M15-19: Dalton Graves Dominates with a 1:13:24 in Huntsville's Heat

• Dalton Graves won the M15-19 age group in 1:13:24 (5:36/mi), posting the fastest 10K→Finish split among all men in the field.
• Jd Wine took 2nd in 1:22:01 (6:15/mi) — nearly 9 minutes back but well clear of 3rd.
• Grant Long rounded out the podium in 1:26:22 (6:35/mi), moving up two spots among men on the back half.
• Maxwell Gorius faded from 14th to 18th among men on the 10K→Finish leg, slipping behind Grant Long in the age-group standings.

Dalton Graves, 19, from Mooresville, NC, turned in one of the standout performances of the day across all ages. Running 5:36 per mile through Huntsville's 70°F humidity and 17 mph wind, he not only won the M15-19 age group wire-to-wire but did so with the fastest 10K-to-finish split among all men in the race. That's not a narrow age-group win — that's a statement.

Behind him, Jd Wine (16, Madison, AL) ran a composed 1:22:01 to secure 2nd, holding his position among the men throughout. Grant Long (19, Tuscaloosa, AL) was the quiet mover of the podium, climbing two places in the men's field on the back half to finish 3rd in 1:26:22 — a gap of just over four minutes to Wine, but a comfortable cushion over 4th.

Maxwell Gorius (18, Decatur, AL) tells a different story: he entered the final 10K-to-finish stretch sitting 14th among men, but faded to 18th by the line, finishing in 1:33:09. Samuel Newport (19, Huntsville, AL) crossed in 1:40:55 to take 6th in the age group on his home course. Finishers 4 and 7 — Cole Bartley and Camden Shirley — recorded times well outside the competitive window, and Landon Britt, the youngest in the group at 15, completed the course in 3:33:02 to close out the eight-man field.