GOOD HOPE — It took some exceptionally fast kids and coaches to pull it off, but the Cullman County Track and Field Championships somehow managed to beat the rain.

No one seemed to mind when the wet stuff did eventually start pouring Tuesday afternoon at Good Hope, especially Cold Springs, which had just completed its first sweep of both team titles since 2012. The boys came on strong late to dethrone two-time defending-champion Vinemont by a 173-129 margin, while the ladies worked together for a 203.5-160 triumph over runner-up Fairview.

Cold Springs’ girls increased their run of county crowns to four.

“It’s a tradition,” coach Clayborn Campbell said of both squads. “They’ve done it so many years in the past. It’s almost like they’re expected to.

“And they work. It’s a family thing.”

Campbell and assistant Tony Crider said the school’s track success Tuesday can be traced all the way back to cross country season, when Cold Springs capped off the fall with the first boys state title in county history.

“They want to do the same thing,” Campbell said of his tracksters. “We want to get a ring. We want to do things.”

Ashleigh White and Austin Burwell should undoubtedly factor into those championship aspirations — and for good reason. White split girls MVP honors with Good Hope’s Elena Guevara, while Burwell shared the top individual boys accolade with Holly Pond’s Matt Cahoon.

Each MVP maxed out at 40 points after collecting four event victories apiece.

White’s wins all came rather comfortably. The eighth-grader was a long-distance machine, besting the field in the 800-meter run (2:49) by nine seconds, 1,600-meter run (6:12) by 15 seconds and 3,200-meter run (13:52) by 14 seconds. She also combined with Abi Burrow, Emily Campbell and Alyssa Jackson for first in the 4×800-meter relay (11:46). The quartet edged Fairview’s Kennedy Chambers, Kelsi Davis, Tiffany Lodge and Emma Gardner by 11 seconds.

“I just thank God that he gave me the ability to run,” White said. “I thank my team for always being there and helping get me where I am today. Winning as a team made me really happy.”

Guevara rocked and rolled her way to victory on her home track, guiding her sleek wheelchair to quick times in the 100- (39.48), 200- (2:10) and 400-meter (2:38) races, as well as a toss of 4-4.5 in the shot put.

The senior took up the sport last spring despite being born with spina bifida and having scoliosis and has genuinely enjoyed every second she’s spent competing.

“It’s amazing. I love it,” Guevara said. “I’ve always had that passion since my brother (Edgar) graduated from West Point. Always seeing him at his meets, I was like, well, if he can do it, so can I.”

There’s no athlete at any meet who draws more applause than Guevara — from parents and coaches to her peers. She’s a big fan of the encouragement but admitted it does have its drawbacks.

“It’s nerve-racking,” Guevera said with a laugh. “But I do love it.”

Burwell was his usually beastly self in the 110- (17.38) and 300-meter (44.83) hurdles and exceeded even his own expectations in the pole vault (11 feet). The junior said he doesn’t usually have much time to practice the latter event except for during meets, hence his reasoning for thinking Fairview’s Bailey Strong was the man to beat.

Strong was a close second with a clearance of 10-6.

Burwell put the last touches on his MVP performance as the lead runner in the 4×400-meter relay. Brian Williamson, Kramer Crider and Jared Stanley finished off the win in 3:47.

“It’s pretty amazing,” Burwell said. “It was a lot of work.”

He’s willing to put in even more as sectionals and the state meet draw closer.

“We all want it,” he said. “We’re working hard for it.”

Last but not least is Cahoon, who wrapped up his four field events in no time and sat back as the other MVP contenders sweated it out on the track. The high-flying Bronco cleared 5-10 in the high jump, covered 35-11 in the triple jump and flashed his power with respective heaves of 125-7 and 142 feet in the discus and javelin.

Oh, and this was only the sophomore’s second time competing in the triple jump. Ever.

“I’ve come a long way since last year,” Cahoon said. “I don’t think I won an event last year at county. I was thinking there’d be at least one more MVP, but this is how it turned out. It’d have been cool if three people had gotten it.”

Holly Pond snagged third in the girls team standings, followed by Good Hope, Vinemont, Hanceville and West Point.

The third-place Bronco boys joined Cold Springs and Vinemont in triple digits. Fairview was fourth; Hanceville, fifth; West Point, sixth; and Good Hope, seventh.

See other winners below:

Girls

Cold Springs

Kaleigh Merring, high jump (4-6)

Dakota Lott, triple jump (28-7)

Burrow, Keegan Johnson, Lott and Josie Stanley, 4×400-meter relay (4:49)

Fairview

Alexus Lindsey, 100-meter hurdles (17.35) and pole vault (9-4)

August Stancil, javelin (77-8)

Holly Pond

Mykenzie Heaton, 100-meter dash (13.60) and long jump (14-6.5)

Haley Higginbotham, 300-meter hurdles (51.42)

Melissa Clingman, shot put (30-0.5)

Megan Barksdale, Jaycee Chaney, Clingman and Heaton, 4×100-meter relay (55.32)

Vinemont

Abby Johnson, discus (84-1)

Hanceville

Kaela Hall, 200-meter dash (28.18) and 400-meter dash (1:02)

Boys

Cold Springs

Jared Stanley, 1,600-meter run (4:55) and 3,200-meter run (11:15)

Holly Pond

Colton Teeling, 400-meter dash (54.36)

Dylan Morton, long jump (17-10)

Tristan Priest, shot put (37-4.5)

Fairview

Jerrami Browder, Cody Fallin, Kyle Knop and Reece Walker, 4×800-meter relay (9:17)

Hanceville

B.J. Smalls, 100-meter dash (11.87) and 200-meter dash (24.34)

JK Davis, 800-meter run (2:08)

Jayson Johnson, Jose Orozco, Ramel Simmons and Smalls, 4×100-meter relay (46.21)