Christoval girls cross-country takes first at district, results from area district meets
The Christoval girls cross country team took first place in the District 7-2A cross country meet on Oct. 11 one year after placing third at state.
Presley Polk, Kenadee Millican and Savannah Wood took the top three spots in the meet and finished the two-mile course in under 13 minutes.
"Our goal is to get all seven runners within 45 seconds of each other," coach Melissa Pump said. "I preach that the more that we pack together, and the tighter we are, then you're unstoppable at that point because the less gaps we have, the less people can try to break your group up."
While the Lady Cougars did not quite meet their goal of having all seven runners within 45 seconds of each other, all of the runners stayed within two minutes of each other and six of them finished in the top 10.
Last year, Madyson George and Wood finished 16th and 17th at state, respectively, and were the highest finishers for the Cougars. But for Plump, it is all about how the group finishes.
"I don't think even once this season we've talked about only individuals going," Pump said. "The only thing that we've ever preached and really thought about is that we need to close the gap and fill in, where if someone is having a rough day, then someone else can fill in."
The Lady Cougars and other Region I Class 2A-6A teams and individuals who qualified for the region meet will compete in Lubbock at Mae Simmons Park on Oct. 24 for a chance to go to state. The Region IV meet is held at Texas A&M Corpus Christi on the same day.
The Region II-A meet will be held in San Angelo at the Angelo State Intermural fields on Oct. 24.
Here are the results from the district meets across the Standard-Times coverage area.
DISTRICT 2-6A CROSS COUNTRY MEET
Note: Top 10 individuals and top three teams advance to the Region I-6A meet Oct. 24.
BOYS
Team Standings: 1. Midland Legacy 48; 2. Frenship 50; 3. Odessa Permian 58; 4. Odessa 97; 5. Midland High 124; San Angelo Central 148.
Individual top 10: 1. Blake Morrison, Frenship, 15:52.8; 2. Davin Merrill, Permian, 16:16.6; 3. Jose Almanza, Midland, 16:28.1; 4. Dylan Chico, Permian, 16:28.5; 5. John Abalos, Legacy, 16:35.7; 6. Jordan Flotte, Odessa, 16:40.5; 7. David Ruvzalcaba, Legacy, 16:48.1; 8. Cade Franklin, Frenship, 16:51.2; 9. Evan Munoz, Legacy, 17:00.7; 10. Brett Cram, Frenship, 17:04.0.
GIRLS
Team Standings: 1. Midland Legacy 19; 2. Frenship 57; 3. San Angelo Central 85; 4. Odessa Permian 101; 5. Odessa 109; 6. Midland Inc.
Individual top 10: 1. Abigail Hinojosa, Legacy, 18:40.7; 2. Zyla Deshone, Frenship, 18:47.4; 3. Mia Regalado, Legacy, 19:22.9; 4. Kyndall Jones, Legacy, 19:30.6; 5. Isabella Reyna, Legacy, 19:32.5; 6. Nicole Patel, Legacy, 19:46.4; 7. Marielly Kamali, Legacy, 19:47.3; 8. Lauren Griffin, Frenship, 20:08.5; 9. Naomi Bageant, San Angelo Central, 20:16.1; 10. Briannah Garcia, Permian, 20:27.1.
DISTRICT 5-4A CROSS COUNTRY MEET
Note: Top 10 individuals and top three teams advance to the Region I-4A meet Oct. 24.
BOYS
Team standings: 1. Levelland 33; 2. Big Spring 48; 3. San Angelo Lake View 79; 4. Snyder 100; 5. Estacado 121; 6. Sweetwater 131.
Individual top 10: 1. Don Rios, Big Spring, 17:57.43; 2. Jacob Marquez, Big Spring, 18:05.09; 3. Saul Hernandez, Levelland, 18:08.15; 4. Sterling Grey, Lake View, 18:15.59; 5. Ryan Jeannert, Levelland, 18:33.50; 6. Ben Childers, Levelland, 18:45.38; 7. Ben Kerr, Snyder, 18:49.65; 8. Zaden Carrillo, Levelland, 18:52.73; 9. Daniel Perez, Lake View, 19:04.25; 10. Michael Perez, Big Spring, 19:11.38.
