From left: Coach Justin Leonard, Sarah McCabe, Angie Riera, Gillian Mortimer, Ari Lopez, Sofia Santamaria, Cate Tracht, Ali White
Southlake Cross Country & Track Club's top seven boys and top sevenbrgirls teams competed against the best runners in the nation at Nike CrossbrNationals in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday. The girls came away with ninth inbrthe nation and the boys took 11th in the nation. This is the 13thbryear that Nike has hosted this prestigious meet for the top two boys and topbrtwo girls teams in each of the eight regions around the country. Morning rainbrand temperatures in the mid-40s were familiar conditions for these runners asbrthey navigated the race at the Glendover Golf Course filled with hills andbrplenty of mud.
The girls' team entered the race as the South Region champions, movingbrup six spots over last year. Gillian Mortimer came across the finish line firstbrfor the girls team, coming in 47th place overall. Next was CatebrTracht coming in 57th place, Sofia Santamaria came in 111th,brAli White placed 121st, Angie Riera 129th, Ari Lopez 152ndbrand Sarah McCabe 174th.
The boy's team placed 11th, moving up five spots from lastbryear and were led by Reed Brown who came in sixth place overall, earning himbrAll-American honors. Charlie Gardnerbrcrossed the line next for the Southlake boys in 62nd place, Nicolas Fernandesbrcame in 112th place, Evan Dunkel was next in 139th,brConnor Rutledge 146th, Enzo Mortimer 170th and JuanbrArcilla 190th.
“Nike Nationals is an unbelievable event and the best way possible tobrcap off a season,” said head coach Justin Leonard. “We are extremely proud of the way our teamsbrcompeted and finished amongst the nation's best. With the girls finishing ninthbrand the boys 11th in the country, we were able to secure a second-brplace program finish. I'm extremely proud of our seniors and Reed Brown for hisbrsixth-place All-American finish.”
For results and video, visit NXN.runnerspace.com.
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