Christoval, Mason win regional titles in girls cross country
Christoval and Mason high schools won regional championships in girls cross country on Monday.
Christoval won its second consecutive regional championship at the Region I-2A meet at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock.
The Mason girls got the top prize this year at the Region IV-2A meet in Corpus Christi after finishing second last year.
The top four teams in each UIL classification at four regional meets advance to the UIL State Cross Country Championships Nov. 4-5 in Round Rock.
For athletes competing without the five required to make up a team, advancement to state is possible by finishing in the Top 10 of those individuals not already on an advancing team.
In Class 2A competition in Lubbock, Eldorado’s Jessica Garcia, Sterling City’s Molly McPherson, Reagan County’s Julian Rodriguez and Ozona’s Corey Ybarra all earned a ticket to the state meet with a Top 10 finish.
Other individual state qualifiers include Coleman's Jacob Ramirez and Miles' Jaxson Garcia.
In Corpus Christi, Harper’s Peyton Cox and Junction’s Calixto Valencia earned trips to state.
The Christoval girls scored 85 points to win the title over Gruver, which had 130. There are at least five members on each team and the meet is scored by adding together each team runner’s place of finish. The team with the lowest total is the winner.
A trio of sophomores finished 11th, 12th and 13th, respectively against a field of 164 runners to lead the Christoval girls.
Presley Polk was 11th with a time of 13 minutes, 17.1 seconds over the two-mile course. Kenadee Millican was 12th in 13:18.5 while Madyson George was 13th in 13:24.7.
Junior Savannah Wood finished in 21st place with a time of 13:43.5 while freshman Khloe Bolander was 28th overall in a time of 13:53.0. Sadie Clark, a senior, and Sophie Nemec, a freshman, were 40th and 43rd, respectively, to round out the Lady Cougar squad.
In the 2A boys race, Reagan County's Rodriguez clocked a time of 17:25.8 over a three-mile course to finish in fourth place. Ozona's Ybarra was seventh in a time of 17:40.7.
Also in the 2A boys race, Coleman's Ramirez was 11th overall in a time of 17:52.7 while Miles' Garcia was 16th in 18:20.5.
In the 2A girls race, Eldorado's Garcia was fourth in a time of 12:53.4 while Sterling City's McPherson was 10th in 13:13.8.
In the Class 6A girls race, San Angelo Central's Emma George finished 57th in a time of 20:00.8 over three miles. Classes 6A and 5A compete on three miles as opposed to the two-mile course for girls in Classes 4A and lower.
The Central girls finished 21st overall in the team standings. Naomi Bageant, Hanna Zwiebel, Harper Hansen, Hannah Bageant, Madison Johnson and Presley Eubank rounded out the Lady Cats squad.
For the Central boys, Angel Rodriguez and Chris Banks were individual qualifiers competing at regional. Rodriguez clocked a time of 16:45.2 over three miles to finish 53rd while Banks was 93rd in 17:20.3 for 93rd.
In Class 4A competition, San Angelo Lake View was represented by Sterling Grey and Justin Vasquez as individuals. Grey finished 81st in 18:31.5 over three miles. Vasquez was 116th.
The Lake View girls finished 21st in the team standings. Jaylen Cuellar was the top finisher, taking 90th in a time of 14:28.5 over two miles. The rest of the team was made up of Maria Segura, Rickquael Bohannon, Alyssa Delacruz, Yelena Sanchez, Andrew Lopez and Faith Miller.
Mason's Kinsley Jordan and Emma McCrea were 18th and 19th, respectively, in the 2A race in Region IV in Corpus Christi. Jordan clocked 13:41.40 while McCrea had time of 13:43.84.
Mason scored 87 points to hold off Goldthwaite (99) for the girls team title.
Also making up the Cowgirl squad were Gracie Lehmberg, who was 22nd in a time of 13:49.54 and Isabel Callejas, who clocked 14:00.85 to finish 27th. Kamryn Loeffler was 35th in 14:15.10, Hannah McFarland was 37th in 14:18.59. Landry Lawler rounded out the Mason squad.
Cox clocked 13:35.93 to finish in 16th and earned the right to represent the Harper girls at state.
Junction's Valencia was 17th in the 2A boys division with a time of 19:30.00 over the three-mile course.
Monday's Region Cross Country
Class 2A, 4A & 6A at Mae Simmons Park
The top four teams and top 10 individuals not already on advancing teams advance to UIL State Cross Country Championships Nov. 4-5 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock
CLASS 2A
➤ Girls Team Scores — 1. Christoval, 85; 2. Gruver, 130; 3. Panhandle, 132; 4. New Deal, 135; 5. Clarendon, 148; 6. Wink, 169; 7. Farwell, 193; 8. Roscoe Collegiate, 197; 9. Sundown, 220; 10. Plains, 233.
➤ Girls Top 10 Individuals — 1. Analley Moreno, Plains, 12 minutes, 34.00 seconds; 2. Isabella Jaime, Farwell, 12:41.20; 3. Kiley Barrera, Plains, 12:51.90; 4. Jessica Garcia, Eldorado, 12:53.40; 5. Brenna Butler, Gruver, 12;59.10; 6. Madison Nunes, New Deal, 12:59.60; 7. Tabor Christanelli, Quanah, 13:05.30; 8. Miranda Sosa, New Deal, 13:09.90; 9. Autumn Smith, Wink, 13:11.60; 10. Molly McPherson, Sterling City, 13:13.80.
