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Former Colleyville Heritage stand-out, Sophie Leathers, helps lead Arkansas State XC to third-straight SBC Championship
A couple of former Dallas-Fort Worth area cross country athletes shined on Friday morning as Arkansas State swept the Sun Belt Cross Country Championship Meet. The win marks Arkansas State women's cross country team's third consecutive SBC Championship and the men's win marks the first time Arkansas State has won both women's and men's titles in a decade. Two runners from the women's team are known in the DFW area:
Sophie Leathers - Colleyville Heritage Alumna
Leathers finished third overall on Friday morning with a time of 17:38.1 at the Sun Belt championship meet. Finishing third in the race is only the latest accomplishment that Leathers has had with her running career. So far, Leathers has had an outstanding collegiate career where she has posted a 17:37.0 personal best in the 5K and a 21:46.9 personal best in the 6K.
Leathers had a great high school career with Colleyville Heritage where she helped lead the team to their first-ever UIL State Championship appearance during her senior season. Leathers was also a strong track runner for the Panthers and continues to run track at Arizona State.
Sarah Trammel - Burleson Centennial Alumna
Trammel finished 17th overall on Friday to help secure Arkansas State's championship win. Trammel has also posted a great collegiate career so far with an 18:26.2 personal best in the 5K as well as a 22:56.1 personal best in the 6K.
Trammel had an excellent high school career where she finished fourth at state in 2018. During the 2019 track season, Trammel competed in the UIL State Championship meet. Trammel also runs track for Arkansas State.
Only One Remains- The Steele Knights
The week of Christmas looked different for several San Antonio Area teams as they practiced, worked out, prepped and played a football game- all while squeezing in precious family time for the Holiday Season.
After many close games, and many hard fought battles over the week, but the Cibolo Steele Knights are the only San Antonio area team remaining in the UIL Football playoffs. The Knights took down Laredo United South on Saturday, December 26 in Corpus Christi. Taking a lead early, the Knights were able to hold on to the reigns throughout the game, ultimately winning 41-17.
by Bradley Collier
The Knights have a lot of talent, and grit. Stopping Arkansas State commit, Wyatt Begeal has proven to be difficult in the playoffs this year. Likewise, receiver Rhenden Lopez continues to be a threat. And with the help of Tevon Cortez's pick 6 last game, the Steele Defense continues to prove to be tough!
The playoffs pressure is not new for the Knights, having advanced to the Regional round 9 out of the last 11 seasons, but there's still always the want for more than just the Regional round! They want that same feeling they had after winning the 2010 State Championship- they want that title again!
Photo from Steele Twitter
Steele (9-3) will take on the very tough Austin Westlake (11-0) in the Division I State Quarterfinals on Saturday at 2pm. The game will be played at the Reeves Athletic Complex in Round Rock.
Best of Luck Knights!