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Cross Country – District Results

The dust has settled at Houston-area District Cross Country Championships.  This is how the races played out:

5A Region 2 - District 13

Top Girls Teams:

Kingwood - 22

Klein - 49

Atascocita - 89

Top 10 Runners:

1. Sandie Raines, Kingwood
2. Diana Evans, Klein
3. Grace Howley, Kingwood
4. Janae Bottoms, Klein
5. Megan Flanagan, Kingwood
6. Brianna Jackson, Spring
7. Abby Guidry, Kingwood
8. Claire Hodges, Kingwood
9. Erin Gallagher, Kingwood
10. Cheyenne Morrison Ros, Klein Oak

Kingwood’s Sandie Raines was District 13 Champion and finished well ahead of the rest of the field.  The team looked good behind her with only a 28-second gap between their next four runners.  Klein was led by gutsy performances from Diana Evans and Janae Bottoms who led the first half of the race and broke up the Mustang herd.   Shelby Mason showed Atascocita the way to the bronze with a dominating performance over the rest of the field.  Spring did not field a full team but will be represented by top-ten finisher Brianna Jackson.  Spring teammate Paulina Parra also showed well by finishing 16^th in the field of 57 runners.  Cheyenne Morrison Ros closed hard at the finish and will represent Klein Oak in Region competition.

Top Boys Teams:

Kingwood - 33

Klein Oak - 68

Klein - 78

Top 10 Runners:

1. Brad Dohner, Klein Oak
2. Benjamin Howell, Klein
3. Sergio Rodriguez, Kingwood
4. Glen Kelly, Kingwood
5. Domonique Baptiste, Klein
6. Mark Cook, Klein Oak
7. Charles Mills, Kingwood
8. Ricardo Durand, Westfield
9. Andrew Maritim, Kingwood
10. Carlos Garza, Kingwood

Klein edges Atascocita by two points to claim the third ticket to Region.  Ben Howell and Domonique Baptiste led the Klein team with top-ten performances.  Atascocita harriers Clay Harris (11^th) and Andres Espinosa (12^th) finish just outside the top ten.  Senior Ricardo Durand has been coming on strong and will represent Westfield at regionals.

5A Region 2 - District 14

Top Girls Teams:

The Woodlands - 27

College Park - 41

A&M Consolidated - 88

Top 10 Runners:

1. Karis Jochen, A&M Consolidated
2. Katie Jensen, College Park
3. Madi McLellan, The Woodlands
4. Ashley Guidot, The Woodlands
5. Katie Willard, The Woodlands
6. Grace Huryn, The Woodlands
7. Kailey Hill, College Park
8. Katie Killeen, College Park
9. Abby Piontek, The Woodlands
10. Chrystina Caviedes, College Park

The Woodlands won easily with all five runners finishing in the top 10.  College Park looked good also with four in the top ten.  Karis Jochen ran her best race of the season thus far, polishing off the three-mile course in only 16 minutes and 52 seconds.  The A&M Consol team followed her lead and edged out Lufkin by five points.  Lufkin’s Morgan True (13^th) finished just outside the top 10 and all their other runners were ahead of the Consol girls but it just wasn’t enough to overcome Jochen’s dominating performance.

Top Boys Teams:

The Woodlands - 30

College Park – 33

Conroe Oak Ridge - 89

Top 10 Runners:

1. Adam Davidson, The Woodlands
2. Connor Meaux, College Park
3. Gus Roman, A&M Consolidated
4. Eric Kroon, The Woodlands
5. William Moessinger, College Park
6. Cooper Burner, College Park
7. Brigham Hedges, The Woodlands
8. Logan Emery, The Woodlands
9. James Wolhart, College Park
10. Rick Hawley, The Woodlands

In a familiar scenario, The Woodlands puts all five scorers within the top ten.  This time Adam Davidson took the lead and was District 14 Champion.   But College Park gave good competition, placing four in the top ten led by a second-place finish by Connor Meaux.   Gus Roman makes the podium for A&M Consol.  Conroe Oak Ridge edged out Consol by only three points to finish third and advance to Region competition.   Oak Ridge was led by the trio of Justin Barrett, Luis Alvarez and Zach LaDoe who led the pack with a tight 46-second spread over their five scoring runners. 

