After an eventful year, the Carroll cross country boys and girls took home their second consecutive state title trophy at the 6A State Championships.
After facing off against a hundred other runners in Round Rock, the Carroll boys and girls cross country teams placed first and second in their respective races. In the boys race, senior Antonio Florcruz finished fifth overall with a time of 15:31. Senior Solomon Chavez finished 11th with 15:41, followed by seniors Bennett Woolsey, Bryan Fernando and Mason Alexander winning 32nd, 42nd and 43rd place respectively. Sophomores Logan Cantu and Hunter Hill rounded the team out at 52nd and 74th respectively for a team average of 15:56.
The girls, meanwhile, saw junior Kaylie Cox finish sixth overall also with a time of 18 minutes. Seniors Abigail McIlvain, Grace Williamson and Laurel Hook followed her in 21st, 24th and 33rd place respectively, and sophomore Ava Bushaw finished 51st with a time of 19:14. Junior Olivia Jones and sophomore Audrey Dunn both finished 54th and 56th for a team average of 18:42. While the Carroll girls were narrowly beaten by first-time champions Lewisville Flower Mound, Carroll cross country coach Justin Leonard says he’s still proud of his girls for putting up a fantastic race.
“Our young men and women left it all out on the course today,” Justin Leonard says in a media release. “We had a lot of seniors running their last race, and they gave it all they had. I’m thrilled our boys were able to defend our state championship, and even though it didn’t quite go our way on the girls side, I’m proud of how they competed.”
The boys state title win marks the 11th consecutive year the team finished either first or second at the state meet. Congratulations, Dragons!