Woodrow Dean grabs top spot as Tallassee qualifies for state

Tallassee’s boys cross country team saw all seven of its runner qualify for this week’s state meet in Moulton after the Tigers had a strong showing at Thursday’s Class 5A Section 1 race in Mobile. Woodrow Dean won his third race of the season by easing past the competition and running the race in 16:44.24, defeating the nearest competition by 43 seconds. 

Caleb Mason also grabbed his first top-10 finish of the season by setting a new personal record with a time of 18:55.77.