DAYTON, Tenn. – Qualifying for the state meet was enough to earn the Ooltewah boys’ cross country team a trip to Lupi’s Thursday afternoon. Was it not?
“I would have still fed them, but it would have been something like Little Caesar’s,” coach Jason Hamrick said with a laugh.
Led by senior Garrett Flores’ third-place finish, the Owls placed third in the Region 3-AAA meet Thursday at Fort Bluff, qualifying for the TSSAA state championships at Percy Warner Park in Nashville on Nov. 2.
Cookeville swept the region titles, but Crossville also had an excellent showing. Cumberland County was second in both races, and Stone Memorial was third in the girls’ scores.
“We knew it would be close between us and Soddy-Daisy, but we expected to do well,” Hamrick said. “None of these guys have run at state, but we have a young core that might be able to start something for the future.”