Monday, September 18, 2017

Norton and Mills star at the Ram Run, but South Walton sweeps team honors

Rutherford RamThey brought the brooms from Santa Rosa Beach.


South Walton High swept both team titles, boys' and girls', at Rutherford High's seventh annual Ram Run High School Cross-Country Meet, held Saturday morning, 16 September 2017, at the Callaway Recreation Complex in Callaway, Florida. Makennah Mills, a senior at Northview High in Dothan, Alabama, won the girls' 5K in 20:02. South Walton senior Connor Norton took first in the boys' 5K with a 17:10.


Makennah Mills had spent most of her high school career at Prescott High in Prescott, Arizona before transferring to Northview her senior year. Prescott is more than a mile above sea level, while the Callaway Recreation Complex has an elevation of just thirteen feet. You can't get much lower than that without wading. When the Ram Run high school girls' 5K started at 9:15 AM, relative humidity in the area was close to 70%--a figure unheard of in Prescott. But if Mills was handicapped by the thick, damp flatlander atmosphere, it didn't show. Building up a lead of nearly 100 meters, Mills won the race in 20:02, the second-fastest winning time in the seven-year history of the Ram Run. It was her second victory of the season. South Walton frosh Patasha Bryan finished runner-up in 20:25. Mosley senior Ella Swigler took third in 20:37. It was the final Ram Run appearance for Swigler, who finished second in 2015 and third in 2016.


Junior Madison Peele (5th, 22:09) and frosh Aris Short (6th, 22:49) also placed in the top ten for South Walton. Frosh Emily Kuni (12th, 23:36) and sophomore Merileigh Camaret (15th, 23:54) completed South Walton's scoring, giving the Seahawks a winning total of 35 points. Junior Summer Williams (4th, 21:42) led Florida State University School to a score of 57 points and second place in the field of seven teams. Port Saint Joe was third with 86 points, led by their top runner Shamario Cole (7th, 22:58), a senior.


Girls' Team Standings, 2017 Rutherford Ram Run
  1. South Walton, 35
  2. Florida State, 57
  3. Port Saint Joe, 86
  4. Choctawhatchee, 107
  5. Mosley, 121
  6. Northview, 139
  7. Blountstown, 164

Top Ten Girls, 2017 Rutherford Ram Run
  1. 20:01.95, Makennah Mills (Northview) 12
  2. 20:24.56, Patasha Bryan (South Walton) 9
  3. 20:36.39, Ella Swigler (Mosley) 12
  4. 21:41.65, Summer Williams (Florida State) 11
  5. 22:08.45, Madison Peele (South Walton) 11
  6. 22:48.46, Aris Short (South Walton) 9
  7. 22:57.30, Shamario Cole (Port Saint Joe) 12
  8. 23:05.70, Lauren Locke (Marianna) 11
  9. 23:09.06, Michaela Waddy (Choctawhatchee) 9
  10. 23:17.39, India Sander-Nazario (Florida State) 11

The boys' 5K followed the girls' race at 10:00 AM. In 2016 South Walton's Connor Norton had placed tenth at the Ram Run, running 18:10. That was 2016, though. In the 2017 race, Norton ran a minute faster, amassing a lead of more than 100 meters on his way to a 17:10 win. Logan Brooks, a South Walton sophomore, made it one-two for the Seahawks, finishing runner-up in 17:32. Arnold senior Blake Turner placed third in 17:42, just ahead of the 17:47 posted by Choctawhatchee senior Noah Lleva, the fourth-place finisher.


Norton and Brooks weren't the only Seahawks in the top ten. Juniors Brandon Phillips (7th, 17:57) and Jacob Beadle (8th, 18:00) made it four South Walton runners in the top ten. Sophomore Lane Marshall (12th, 18:41) was the fifth scorer for the Seahawks, giving South Walton 30 points and first place among thirteen teams. Choctawhatchee placed second with 73 points. Blountstown scored 96 for third place, led by senior Weston Schrock (6th, 17:54).


High school cross-country in Bay County continues when Mosley High hosts the ninth annual Dolphin Dash on Saturday, 30 September 2017. Two weeks later on Saturday, 14 October 2017, the schools assemble one more time at the Bay County Cross-Country Championships.


Boys' Team Standings, 2017 Rutherford Ram Run
  1. South Walton, 30
  2. Choctawhatchee, 73
  3. Blountstown, 96
  4. Crestview, 132
  5. Arnold, 149
  6. Port Saint Joe, 154
  7. Mosley, 182
  8. Rutherford, 188
  9. North Bay Haven, 201
  10. Freeport, 281
  11. Marianna, 309
  12. Northview, 322
  13. Bay, 325

Top Ten Boys, 2017 Rutherford Ram Run
  1. 17:09.89, Connor Norton (South Walton) 12
  2. 17:31.66, Logan Brooks (South Walton) 10
  3. 17:41.09, Blake Turner (Arnold) 12
  4. 17:46.97, Noah Lleva (Choctawhatchee) 12
  5. 17:50.15, James Webb (Crestview) 11
  6. 17:53.86, Weston Schrock (Blountstown) 12
  7. 17:56.94, Brandon Phillips (South Walton) 11
  8. 17:59.12, Jacob Beadle (South Walton) 11
  9. 18:06.29, Mason Bennett (Arnold) 11
  10. 18:14.31, Delrico Pearson (Rutherford) 11

Rutherford Ram Run Team Champions, 2011 - 2017
DateBoysGirls
24 September 2011Mosley, 51 pointsSouth Walton, 46 points
22 September 2012Marianna, 39Arnold, 33
21 September 2013Mosley, 66Crestview, 32
4 October 2014Fort Walton Beach, 26Fort Walton Beach, 31
26 September 2015Cottondale, 78Mosley, 54
17 September 2016Fort Walton Beach, 53Fort Walton Beach, 58
16 September 2017South Walton, 30South Walton, 35


Rutherford Ram Run Individual Champions, 2011 - 2017
DateBoysGirls
24 September 201117:34, Jacob Leuze (South Walton) 1220:11, Mikayla Hodges (Arnold) 11
22 September 201216:44, Hunter Potts (Graceville) 1220:11, Michaela Ashley (Arnold) 9
21 September 201317:08, Sean White (Choctawhatchee) 1120:38, Shelby Lindsay (Choctawhatchee) 9
4 October 201416:23, Trey LaNasa (Fort Walton Beach) 1219:23, Maddie Fulmer (South Walton) 11
26 September 201517:08, Ethan Mines (Mosley) 1220:26, Michaela Ashley (Arnold) 12
17 September 201617:33, Alix Gennette (Rutherford) 1220:04, Haleigh Martin (Wakulla) 12
16 September 201717:10, Connor Norton (South Walton) 1220:02, Makennah Mills (Northview) 12


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