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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Sidney Stegall

Runner
HERITAGE ACADEMY
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 16:17.5

State Championship (Individual)

1st - 15:31.10

All-State Meet

21st

Wingfoot Classic
“Heritage Academy senior Sidney Stegall closed down his senior campaign in convincing fashion, not only posting the fastest all-class time at the MAIS championships, but also winning the Mississippi All-State Meet. Between cross country and track and field, he has amassed seven state championships to date in his prep career.”
Rich Gonzalez
PrepCalTrack editor
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 140-pound senior raced to victory at the MAIS Class 5A state meet this past season with a time of 16:17.5. Stegall went on to win the All-State Meet by a nine-second margin with a personal-best clocking of 15:31.0. He was the state’s top finisher at the Wingfoot Classic, where he took 21st overall.

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Academic Achievement

Stegall has maintained a 4.43 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at Mississippi College this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Stegall has served as vice-president of his school’s Student Government Association and as an officer in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.