5A Region 3 - District 17

Top Girls Teams:

Cypress Fairbanks - 26

Cypress Woods - 51

Cypress Creek - 76

Top 10 Runners:

1. Lauren Fritz, Cypress Fairbanks
2. Haley Deakens, Cypress Creek
3. Faith Banker, Cypress Fairbanks
4. Emily Willingham, Cypress Fairbanks
5. Kara Sanstrom, Cypress Woods
6. Kelly Robinson, Cypress Creek
7. Rebecca Powers, Cypress Ridge
8. Kassandra Luna, Cypress Fairbanks
9. Madison Gilcrease, Cypress Woods
10. Haley Culpepper, Cypress Fairbanks

As expected Cypress Fairbanks dominated District 17.  Cy-Fair senior Lauren Fritz showed experience pays and was crowned District Champion.  Four of Cy-Fair’s top runners are seniors.  There may be a big change-up in District 17 next year. Cypress Woods and Cypress Ridge are young teams and have a bright future.  Freshman Rebecca Powers is showing the way and will represent Cypress Ridge in regional competition.  She led the Cy-Ridge team with a top-ten finish.  The Ridge overcame Cy-Ranch in convincing fashion 117 to 131 in the team competition.  But Cypress Ranch is also a young team with most of their frontrunners being underclassmen and they maintained a tight 43-second gap so they will be a team to watch next season.

Top Boys Teams:

Cypress Woods - 43

Cypress Creek - 53

Cypress Ridge - 113

Top 10 Runners:

1. Zach Quinlan, Cypress Woods
2. Matt Parmley, Cypress Creek
3. Connor Hansen, Cypress Woods
4. Stephen Medlin, Cypress Creek
5. Harrison Krantz, Cypress Woods
6. Luis Torres, Cypress Ridge
7. Robbie Jenkins, Cypress Falls
8. Blake Tepera, Cypress Woods
9. Julian Franklin, Cypress Creek
10. Ian Cazarez, Cypress Lakes

District 17 was a battle indeed.  Cy-Woods prevailed against Cy-Creek for the team title with their leader Zach Quinlan claiming the District Champion crown.  Team-mate Connor Hansen also made the podium with a solid performance.  Cy-Creek was led by Matt Parmley’s second place finish.  Cypress Ridge pulled off a big upset for the third spot.  They were led by senior Luis Torres who gave them a good frontrunner within the top ten and junior Jonathan Mayorga who finished just outside the top ten in 11^th place. Cy-Ridge fifth scorer was sophomore Matthew Marocelli who sealed the victory with a 41^st place finish.  Robbie Jenkins will represent Cypress Falls and Ian Cazarez will represent Cypress Lakes at the Region competition. 

5A Region 3 - District 18

Top Girls Teams:

Aldine MacArthur - 20

Alief Hastings – 57

Alief Elsik - 74

Top 10 Runners:

1. Debra Taylor, Alief Elsik
2. Destiny Garza, MacArthur
3. Mariam Hernandez, MacArthur
4. Diana Aviles, MacArthur
5. Laura Delgado, MacArthur
6. Yamilex Jaramillo, MacArthur
7. Abigail Rodriguez, Nimitz
8. Nekita Bailey, Hastings
9. Karina Martinez, Hastings
10. Vera Melendez, Hastings

Freshman Debra Taylor won the District Champion crown and showed Elsik the way to Region.  Destiny Garza led a very strong MacArthur team to the Title.  Hastings put three in the top to clinch silver.  Sophomore Abigail Rodriguez had a great showing in the top ten and will represent Nimitz at the regional meet.  Senior from Eisenhower, Yara Cruz, ran very well but finished just outside the top ten.

