BOYSSO#1/US#12 Southlake Carroll TX hosted the inaugural Carroll Invitational. Plano West TX took team honors with 75 points, leaving 2 South ranked teams in its wake. Southlake Carroll captured silver with 83, without the services of their strong usual #3. SO#6 Ft Worth North Side TX was next with 108. Southlake Carroll jr Colby Lowe, the #8 National Foot Locker returnee, cruised home in 15:31 for the individual title. Soph teammate CJ Brown grabbed the runner-up spot in 16:03 followed by Ft Worth North Side sr Jose Balleza in 16:23. Southlake Carroll coach Robert Ondrasek said, “Colby’s time is very good on that course, which is demanding with some hills, lots of turns in and out of the woods, and running through creeks. We’re looking forward to next week (Texas A&M) where we get to see some of the Houston-area teams.” Next: Southlake Carroll at Texas A&M Invite, Ft Worth North Side at Jennifer Tyde Invite Southlake Carroll Invite - Sept 9 Bob Jones Park, Southlake, TX 5000 meters full results
Top Teams: 1. Plano West, 75 2. Southlake Carroll-Green, 83 3. Ft Worth North Side, 108 4. Decatur, 119 5. Keller, 137 Top Individuals: 1. Colby Lowe, Southlake Carroll-Green, 15:31 2. CJ Brown, Southlake Carroll-Green, 16:03 3. Jose Balleza, Ft Worth North Side, 16:23 4. James Hodges, Paradise, 16:34 5. Andrew Wittwer, Keller, 16:43 Top Plano West finishers: 9 Ippen, Kevin Plano West 5:27.9 16:58.68 7 12 Hurst, Reuben Plano West 5:30.0 17:05.05 10 13 Richards, Michael Plano West 5:30.8 17:07.62 11 25 Doyle, Connor Plano West 5:42.7 17:44.54 23 26 Brunson, Steven Plano West 5:43.2 17:46.05 24 40 Miller, Matthew Plano West 5:49.7 18:06.37 38 Top Southlake Carroll finishers: 1 Lowe, Colby JR Southlake VG CC 5:00.0 15:31.97 1 2 Brown, CJ SO Southlake VG CC 5:10.2 16:03.67 2 14 Toure, Ahmed SO Southlake VG CC 5:31.2 17:08.74 12 18 Ondrasek, Kyle JR Southlake VG CC 5:37.2 17:27.53 16 37 Garner, Evan SO Southlake CC 5:49.2 18:04.85 35 54 Lucious, Chandler JR Southlake VG CC 5:54.9 18:22.60 52 Top Ft Worth North Side finishers: 3 Balleza, Jose North S CC 5:16.6 16:23.58 3 10 Garcia, Ramiro North S CC 5:29.5 17:03.50 8 20 Armijo, Oscar North S CC 5:38.0 17:29.87 18 32 Raya, Ruben North S CC 5:46.2 17:55.34 30 51 Hernandez, Jose North S CC 5:54.2 18:20.34 49 52 Lara, Fabian North S CC 5:54.4 18:20.99 50 SO#2/US#19 A&M Consolidated TX and SO#3/US#21 The Woodlands TX tangled at the Montgomery Invite. The Woodlands prevailed 26-43, placing 5 in the top 9. A&M Consolidated sr Duncan Phillips, the defending state champ, followed the pace of Woodlands sr Alex Neff (5:01 1st mile) on this demanding course before hammering the final 800 meters. His winning time was 15:09, while Neff held on for 2nd in 15:17. The Woodlands coach Dan Green commented, “We were without 3 of our top 7, but for the second week in a row our depth prevailed. Next week is the Texas A&M Invite where we’ll see, among others, Southlake Carroll, A&M Consolidated, and Kingwood. We’ll have to have a great effort to win that one.” Next: The Woodlands and A&M Consolidated join a loaded field at the Texas A&M Invite Montgomery Invite - Sept 9 Montgomery HS, Montgomery, TX just