Tupelo runner sets Watson Classic record  (index.html)  (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/24/tupelo-runner-sets-watson-classic-record/?outputType=amp)                               (../../../../../webpubcontent.gray.tv/gray/arc-fusion-assets/images/favicons/wtva/favicon.ico@d=600&mxId=00000000)  (../../../../../webpubcontent.gray.tv/gray/arc-fusion-assets/images/favicons/wtva/favicon-16x16.png@d=600&mxId=00000000)  (../../../../../webpubcontent.gray.tv/gray/arc-fusion-assets/images/favicons/wtva/favicon-32x32.png@d=600&mxId=00000000)  (../../../../../webpubcontent.gray.tv/gray/arc-fusion-assets/images/favicons/wtva/favicon-48x48.png@d=600&mxId=00000000)  (https://webpubcontent.gray.tv/gray/arc-fusion-assets/images/favicons/wtva/apple-touch-icon-57x57.png?d=600&mxId=00000000)  (https://webpubcontent.gray.tv/gray/arc-fusion-assets/images/favicons/wtva/apple-touch-icon-60x60.png?d=600&mxId=00000000)  (https://webpubcontent.gray.tv/gray/arc-fusion-assets/images/favicons/wtva/apple-touch-icon-72x72.png?d=600&mxId=00000000)  (https://webpubcontent.gray.tv/gray/arc-fusion-assets/images/favicons/wtva/apple-touch-icon-76x76.png?d=600&mxId=00000000)  (https://webpubcontent.gray.tv/gray/arc-fusion-assets/images/favicons/wtva/apple-touch-icon-114x114.png?d=600&mxId=00000000)  (https://webpubcontent.gray.tv/gray/arc-fusion-assets/images/favicons/wtva/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png?d=600&mxId=00000000)  (https://webpubcontent.gray.tv/gray/arc-fusion-assets/images/favicons/wtva/apple-touch-icon-144x144.png?d=600&mxId=00000000)  (https://webpubcontent.gray.tv/gray/arc-fusion-assets/images/favicons/wtva/apple-touch-icon-152x152.png?d=600&mxId=00000000)  (https://webpubcontent.gray.tv/gray/arc-fusion-assets/images/favicons/wtva/apple-touch-icon-167x167.png?d=600&mxId=00000000)  (https://webpubcontent.gray.tv/gray/arc-fusion-assets/images/favicons/wtva/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png?d=600&mxId=00000000)    (../../../../pf/dist/components/output-types/default.css@d=600&mxId=00000000.css)  (../../../../pf/dist/components/combinations/default.css@d=600&mxId=00000000.css)  (../../../../pf/resources/dist/__global/css/style.css@d=600&mxId=00000000.css)  (../../../../pf/resources/dist/wtva/css/main.css@d=600&mxId=00000000.css)  (../../../../../cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.7.2/css/all.min.css)     (index.html#main) Skip to content (https://www.wtva.com/)        (https://www.wtva.com/)     (https://www.wtva.com/livestream) Watch Live  (https://www.wtva.com/news) News  (https://www.wtva.com/weather) Weather  (https://www.wtva.com/sports) Sports  (https://www.wtva.com/video-gallery/news) Videos  (https://www.wtva.com/about-us/contact-us) Contact Us              (https://www.wtva.com/homepage) Homepage   (https://www.wtva.com/livestream/) Watch Live   (https://www.wtva.com/news) News   (https://www.wtva.com/content/news/local/) Local   (https://www.wtva.com/content/news/mississippi) Mississippi   (https://www.wtva.com/content/news/alabama/) Alabama   (https://www.wtva.com/content/news/national/) National      (https://www.wtva.com/weather) Weather   (https://www.wtva.com/weather/alerts) Alerts   (https://www.wtva.com/weather/radar) Radar   (https://www.wtva.com/weather/maproom) Forecast Maps   (https://www.wtva.com/page/list-of-local-storm-shelters/) Storm Shelters   (https://www.wtva.com/community/user-content/) Submit Weather Pictures/Videos   (https://www.wtva.com/weather/closings) Closings   (https://weathercallservices.com/wtva-nexgen) WeatherCall   (https://www.wtva.com/weather/cams) Cameras   (https://www.wtva.com/weather/junior-weather-authority) Junior Weather Authority   (https://www.wtva.com/weather/elijah-experiments) Elijah Experiments      (https://www.wtva.com/sports) Sports   (https://www.wtva.com/content/sports/high-school/) High School   (https://www.wtva.com/sports/friday-night-fever) Friday Night Fever   (https://www.wtva.com/sports/scoreboard/) Friday Night Fever Scores   (https://www.wtva.com/content/sports/college) College   (https://www.wtva.com/content/sports/national) National   (https://www.wtva.com/2026/05/14/wtva-air-several-atlanta-braves-games-throughout-regular-season/) Atlanta Braves on WTVA      (https://www.wtva.com/page/download-our-apps/) Download WTVA Apps   (https://www.wtva.com/newsletter/) Receive Email Alerts   (https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wtva/browse) Obituaries   (https://www.wtva.com/community) Community   (https://www.wtva.com/community/studio-9) Studio 9 with Tanya Carter   (https://www.wtva.com/2026/06/04/tickets-2026-tupelo-st-jude-dream-home-giveaway-go-sale-june-25/) Tupelo St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway   (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/20/wtva-air-celebration-hope-telethon-support-regional-rehab-center/) Celebration of Hope   (https://www.wtva.com/video-gallery/community/johnny-stars) Johnny D. Talks to the Stars   (https://www.wtva.com/community/made-in-mississippi-americas-music) Mississippi Made: America’s Music   (https://www.wtva.com/community/ask-the-experts) Ask the Experts   (https://www.wtva.com/community/medical-minute) Medical Minute   (https://www.wtva.com/community/legally-speaking) Legally Speaking   (https://www.wtva.com/community/calendar) Community Calendar      (https://www.wtva.com/contests) Contests   (https://www.wtva.com/about-us/contact-us) Contact Us   (https://www.wtva.com/about-us/meet-the-team) Newsroom Bios   (https://www.wtva.com/page/advertise-with-us/) Advertise with WTVA   (https://graymedia.com/careers/#graymap) Job Openings   (https://www.wtva.com/page/wtva-noon-show-studio-9-interview-request/) Schedule Noon/Studio 9 Interview   (https://www.wtva.com/page/wtva-station-tours) Station Tours   (https://www.wtva.com/page/wtva-accepting-news-weather-and-sports-internships) Internships   (https://www.wtva.com/about-us) Station History      (https://www.wtva.com/programming/schedule) Programming Schedule   (https://www.wtva.com/page/nextgen) NextGen TV   (https://www.wtva.com/powernation) Powernation   (https://www.investigatetv.com/) InvestigateTV   (https://www.aginguntold.com/) Aging Untold   (https://www.wtva.com/watching-your-wallet) Watching Your Wallet   (https://www.localnewslive.com/news/national/) Local News Live   (https://graymedia.com/assets/pdf/Gray_AI_Policy.pdf) Gray AI Policy    (https://www.facebook.com/wtva9news)   (https://www.x.com/wtva9news)   (https://www.instagram.com/wtva9news)   (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGZ3rWmXAfs4iZi-Hr2Ahgg)   (https://www.tiktok.com/@wtva9news)             Tupelo runner sets Watson Classic record   (Tupelo High School runner Andrew Brown is six seconds away from the fastest time ever recorded...)   Tupelo High School runner Andrew Brown is six seconds away from the fastest time ever recorded by a Mississippi high school runner in the 5K. (WTVA)    By (https://www.wtva.com/authors/alvin-ivy/) Alvin Ivy    Published: Oct. 23, 2026 at 10:07 PM EDT | Updated: 8 hours ago     Share     (https://google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.wtva.com)  Add Us On Google Add as a preferred source on Google      CLINTON, Miss. (WTVA) – Tupelo High School runner Andrew Brown is six seconds away from the fastest time ever recorded by a Mississippi high school runner in the 5K. Brown finished in 14 minutes, 44 seconds Saturday at the Watson Cross Country Classic in Clinton. Brown’s 14:44 is the fastest time ever recorded by a Mississippi high school runner at the Watson Classic, held on the same course used for the state championships. As he prepares to compete for a state championship, he said he was more excited by the performance of his teammates.   “To be honest, I felt like I was more excited with our team’s performance than mine. I thought across the board all the guys ran consistently and really good,” Brown said. “It is kind of like watching the Olympics; they look so smooth,” said David Wheeler, the head coach of Boys Cross Country. “But you don’t appreciate the work that goes into making it look so smooth. And he is a good worker.” Brown and the Tupelo Golden Wave will return to Clinton Saturday, Oct. 31, competing for a back-to-back state title.  