Photo courtsey Adrienne Macoy
Coy and Mac Macoy
For more than three decades, Coy Macoy, left, was the only Vestavia Hills High School runner to be the first to finish during an AHSAA Cross Country State Championship. Last year, his son Mac became the second.
For the second year in a row, Vestavia Hills High senior Mac Macoy came in first in the individual 6A state cross-country race. The high school team, which won last year’s state title, placed second in this year’s meet.
At 15:44.50, Mac came in five seconds ahead of the second place finisher. Other top VHHS finishers were Peyton Price (15:58.50) in fourth place, Cole Lambert (16:35.70), Tripp Maloy (16:36.70) and Charlie Sharbel (16:38.00).
Mac’s father, Coy Macoy, placed first in the cross-country state championship in 1981, also running for Vestavia Hills.
The VHHS boys cross-country team had other notable highlights this season. They finished first at the Crimson Classic, eighth at the Berry Invitational in Georgia and fifth at the Chickasaw Trails Invitational. They are also the Sectional Champions.
The team is currently ranked second and is led by seniors Peyton Price and Mac Macoy. This season Mac ran the third-fastest time in AHSAA Cross Country history, 15:03, and is currently ranked in the Top 25 best times in the nation.
The VHHS girls cross-country team had a strong season for a young team. They finished fifth overall at the Jesse Owens Invitational and Best Alabama team, seventh at the Chickasaw Trails Invitational and eighth at the Berry Invitational. The girls finished second at Sectionals and are currently ranked third in the state.
– Submitted by VHHS Track and Field/Cros- Country Coach Brett Huber
