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Big First Day for UIL State Cross Country
A beautiful day in central Texas as UIL hosted day 1 of the UIL State Cross Country Meets. With 1A, 3A and 5A boys and girls races all held on Monday, the day was exciting.
Freshmen girls took honors across the board today! All three divisions were won by newbies- freshmen on the course for the first time!
1A: Taytum Goodman - Earth Springlake with a time of 11:18- 2 mile
3A: Yierra Flemings - Cameron Yoe High School with a time of 11:48- 2 mile
5A: Isabel Conde De Frankenberg - Cedar Park High School with a time of 17:10- 5K
The team titles were exciting, but ultimately most came with commanding victories:
1A Girls:
1st: Nazareth High School
2nd: Cumby Miller Grove
3rd: Imperial Buena Vista
1A Boys:
1st: Cumby Miller Grove
2nd: Saltillo High School
3rd: Jayton High School
3A Girls:
1st: Lago Vista
2nd: Holliday High School
3rd: San Antonio Cole
3A Boys:
1st: Presidio High School
2nd: Valley View High School
3rd: Whitesboro High School
5A Girls:
1st: Boerne Champion
2nd: Grapevine High School
3rd: Colleyville Heritage
5A Boys:
1st: Grapevine High School
2nd: Boerne Champion
3rd: Denton High School
We caught up with the UIL 3rd place seniors Claire Compher, Felisa Saheib (University of Central Arkansas Commit) and Mia Soo Hoo from Colleyville Heritage and what they did to earn their spot on the podium.
Boys Individual winners ran strong 5K's and had incredible times as well- check out the results here!
1A: Isaiah Billingsley- Miller Grove with a time of 15:22
3A: William Boyce- Onalaska High School with a time of 15:38
5A: Walker St. John- Grapevine High School with a time of 14:42
The 5A boys Championship title came down to the final wire when Grapevine's Walker St. John came from behind to beat out Lubbock High School's, Isaac Alonzo. We caught up with the winner following the race, and he was excited!
The State meet will continue in Round Rock on Tuesday, beginning at 9:00am. Here is the remaining schedule for all classifications.
9:00- 2A Girls
9:45- 2A Boys
11:45- 4A Girls
12:30- 4A Boys
2:30- 6A Girls
3:15- 6A Boys
It was a great day one, and looking forward to wrapping up a great season tomorrow!
Boerne Champion Goes One- Two!
An unforgettable season comes to an end with a defending State Championship for the girls and State Runner-Up title for the boys of Boerne Champion.
The Chargers came into the UIL 5A race a favorite, but so were a few other teams. Both boys & girls teams went into the day against some tough competition, and they performed exceptionally well.
The Lady Chargers, came out of Regionals as runner-up to Dripping Springs, but went into today ready to win it all. Leading the team was junior, Anastacia Gonzales. Finishing 3rd over all with a time of 17:32, "Chachi", as she goes by, was the first in for the Chargers. Gonzales said she could really feel it at the 2 mile mark, but wouldn't stop, "I just told myself the entire time I just had to do it for the team, and stay strong- and the last 300meters I just gave it all." As McKenzie Bailey from Georgetown High School came creeping up on her at the finish line, she reminded herself that every point mattered and held out for 3rd and a spot on the podium.
Shortly after Chachi, was junior Kate Williams at 17:54 and a spot in the top 10! Molly Breuer(12), Savanna Alt(12), and Josey Whitaker(10) were the other top runners for the State Champions. The girls left it all on the line, and showed true teamwork to earn that title.
Kate Williams & Ava Rideout
The boys took to the course following the girls, looking to do better than their 3rd place finish in 2019 and they did that! The boys finished 2nd overall with only Grapevine ahead of them. Leading the team was Senior, Foster Wilfong with a final time of 14:58. Foster competed in the UIL State race all four years of his high school career, and this year he finished 4th overall. Foster will continue his running career in college, but currently between a few schools. Helping the team to its runner-up finish was also Christopher Martinez (12), Camden Vicknair (11), Devin Duran(12) and Hunter Lampkin (11). The team averaged a time of 15:51 on the 5K and finished with a total of 104 points.
Foster Wilfong sprinting to 4th place Finish
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