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Runners from Hattiesburg scored big at the 2009 State Games of Mississippi Cross Country Tournament. Kayla Stricker and Chad Moore both brought home Gold Medals.

Stricker posted a time of 17:35 in the 4K Girls competition, and Moore came in at 18:37 in the 5K Boys run. Christie Stricker earned a Silver Medal in the 4K Girls with a time of 18:40.

Entering its eighteenth year, the State Games of Mississippi is a statewide amateur sportsfest patterned after the Olympics for athletes of all ages and abilities. The event kicks off with an Olympic-style Opening Ceremonies, sponsored by AT&T, Friday, June 19.

More than 5000 athletes will compete in 29 sports over four weekends---June 6-7, June 12-14, June 21-22 and June 25-28.

The State Games keeps its entry fees low primarily through the generous donations of sponsors, including Founding Gold Sponsor: Meridian Coca-Cola Bottling Company and Gold Sponsors: AT&T, Chevron/Sign Plant, City of Meridian, Meridian-Lauderdale County Tourism Bureau/Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors, Structural Steel, Comcast Cable, WTOK-TV and WMDN/WGBC-TV.


Entry forms are now available.
For more information on the Games, call (800) 482-0205 or visit the State Games of Mississippi website at www.stategamesofms.org. E-mail requests may be sent to stgamiss@aol.com.