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2023 - 2024Head Coach: Joseph SwagartBAYSIDE ACADEMY GIRLS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRYWith Bayside Academy’s Mission Statement and Core Values in mind, our goal through Bayside Academy Cross Country is to continue the excellence established in the past and press on to achieve our best today. Our program competes in the AHSAA at the 5A classification for athletes in the 7th through 12th grade, from beginners to multiple season performers. Each athlete should seek to do his/her best, give 100% effort in all that he/she does, and encourage one another, not just in our sport. To do this, we will do all things with TEAM as our focus, although training will be individualized based on the ability and experience of the athlete. Our athletes will not only train together to become better runners, but learn how and why the training he/she does develops him/her into a stronger runner and person. We will hold to this COMMITMENT as our sense of responsibility and respect to self and others, striving for excellence in all of our endeavors.These three words and descriptions will be our point of emphasis this year!-
Team: We will enjoy what we do with one another, building up one another through common experiences and trials.
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Excellence: We will do all things to the best of our ability, disciplined to do all things the right way and all the way.
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Commitment: We will always be there for one another, realizing this is what keeps us together and helps us reach our goals.
LAST SEASON
Fall 2023For the eighth consecutive year, our young women’s team qualified for the AHSAA State meet. Due to the competitive balance factor enacted by the AHSAA, our cross country program at Bayside Academy competed 5A classification. After finishing second in the 5A State Meet in 2022 and returning our entire team, our young women had our sites on being one of the strongest teams in school history. Our young women won Baldwin County Championships for a third consecutive year. We won our Sectional race for the fourth year in a row. At the 5A State Meet, our young women competed valiantly, narrowly losing to Lawrence County by three points. Junior Catherine Doyle led the way finishing second overall with a school best time of 18:42, earning
All-State. Junior Annie Midyett also earned All-State honors by finishing fourth overall, with a time of 19:10. Seventh grader Avery Therrell finished 14th overall earning All-State honors with a time of
19:52. Our next three young women include junior Grace Dawson (17 th), 7th grader Ansleigh Smith (20th ), and sophomore Shelby Fargason (23rd). Our young women finished the season with a 19:36 top five 5K average, best ever in school history, and ranked sixth in the AHSAA regardless of classification using seasonal best 5K times.THE HISTORY OF WOMEN’S BAXCWomen's Team HistorySince 1991, our Bayside women’s cross country has been one of the strongest teams in its classification, qualifying a team for State 31 times and finishing in the top four a total of 25 times. Top two finishes are listed below:-
2023 AHSAA 5A State Runner-Up
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2022 AHSAA 5A State Runner-Up
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2021 AHSAA 4A State Champions
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2013 AHSAA 3A State Champions
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2012 AHSAA 3A State Champions
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2007 AHSAA 1A/2A State Runner-Up
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2006 AHSAA 1A/2A State Runner-Up
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2005 AHSAA 1A/2A State Champions
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2002 AHSAA 1A-3A State Runner-Up
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1992 AHSAA 1A-4A State Runner-Up
Women’s AHSAA All-State RunnersSince 1991, we have had 25 athletes earn All-State honors 58 times by finishing in the top 15 of her classification, with four of those being State Champions. All-State Runners are listed below by year and finish.-
Maria Stevens – 91
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Alexandria Leigh – 91
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Mikhal Newberry – 91
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Creacy Box – 92
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Cason Crosby – 96*, 97*, 98
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Lindsay Overton – 95, 96
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Nikki Pilot – 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02
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Caroline Reehl – 00, 01, 03, 04
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Mary Johnston – 02
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Lizzy Dumas – 03, 04, 05
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Anna Hammond – 03
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Crawford Hodgson – 05, 06
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Celeste Sullivan – 06, 07*
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Charlotte Gil – 07, 08, 09
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Izzy Harrison – 07, 09
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Molly Pinnix – 12
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Mary Catherine Branyon – 12, 13, 14, 17
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Abby Warner – 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
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Delaney Klutes – 13
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Lauren West – 16, 17
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Catherine Doyle – 20, 21, 22, 23
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Annie Midyett – 20, 21*, 22, 23
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Shelby Fargason – 20, 21
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Marcella Covington – 20
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Avery Therrell – 23
*Denotes State Champion that year!
