In what feels like the blink of an eye, the first series of TAPPS Fall championships has come and gone.
Over the course of this past week, dozens of teams from around the state converged at the Cottonwood Creek Golf Course in Waco, TX to contend for TAPPS supremacy.
By the end of the 6A race, Antonian College Prep (Boys) -- led by John Boland (2nd), Jonavan Lott (8th), and Luke Wurzbach (10th) -- would ultimately claim first prize, with Houston St. Thomas trailing just behind in the overall standings.
Out of Dallas, the Ursuline Academy Bears went on to secure the girls' state title, thanks to the efforts of Presley Andras (3rd) and Marit Beckman (7th). However, the Antonian Prep Apaches featured the top-two finishers in Micaela Villarreal and Alexandra Johnson, resulting in a second-place team score.
In the TAPPS-5A competition, the San Antonio Christian School (SACS) boys team took gold by a land-slide, with Adrian Rule (1st), Nathan Womack (4th), Christian Tarver (8th), and Collin Vines (14th) headlining the group.
Meanwhile, Legacy Prep Christian Academy (LPCA) edged out Grace Community for the distinction of 5A Girls champions, after Emily Kacher (4th), Charlotte Freeman (8th), and Evelyn Griffin (12th) wound up in the Top-15.
More from Houston, the St. John XXIII Lions featured numerous runners who excelled -- particularly Chris Pietrak who finished fourth overall in the Boys 6A race (16:32.27), and Averi Garrity who took the No. 9 spot (12:25.19) in the 2-mile Girls 6A run.
Individually, other the stand-outs include TMI Episcopal's Wells Peterson (1st in 6A Boys), Brentwood Christian's Harper Counts (1st in 5A Girls), Fort Worth Christian's Hunter Hinrichsen (2nd in 5A Boys), Austin Regents' Amelia Weenig (2nd in 5A Boys), FBCA's Elijah Savage (3rd in 5A Boys), Grace Community's Emma Goetz (3rd in 5A Girls), Liberty Christian-Argyle's Madeleine Hollan (4th in 6A Girls).
All that being said, here is the composite list of results from this past week's competition.
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TAPPS-6A (BOYS)
TEAM RESULTS (5K):
1st Place -- Antonian College Prep Apaches (Total Score: 48)
2nd Place -- St. Thomas Eagles (50)
3rd Place -- TMI Episcopal Panthers (118)
4th Place -- St. John XXIII Lions (132)
5th Place -- Central Catholic Buttons (135)
Individual Results:
1. Wells Peterson - TMI Episcopal (16:06.25)
2. John Boland - Antonian CP (16:15.61)
3. Ethan Garza - TMI Episcopal (16:22.56)
4. Chris Pietrak - St. John XXIII (16:32.27)
5. Isaac Knape - St. Thomas (16:42.90)
6. Mason Collete - St. Pius X (16:43.96)
7. Jaden Stephenson - St. Thomas (16:47.68)
8. Jonavon Lott - Antonian CP (16:52.41)
9. Caleb Kyburz - St. Dominic Savio (16:59.33)
10. Luke Wurzbach - Antonian CP (17:02.88)
11. Bryce Farrell - St. Thomas (17:11.19)
12. Channing Shaeffer - Antonian CP (17:11.72)
13. James Glenn - St. Thomas (17:15.95)
14. Shaun Benesch - St. Thomas (17:16.91)
15. Graham Lively - St. Pius X (17:20.42)
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TAPPS-6A (GIRLS)
TEAM RESULTS (2 MILES):
1st Place -- Ursuline Academy Bears (Total Score: 80)
2nd Place -- Antonian College Prep Apaches (98)
3rd Place -- Liberty Christian-Argyle Warriors (128)
4th Place -- FW Nolan Catholic Vikings (143)
5th Place -- St. John XXIII Lions (164)
Individual Results:
1. Micaela Villarreal - Antonian CP (11:35.70)
2. Alexandra Johnson - Antonian CP (11:37.85)
3. Presley Andras - Ursuline Academy (11:56.33)
4. Madeleine Hollan - Liberty Christian-Argyle (11:58.68)
5. Georgia Geisinger - FW Nolan Catholic (12:05.71)
6. Abby Spiars - Plano John Paul II (12:07.51)
7. Marit Beckman - Ursuline Academy (12:18.09)
8. Lucy Lamy - Austin St. Michaels (12:21.09)
9. Averi Garrity - St. John XXIII (12:25.19)
10. Simone Edwards - Frisco Legacy Christian (12:26.36)
11. Avery Frank - St. Dominic Savio (12:30.67)
12. Linda Smith - Austin St. Michaels (12:33.20)
13. Sophie De Silva - St. Agnes Academy (12:35.06)
14. Emma Cordova - FW Nolan Catholic (12:36.16)
15. Summer Morrissey - Concordia Lutheran (12:44.31)
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TAPPS-5A (BOYS)
TEAM RESULTS (5K):
1st Place -- San Antonio Christian School (SACS) Lions (Total Score: 50)
2nd Place -- Fort Worth Christian Cardinals (154)
3rd Place -- Midland Christian School Mustangs (181)
4th Place -- Lutheran South Academy Pioneers (184)
5th Place -- SA Saint Mary's Hall Barons (213)
Individual Results:
1. Adrian Rule -- SACS (16:17.00)
2. Hunter Hinrichsen - FW Christian (16:29.40)
3. Elijah Savage - Fort Bend Christian Academy (16:57.96)***
4. Nathan Womack - SACS (16:59.88)
5. Jeremy Gaitan - Lutheran South Academy (17:03.63)
6. Monroe Gaddis - Tyler Grace Community (17:30.57)
7. Braden Belew - Midland Christian (17:33.56)
8. Christian Tarver - SACS (17:41.34)
9. Diego Rivera - Bay Area Christian (17:42.50)
10. Diego Sanchez - Cristo Rey CP (17:51.49)
11. Josh Endler - The Woodlands Christian (17:52.31)
12. Emerson Aiken - FW Southwest Christian (17:56.65)
13. Noah Pasuquin - Logos Prep Academy (17:58.27)
14. Collin Vines - SACS (18:02.86)
15. Layne Bautz - Legacy Prep (18:11.00)
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TAPPS-5A (GIRLS)
TEAM RESULTS (2 MILES):
1st Place -- Legacy Prep Christian Academy (LPCA) Lions (Total Score: 80)
2nd Place -- Grace Community School Cougars (90)
3rd Place -- San Antonio Christian School (SACS) Lions (153)
4th Place -- Austin Regents School Knights (192)
5th Place -- Midland Christian School Mustangs (196)
Individual Results:
1. Harper Counts - Brentwood Christian (11:57.11)
2. Amelia Weenig - Austin Regents (12:01.38)
3. Emma Goetz - Grace Community (12:27.53)
4. Emily Kacher - LPCA (12:37.59)
5. Sophia Belcher - Grapevine Faith (12:44.70)
6. Casey Goetz - Grace Community (12:49.65)
7. Elaina Formica - The Woodlands Christian (12:56.03)
8. Kinsley Williams - Lubbock Trinity Christian (12:56.42)
9. Charlotte Freeman - LPCA (12:58.75)
10. Margaret Hunter - SACS (13:10.95)
11. Addison Matthews - Grace Community (13:11.42)
12. Evelyn Griffin - LPCA (13:22.56)
13. Madeline Hellen - Frassati Catholic (13:23.71)
14. Hailyn Counts - Brentwood Christian (13:28.12)
15. Jill Hilliard - SACS (13:33.36)
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