short of 5000 meters Top Woodlands finishers: 2 NEFF, ALEX, 15:17 3 DOWNEY, BRYAN, 15:40 4 BLAIR, EVAN, 15:44 8 VANHORN, BOBBY, 16:02 9 SPEARMAN,RICHIE, 16:09 SO#4 Kingwood TXwith 5 in the top 12 and a fine 27 second 1-5 spread, tallied 33 for an easy win at the Mayde Creek Invite. Cedar Park TX, led by overall winner sr Ben Wroblewski in 15:26, edged Strake Jesuit 62-77 for 2nd followed by host Mayde Creek with 77. Next: Kingwood at the Texas A&M Invite Mayde Creek Invite - Sept 9 Bear Creek Park, Katy, TX 3 miles + 34 yards Top Team Scores: 1 33 Kingwood 2 62 Cedar Park 3 67 Strake Jesuit 4 77 Mayde Creek Top Individuals: 1 15:26 Ben Wroblewski, Cedar Park 2 15:27 Ryan Bennett, Kingwood 3 15:37 Kevin Kleingutl, Kingwood 4 15:37 Alex Luna, Mayde Creek 5 15:38 Greg Casar, Strake Jesuit Top Kingwood finishers: 2 15:27 Ryan Bennett 3 15:37 Kevin Kleingutl 8 15:47 Grant Bugner 11 15:50 Ryan Snapp 12 15:54 Eoghan Dalton Top Cedar Park finishers: 1 15:26 Ben Wroblewski 6 15:46 Sam Bushong 10 15:50 Chris Gassaway 24 16:13 Nico Medrano 27 16:14 David Ngyuen Top Strake Jesuit finishers: 5 15:38 Greg Casar 13 15:57 Jake Delouche 16 15:59 Greg York 18 16:00 Robert Ontko 19 16:03 James Webb Top Mayde Creek finishers: 4 15:37 Alex Luna 14 15:57 Julian Duarte 17 15:59 Eric Doll 20 16:10 Ani Sen 28 16:17 David Salgado SO#5 Cinco Ranch TXgot its 1st win of the young season at the Rice Invite with 42 points, ahead of College Park’s 62. Cinco Ranch jr Zac Flowers and sr Kyle Goldsmith led the pack, finishing 1-2 in 10:05 and 10:11 for 3200 meters. Next: Cinco Ranch at the Texas A&M Invite Rice Invitational - Sept 9 Rice University, Houston, TX 3200 meters Top Teams: 1. 42 Cinco Ranch (1-2-9-13-17-20-31) Average: 10:33.80 2. 62 College Park (5-10-14-15-18-32-34) Average: 10:48.80 Top finishers: 1 Flowers, Zac, Cinco Ranch, 10:05 2 Goldsmith, Kyle, Cinco Ranch, 10:11 3 Cook, Michael, Magnolia, 10:15 4 Shaw, Blake, Cypress Falls, 10:16.00 5 Foster, Cody, College Park, 10:21 Top Cinco Ranch finishers: 1 Flowers, Zac, 10:05 2 Goldsmith, Kyle, 10:11 9 McGowen, Jordan, 10:36 13 Wilkinson, Scott, 10:52 17 Stredny, George, 11:05 SO#7 Tupelo MS kicked off its season in grand style, topping the 18-team field at the Chickasaw Trails meet in Alabama. Tupelo sr Drew Kellum led the charge, breaking the tape in 16:33, with jr Rob Ellis just a tick behind in 16:34. With 5 in the top 7, and a 40 second 1-5 spread, Tupelo scored just 20. Scottsboro AL was the “best of the rest”, taking 2nd with 71. Next: Tupelo at Saltillo Invite against local rivals Chickasaw Trails XC Invitational - Sept 9 Oakville Indian Mounds Park, Danville, AL 5000 meters Top Teams: 1 20 Tupelo (1-2-4-6-7-14-26) Average: 16:51.13 2 71 Scottsboro (3-10-12-19-27-31-32) Average: 17:43.71 Top Tupelo finishers: 1 Kellum, Drew 12 Tupelo 16:33.93 1 2 Ellis, Rob 11 Tupelo 16:34.72 2 4 Lee, Gordon 10 Tupelo 16:56.12 4 6 Holman, Max 09 Tupelo 16:57.43 6 7 Elliott, Chase 12 Tupelo 17:13.41 7 14 Copeland, Mackenzie 11 Tupelo 17:48.06 14 26 Schultz, Ethan 10 Tupelo 18:17.09 26 SO#8 Flower Mound TX claimed the Frisco Invite team trophy, led by individual champ sr Nathan Milles. Flower Mound’s 45 points edged McKinney North TX with 49, followed by Poteet TX with 59. Next: Flower Mound hosts an invitational Frisco Invite - Sept 9 Frisco, TX 5000 meters Top Teams: 1. 