GIRLS
Team standings: 1. Levelland 27; 2. Snyder 57; 3. Big Spring 73; 4. Lake View 90; 5. Estacado 107.
Individual top 10 (2-mile course): 1. Lily Rodriguez, Snyder, 13:38.78; 2. Evelyn Mendias, Levelland, 13:52.58; 3. Luna Jimenez, Big Spring, 13:57.23; 4. Ariani Lopez, Levelland, 14:09.38; 5. Avani Lopez, Levelland, 14:12.83; 6. Emily Ramirez, Levelland, 14:15.18; 7. Alezia Villarreal, Estacado, 14:23.86; 8. Anna Stelluti, Snyder, 14:24.99; 9. Brynli Estes, Snyder, 14:31.74; 10. Alanis Valderas, Levelland, 14:42.78.
DISTRICT 6-3A CROSS COUNTRY MEET
Note: Top 10 individuals and top three teams advance to the Region I-3A meet Oct. 24.
BOYS
Team Standings: 1. Tuscola Jim Ned 25; 2. Wall 37: 3. TLCA San Angelo 103; 4. Ballinger 111; 5. Grape Creek 128; 6. Clyde 123.
Individual top 10: 1. Kennt Pritchard, Jim Ned, 15:52.20; 2. Samuel Bryan, Jim Ned, 16:04.50; 3. Jacob Soto, Wall, 17:10.70; 4. Braxton Garcia, Wall, 17:39.30; 5. Ruben Rodriguez, Jim Ned, 17:50.50; 6. Ivan Rodriguez, Wall, 17:56.90; 7. Creed Kriles, Jim Ned, 17:58.10; 8. Jason Kinkead, TLCA San Angelo, 18:03.50; 9. Karter Killiam, Wall, 18:07.00; 10. Dawson Black, Jim Ned, 18:21.60.
GIRLS
Team Standings: 1. Jim Ned 46; 2. Wall 55; 3. Merkel 69; 4. Clyde 83; 5. Ballinger 88.
Individual top 10 (2-mile course): 1. McKenzie Lopez, Wall, 12:34.10; 2. Sky Phariss, Clyde, 12:44.10; 3. Hailey Von Willer, Jim Ned, 13:00.00; 4. Kensley Wade, Merkel, 13:00.00; 5. Kenzzie Covert, Wall, 13:03.30; 6. Matilda Galvan, Ballinger, 13:07.60; 7. Harlee Mikalik, Ballinger, 13:08.70; 8. Claire Von Willer, Jim Ned, 13:20.20; 9. Elli Harle, Jim Ned, 13:20.20; 10. Camryn Stone, Merkel, 13:29.60.
DISTRICT 7-2A CROSS COUNTRY MEET
Note: Top 10 individuals and top three teams advance to the Region I-2A meet Oct. 24.
BOYS
Team Standings: 1. Reagan County 33; 2. Christoval 64; 3. Eldorado 68; 4. Sonora 73; 5. Ozona 104; 6. Sterling City 175.
Individual top 10: 1. Julian Rodriguez, Reagan County, 17:47.08; 2. Saul Flores, Reagan County, 18:02.11; 3. Kyle Abilez, Christoval, 18:11.42; 4. Jayden Welborn, Sonora, 18:33.28; 5. Jordan Rodriguez, Reagan County, 18:38.09; 6. Eli Luna, Reagan County, 18:43.11; 7. Ben McCann, Christoval, 18:58.83; 8. Moses Ramirez, Ozona, 19:08.90; 9. Wyatt Killough, Sonora, 19:11.22; 10. Andrew Mcgee.
GIRLS
Team Standings: 1. Christoval 20; 2. Sonora 61; 3. Ozona 95; 4. Eldorado 105; 5. Reagan County 114; 6. Sterling City 135.
