Awards of the decade gathered from input of coaches throughout the state.
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We take a look at Class A boys cross country over the past decade.
Vote on the cross country season of the decade and take a look back at season coverage.
Spartanburg distance runner Myers McKinney talks about choosing Wake Forest and his final season as a Viking.
Rankings tabulated from Nov. 8 state meet team champions.
Rankings tabulated from Nov. 8 state meet team champions.
Coaches Association of Women's Sports honored four female cross country runners Sunday during a ceremony in Columbia.
The SCTCCCA winter meeting is taking place this morning in Columbia.
Spartanburg Christian's Logan Morris and Greer Middle College's Micah Williams were named Gatorade state athletes of the year for cross country.
For Hilton Head Island High School sophomore Ben Gilman, the answer to a common question is pretty simple. (via www.islandpacket.com)
After back-to-back state titles won in dominating fashion, it would be easy to take the foot off the gas, but Waccamaw’s Amelia Jones said she knows that can’t, and won’t, be the case.
In a year he had hoped to fill the void left by former captain and state runner-up Robert Jones, Waccamaw’s Blake Marsh had his season turned upside down before it even began.
Daniel's Jacob Slann talks about choosing Clemson.
Irmo’s Shamia Thompson talks about her final season and the opportunity to participate in the Shrine Bowl Run.
Airport’s Dorian Jones talks about running this season to help him in track and being part of the Shrine Bowl Run.
Hanna's Griff Tolly talks about the Shrine Bowl Run, sport and future plans.
Southside Christian’s Maddie Buddenberg talks about coming to South Carolina, the sport and this weekend’s Shrine Bowl Run.
Wren’s Abbie Adams talks about the Shrine Bowl Run, her senior season and future plans and goals.
Nation Ford’s Will Manning talks about the Shrine Bowl Run, track goals and final cross country season.
Shrine Bowl Run coordinators released assignments for the Dec. 20 Shrine Bowl Run.
Wando’s Logan Veatch talks about making the Shrine Bowl Run team and his final high school season.
Dutch Fork’s Anna Johnson finished 16th in the Class AAAA girls state meet Nov. 8.
Blythewood's James Palmer III talks about the season and upcoming Shrine Bowl Run. Palmer was born in South Korea.
Fort Mill’s Jeremy Ricks talks about the Shrine Bowl Run, his senior season and future plans with the sport.
Foot Locker South and NXN SE will be taking place this weekend in North Carolina.
USATF-S.C. President Thaddeus Sligh talks with scrunners.com about the role, his background in the sport and future goals for the association.
Daniel senior Jacob Slann talks about his final season at Daniel, the Shrine Bowl Run and the future.
Summerville’s Abigail Bozarth talks about being named to the Shrine Bowl Run team, the season and future plans.
Greer Middle College's Micah Williams talks about the season and making the Shrine Bowl Run team.
Riverside girls were voted MileSplit Team of the Week for the second time this season. The Warriors won their second consecutive state title this past weekend.
Early signing period for cross country and track and field started today and ends Nov. 19. Share signings to jolson@milesplit.us with events and photos from signing day. The regular signing period is April 15-Aug. 1.
Who are the top database returners for the 2015 season?
Who are the top female returners from the database for 2015?
The South Carolina Track and Cross Country Coaches Association announced today Coaches of the Year. Plaques will be distributed during the winter meeting in January.
COLUMBIA — The 2014 Shrine Bowl Run team was announced following races at the South Carolina High School League Championships.
The South Carolina Cross Country and Track Coaches Association honored Cate Ambrose (Riverside, 18:07) and Jackson Ellenburg (Ashley Ridge, 15:28) with fastest times of the SCHSL State Championships.
St. Joseph's girls roll on; Academic Magnet sweeps
Daniel's Slann, three underclassmen claim individual championships
The best performances from the class of 2016 this weekend.
The best performances from the class of 2016 this weekend.
The best performances from the class of 2017 this weekend.
The best performances from the class of 2017 this weekend.
Part of our SCHSL State Championships coverage (via MileSplit)
The best performances from the class of 2018 this weekend.
The best performances from the class of 2018 this weekend.
The best performances by the class of 2015 this weekend.
The best performances from the class of 2015 this weekend.
