Chiles’ Josh Hicks Sets a XC School Record at ASICS Invitational

On Oct. 4th, Alexander High School hosted the Asics Invitational at Chattahoochee Hills Eventing in Fairburn, GA. Chiles and Lincoln were the only two Leon County schools to compete at the ASICS Invitational entering runners in several different Divisions.

In the boys Championship Division, Chiles had two runners place in the top 25 with Joshua Hicks placing second with a time of 14:49.70 and Jonathan Kiros placing 23rd with a time of 15:21.45. While setting a new personal record, Hicks also broke the Chiles school record by 8.50 seconds.

Joshua Hicks

When asked about breaking the school record at the Asics Invitational Hicks told Tallahassee Reports, “Breaking the school record so soon in the cross-country schedule was not planned for at all. After I crossed the line, I was filled with joy knowing I was able to break 15 in the 5k. After celebrating all the PRs and great races my teammates had; people came up to me and said “You broke the school record!”, and I was just stunned and couldn’t even process it. Now that it has settled in a bit I can say I am happy of my accomplishment but not satisfied of where I am.”

With this personal best, Hicks not only surpassed Michael Phillips’ 2017 Chiles school record, but now ranks eighth all-time in Florida history for the high school 5k. With many events left in the cross-country season, Hicks will be chasing another school record — this time, his own.

Boys Results

The Chiles XC team placed ninth out of 46 teams in the championship division with other notable performances including Jackson Beener placing 109th with a time of 16:08.87 and Connor Hill placing 155th with a time of 16:33.50.

Lincoln placed 34th in the championship division with notable performances including Trent Parsons placing 117th with a time of 16:13.24 and Stokes Bryan placing 142nd with a time of 16:27.30.

Girls Results

The Chiles girls XC team placed 5th out of 42 teams in the championship division with other notable performances including Emma Claire Tannenbaum placing 40th with a time of 18:40.13, Kaia Ables placing 57th with a time of 18:54.11, Charlotte Sikes placing 61st with a time of 19:02.13, and Chloe Molen placing 100th with a time of 19:27.51.

The Lincoln girls XC team placed 44th out of 46 teams in the girls red division with notable performances including Sadie Blake placing 126th with a time of 22:29.87 and Logan Brumfield placing 186th with a time of 23:30.94.