The boys team was led by junior Reilly Mehegan who finished 2^nd, senior Nick Krauss who finished 4^th, and junior Isaiah Spoon who finished 11^th overall.  The Lady Ram Runners were led by junior Alyssa Johnson who finished 5^th overall, and sophomore Sophie Nuzzolo who finished 15^th.  Junior Zach Bringle, junior Nick Dukes, junior Caden Spurlock, junior Ben Whittemore, senior Wesley Hitch, and senior Zach Lee make up the rest of the GCA teams.

The Ram Runners will compete at the state championships in Hendersonville, TN on Friday, November 5.  Alyssa Johnson has also qualified to compete at state.  

Way to go, Rams!

September 25: The Ram runners set a multiple new personal records in Chattanooga at the McCallie Invitational. The Woodland Park Baptist Church "Speedway" course did not disappoint.  Alyssa Johnson was the only Lady Rams competitor and she set a new GCA school record of 21:10.19. The old record was held by Katlyn Ray (Class of 2019) at 21:25. The boys team was led by Reilly Mehegan with a new PR of 16:43. Nick Krauss, Isaiah Spoon, and  Caden Spurlock also recorded new personal best times. 

September 18: The Ram Runners placed 3rd out of 19 teams at the Johnson University Invitational. The team Rams were led by Reilly Mehegan who finished 7th and Lady Ram Alyssa Johnson finished 23rd!

Both the boys and girls cross country teams ran their second meet Saturday morning at the Victor Ashe Classic here in Knoxville. 

The boys team placed 10th out of 22 teams and were led by Reilly Mehegan who placed 16th out of 200 runners with a new course PR of 17:42.

The girls were led by Alyssa Johnson with a new PR of 25:05.

Congratulations to sophomore runner Reilly Mehegan who competed at the TSSAA State Cross Country meet on Friday. He finished 7th overall with an All-State title and a personal best time of 17:06.

Last week was a busy week for Grace Rams cross country. The middle school boys were really busy this week with two events.

On Tuesday, the boys ran the 2 mile course at Leisure Pools and Christian Baker led the team with a time of 17:17.

On Saturday, the boys traveled to Bristol, Tennessee to run in the 28th annual Bristol Cross. The travel to upper East Tennessee proved worthwhile as all 3 Ram runners posted new best times on the toughest course they have faced this year. Christian Baker led the team with a new PR of 15:49 followed by Benjamin Christopher with his new PR of 18:44 and Jackson Jarnigan with a 20:53 PR. The middle school boys team really stepped up in the hot and humid conditions on Saturday and posted the best performances of the week for GCA!  

The middle school boys cross country team ran at Melton Hill Park in Knoxville on Tuesday.  The 2-mile race saw the boys tackle the Baby Beast and the Beast - both are nasty hills at Melton Hill Park. This race also finishes on an uphill climb to the finish line that ensures you have nothing left at the end. Incredibly, all 3 boys saw yet another personal best for this season. Christian Baker led the boys with a 16:21, Benjamin Christopher came in with 19:46, and Jackson Jarnigan finished with a 22:46. This was a very tough race course and to get a new PR on this one was awesome!    

The Middle School boys Cross Country Team ran at Cove Lake State Park on Thursday afternoon. All three Ram runners set a PR time.  Way to go, Rams!

The GCA MS Cross Country Team competed at Victor Ashe Park on Saturday, August 31.  We're so proud of this hard-working group of student athletes!

The GCA Upper School, Middle School, and Elementary School Cross Country teams kicked of the 2019 season on August 31st at the Victor Ashe Park Fall Classic.  Nine upper school athletes competed along with hundreds of other runners from across East Tennessee.  

Senior Elizabeth Christopher led the girls finishing in 39th place.  Freshman Reilly Mehegan set a new personal record with a time of 18:44.06 in the boys 5K.

Congratulations to Piper Young, Zach Ellison and Austin McAndrews for qualifying for the Varsity Elementary State Cross Country Meet that was held at Victor Ash Park this past Saturday.

Piper had her best time of the season running the mile in 7:09. Piper finished 120th overall at the State Meet as she competed with 300 of the best in Tennessee.

Austin McAndrews finished 135th overall with a time of 6:34 and Zach Ellison finished 162nd in a time of 6:43. The boys also ran against 300 of the best in Tennessee. 

All 3 runners did a great job representing GCA at the State Meet.  Congratuations Piper, Austin and Zach!

Last week was a busy week for Grace Rams cross country. On Monday, our lower school team ran the one mile course at Leisure Pools in Knoxville. The course was tough and Piper Young led our girls team with a time of 8:40 and Austin McAndrews led the boys with a time of 7:08. 

The lower school cross country teams ran at Melton Hill Park in Knoxville on Monday. The 1-Mile course was tough. Temperatures were HOT and a hill nicknamed the BABY BEAST was hungry. The girls ran hard. Piper Young led GCA with a 9:16.  The lower school boys race was a bit cooler but still tough. Austin McAndrews led the team with a time of 7:37.

GCA Lower School Cross Country teams ran yesterday at the First Baptist of Sevierville Event Complex. The Girls Team was led by Piper Young who had a new best time of 7:49. The Boys Team was led by Austin McAndrews with a time of 6:48. Kayden Pless blasted his previous best time by almost 2 minutes posting a 7:23. Even more exciting news, the Boys Team placed 11th overall with 31 teams competing.