Tallassee cross country runners Avery Brantley and Mallory Glass were the only two Tigers to qualify for the AHSAA Class 5A state championship, so they both ran as individuals instead of as a team. And both finished in the top 100 with Brantley having the best day of his in the championship.
Brantley finished with a season-best time of 17:54.67, which landed him 57th overall in the Class 5A boys race. He was the third best finisher of any county boy in the race, finishing behind Holtville’s Brenen Miscisin and Elmore County’s Frankie Mann.
In the girls race, Glass placed 96th for her time of 24:04.54. The talented freshman runner has now raced in two state championship races with three more seasons left in front of her.