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| 11/7/2009
ACA Boys and Girls Finish First at Sectional Meet
| | 10/25/2009
ACA Ladys Pats Win ACA Invitational, Boys Finish Second
| | 9/20/2009
Illnesses Play a Part in XC Performance
| | 9/13/2009
Mills and Rector Lead Squads to Big Finish at Chickasaw Trails
| | 9/2/2009
Lady Pats Win Cross Country Meet
| | 5/7/2005 ACA Girls Win 2nd at State 1A Track Championships!! |
| 11/7/2009 |
ACA Boys and Girls Finish First at Sectional Meet
For the first time in the program’s existence at ACA, both the Boys team and Girls team finished first at the 1A/2A Sectional 2 Site C Sectional Meet. Under a beautiful blue sky on Saturday, November 7, 2 athletes set Personal Records – Chelsea Booth and Cameron Lyons.
The Boy’s squad led by Conor Rector (1st) and Tanner Kelley (3rd) ran the 2nd fastest team time in it’s history (1:35:41). ACA (36 points) won a tight race ahead of Westminster School at Oak Mountain (41), Holy Spirit (61) and Mobile Christian (85). Coach Tiller praised the competitiveness of the guys squad. “Both Westminster and Holy Spirit have great squads. We knew that it would be a tough fight. We have stressed the importance of the number 4-5 spots. Austin Marchant, normally our number 4 runner, stepped it up and ran 3rd in a time of 19:26. Eric Tiller had another solid race in 19:35. Lyons PR of 20:30 wrapped up the scoring for ACA.” Others competing for the Patriots - Patrick Farley (17th/21:05), Chase Boyles (21st/21:38), Hill Brakefield (23rd/22:01), Charles Hardin (31st/23:50), and Owen Carpenter (35th/25:03).
The Girl’s team won their 3rd consecutive Sectional title. Led by Sara Gibson (3rd in 21:53), the Lady Pat’s placed 8 athletes in the top 12 positions. Placing 4th overall was 7th grader Kaitlin York running in her first Sectional meet. Rachel Mills, last weeks winner at the Hoover Invitational, had some challenges due to dehydration, but still finished 6th overall in a time of 22:39. Tiller said “Mills is such a special athlete. She showed a lot of guts and determination. As a Senior, she does such a great job leading by example. Other athletes would have not finished the race but she worked her way through it. She will be missed next year.” Runners 4-6 (Chloe Rector 23:22, Morgan Avery 23:25, and Carolyn Barnett 23:34) kept the Girls team undefeated on their home course this season. “The team’s success will be based on how well they run. Every Championship contending team has 1-2 great runners, few have strong 4-6 as we do. We are very fortunate.”
ACA scored 28, Westminster 42, and Holy Spirit 72. Olivia Goldsby (11th/23:59), Booth (12th/24:26), Lauren Sandras (19th/25:39), and Betsy Ann Ingram (25th/27:13) rounded out the Lady Patriots squad. Next week in Moulton, the ACA Girls will attempt to win their 3rd straight State Championship.
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| 10/25/2009 |
ACA Ladys Pats Win ACA Invitational, Boys Finish Second
The Lady Pats, short it’s number 2 runner, Rachel Mills, and it’s number 5, Carolyn Barnett due to the ACT, bested 6 teams including visiting Winfield. ACA scored 40 points with a cumulative time of 1:52:12. Amie Lemley of Bryant won the Girls race in 20:47. Sara Gibson was first for ACA finishing 2nd in 21:13. The top 5 for ACA were Gibson, Kaitlin York (4th/21:49), Chloe Rector (8th/22:33), Morgan Avery (11th/22:48), and Olivia Goldsby (16th/23:47). Three athletes set Personal Records (PRs) including Goldsby, Chelsea Booth (21st/24:51), and Betsy Ann Ingram (30th/25:48).
Brandon Cochrane of Northridge set a course record in a time of 17:04. Gabe Mitchell of Providence Christian held the old record of 17:06 set in 2007. Junior Conor Rector led ACA for the 7th consecutive meet with a time of 17:50. Top 5 for ACA was Rector, Tanner Kelley (10th/19:04), Eric Tiller (15th/19:29), Austin Marchant (16th/19:29), and Patrick Farley (24th/20:34). Setting PRs were Hill Brakefield (34th/21:38), Owen Carpenter (55th/23:06), Fred Mobley (61st/24:17), and Jordan Coleman (65th/24:41). Northridge finished 1st in the Boys race and ACA finished 2nd in front of 1A/2A rival Westminster School at Oak Mountain (3rd).
The weather conditions were perfect for racing – overcast and 53 degrees. The course was a little soft and muddy due to all the rain at the park over the last several weeks.
