XC sectionals
- Updated: October 30, 2026
Oxford, Lincoln boys, Jacksonville girls win sectional titles. Jacksonville’s Mathis, Sloughfy finish first.
By East Alabama Sports Today
OXFORD — Oxford’s boys and Jacksonville’s girls won team titles, and Jacksonville’s Rua Mathis and Rachel Sloughfy backed up their Calhoun County championships with first-place finishes at Friday’s sectional meets Choccolocco Park.
The Class 4A, Section 3 meet and the Class 5A, Section 6 meets played out at Choccolocco Park. The top four teams and top six individuals not rostered on the top four teams qualify for next week’s state championships.
Oxford’s boys won, and Southside finished second in 5A. Southside’s girls finished third, and Oxford finished fourth.
In 4A, Lincoln’s boys won, followed by Alexandria, Northside and Jacksonville in the top four. Jacksonville’s girls finished first, followed by Alexandria, Northside and Lincoln.
Sloughfy led Jacksonville’s girls in first place (19:07.90), and Mathis won the boys’ race (15:58.70).
Alexandria’s Jayden Phelps (16:14.50) and Dane Browning (16;51.50) finished third and fourth, respectively. Lincoln’s Konner Parham (17:00.80) and Noah Colley (17:13.80) finished fifth and sixth, respectively.
In the girls’ 4A race, Riley Stephens led Lincoln in fifth place (21:13.90), and Alexandria’s Kammy Buchanan took sixth (21:20.60).
In 5A, Jude Sommers led Oxford’s boys in second place (16:26.90), and Case Payne was fourth (16:50.60). Hunter Hartwell finished sixth (17:02.40).
Southside’s Conner Christopher finished fifth (16:58.60), and Colton Mickle took seventh (17:02.20).
Caitlyn McVay led Oxford’s girls in third place (20:14.70), and Southside’s Marlee Tucker finished finished sixth (20:38.70).
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