SUMMIT SAGA

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On Friday, November 7th, our Girls Cross Country Team and our Top Qualifying Boys Cross Country runner all took part in the TSSAA State Cross Country Meet. The meet was held at Shelby Farms Park in Memphis and included hundreds of runners in both the Boys and Girls Division 1 AAA. The boys ran first and Sophomore Kaden Pease finished 9th overall with a time of 15:58. This strong showing was a personal best for Kaden at the state meet.

The girls ran next and their team qualification included two of the state's top runners, Senior Sienna Anderson and Sophomore Lorelai Whitten. While it was Sienna that bested Lorelai in the Regionals, Lorelai fought back to best Sienna in this race. Lorelai finished in 5th place with a time of 17:43 and Sienna finished right behind her with a time of 18:00. Racing as a team, the remaining girls also posted quality times enough for a 5th place finish overall. Junior Kenzi McConathy was the next highest finisher with a time of 19:34 (33rd), followed by Freshman Tegan Smith, 20:01 (55th) and Talia Crossett 20:32 (72nd).

Congrats on a fantastic season to all of our runners.

Congrats also goes out to coach Ross Stevenson. He was named the Mid State Cross Country Association (MSCCA), Girls Coach of the Year for 2025. He has helped lead a talented group of girls to their best finish as a team in school history. We are so excited that the MSCCA has seen all that Coach Stevenson has been able to put together.

The Spartanette Dance Team took to Knoxville last Friday to perform at the TSSAA State Competition. The team brought home not just one, but two pieces of hardware for their efforts. They finished as state runner-up in both the Pom and Jazz Divisions. Congrats girls on seeing all of your hardwork pay off.

Your Summit Basketball teams will open up the season with three straight home games next week. Come out and support your Spartans on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Tickets are available on GoFan.

In the 3rd Annual SLAM DUNK Event, many of our special needs students and their best buddies participated in dunking basketballs in front of the entire school as a part of the kick off pep rally for the Basketball season. In addition, Summit High School was recognized by both ESPN and Special Olympics as a National Unified Sports Champion School. Summit is one of only nine schools in the state of Tennessee to receive the National level honor. Thank you to all of the students who participated and cheered on these amazing kids and their accomplishments.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS

The Wrestling team looks to crush in the District, Regional and State competition again this year. They will wrestle some of the state's best teams in dual and invitational events. Early tournaments include the Black Horse Invite (Dec 5-6) and the Cleveland Duals (Dec 13). Home Duals include a tri-meet with Fairview and Lawson on Dec 2nd and then Franklin will come in on Dec 10th. Good luck to all of our wrestlers this season.

The following ten seniors committed and signed to play their sport in college next year. We want to congratulate them on their careers at Summit and wish them well at the next level.

The Softball and Girls Basketball teams both supported the Cooper Trooper Foundation by passing out pumpkins at the Franklin Cool Springs location. The team bonding, as well as, supporting of the community and foundation, allows the athletes to go beyond the field and the court in representing Summit Athletics. Thanks for your dedication to the community.

The State Champion Volleyball team was invited to the Willco Power Hour to chat about their title run and amazing season. The event also featured Amanda Shanahan's Gateway Athlete of the Week honors for her fantastic tournament play and MVP award. Congrats girls!

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The Summit/Page Hockey Club is currently 4-2-1 to start the season. After an early season thriller against #1 Ravenwood that ended in a 6-6 tie, the team hit a two game skid. However, they recently posted their third straight victory in a 5-1 win over Ensworth/Lipscomb. Previous wins included a 6-2 win over JPII/MLK, a 5-3 win over Henderson/Beech and a 5-1 win over Brentwood/Brentwood Academy. They will take on Rutherford Co. next Monday night at Centennial Sportsplex at 8:15pm.

It was cold this past weekend. Wouldn't it be nice to be both warm and sport your Spartan colors. These jackets tell your story at Summit HS by adding patches that represent your activities and accomplishments. Maybe you played in state. Maybe you were all league. Maybe you want to express your sport and number through the jacket. The options are endless. Lettermen's jackets are available through JHA Company. CLICK HERE to view the Summit Collection. Watch the VIDEO below for more information.

Join the Summit Theatre Department as they present the high school premier of the brand-new musical, The North Platte Canteen: A Musical Miracle, November 13-15 at 7:00. The musical tells the true story of how five women started a movement in their community (and cities beyond) and ended up feeding and caring for over 5 million American soldiers during World War 2. Tickets are $11 and can be purchased at our.show/northplatte. Tickets will also be available at the door.

How do you balance School and Sports? Maybe you have a system and it is working. Maybe you are struggling to find that balance. Check out the video below for some thoughts on what you can do to find or improve that balance.