The next home meet for ACA is at the 1A/2A Sectionals on November 7. The Patriots travel to compete at the Hoover Invitational on Thursday, October 29. | |   |
| 9/20/2009 |
Illnesses Play a Part in XC Performance
ACA’s XC squad were 6 athletes short on Saturday due to various illnesses. Not only did illnesses impacted the race but have also affected practice over the last two weeks. Head Coach Charles Tiller said that he has never seen anything like it in his 8 years of coaching. “The kids have battled sinus infections, flu, and pneumonia. These are not illnesses that you get over in a few days.” Top athletes missing were Sara Gibson, Tanner Kelley, and Eric Tiller. Despite being short their number 2 runner, the Lady Pats finished 4th in the 15 team field behind 6A Mountain Brook, Vestavia, and Oak Mountain. The Boys were a little more impacted and finished 13th.
Despite the challenges, the Patriot’s top Boy runner, Conor Rector, set a school record by finishing the race in 18:15. Coach Tiller said that he was proud of Conor. “This is Conor’s first year to run Cross Country. Each race he gains more knowledge and experience. Conor and the rest of the team will only get better as the season progresses.” ACA hosts the TCBY Invitational at Sokol Park on September 26.
Full results can be found at:
Results
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| 9/13/2009 |
Mills and Rector Lead Squads to Big Finish at Chickasaw Trails
Running at Moulton on Saturday morning, September 12 was all about the State Championships. First, the Moulton course is the site of the 2009 XC State Championships. Secondly, most of the contending teams in November would compete at the meet.
Under a warm sun, Rachel Mills ran an outstanding 21:29 to finish 9th. Additional Girl runners earning honors was Sara Gibson, Kaitlin York, and Chloe Rector. The Girls squad finished 7th out of 25 in this 1A-4A race. Rounding out the scoring was Carolyn Barnett in 24:32.
Conor Rector, running his first 5K for ACA finished 15th and set an ACA school record in a time of 18:39. Tanner Kelley finished just shy of a PR in 17th. Junior Eric Tiller shows great improvement in running a 19:54 to finish 39th. Forth for ACA was Patrick Farley and fifth was Hill Brakefield.
Full results can be found at:
Results | |   |
| 9/2/2009 |
Lady Pats Win Cross Country Meet
Posted by Tuscaloosa News on September 02, 2009
The American Christian Academy Lady Patriots cross country team picked up where it left off when they won a state championship last season, winning the ACA Trail Run at Sokol Park on Saturday.
The Lady Patriots beat its nearest competitor by 19 points, finishing with 40 points. Lamp placed second with 59 points and Walker was third with 118.
Senior Rachel Mills led the team, finishing second with a time of 17:52.44, while teammates Sara Gibson, Kaitlin York, Chloe Rector and Morgan Avery finished eighth through 11th, respectively.
Hillcrest sophomore Analisa Patrick won the race with a time of 16:47.27.
ACA coach Charles Tiller said the team is talented enough to win a third-straight state championship if it catches a few breaks.
“We’re looking fairly strong, although a little bit short on the depth that we’ve had on previous teams,” he said. “In the past we’ve had eight or nine fairly decent runners. We’ve got six or seven with experience this year. Now with illnessess and injuries plays a more significant impact on how the team does.
“We ran well this past Saturday. Overall, we’re pretty strong.”
Other West Alabama top 30 finishers include:
Kathryn McCracken (Tuscaloosa County, 14)
Carolyn Barnett (ACA, 15)
Shaquela Leatherwood (Northridge, 17)
Claire Harper (Holy Spirit, 18)
Anna Kincaid (Holy Spirit, 19)
Hannah Barnett (Northridge, 20)
Kelsey McNeil (Northridge, 21)
Caroline Meintzer (Paul W. Bryant, 23)
Maggie Zeanah (Paul W. Bryant, 25)
Olivia Goldsby (ACA, 29)
Mary Li (Tuscaloosa County, 30)
The ACA boys team had a strong finish, placing third with two of its runners, Conor Rector and Tanner Kelley finishing first and second, respectively.
ACA travels to Chickasaw Trails (Moulton), where the Lady Patriots won the 2008 state championship, on Sept. 12 for its next meet. | |   |
| 5/7/2005 | ACA Girls Win 2nd at State 1A Track Championships!!
The ACA Girls took 2nd place out of 24 teams in the 1A State Meet!! The ACA Boys captured 7th place out of 16 teams! Both teams have accomplished a lot in ACA's 1st Track season!
Full results can be found at:
Day 1 5/6/05
Day 2 5/7/05
State 2A-4A-6A results can be found here.
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