The Tennessean 2016 All-Midstate boys cross country team

Here are The Tennessean’s All-Midstate boys cross country teams, consisting of the top Nashville-area high school boys cross country runners from the 2016 season, as selected by the USA Today Sports network.

The finalists for the 2016 Runner of the Year award are invited to The Tennessean Sports Awards, presented by Farm Bureau Heath Plans, on June 6, where the winner will be announced.

FIRST TEAM

(All first-team members are finalists for Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year)

Carter Cheeseman

Brentwood Academy, So.

Why chosen: Cheeseman won the Division II-AA state meet in 15:54.04.

Brodey Hasty

Brentwood, Jr.

Why chosen: Hasty set the Steeplechase course record in winning the Class AAA state title in 15:09.07.

Jackson Vroon

Brentwood, Sr.

Why chosen: The Belmont signee finished fifth in the Class AAA state meet in 15:53.23.

Taylor Vroon

Brentwood, Sr.

Why chosen: The Belmont signee finished second in the Class AAA state meet in 15:10.71.

Titus Winders

Henry Co., Jr.

Why chosen: Winders finished third in the Class AAA state meet in 15:37.54.

SECOND TEAM

Joel Barlow, Wilson Central, Sr.

Conner Hawkins, Cookeville, Sr.

Will Peters, MBA, Sr.

Nathan Peterson, Wilson Central, Sr.

Scott Thompson, Brentwood, Jr.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Billy Anderson

Brentwood

Why chosen: The Bruins won the Class AAA state meet with just 29 points, placing all five runners in the top 15 and four in the top six. The team went on to finish third at the Nike Nationals.

Quote: “The 2016 Brentwood Boys cross country team is a special group of young men that are dedicated to the team vision, the sport and to each other like no other team I have had the honor of working with. Their hard work and dedication to training with a focus on winning the state and then continuing on to Nike Nationals has been an inspiration. I believe the thing I will remember most about this team is their commitment to each other.”