➤ Boys Team Scores — 1. Plains, 47; 2. Sundown, 133; 3. New Deal, 136; 4. Booker, 166; 5. Christoval, 175; 6. Quanah, 177; 7. Gruver, 186; 8. Eldorado, 235; 9. Fort Hancock, 313; 10. Sunray, 317.
➤ Boys Top 10 Individuals — 1. Sawyer Hamilton, Plains, 16:54.80; 2. Jhoan Menjivar, Plains, 17:10.00; 3. Jeremiah Gonzales, Plains, 17:22.50; 4. Julian Rodriguez, Reagan County, 17:25.80; 5. Ryder Robison, Memphis, 17.27.90; 6. Adrian Rosales, Booker, 17:40.00; 7. Corey Ybarra, Ozona, 17:40.70; 8. Micah Zapata, Smyer, 17:46.10; 9. Jackson Martinez, New Home, 17;46.40; 10. Dwight Donjuan, Quanah, 17:48.00.
CLASS 4A
➤ Girls Team Scores — 1. Dumas, 63; 2. Randall, 67; 3. Canyon, 75; 4. Sanger 79; 5. Bridgeport, 229; 6. Andrews, 234; 7. Glen Rose, 242; 8. Brownwood, 264; 9. San Elizario, 272; 10. Decatur, 274.
➤ Girls Top 10 Individuals — 1. Avery Brown, Canyon, 11:43.10; 2. Abree Winfrey, Canyon, 11:57.40; 3. Macy Cogburn, Sanger, 11:59.50; 4. Sierra Sanchez, Randall, 12:07.40; 5. Hailey Robertson, Randall, 12:10.80; 6. Sarai Chavez, Dumas, 12:15.50; 7. Erin Goodfriend, Sanger, 12:20.10; 8. Sadie Sanchez, Randall, 12:21.70; 9. Mia Lujan Dumas, 12:23.40; 10. Yahaira Lujan, Dumas, 12:25.90.
➤ Boys Team Scores — 1. Canyon, 24; 2. Big Spring, 71; 3. San Elizario, 73; 4. Sanger, 107; 5. Dumas, 169; 6. Andrews, 224; 7. Canyon, 250; 8. Fort Stockton, 304; 9. Stephenville, 328; 10. Springtown, 335.
➤ Boys Top 10 Individuals — 1. Christopher Moreno, San Elizario, 15:37.10; 2. Alex Niemiec, Canyon, 15:37.60; 3. Lewter Lathan, Canyon, 15:43.00; 4. Triston Cano, Canyon, 15:44.20; 5. Omar Cruz, Sanger, 15:59.50; 6. Julian Guerra, San Elizario, 16:01.60; 7. Ryan Fernandez, Canyon, 16:22.50; 8. Anthony Stuart, Canyon, 16:11.60; 9. Adrian Solis, Big Spring, 16:30.50; 10. Isaac Gonzales, Big Spring, 16:31.20.
CLASS 6A
➤ Girls Team Scores — 1. Lewisville Flower Mound, 55; 2. Southlake Carroll, 56; 3. El Paso Franklin, 153; 4. Plano West, 166; 5. Dallas Highland Park, 167; 6. Prosper, 187; 7. Northwest Nelson, 243; 8. Fort Worth Boswell, 262; 9. El Paso Eastwood, 280; 10. Prosper Rock Hill, 291.
➤ Girls Top 10 Individuals — 1. Samantha Humphries, Flower Mound, 17:19.40; 2. Ava Bushaw, Carroll, 17:25.00; 3. Alexandra Fox, Flower Mound, 17:25.50; 4. Macy Wingard, Denton Braswell, 17:46.80; 5. Haley Harper, Plano West, 17:49.60; 6. Nicole Humphries, Flower Mound, 17:50.60; 7. Shewaye Johnson, Prosper, 17:59.80; 8 Sylvia Schwedler, Carroll, 18:06.30; 9. Audre Dunn, Carroll, 18:15.20; 10. Charis Whittington, Richardson Pearce, 18:32.20.
➤ Boys Team Scores — 1. Southlake Carroll, 25; 2. Coppell, 101; 3. Prosper, 122; 4. El Paso Franklin, 124; 5. McKinney Boyd, 198; 6. El Paso Coronado, 217; Lewisville Flower Mound, 225; 8. El Paso Eastwood, 232; 9. Keller, 262; 10. Arlington Houston, 296.
➤ Boys Top 10 Individuals — 1. Luis Pastor, Coronado, 15:09.70; 2. Logan Cantu, Carroll, 15:21.80; 3. Omer Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 15:23.20; 4. Jack Johnston, Prosper, 15:25.30; 5. Black Bullard, Carroll, 15:38.40; 6. Jude Alvarez, Carroll, 15:39.90; 7. Robert Freeman, Carroll, 15:42.60; 8. Andrew Mullen, Coppell, 15:45.50; 9. Caden Leonard, Carroll, 15:47.00; 10. Matthew Engle, Franklin, 15:48.40.
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