Ada Bass Wins SCISA Class 1A Cross Country Title

The freshman claimed the individual girls crown at the state championship meet, finishing 11 seconds ahead of the runner-up.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Track & Field

Ada Bass Wins SCISA Class 1A Cross Country Title

Freshman Ada Bass won the individual title at the SCISA Class 1A State Championship cross country meet, completing the 5,000-meter course in 21:33.50. Richard Winn Academy's girls team finished as state runner-up.

Why it matters

The result marks a notable individual performance for a freshman in South Carolina's small-school cross country ranks and shapes the team standings at the state meet. Richard Winn Academy's second-place finish highlights its depth among the girls field.

Bass covered the 5,000-meter course in 21:33.50 with 30 girls in the field, while the boys race drew 65 runners and Euan Fleischer finished sixth in 19:13.58. James Island Christian's 25-point girls total edged Richard Winn Academy's 44 points.

The players

Ada Bass

A freshman runner who won the individual girls title at the SCISA Class 1A State Championship cross country meet.

Holy Trinity Classical

A South Carolina private school whose boys cross country team won the Class 1A state team title with 29 points.

The details

Bass pulled ahead down the stretch to take the individual girls title at the SCISA Class 1A State Championship in Columbia. Richard Winn Academy's girls team score was calculated from its top five finishers, placing it second behind James Island Christian; Hayden Branham finished ninth in the girls race in 24:47.15.

The SCISA Class 1A State Championship cross country results were published on November 5, 2026.

Season Trajectory

The Class 1A championship format places small independent schools such as Richard Winn Academy, James Island Christian, and Holy Trinity Classical against one another for state titles each fall. Bass's individual win and Richard Winn's runner-up team finish add to the growing profile of freshman and small-school contenders in the SCISA cross country field.

For fantasy and recruiting observers, Bass's individual title and Richard Winn Academy's second-place girls finish are the key results from the Class 1A meet. The standings show James Island Christian's 25-point girls win and Holy Trinity Classical's 29-point boys title as the concrete team outcomes of the championship.

The takeaway

Individual cross country performances at the small-school level can shape team outcomes, as Bass's win and Richard Winn's depth both showed at this year's state meet. Readers following South Carolina high school running can track these results for the next season's matchups.