Top Boys Teams:

Aldine MacArthur - 29

Hastings - 50

Alief Elsik - 75

Top 10 Runners:

1. Babiker Babiker, Elsik
2. Anthony Hamilton, Elsik
3. Juan Fraga, MacArthur
4. Omar Hassan, Hastings
5. Oscar Garcia, MacArthur
6. Osvaldo Hernandez, MacArthur
7. Jorge Acosta, MacArthur
8. Michael Bautista, MacArthur
9. Julio Reyes, MacArthur
10. Alejandro Guerrero, Hastings

MacArthur dominated District 18 with six runners in the top ten.  Hastings, whose presence was hardly felt in the pre-season, made a strong showing for second led by Omar Hassan.  Elsik maintained third with frontrunners Babiker Babiker, the District Champion, and Anthony Hamilton.  Of note, all of the top ten finishers in District 18 were seniors, so this opens the door next season for tough underclassmen such as Jersen Andrade, freshman from Taylor, to make their move up.

5A Region 3 - District 19

Top Girls Teams:

Katy - 29

Seven Lakes - 47

Cinco Ranch - 98

Top 10 Runners:

1. Emily Voss, Katy
2. Khayla Patel, Houston Memorial
3. Erica Brown, Seven Lakes
4. Lauren Roberts, Katy
5. Emily Kech, Cinco Ranch
6. Kacie Corbin, Seven Lakes
7. Katie Haring, Katy
8. Jessica Thurman, Katy
9. Lindsey Roberts, Katy
10. Eva Vigh, Katy

Katy dominated District 19 as expected led by six runners in the top ten and a District Championship performance by Emily Voss.  Seven Lakes held strongly onto second with frontrunners Erica Brown and Kacie Corbin. Emily Kech led the team of Cinco Ranch to an upset over Katy Taylor for third.  Freshman Khayla Patel continued her rise and won silver at the District meet.  She will represent Houston Memorial at the Region III competition.

Top Boys Teams:

Strake Jesuit - 35

Seven Lakes – 66

Cinco Ranch - 84

Top 10 Runners:

1. Frank Lara, Strake Jesuit
2. R J Ammons, Strake Jesuit
3. Carlos Arias, Houston Memorial
4. Kevin Dean, Seven Lakes
5. Karson Wilder, Katy
6. Will Mather, Cinco Ranch
7. Grant Meloche, Cinco Ranch
8. Ryan Brenkus, Seven Lakes
9. Gus Raskosky, Strake Jesuit
10. Colin Thompson, Strake Jesuit

Strake Jesuit performed very well to win the District crown and also won the individual title with Frank Lara and runner-up with R J Ammons.  Seven Lakes pulls an upset over Cinco Ranch.  Kevin Dean and Ryan Brenkus lead the team with top-ten finishes.  However Cinco Ranch also had two top finishers in Will Mather and Grant Meloche.  Carlos Arias shined for Houston Memorial.  He made the podium and punched a ticket to the Region race.

5A Region 3 - District 20

Top Girls Teams:

Houston Lamar - 17

Houston Bellaire - 52

Houston Carnegie Vanguard - 85

Top 10 Runners:

1.  Lexi Reamer, Lamar
2.  Jordan Reeves, Lamar
3. Katie Black, Lamar
4. Jasper Gregory, Lamar
5. Emily Johnson, Bellaire
6. Lizzie Gray, Carnegie Vanguard
7. Hanna Gant, Lamar
8. Melissa Aleman, Bellaire
9. Abby Eymontt, Carnegie Vanguard
10. Xochitl Mora, Sam Houston MST

Lamar almost pulls off a perfect score for the District 17 title, with Lexi Reamer leading as District Champion.  Bellaire places two in the top ten.  Carnegie Vanguard punches the third ticket to Region with their leaders, sophomore Lizzie Gray and freshman Abby Eymontt.  Xochitl Mora will represent MST at the regional competition.

Top Boys Teams:

Houston Bellaire - 38

Houston Lamar - 48

Houston MST - 93

Top 10 Runners:

1.  Kimball Streeter, Bellaire
2. Jeremy Lewis, Lamar
3. Elias Phillipo, Westbury
4. Jeffrey Granados, Bellaire
5. Tim Messen, Carnegie Vanguard
6. Nathan Biship, Lamar
7. Christopher Rodriguez, Chavez
8. Alex Sommers, Lamar
9. Reed Julius, Westbury
10. Michael Gonzalez, MST

Bellaire wins the title with Lamar giving a good challenge as expected.  Kimball Streeter pulls off an upset and is District Champion over Jeremy Lewis.  Houston MST gets the third spot with leader Michael Gonzalez’s top-ten finish.   Houston Chavez will be represented at Region by Chris Rodriguez.  Tim Messen will represent Carnegie Vanguard.  And Westbury will have two at Region in Elias Phillipo and Reed Julius.