Women’s Top Fifteen 5K Times
For an athlete's time to be considered for the Top 15 5K Board, the 5K course must be a course that has been competed on for at least three years without severe changes to the course so that the course can be verified 5,000 meters. Sectional and State Meet courses automatically qualify.
Female Athlete/Time/Year-
Catherine Doyle 18:42 (2023)
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Annie Midyett 18:59 (2021)
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Shelby Fargason 19:04 (2023)
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Mary Catherine Branyon 19:08 (2012)
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Abby Warner 19:15 (2014)
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Celeste Sullivan 19:47 (2007)
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Mary Johnston 19:51 (2002)
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Avery Therrell 19:52 (2023)
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Grace Dawson 19:59 (2023)
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Nikki Pilot 20:09 (2000)
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Ansleigh Smith 20:16 (2023)
- Delaney Klutes 20:26 (2013)
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Caroline Reehl 20:35 (2003)
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Izzy Harrison 20:38 (2007)
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Rhia Tkac 20:39 (2021)
Women’s 5K Records by Grade LevelWe keep up with the accomplishments of our athletes and recognize them when new firsts are accomplished. You will find below our best times by grade and gender for our XC program.
GradeFemale Athlete/Time/YearMiddle SchoolMary Catherine Branyon 19:08 (2013)FreshmanAnnie Midyett 18:58 (2021)SophomoreCatherine Doyle 18:57 (2022)JuniorCatherine Doyle 18:42 (2023)SeniorCeleste Sullivan 19:47 (2007)HEAD COACH JOE SWAGARTThrough 18 seasons as a Head Cross Country coach of young men’s and women’s cross country programs (nine years at Bayside Academy and eight years at Cottage Hill Christian Academy), Coach Joe Swagart has helped hundreds of young people develop a passion for running while also helping them develop into responsible young adults.Coach Swagart places an emphasis on team, excellence, and commitment. Success in cross country is found through commitment, discipline, and desire. Individuals on a team show commitment by attending team practices and events, by finishing what they start, and by having patience with the process. Individuals on a team show discipline by how they follow instruction, how they change the way they live (nutrition, sleep, etc.), and how they finish what they start. Individuals on a team show desire by how they compete and train, how they take care of themselves, and how they treat others. When individuals come together with the same purpose, we will compete as a team at the highest level we can. We will commit to a level of excellence that shows we are giving our best in all that we do, that we give 100% in achieving our goals, and by how we encourage each other along the wayIn Coach Swagart’s first two seasons with Cottage Hill, his programs competed in the Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) where his young men’s teams finished State Runner-Up both seasons, including 10 All-State performers and one undefeated regular season athlete who, as a sophomore, was State Champion. In six seasons with the AHSAA, under Coach Swagart’s leadership, CHCA qualified sixteen individual athletes, five young men’s teams, and one young women’s team for the AHSAA State meet. In these six seasons, Coach Swagart’s young men’s team earned an AHSAA 1A/2A State title in 2011, an AHSAA 1A/2A State Runner-Up in 2010, and an AHSAA 3A State Runner-Up in 2013. His young men’s teams finished fourth or better each year they competed at the AHSAA State Meet. In these six seasons with the AHSAA, he has coached 14 All-State Runners and has been recognized by the Mobile Press Register as Men’s Coach of the Year three times (’10, ’11, ’12).In Coach Swagart’s 10 seasons with Bayside Academy, eight individual athletes, nine young men’s teams, and nine young women’s teams have qualified for state. During this time, Coach Swagart’s young men and women finished as 4A State Champions in 2021. Fifteen of Coach Swagart’s athletes have earned All-State honors 34 times, including two individual State Champions and three individual State Runner-ups. In the Inaugural AHSAA All-Star XC during the summer of 2017, Coach Swagart represented the girls’ south team as head coach. After the conclusion of the 2021 season, Coach Swagart was recognized by the USTFCCA as the High School Girls Cross Country Coach of the Year for the state of Alabama.Coach Swagart attended college at the University of South Alabama, earning a B.S. in Mathematics & Statistics in 2004 and M. Ed. in Secondary Education in 2018. He is married to Nancy Swagart. He and his wife have three children: Owen, a 7th grader at Bayside Academy; Isaac, a 3rd grader at Bayside Academy; and Emersyn, a PK4 student at Bayside Academy. -
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