Summit High School sophomore Tegan Smith earned the Farm Bureau Insurance Athlete of the Week award for cross country.

Smith finished eighth overall at the TSSAA Division 1 AAA State Cross Country Meet in Memphis, clocking a time of 18:46, according to Summit High School Athletics. The finish earned her top-15 medalist recognition.

The Williamson Herald reported Smith's official time as 18:46.40, placing her among the top Williamson County finishers at the state championship.

The eighth-place showing capped a strong postseason run for Smith. At the sectional meet on Oct. 30, she finished 13th and set a personal record, helping the Summit girls qualify for state as a team with a third-place finish.

Smith jumped five spots between the sectional and state meets.

She was one of two Summit girls to earn medalist status in Memphis. Teammate Lorelai Whitten finished second overall in 18:10, and the Summit girls placed seventh as a team in a field that featured more than 250 runners. Annika Anderson finished 70th, Kenzie McConathy placed 94th and Talia Crossett came in 100th to round out the Spartans' scoring.

On the boys side, Summit's Kaden Pease finished third overall in 15:28, also earning medalist honors. Nicolas Sieberg placed 44th in 16:39.

The Thursday, Nov. 5 state meet at Shelby Farms in Memphis marked the second year the TSSAA championships were held there. Brentwood's girls won the team title with 48 points, while Independence finished third with 95.

Smith is the second Summit cross country runner to receive the Farm Bureau Insurance Athlete of the Week honor this season. Whitten earned the award on Oct. 7 after a fifth-place finish at the Gatorade XC Classic in Alabama.