27 of 35 Mobile-Baldwin Schools Qualify for State Cross Country Meet as Foley, Spanish Fort, Fairhope, Saraland, Satsuma and St. Paul’s Win Sectionals

Seven area teams won sectional titles, and 27 of 35 Mobile and Baldwin county-area schools will run at Saturday's state meet in Moulton.

By James Bullard

November 5, 2026 · 8:23 am 2 min read

Illustration: high school runners on a grass cross country course at a fall meet, seen from behind.

MOBILE, Ala. — Foley, Spanish Fort and St. Paul’s won boys’ sectional titles and Fairhope, Saraland, Satsuma and St. Paul’s won girls’ titles as 27 of the 35 Mobile and Baldwin county-area schools qualified for this Saturday’s Alabama High School Athletic Association cross country state championships at the Oakville Indian Mounds course in Moulton.

No local schools competed in Class 1A, 2A or 3A. The boys’ champions were Foley in Class 6A, Spanish Fort in Class 5A and St. Paul’s in Private AA. The girls’ champions were Fairhope in Class 6A, Saraland in Class 5A, Satsuma in Class 4A and St. Paul’s in Private AA. Below are the top five individual finishers and team orders in each sectional, as reported for the area. This story overlaps with South AL News’ earlier report on the private school sectionals, which includes coaches’ comments; see also the regular-season wrap-up.

Class 6A

Boys: 1. Lincoln Strickland, Foley (17:53.89); 2. Noah McDaniel, Robertsdale; 3. Andrew Edwards, Fairhope; 4. William Yoas, Robertsdale; 5. Greg Clark, Fairhope
Boys team order: Foley, Fairhope, Davidson, Robertsdale, Baker, MGM, Daphne, Alma Bryant
Girls: 1. Kaylee Stallings, Baker (21:24.04); 2. Emily Blanton, Daphne; 3. Averell Bailey, Davidson; 4. Lillian Simpson, Fairhope; 5. Anaya Bailey, Davidson
Girls team order: Fairhope, Davidson, Daphne, Robertsdale, Baker, MGM, Foley

Class 5A

Boys: 1. Steve Tyler, Spanish Fort (17:22.18); 2. Samuel Wilber, Spanish Fort; 3. Owen Gipson, Spanish Fort; 4. Tripp Quinlivan, Spanish Fort; 5. Ashton Crone, Spanish Fort
Boys team order: Spanish Fort, Saraland, Gulf Shores, Murphy, Elberta
Girls: 1. Mallary Little, Saraland (21:02.07); 2. Shi’Erva Jones, Saraland; 3. Janice Hughes, Spanish Fort; 4. Kenley Wilson, Saraland; 5. Mady Smith, Spanish Fort
Girls team order: Saraland, Spanish Fort, Elberta, Baldwin County, Murphy

Class 4A

Boys: 1. Cohen Taylor, Satsuma (17:01.48); 2. Quinn Dixon, Straughn; 3. Riley Adams, Satsuma; 4. Andrew Ward, Orange Beach; 5. Jayden Fowler, Straughn
Boys team order: Straughn, Andalusia, Satsuma, Orange Beach, Charles Henderson, Carroll
Girls: 1. Kaitlin Bybee, Straughn (20:38.89); 2. Kyla Blackwood, Satsuma; 3. Ella Hollifield, Satsuma; 4. Brooks Barrett, Orange Beach; 5. Pierce Robertson, Satsuma
Girls team order: Satsuma, Orange Beach, Andalusia

Private AA

Boys: 1. William Gill, St. Paul’s (16:09.96); 2. Taylor Whitehead, Faith Academy; 3. Evan May, Faith Academy; 4. Burns Willis, UMS-Wright; 5. Charles Thomas, St. Paul’s
Boys team order: St. Paul’s, UMS-Wright, McGill-Toolen, Houston Academy, Faith Academy, St. Michael, Lee-Scott, Glenwood
Girls: 1. Emily Friedel, St. Michael (19:05.88); 2. Mallory Helms, UMS-Wright; 3. Carolina Helms, UMS-Wright; 4. Julie Tindle, St. Paul’s; 5. Campbell Carothers, St. Paul’s
Girls team order: St. Paul’s, UMS-Wright, McGill-Toolen, St. Michael, Houston Academy, Lee-Scott

Private A

Boys: 1. Zachary Robinson, St. Luke’s (16:45.30); 2. Henry Barber, Bayshore Christian; 3. Clive Oborn, Montgomery Academy; 4. Jack Obenhaus, Montgomery Academy; 5. Jamaal Holt, Mobile Christian
Boys team order: Providence Christian, St. Luke’s, Montgomery Academy, Prattville Christian, Bayshore Christian, St. James, Mobile Christian, Northside Methodist, Alabama Christian, Cottage Hill Christian
Girls: 1. Elley Goff, St. James (18:56.30); 2. Vivian Oborn, Montgomery Academy; 3. Livia Dwyer, Montgomery Academy; 4. Molly Phillips, St. James; 5. Brooke Stanley, Providence Christian
Girls team order: Providence Christian, Montgomery Academy, St. James, St. Luke’s, Bayshore Christian, Cottage Hill Christian, Northside Methodist, Prattville Christian

Area state meet qualifiers

The numbers below are the combined count of boys and girls from each school who will run Saturday.

Alma Bryant (3), Baker (4), Baldwin County (7), Bayshore Christian (5), Bayside Academy (1)
Cottage Hill Christian (2), Daphne (12), Davidson (17), Elberta (10), Fairhope (20)
Faith Academy (2), Foley (7), Gulf Shores (12), MGM (3), McGill-Toolen (20)
Mobile Christian (1), Murphy (13), Orange Beach (16), Robertsdale (20), Saraland (20)
Satsuma (18), Spanish Fort (20), St. Luke’s (15), St. Michael (7), St. Paul’s (20)
Theodore (3), UMS-Wright (20)