HHS cross country teams place first, second at meet

October 30, 2012 4:49 PM

Photos courtesy of Jalete Nelms.

The ranking of Homewood High School boys and girls cross country teams, as well as their members’ individual rankings, has risen this season with a larger team size. On Sept. 29, the boys team placed first at the Kudzu Hills Invitational. Mike Rhody placed first with a time of 16:45 followed closely by teammate Alex Ngei, who finished fifth with a time of 16:58.

Homewood girls finished second overall behind Hewitt-Trussville with Mary Margaret Jackson finishing third at 20:48 and Virginia Givhan finishing ninth at a time of 21:14.

“I truly feel like my runners are in a unique position to gain even more ground on their individual times and their placement as a team,” said HHS Cross Country Coach Lars Porter. “All of them seem to get stronger with each meet, and I can’t wait to see where that leads us.”