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Cross country runners from Munford and Covington make history at state meet

By Jeff Ireland on November 10, 2021

Historically speaking, when cross country runners from West Tennessee, and particularly Tipton County, make it to the state meet, they're pretty much outclassed by runners from the rest of Tennessee. Based on what happened at last Friday's Class A/AA state meet in Hendersonville, things are changing. For the first time in history three Tipton County runners medaled and a team … [Read more...] about Cross country runners from Munford and Covington make history at state meet

Munford Lady Cougar cross country team overcomes adversity to qualify for state

By Jeff Ireland on November 2, 2021

There were quite a few things working against the Munford High Schoool girls' cross country team this season. Averie Yeager, a 2020 state qualifier, missed the entire season with a leg injury. Three different runners missed portions of the season because of COVID-19 issues and Hannah Callahan was still recovering from an illness when the region meet rolled around on Oct. 27 in … [Read more...] about Munford Lady Cougar cross country team overcomes adversity to qualify for state

Two Munford cross country runners set school records at local meet

By Jeff Ireland on September 14, 2021

Two Munford High School cross country records highlighted action at the 11th annual Cougar Classic meet held Saturday morning at Nancy Lane Park in Atoka. Ryan Coley covered the 5K course in 16:43, which was good enough for first place and the fastest time ever recored by a Munford runner. Wade Walters (19:47, 11th), Randall Harrison (20:21, 16th) and Zach Fryar (20:28, … [Read more...] about Two Munford cross country runners set school records at local meet

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