Beka DayWhen Cleveland High School cross country coach Casey Parks took his team out of the Cherokee Classic a few weeks ago, it gave his runners an opportunity to work on their speed and endurance training.
Apparently, Beka Day took full advantage of it.
Day won at the Chattanooga Cross Country League meet at Woodland Park on Tuesday, covering the five-kilometer course in 19 minutes, 51 seconds. Her time broke the course record held by former GPS standout Johanna Gartman, who covered the course in 20:11.92 in 2010.
East Hamilton’s Nick McCormick did even better in his race, finishing in 16:26 and shaving nearly a minute off Baylor’s Simon Holden’s record of 17:16.55, also from 2010.
Team titles went to the Heritage girls and Dalton’s boys, who edged Baylor by one point.