Cross Country: Mountain Brook wins Pond Run

Rubin E. Grant | al.com, September 22, 2012 6:31 p.m.

 

ODENVILLE, Ala. -- Twin sisters Annie and Maddie Sheffield finished 1-2 to lead the Mountain Brook girls cross country team to an easy victory in the Bullfrog Pond Run Saturday.
Annie Sheffield ran a time of 21:24.19 to finish first in the 5K race while her sister Maddie came in second with a time of 21:38.06. Teammate Elizabeth Haberstroh was third with a time of 21:54.09.
Mountain Brook claimed eight of the top nine spots for a total of 17 team points, well ahead of second-place Shades Valley's 53 points. The Mounties' top finisher was Ryan Spahn in fourth place with a time of 21:56.46.
In the boys race, Prattville's Lucas Culpepper took the individual title with a time of 17:48.25, edging Pell City's Armando Arellano, who had a time of 17:51.01.
Culpepper's teammate Mike Bulger was third with a time of 17:51.01 as the Lions captured the team title. Prattville had 24 points, finishing comfortably ahead of second-place Mountain Brook with 58 points.
The Spartans' top finisher was Alex Schultz in fourth place with a time of 18:09.51.