Individual top 10 (2-mile course): 1. Presley Polk, Christoval, 12:54.24; 2. Kenadee Millican, Christoval, 12:58.71; 3. Savannah Wood, Christoval, 12:59.65; 4. Micah Mcgee, Eldorado, 13:07.39; 5. Sophie Nemec, Christoval, 13:45.08; 6. Kendall Thorp, Sonora, 13:47.76; 7. Amaya Diaz, Reagan County, 13:48.34; 8. Cameron Ocha, Ozona, 13:55.97; 9. Jordyn Thomason, Christoval, 14:01.25; 10. Kayliegh Pump, Christoval, 14:05.66
DISTRICT 29-2A CROSS COUNTRY MEET
Note: Top 10 individuals and top three teams advance to the Region 4-2A meet Oct. 24.
BOYS
Team Results: 1. Mason 37; 2. Johnson City 44; 3. San Saba 61; 4. Junction 92; 5. Harper 131.
Individual Results: 1. Calixto Valencia, Junction, 18:25.15; 2. Antonio Perez, Johnson City, 18:26.26; 3. Garrett Lindsay, Mason, 18:41.66; 4. Julius Salinas, San Saba, 19:24.50; 5. Cade Dudney, Mason, 19:31.30; 6. Eric Yanez, San Saba, 19:40.83; 7. Zac Haley, Johnson City, 19:55.52; 8. Jacob Lewis, Goldthwaite, 10:10.94; 9. Angel Quintero, Mason, 20:17.61; 10. Caden Klingelhefer, Mason, 20:17.98.
GIRLS
Team Results: 1. Goldthwaite 23; 2. Mason 55; 3. Johnson City 59; 4. Harper 100.
Individual top 10 (2-mile course): 1. Emily Bartek, Goldthwaite, 12:16.76; 2. Rani House, Goldthwaite, 12:39.71; 3. Payten McGee, Golthwaite, 12:42.95; 4. Jackie Early, Johnson City, 12:52.35; 5. Clare White, Johnson City, 13:06.47; 6. Gracie Lehmberg, Mason, 13:14.56; 7. Shelbie Sherman, Harper, 13:17.56; 8. Rylie Hillis, Goldthwaite, 13:25.42; 9. Madison Wood, Goldthwaite, 13:32.01; 10. Adalie Thomas, Mason, 13:33.40.
DISTRICT 11-A CROSS COUNTRY MEET
Note: Top 10 individuals and top three teams advance to the Region 2-A meet Oct. 24.
BOYS
Team Results: 1. Veribest 25; 2. Robert Lee 31.
Individual Results: 1. Colton Bilyeu, Bronte, 19:25.55; 2. Tucker Cauley, Veribest, 19:33.74; 3. Andres Huerta, Garden City, 19:44.99; 4. Max Garcia, Robert Lee, 20:36.30; 5. Michael Beavers, Veribest, 20:40.99; 6. Presley Jost, Garden City, 20:49.20; 7. Dalton Abalos, Robert Lee, 21:12.08; 8. Nate Samaneigo, Robert Lee, 21:25.68; 9. Brayden Clark, Veribest, 21:39.52; 10. Peyton Larson, Veribest, 21:56.84.
GIRLS
Team Results: 1. Blackwell 27; 2. Garden City 53; 3. Irion County 61; 4. Robert Lee 103; 5. Veribest 108.
Individual top 10 (2-mile course): Berkley Callaway, Irion County, 14:06.46; Kinley Cummings, Blackwell, 14:38.49; 3. Emy Schwartz, Garden City, 14:38.49; 4. Addison Dove, Blackwell, 14:52.69; 5. Blakely Pritchard, Blackwell, 14:52.93; 6. Sadie Puchs, Garden City, 15:01.34; 7. Jaquelyn Saxton, Blackwell, 15:05.52; 8. Claire Eggmeyer, Garden City, 15:01.34; 9. Marlene Sanchez, Blackwell, 15:38.14; 10. Ellie Storey, Veribest, 16:01.11.
This article originally appeared on San Angelo Standard-Times: High school sports: Cross country results from district meets
