Hewitt-Trussville Cross Country traveled to Veteran's Park on Thursday afternoon for the Elite 8 Meet. The HT Boys finished in 2nd place as a team. Mitchell Phillips placed 2nd individually with a time of 16:55.62. Tristan Teer also recorded a top-five finish as he placed 5th individually. Teer finished the race in 17:30.85. Thomas Himes had a top-10 finish as he placed 10th with a time of 17:53.87. Rush Lachina finished in 18:26.94 and William Gallant finished in 18:36.76 to round out the scoring for the Huskies.

The HT Girls placed 4th as a team on Thursday. Kylee Sisk was the top HT finisher as she ran in a time of 21:02.10. Avery Cahoon (22:15.63) and Sophia Knox (22:30.35) recorded top-20 individual finishes. Hannah O'Kelley finished in 23:02.61 and Sophie Bryant finished in 23:53.87 to round out the team scoring.

Hewitt-Trussville Cross Country will host the Husky Challenge on October 16.