45 Flower Mound 2. 49 McKinney North 3. 59 Poteet 4. 99 Plano Top Individuals: 1. 16:02 Nathan Milles, Flower Mound 2. 16:11 James Lopez, Poteet 3. 16:13 Lane Davis, McKinney North 4. 16:21 Ryan Lusk, Poteet 5. 16:24 Cole Reveal, Centennial Top Flower Mound finishers: 1. 16:02 Nathan Milles 7. 16:32 Ben Hicks 8. 16:34 Jack Ramstad 10. 16:52 Logan Culotta 19. 17:15 James Rodriguez Top McKinney North finishers: 3. 16:13 Lane Davis 6. 16:29 Carson Penepacker 12. 17:04 Zack Curtis 13. 17:05 Chris Hayes 15. 17:07 Preston Phillips SO#9 Jesuit LA took 1st at the Jesuit/Dominican Invite in New Orleans. Awaiting further results. Next: Episcopal Invite. SO#10 Rogers AR -
awaiting results of the Carthage Invite in Missouri. Next: Monette (MO) Invite Other results- Catholic High LA dominated the Morvant Invite, finishing 2-3-4-6-8-9-10 for a total of 23. Vandebilt Catholic jr Alex Breaux led the field, running 14:57 for the muddy 2.75 course.
- Corpus Christi Carroll TX was victorius at the Texas State Invite, scoring 35. Round Rock TX took silver with 51. Round Rock jr Carl Stones broke the tape in 15:34 for the 3-mile course.
- Bryant AR won the team title at the Bob Gravette Invite 82-87 over Catholic High School AR.
- SA Reagan TX won a squeaker 87-88 over Lee at the San Antonio Northeast Invite. Lee jr Masahiro Yokota struck individual gold in 16:16, ahead of Judson sr Richard Small in 16:20.
- Slidell LA captured the team trophy at the Southern Mississippi Invite with 60 points. Pearl MS edged Madison Central MS 95-98 for 2nd. Clinton MS sr Allen Gearhart won individual honors in 16:43.55 for 5K.
- Edmond North OK bested the schools at the East Central University Invite with 38. Shawnee OK was next with 43, led by individual winner Andrew Brown in 17:16 for 5000m.
GIRLS SO#1 Southlake Carroll TX took the runner-spot at its own invite as Keller had a 20:09 5-girl average while posting the winning score of 68. Southlake Carroll, resting their usual #3 and #4 girls this week, averaged 20:04 while scoring 71. Plano West captured bronze with 86. SO#10 Marcus TX was well back in 11th. Next: Southlake Carroll at Texas A&M, Keller at the Decatur Reunion Run Southlake Carroll Invite - Sept 9 Bob Jones Park, Southlake, TX 3200 meters full results Top Teams: 1. Keller, 68 (2-5-8-15-38-49-66) Average: 20:09.03 2. Southlake Carroll-Green, 71 (1-4-14-22-30) Average: 20:04.41 3. Plano West, 86 (9-12-20-21-24-35-45) Average: 20:34.61 Top Individuals: 1 Seaver, Kerry Western Hills CC 5:55.8 18:25.42 2 Upshaw, Tara SO Southlake VG CC 5:59.1 18:35.41 1 3 Mojtabaeezamani, Laleh JR Keller CC 6:08.9 19:05.96 2 4 Krueger, Kristie JR Argyle CC 6:14.7 19:24.02 3 5 Flores, Ashley Haltom CC 6:15.2 19:25.49 Top Keller finishers: 3 Mojtabaeezamani, Laleh JR Keller CC 6:08.9 19:05.96 2 7 Dawson, Kelly JR Keller CC 6:21.4 19:44.69 5 10 Vincent, Ashley FR Keller CC 6:28.4 20:06.63 8 17 Scott, Chelsea FR Keller CC 6:35.0 20:27.04 15 41 Durrwachter, Julie FR Keller CC 6:52.3 21:20.80 38 Top