JESSIE MCCABEjessiemccabe7@gmail.com
The Dragon Cross-Country team went far at the Texas Distance Festival last weekend.
Held at Carroll High School, the Texas Distance Festival saw over 800 runners from across the state race against each other in some of the fastest competition of the season. In the 5,000-meter race, Carroll junior Alexandra Walsh set the new school record, finishing first with a time of 17:05.92, while Ava Bushaw and Audrey Dunn finished second and third respectively with times of 17:18.59 and 17:20.07. On the boys side, Caden Leonard placed fourth in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 14:33.51, breaking Reed Brown’s long-standing school record of 14:37.51. Following behind him was Logan Cantu in ninth, Jude Alvarez in 14th and Zach Troutman in 23rd, with times ranging between 14:47.27 and 15:07.10.
In addition to their festival placements, Ava, Audrey, Logan, Jude and Zach also made it in Carroll’s Top 10 All-Time track list thanks to their outstanding performances.