Database combined results from Saturday's state meet.
Database combined results from Saturday's state meet.
scrunners.com just returned home from the state meet weekend. We have thousands of photos to edit and race videos from six spots on the course from all races. Content will start going online tonight and finish up tomorrow and asap after that.
LIBERTY – The day of any high school cross country state meet can be both challenging and emotional for the athletes and their families, obviously more so when multiplied by four.
St. Joseph’s Annika Bissinger is in good position to defend her individual title and lead the Knights to defend the team title.
Seven of the top 10 Class AAA girls have run under 19 minutes this season. Flora’s Susannah Cate, the defending champion, leads the group with a 18:36 season best. Chapin sisters Alexa and Ashley Golbus have season bests three seconds apart (18:51 and 18:54).
The top 14 girls in the Class AAAA competition have run 19 minutes or faster this season. The front pack will include runners from Riverside and Dutch Fork.
Waccamaw’s Amelia Jones looks to be in a good position to defend her title from last season. Jones has the fastest Class AA time this season (19:15). The top five girls in the classification have run sub sub 20:10 this season.
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A look at the South Carolina League state meet and its history
Coinciding with the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships on Nov. 22, a unique event has been planned ahead of the biggest day on the collegiate running calendar. (via FloTrack)
Virtual meet for Class AA girls and boys from season database bests for each runner.
Virtual meet for Class A girls and boys from season database bests for each runner.
Virtual meet for Class AAAA girls and boys from season database bests for each runner.
Virtual meets combined all races for Saturday.
Virtual meet for Class AAA girls and boys from season database bests for each runner.
Riverside High's Natalie Williams, knowing she would be running for an injured teammate, had a little time to think about her first varsity cross country race Saturday.
The 2014 SCHSL state meet is this Saturday.
Coaches association poll released morning of Nov. 3. Cover photo by Clayton Evans for scrunners.com.
scrunners and the SCTCCCA will be acknowledging the runner of the week each week throughout the season. A panel of coaches from throughout the state in each classification will be submitting their recommendations and then voting on the runner of the week each week.
Combined girls results from all classifications qualifier meets.
All qualifier results combined from this weekend.
Class AA girls combined qualifier results from Saturday.
Combined AAA girls qualifier results from Saturday.
Combined AAA boys qualifier results from this weekend.
Check back throughout the week for coverage leading up to Saturday.
Riverside’s Ashley Fallow talks about the rest of the season, winning a county title and the Warriors as a team.
Shrine Bowl Run coach for the 2014 event Jeremy Darby announced in an email that the deadline to submit applications for the Shrine Bowl Run is Nov. 4.
scrunners and the SCTCCCA will be acknowledging the runner of the week each week throughout the season. A panel of coaches from throughout the state in each classification will be submitting their recommendations and then voting on the runner of the week each week.
Next release date is Nov. 3.
Database-combined results from county meets.
Database-combined results from county meets.
Meet directors: Don't see your region meet listed? Send date, location, host school and time schedule to jolson@milesplit.us.
Eastside boys lead composite team rankings. Computer composite team rankings take into account numerous statistics from both cross country and track sees in cross country season.
Eastside girls lead composite team rankings. Computer composite team rankings take into account numerous statistics from both cross country and track sees in cross country season.
The South Carolina High School High League announced today that Class A teams are not required to compete in a qualifying meet for the Nov. 8 championships. State qualifying weekend is Nov. 1.
GREENVILLE – A year ago, Southside High’s boys cross country program was in danger of being reduced to a running club.
James Island's Dolan Owens leads class of 2019 with 16:13.
scrunners and the SCTCCCA will be acknowledging the runner of the week each week throughout the season. A panel of coaches from throughout the state in each classification will be submitting their recommendations and then voting on the runner of the week each week.
Teams are traveling to Clemson's Sandhills Research Center for the last chance to compete on the state meet course before championship meets begin. Hilton Head and Wando boys are entered.
Riverside's Jessie Crowley leads seventh graders (19:20).
Porter Gaud's Ben McElveen is the fastest male (17:15).
Database team scoring from results received this season.
