Nov. 4 - The 2017 Lady Dragon XC Team places 3rd at State Meet. Back Row: Coach Sellers, Coach Leonard, Regan Reilley, Rima Toure, Sarah McCabe, Cate Tracht, Sofia Santamaria, Coach Gilley, Coach Starkey; Front Row: Kate Hosler, Lydia Lo, Jenna Holland, Cristina Canal, Angie Riera, Lauren Esparza, Grace Williamson.
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Warm and muggy temperatures at Old Settler's Park couldn't keep the Southlake Carroll Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams from reaching the podium at this weekend's UIL Cross Country State Meet in Round Rock, Texas. With a team score of 94, the Dragon Boys finished in 2ndbrplace to Conroe The Woodlands (88). Meanwhile, the Lady Dragons finished in third place with a team score of 130 behind impressive finishes from Keller (63) and Lewisville Hebron (122).
Head Cross Country Coach Justin Leonard said, “We are extremely proud of the performance and effort that our kidsbrpoured into their race today. The kids set a goal last year and put themselvesbrin position to be at their best. It has been a great season and I'm honored tobrbe a part of their journey and part of their lives.”
For the boys it was a repeat of last year's state meet with the team comingbraway in 2nd place behind The Woodlands. Junior Jack Myers came in 13thbroverall; following right behind him was Jackson Felkins in 14th withbrJuan Arcila crossing the line in 16th. Connor Rutledge was next to finish in 23rdbrand Enzo Mortimer rounded out the scoring positions in 28thbrplace. Vishnu Nair finished in 41stbrplace and Drew Bliss took 82nd, completing the varsity team. Six of the runners met Elite PerformancebrStandards with times of 16:30 or less.
The Lady Dragons in a very tight race placed 3rd with 130brpoints behind Lewisville Hebron (with 122 points) and ahead of Flower Mound (withbr141 points.) Keller placed 1stbroverall. The girls' team was led by JuniorbrSofia Santamaria in 17th, followed by Sarah McCabe in 26th,brCate Tracht in 27th, Angie Riera in 29th, and finishingbrout the scoring positions was Kate Reppeto in 31st. Lauren Esparza finished in 43rd andbrCristina Canal came in 61st to complete the varsity team. All seven girls met Elite PerformancebrStandards with times of 19:45 or less.
TEXAS 6A State Championship Results (for full results click here).
Boys Girls
13th – Jack Myers (15:33) 17th – SofiabrSantamaria (18:26)
14th – Jackson Felkins (15:36) 26th – SarahbrMcCabe (18:40)
16th – Juan Arcila (15:39) 27thbr– Cate Tracht (18:42)
23rd – Connor Rutledge (15:44) 29thbr– Angie Riera (18:43)
28th – Enzo Mortimer (15:52) 31st – KatebrReppeto (18:47)
41st – Vishnu Nair (16:09) 43rdbr– Lauren Esparza (19:13)
82nd – Drew Bliss (16:46) 61stbr– Cristina Canal (19:40)