Brentwood Girls Win Seventh Straight Cross-Country Title
Brentwood High's girls team captured the Class AAA state cross-country championship at Shelby Farms in Memphis.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Track & Field
Brentwood High girls won the Class AAA cross-country state title with 48 points, ahead of Collierville and Independence. The seventh straight championship ties the TSSAA record set by Knoxville Webb from 2012 to 2018.
Why it matters
The victory gives Brentwood its ninth overall state title and matches a longstanding Tennessee high school cross-country record. It underscores sustained program depth across multiple seasons.
Brentwood's 48 points beat Collierville's 93 and Independence's 95 in the Class AAA girls meet, and Scotlyn Szabo finished third individually in 18:13.38. The extraction does not address whether the team's margin was typical of recent seasons.
The players
Brentwood High School
A public high school in Brentwood, Tennessee, whose girls cross-country program has won multiple state championships.
Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA)
The governing body that oversees interscholastic athletics and state championship competition for public and private high schools in Tennessee.
The details
The Class AAA meet was held at Shelby Farms in Memphis on November 5, 2026, with Maryville's Hadleih Mitchey winning the girls individual title in 17:58.52. Across divisions, University School of Nashville's boys won Division II-A by 56 points, and Columbia Academy's girls took the DII-A girls title.
Timeline
November 5, 2026: Class AAA and other state cross-country meets held at Shelby Farms.
November 6, 2026: Class A and AA boys and girls state meets begin at 10 a.m.
Season Trajectory
Brentwood's seventh consecutive state title matches the TSSAA record Knoxville Webb set during its 2012 to 2018 run. The streak places Brentwood alongside one of the most sustained girls cross-country dynasties in Tennessee high school history.
Brentwood's seventh straight title means the program now stands level with the TSSAA's longest consecutive girls cross-country streak. For fantasy and recruiting watchers, Scotlyn Szabo's third-place finish in 18:13.38 is the individual performance to track.
The takeaway
Sustained team success in high school cross-country rarely happens by accident, and Brentwood's streak shows how consistent depth can reshape a state record book. Readers following Tennessee prep sports can expect the Class A and AA meets to offer further results on November 6.
What happens next
Class A and AA boys and girls state meets begin at 10 a.m. on November 6, 2026, at Shelby Farms.
Further reading
Explore more Tennessee Track & Field coverage for context on state meet results and records.
