Tennessean boys and girls All-Midstate cross country team 2018

Tom Kreager
The Tennessean

BOYS

All members of the Tennessean All-Midstate boys cross country team are nominees for the boys cross country runner of the year. The winner will be announced on May 31 at the fourth annual Tennessean Sports Awards presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans.

Miles Ally of MLK

Miles Ally

M.L. King, So.

Why chosen: Ally finished 11th in the Large Class meet in 16:13.71.

Distance runner David Ahlmeyer

David Ahlmeyer

Beech, Sr.

Why chosen: The Furman signee finished second in the Large Class meet in 15:40.85.

Fuji Anday of Central Magnet High

Fuji Anday

Central Magnet, Jr.

Why chosen: Anday was eighth in the Large Class meet in 16:04.81.

Canaan Anderson of Siegel High

Canaan Anderson

Siegel, Jr.

Why chosen: Anderson finished 10th in the Large Class meet in 16:13.02.

Davis Bove of Centennial High

Davis Bove

Centennial, Sr.

Why chosen: The LSU signee finished fourth in the Large Class meet in 15:45.59.

Aiden Britt of Lebanon High School

Aiden Britt

Lebanon, So.

Why chosen: Britt was sixth in the Large School Class in 15:56.63.

Matthew Porter of Brentwood Academy

Matthew Porter

Brentwood Academy, Sr.

Why chosen: Porter won the Division II-AA meet in 16:00.63.

Max Zani of Franklin High

Max Zani

Franklin, Sr.

Why chosen: Zani was ninth in the Large Class meet in 16:09.28.

Coach of the Year

Phil Young, Siegel cross country coach

Phil Young

Siegel

Why chosen: Young led Siegel to its second straight Large Class state championship. The Stars got amassed 73 points to win the championship.

GIRLS

All members of the Tennessean All-Midstate girls cross country team are nominees for the girls cross country runner of the year. The winner will be announced on May 31 at the fourth annual Tennessean Sports Awards presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans.

Breja Hooks and Oakland High

Breja Hooks

Oakland, Sr.

Why chosen: Hooks was 10th in the Large Class meet in 19:13.94.

Eden Mittelsdorf of Brentwood High

Eden Mittelsdorf

Brentwood, So.

Why chosen: Mittelsdorf finished 11th in the Large Class meet in 19:16.01.

Samantha Ouellette, Central Magnet

Samantha Ouellette

Central Magnet, Fr.

Why chosen: Ouellette was eighth in in the Large Class meet in 19:07.65.

All-Midstate Ella Phillips
 Wednesday Nov. 21, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn.

Ella Phillips

Siegel, Fr.

Why chosen: Phillips was 17th in the Large Class meet in 19:28.64.

Lucy Rutherford

Lucy Rutherford

Davidson Academy, Jr.

Why chosen: Rutherford finished fifth in the Division II-A meet in 19:21.36.

All-Midstate Leigh Walters
 Wednesday Nov. 21, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn.

Leigh Walters

Page, So.

Why chosen: Walters was third in the Large Class meet in 18:25.01.

Landri Wilcox, Cookeville, So.

Landri Wilcox

Cookeville, So.

Why chosen: Wilcox was second in the Large Class meet in 18:05.57.

Dinah Winders, Henry County, Fr.

Dinah Winders

Henry Co., Fr.

Why chosen: Winders was fifth in the Large Class meet in 19:00.24.

Coach of the Year

Josh Parkey

Brentwood Academy

Why chosen: Parkey guided the Lady Eagles to the Division II-AA state championship. His team amassed 32 points.