Copyright 2026 WTVA. All rights reserved.            Most Read   (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/two-arrested-possessing-firearms-music-video/) (Courtney Davidson and Clayton Mounger are accused by police of appearing in a music video with...)      (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/two-arrested-possessing-firearms-music-video/)   Two arrested for possessing firearms in music video       (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/senatobia-officer-resigns-his-body-cam-video-kohen-wiley-shooting-is-released/) (The Senatobia police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking...)      (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/senatobia-officer-resigns-his-body-cam-video-kohen-wiley-shooting-is-released/) Senatobia officer resigns as his body cam video in Kohen Wiley shooting is released       (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/crawford-woman-killed-morning-crash/) (The crash, which occurred at the intersection of State Highway 106 and 430th Lane, is still...)      (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/crawford-woman-killed-morning-crash/) Crawford woman killed in morning crash       (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/attorney-general-asks-colom-remove-ai-generated-ads-says-it-appears-violate-state-law/) (Attorney General asks Colom to remove AI video, says it appears to violate state law)      (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/attorney-general-asks-colom-remove-ai-generated-ads-says-it-appears-violate-state-law/)   Attorney General asks Colom to remove AI-generated ads, says it appears to violate state law       (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/state-releases-footage-police-shooting-1-year-old-kohen-wiley/) (State releases new footage in shooting of one-year-old)      (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/state-releases-footage-police-shooting-1-year-old-kohen-wiley/)   State releases footage of police shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley       (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/ive-got-game-friday-corinth-coach-put-off-brain-surgery-coach-then-survived-meningitis-amputation/) (Head Football Coach of the Corinth High School Warriors)      (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/ive-got-game-friday-corinth-coach-put-off-brain-surgery-coach-then-survived-meningitis-amputation/) ‘I’ve got a game Friday’: Corinth coach put off brain surgery to coach, then survived meningitis and amputation       (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/22/kamala-harris-visiting-columbus-campaign-scott-colom/) (Scott Colom and former Vice President Kamala Harris took the stage together at the Columbus...)      (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/22/kamala-harris-visiting-columbus-campaign-scott-colom/)   Kamala Harris, Scott Colom rally in Columbus       (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/tupelo-police-enforce-downtown-parking-limit/) (A two-hour parking sign in downtown Tupelo, Miss.)      (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/tupelo-police-enforce-downtown-parking-limit/) Tupelo police to enforce downtown parking limit         Latest News   (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/24/wtva-friday-night-fever-week-9-highlights-scores/) (A touchdown for Oxford on Oct. 23, 2026.)      (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/24/wtva-friday-night-fever-week-9-highlights-scores/)   WTVA Friday Night Fever Week 9 Highlights and Scores       (https://www.wtva.com/video/2026/10/24/friday-night-fever-looks-ahead-college-football-oct-24-part-3/) (A look ahead at college football games set for Oct. 24.)      (https://www.wtva.com/video/2026/10/24/friday-night-fever-looks-ahead-college-football-oct-24-part-3/) Friday Night Fever looks ahead at college football for Oct. 24 (part 3)       (https://www.wtva.com/video/2026/10/24/friday-night-fever-scores-highlights-oct-23-part-2/) (High school football continued Friday night across Mississippi and Alabama.)      (https://www.wtva.com/video/2026/10/24/friday-night-fever-scores-highlights-oct-23-part-2/) Friday Night Fever scores and highlights from Oct. 23 (part 2)       (https://www.wtva.com/video/2026/10/24/friday-night-fever-scores-highlights-oct-23-part-1/) (High school football continued Friday night across Mississippi and Alabama.)      (https://www.wtva.com/video/2026/10/24/friday-night-fever-scores-highlights-oct-23-part-1/) Friday Night Fever scores and highlights from Oct. 23 (part 1)       (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/ive-got-game-friday-corinth-coach-put-off-brain-surgery-coach-then-survived-meningitis-amputation/) (Head Football Coach of the Corinth High School Warriors)      (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/ive-got-game-friday-corinth-coach-put-off-brain-surgery-coach-then-survived-meningitis-amputation/) ‘I’ve got a game Friday’: Corinth coach put off brain surgery to coach, then survived meningitis and amputation       (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/11-itawamba-falls-second-half-collapse-8-east-mississippi-penultimate-week-maccc-regular-season/) (#11 Itawamba falls in a second-half collapse to #8 East Mississippi in the penultimate week of...)      (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/11-itawamba-falls-second-half-collapse-8-east-mississippi-penultimate-week-maccc-regular-season/)   #11 Itawamba falls in a second-half collapse to #8 East Mississippi in the penultimate week of the MACCC regular season       (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/myrtle-clinches-its-second-ever-district-football-title-after-knocking-off-previously-undefeated-bruce/) (Myrtle clinches its second-ever district football title after knocking off...)      (https://www.wtva.com/2026/10/23/myrtle-clinches-its-second-ever-district-football-title-after-knocking-off-previously-undefeated-bruce/)   Myrtle clinches its second-ever district football title after knocking off previously-undefeated Bruce                    (https://www.wtva.com/news) News  (https://www.wtva.com/about-us) Station History  (https://www.wtva.com/programming/schedule) Programming Schedule  (https://www.wtva.com/newsletter/) Receive Email Alerts  (https://www.wtva.com/news/national) National  (https://www.wtva.com/about-us/meet-the-team) Newsroom Bios  (https://www.wtva.com/news/aging-untold) Aging Untold  (https://www.wtva.com/community/user-content) User Content  (https://www.wtva.com/weather) Weather  (https://www.wtva.com/about-us/contact-us) Contact Us  (https://www.wtva.com/livestream/) Watch Live  (https://graymedia.com/careers/#graymap) Careers  (https://www.wtva.com/sports) Sports  (https://www.wtva.com/page/advertise-with-us/) Advertise With Us  (https://www.wtva.com/contests) Contests    WTVA 1359 Beech Springs Rd. Saltillo, MS 38866 (662) 842-7620        (https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/tv-profile/WTVA?id=74148) Public Inspection File  (https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/api/manager/download/44b0393b-6e1d-d077-2286-c4dce8204a03/e419083c-81a2-421f-8307-ef9e06a9d5cf.pdf) EEO Report  (https://webpubcontent.gray.tv/gdm/fcc/wtva-fcc_applications.pdf) FCC Applications  (https://www.wtva.com/page/closed-captioning/) Closed Captioning/Audio Description  (https://www.wtva.com/terms-of-service/) Terms of Service  (https://www.wtva.com/privacy-policy/) Privacy Policy  (mailto:traffic@wtva.com) Traffic Contact Email  (tel:662-842-7620) 662-842-7620  (https://www.wtva.com/advertising) Advertising    (https://gray.tv/uploads/documents/Gray-AI-Policy.pdf) Click here to learn more about our approach to artificial intelligence.  A Gray Local Media Station © 2002-2026