Dutch Fork sophomore Avery Dominick talks about having one of the top times in the state this season and near the top of sophomore national rankings.
scrunners and the SCTCCCA will be acknowledging the runner of the week each week throughout the season. A panel of coaches from throughout the state in each classification will be submitting their recommendations and then voting on the runner of the week each week.
SCTCCCA coaches poll released Tuesday morning.
SCTCCCA coaches poll released Tuesday morning.
Daniel’s Laurie Barton talks about the sport and how she started. Barton ran a personal best Oct. 4 at the Wendy’s Invitational.
Emerald's Courtney Shearer talks about summer training and how she started in the sport.
South Pointe's Olivia Paxton talks about her Wendy's Invitational personal best and school record along with her goals for the year and challenges in the past.
scrunners and the SCTCCCA will be acknowledging the runner of the week each week throughout the season. A panel of coaches from throughout the state in each classification will be submitting their recommendations and then voting on the runner of the week each week.
Watch practically any high school cross country or track event in the state and chances are the name of at least one, and more often several, SCISA-member schools and their student/athletes will be mixed in with their peers on the public school side at or near the top of the final-results list.
Riverside’s Kyle Mook talks about breaking the school record in cross country and how he started in the sport.
scrunners.com was onsite at Riverside's practice Monday in Greer.
Northwestern coach Calvin Hudgins talks about coaching and his competition days.
Carlos Oliver of Belton-Honea Path talks about the season and winning two races so far this season.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND – The loss of one of the state’s top high school cross country runners to graduation this past year isn’t expected to slow Hilton Head Island High’s boys team in 2014.
Lexington coach Bailey Harris talks about the sport and being a hall of fame inductee.
Teams compete in North Carolina and two meets instate.
A number-cruncher, the algorithm takes into account both cross country and track seasons, based on various categories and weights. It even indicates what the computer believes the biggest weakness is at this point.
A number-cruncher, the algorithm takes into account both cross country and track seasons, based on various categories and weights. It even indicates what the computer believes the biggest weakness is at this point.
Riverside coach Eric Cummings talks about the sport and being nominated to the SCTCCCA Hall of Fame.
Database top returners for Class AA girls by region.
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Tuesday the state-by-state winners of its inaugural High School Coach of the Year award.
Note from SCTCCCA: Due to the new SCHSL classifications, there were some schools that were not placed in their proper classification. The SCTCCCA is re-releasing the preseason ankings with the proper corrections in place. We apologize about the confusion with the new classifications.
Class AAAA boys virtual meet from 2013 season and removing graduates.
A.C. Flora's Susannah Cate is the only Class AAA girls returners with sub-19 5,000-meter run time.
Hilton Head's Cisco Ferré and Daniel's Jacob Slann are the top two returners for Class AAA boys in cross country. Four of the top eight Class AAA returners have a 5,000-meter run time under 16 minutes.
Myers McKinney is ranked 33rd in MileSplit's top runners for the 2014 Foot Locker South Championships with a best of 15:34.
MileSplit recently released top runners for the Foot Locker South Championships in November.
The South Carolina Track and Cross Country Coaches Association released preason rankings this afternoon.
The South Carolina Track and Cross Country Coaches Association released preason rankings this afternoon.
Hilton Head top returners boys team in state
A look at top male returners for the upcoming cross country season.
A look at top female returners for the upcoming cross country season.
2014 cross country calendar from meets received. Editor's note: scrunners.com will on vacation with limited Internet access starting until late-Sunday to visit family.
Editor's note: scrunners.com will on vacation with limited Internet access starting Wednesday until late-Sunday to visit family.
Hilton Head boys and Riverside girls are listed in MileSplit's returning top 100 teams for the upcoming cross country season.
Class A girls team rankings from 2013 database and removing runners from the class of 2014.
Class A boys team rankings from 2013 database and removing runners from the class of 2014.
Pelion coach Mark Bedenbaugh talks about his involvement in the sport and coaching today.
Spartanburg's Jack Todd talks about becoming a coach and training methods. Todd also servers as S.C.S.D.B. Eye Opener meet director.
Riverside coach Eric Cummings talks about summer training for the Warriors and his background in the sport.
COLUMBIA – Raven Saunders continued her string of impressive performances in her senior season Saturday by shattering the state meet record in the shot put.
Woodland thrower Roderick Britt talks about goals for state and how he got involved in the sport.