5A Region 3 - District 23

Top Girls Teams:

Fort Bend Clements - 46

Fort Bend Kempner - 52

Fort Bend Austin - 96

Top 10 Runners:

1. Sylvia LeBlanc, Clements
2. Leighanne Rivera, Kempner
3. Madison Trees, Kempner
4. Hannah Patterson, Clements
5. Sara Lamendola, Austin
6. Audrey Spitz, Dulles
7. Jessica Monail, Elkins
8. Anita Vinjamuri, Austin
9. Connor Ryder, Travis
10. Jordan Loya, Clements

Sylvia LeBlanc leads Clements to the District crown with a Championship time of 18:39 for the 5K, meeting national elite standard.  But Kempner puts up a great battle with Leighanne Rivera and Madison Trees leading the way.  Austin wins third with Sara Lamendola and Anita Vinjamuri making the top ten.  Dulles will get representation from Audrey Spitz.  Jessica Monail will represent Elkins.  And Connor Ryder will represent Travis in Region competition.

Top Boys Teams:

Fort Bend Clements - 45

Fort Bend Kempner - 49

Fort Bend Bush - 79

Top 10 Runners:

1. Dandre Lewis, Bush
2. Michael Erickson, Clements
3. Jesus Morales, Bush
4. Christian Rivera, Kempner
5. Brooks Cligman, Clements
6. Preston Willis, Kempner
7. Arturo Goff, Kempner
8. Liam Walker, Clements
9. Michael Thane, Dulles
10. Matt Hanes, Dulles

Clements upsets Kempner for the District 23 Championship, with three in the top ten led by Michael Erickson’s second-place finish.  Kempner holds on for second also with three in the top ten.  Dandre Lewis is District Champion and leads Bush to the third-place finish and a ticket to Region competition.  Dulles gets region representation with Michael Thane and Matt Hanes.

5A Region 3 - District 24

Top Girls Teams:

Clear Falls - 40

Clear Lake - 54

Clear Springs - 63

Top 10 Runners:

1. Sarah Godfrey, Clear Falls
2. Fernanda Horillo, Clear Springs
3. Sierra Solis, Clear Springs
4. Michaela Lombardi, Clear Springs
5. Sarah Godfrey, Clear Falls
6. Cami Carrasco, Clear Falls
7. Allison Halloran, Clear Lake
8. Maggy Mulholland, Clear Falls
9. Kate Halloran, Clear Lake
10. Emma Robertson, Clear Creek

Clear Falls pulls off the upset!  They put an end to Clear Lake’s incredible 16-year winning streak.  The Falls were led by Sarah Godfrey who was the District Champion and placed four runners in the top ten.  Clear Lake hangs on for second with Allison Halloran and Kate Halloran leading the way.  Clear Springs wins third easily, taking three of the top spots with Fernanda Horillo, Sierra Solis and Michaela Lombardi.  Clear Creek will get Region representation by Emma Robertson. 

Top Boys Teams:

Clear Lake – 41

Clear Falls - 57

Freeport Brazoswood - 61

Top 10 Runners:

1. Xavier Jimenez, Brazoswood
2. Tyler Martin, Clear Creek
3. Chase Johnson, Clear Lake
4. Christopher Landin, Brazoswood
5. Emilo Marquez, Dickinson
6. Micah Castillo, Clear Falls
7. Cameron Mackwell, Clear Lake
8. James Spanial, Clear Falls
9. Matt Lovelace, Clear Lake
10. Chris Scott, Clear Lake

The Clear Lake team and Xavier Jimenez of Brazoswood dominated as expected.  The Lake put five runners in the top ten.   Clear Falls was second thanks to strong showings by Micah Castillo and James Spanial leading the way.  Tyler Martin won silver and will represent Clear Creek at Region competition.  Emilo Marquez will represent Dickinson.