown West, Niki Narayani, Oak Ridge, Rebecca Story, Reid Dukes, Robyn Wood, Sasha Neglia, Seth Bowden, Shila Kapaya, state Class A-AA track and field championships, state Class AAA boys cross country meet, Taylor Cosey, Webb School of Knoxville, West, Will Jeter, Zac Branham

Great start: Oak Ridge boys finish first in Nashville cross country meet

Posted at 9:37 pm September 10, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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The Oak Ridge boys cross country team finished first at the A.F. Bridges Cross Country Invitational in Nashville on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. From left are Asher Chance, Reid Dukes, Christian Borden, Will Jeter, Jacob Etheridge, Jose Villegas, and Dalton Morgan. (Photo courtesy Allen Etheridge)

 

The Oak Ridge boys cross country team finished first in its first meet of the season. Oak Ridge Coach Allen Etheridge called it a great start.

Oak Ridge senior Jacob Etheridge was third in the boys 5k (5,000-meter) run, and the Wildcats had four runners in the top 10. Besides Etheridge, they were Reid Dukes (8th place), Dalton Morgan (9th), and Will Jeter (10th).

The A.F. Bridges Cross Country Invitational was in Nashville on Saturday. The Oak Ridge girls finished third. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: A.F. Bridges Cross Country Invitational, Allen Etheridge, Asher Chance, boys cross country, Central hardin, Cherokee Classic, Christian Borden, cross country, Dalton Morgan, Georde Goodwyn, Jacob Etheridge, Jose Villegas, Josiah Harp, Knoxville Catholic, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School, Reid Dukes, Wildcats, Will Jeter

Wildcats cross country teams finish in Top 3 in Chattanooga

Posted at 7:17 am October 2, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge Wildcats Boys Varsity at McCallie Invitational

The Oak Ridge Wildcats boys varsity team finished first at the McCallie Invitational in Chattanooga on Saturday. (Photos by Nichole Zawiswa)

 

Four Oak Ridge Wildcats cross country teams finished in the Top 3 in 5k races in Chattanooga on Saturday.

The varsity boys team finished first in the McCallie Invitational, the varsity girls finished third on a tie-breaker, the junior varsity boys team finished second, and the junior varsity girls finished third.

It was the full team debut for the cross country teams, coach Allen Etheridge said. He said the McCallie Invitational selects the most elite teams they can get for a small field of 10-15 teams.

The Wildcats teams travel this weekend to Cary, North Carolina, for the Great American Cross Country Festival, which is one of the most competitive meets in the nation.

Results from Saturday’s races are available here. [Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: 5K, Abbey Greenhalgh, Aislyn Peacock, Allen Etheridge, Christian Borden, Dakota Curran, Daniel Beckett, Elisabeth Brown, Esther, Gashaw Duhamel, Grayson Aldridge, Great American Cross Country Festival, Harpeth Hall, Jacob Etheridge, Jose Villegas, junior varsity boys, junior varsity girls, Katharina Gallmeier, Lauren Blade, Maddie Zawisza, McCallie Invitational, Megan Peters, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Peyton Gupton, Robyn Wood, South Forsyth, Thomas Colburn, Tyler Boullie, varsity boys, varsity girls, Wesley Robinson, Will Jeter

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