HVXC WINS BIG AT D1 AAA SECTION 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Vesser Leads D1 AAA Section 2 Championships with a Wire-to-Wire Win

JOHN WITSELL

John Witsell | 10/30/2026

PHOTO CREDIT: Todd Temple

On Oct 28, 2026, the HVXC Boys' and Girls' teams raced their way to the biggest combined team margin of victory since HVA inception in 2008; taking both the Boys' Team title and the Girls' Team Title. In addition to taking both Team titles, HVXC swept the Individual Titles as well. Alexandra Vesser (Sr) won the Girls' race and then Aiden Rufi (Sr) took the Boys' race.

On the Girls' side in addition to Vesser's win, she was named All Region. Other All Region finishers (Top 15 Places) were :Ana Berkheimer (Sr) 2nd; Zarah Enbom (Jr) 3rd Place; Ava Woodyatt (Sr) 8th; Linley Lawhorn (So) 9th;
Ten Willie (Jr) 12th;

On the Guys' side in addition to Rufi's win, he was named All Region. Other All Region finishers were: Stephen Bell (Sr) 3rd; Isaac Socha (Jr) 5th; Nathan Weiss (Sr) 8th; Brody VanMeter (Jr) 9th; Iggy Almonte (Jr) 10th.

HVXC moves on to the TSSAA D1 AAA State Championships at Shelby Farms in the Memphis area to be contested on Nov 5th, 2026.