Senior Tig Archer.
Denton, Texas (August 29,br2014) – ThebrSouthlake Carroll Cross Country teams showed their depth at the Marcus IbrInvitational meet in Denton’s North Lakes Park on Saturday with 5 of the 6brSouthlake teams placing 1st. All teams steppedbrup to meet the challenge of their first 5k of the season. Between the boys andbrgirls teams, 12 finished as the National Elites*.
CoachbrJustin Leonard commented, “The Marcus I Invite is a great venue for a seasonbropening 5k Race. The teams ran well andbrwe are extremely proud of how they performed. Our depth showed throughout thebrVarsity and JV races and we are confident that we can build upon that depthbrthis season. We must continue to workbrhard and remember that it's not how you start the season, but how you finishbrit.”
Junior Reed Brown.
Junior Reed Brown.
ThebrVarsity Boys Elite team came out strong, beating the next closest team by 70brpoints. Reed Brown led the Dragonsbrtaking 1st for the team and 3rd overall with a time ofbr15:19, followed by Charlie Gardner grabbing 5th place at 15:39, MichaelbrWaugh in 11th place running 16:09, Shea Whatley placing 16thbrcoming in at 16:17 and Chase Haddock in 19th at 16:30 to finish outbrthe top five.
ThebrVarstiy Boys Open team also had an impressive 1st place finish with abrscore of 38 points. Mikey Simcho took 1stbrfor the Dragons and 3rd overall with a time of 16:34. Jackson Felkins was next to cross the linebrwith a 5th place finish and a time of 16:50, followed by JuanbrArcilla coming in 7th at 17:09, then David Archer taking 10thbrwith a 17:19 and Connor Rutledge finishing out the top 5 coming in 13thbrwith a time of 17:27.
ThebrVarsity Girls Elite team had an impressive showing, as well coming in 2ndbrplace lead by Tig Archer with an 7th place finish and a time of 18:44.brNext was Alison Esparza taking 8th place running a 18:48, SarahbrOdneal secured 12th place with a time of 19:02.08, Gillian Mortimerbrright behind taking 13th at 19:02.92 and Kayli Jone in 14thbrplace with a 19:07 to round out the top 5 scoring positions.
ThebrVarsity Girls Open team took 1st and scored just 22 points, beatingbrtheir next closest opponent by 79. The team was lead by Ari Lopez taking 2ndbrplace with a time of 19:41, followed by Chantal Van der Westhuizen taking 3rdbrrunning a 19:54, Isabelle Dominguez snagged 4th running a 19:56,brOlivia Arriaza was next in 5th place with a 20:02 and Lauren Esparzabrfinished the top 5 with an 8th place finish at 20:14.
SouthlakebrCarroll also dominated the JV Elite division, taking 1st place forbrboth boys and girls. The boys scored an impressive 17 points, taking the 1stbr, 2n , 3rd , 4th and 7th place spots. The girls secured a 1st place win withbran equally impressive score of only 20, taking the 2nd, 3rd,br4th, 5th and 6th place spots.
ThebrDragons runners will be hosting the Southlake Invitational meet next Saturday,brSeptember 5th at Bob Jones Park in Southlake.
*National Elite Standards: Boys – 16:30 or below; Girlsbr– 19:45 or below
-Tig Archer, Alison Esparza, Sarah Odneal, GillianbrMortimer, Kayli Jones, Cate Tracht, Ali White, Ari Lopez, Reed Brown, CharliebrGardner, Michael Waugh and Shea Whatley.
Boys Elite Varsity
3rdbr– Reed Brown 15:19
5thbr– Charlie Gardner 15:39
11thbr– Michael Waugh 16:09
16thbr– Shea Whatley 16:17
19thbr– Chase Haddock 16:30
26thbr– Nic Fernandes 16:39
39thbr– Timou Toure 17:03
Boys Varsity Open
3rdbr– Mickey Simcho 16:34
5thbr– Jackson Felkins 16:50
7thbr– Juan Arcilla 17:09
10thbr– David Archer 17:19
13thbr– Connor Rutledge 17:27
25thbr– Sam Kemps 17:48
Girls Elite Varsity
7thbr– Tig Archer 18:44
8thbr– Alison Esparza 18:48
12thbr– Sarah Odneal 19:02.08
13thbr– Gillian Mortimer 19:02.92
14thbr– Kayli Jones 19:07
21stbr– Cate Tracht 19:24
23RDbr– Ali White 19:33
Girls Varsity Open
2ndbr– Ari Lopez 19:41
3rdbr– Chantal Van der Westhuizen 19:54
4thbr– Isabelle Dominguez 19:56
5thbr– Olivia Arriaza 20:02
8thbr– Lauren Esparza 20:14.69
9thbr– Gabi Bigalke 20:14.87
14thbr– Sarah McCabe 20:31
Boys Elite JV
1stbr– Evan Dunkel 17:31
2nd -brTyler Coleman 17:42
3rdbr– Henry Gardner 17:55
4thbr– Chris Duffy 18:00
7th-brEverrett Kolto 18:15
11thbr– Ryan Sanders 18:28
13thbr– Greyson Mitchell 18:36
Girls Elite JV
2ndbr– Regan Reilley 20:42
3rdbr– Laulren Stewart 20:45
4th-br Sofia Santamaria 20:50
5thbr– Angela Riera 20:52
6thbr– Amy Riera 21:18
7thbr– Micha Dadson 21:34
8thbr– Christina Canal 21:35
For full Marcus I meet results – txrunning.com
Information and photos provided by Laurie Kemps.