Southlake Carroll finishers: 2 Upshaw, Tara SO Southlake VG CC 5:59.1 18:35.41 1 6 Ferber, Christina SR Southlake VG CC 6:17.0 19:31.07 4 16 Gilbert, Caitlin SO Southlake VG CC 6:34.1 20:24.44 14 24 Brown, Hannah FR Southlake VG CC 6:41.6 20:47.52 22 28 Whitson, Meagan SO Southlake CC 6:45.1 20:58.55 26 32 Ferber, Jessica SO Southlake VG CC 6:46.7 21:03.57 30 Top Plano West finishers: 11 McNorton, Kasey Plano West 6:30.1 20:11.80 9 14 Ramsier, Alexa Plano West 6:31.7 20:16.93 12 22 Bassett, Katie Plano West 6:40.6 20:44.38 20 23 Kauffman, Courtney Plano West 6:40.7 20:44.68 21 26 Swan, Jenny Plano West 6:44.1 20:55.23 24 SO#2 Kingwood TX placed 5 in the top 8, and 7 in 16, to dominate the Mayde Creek Invite with 19 points. Their 1-5 spread was a superb 21 seconds for 2.51 miles. A&M Consolidated grabbed silver with 59. Next: Texas A&M Invite Mayde Creek Invite - Sept 9 Bear Creek Park, Katy, TX 2.51 miles Top Team Scores: 1 19 Kingwood 2 59 A&M Consolidated 3 79 Memorial Top Individuals: 1 15:26 Kristen Hanselka, Kingwood 2 15:27 Megan Munoz, Kingwood 3 15:37 Jessie Porter, Kingwood 4 15:37 Nicole Peters, Langham Creek 5 15:38 Addie Quinn, Kingwood Top Kingwood finishers: 1 15:26 Kristen Hanselka 2 15:27 Megan Munoz 3 15:37 Jessie Porter 5 15:38 Addie Quinn 8 15:47 Sophie Blake 13 15:57 Shelby Nicholis 16 15:59 Taylor Hirschey Top A&M finishers: 6 15:46 Annabelle Everitt 10 15:50 Sally Hays 11 15:50 Morgan Hartmann 12 15:54 Jenn Barrick 20 16:03 Katy Williams SO#3 Clear Lake TX had little trouble at the Deer Park Invite, scoring 22 with 6 in the top 8 spots. Host Deer Park grabbed the silver with 71. Clear Lake soph Jule Blanco led the charge, recording 12:16 for the win. According to Coach James Menze, “We had a 12 second spread from #1-6. Our normal 3rd/4th girl was sick and stopped at 2k. Another top returnee is coming along nicely from an injury. By October, she should be fit.” Next: off this week Deer Park Invite - Sept 9 Deer Park South Campus, TX 3240 meters flat and fast course, 72 degrees Top Teams: 1. Clear Lake, 22 2. Deer Park, 71 3. LaPorte, 73 Top Clear Lake finishers: 1 Julie Blanco, 12:16 3 Brooke Jennings, 12:24 5 Jeannette Wacker, 12:25 6 Lara Abbott, 12:26 7 Allie Sutherland, 12:28 8 Amanda McMahon, 12:28 SO#4 Tupelo MS claimed team gold at the Chickasaw Trails meet. Their typical tight pack, with a 24 second 1-5 spread, produced a 47-57 margin over Southeast#10 Scottsboro AL. Tupelo soph Maggie McFerrin led the squad with a 7th place finish in 19:34, with her teammates garnering 4 of the next 5 places. Tupelo sr Claire Corban, the defending state champ, is nursing an injury and did not run. Ironically, Scottsboro’s top runner, Caitlin Chitwood, also did not run. She was the Alabama state champion last year. Next: Tupelo runs at Saltillo Invite Chickasaw Trails XC Invitational - Sept 9 Oakville Indian Mounds Park, Danville, AL 5000 meters Top Teams: 1. 47 Tupelo (7-8-9-11-12-27-32) Average: 19:43.93 2. 57 Scottsboro (3-5-10-17-22-42-44) Average: 19:50.69 Top Individuals: 1 Dunn, Jennifer 11 Austin 18:20.67 1 2 Huston, Katie Sparkman 18:49.55 2 3 Thompson, Emily 11 Scottsboro 18:59.18 3 Top Tupelo finishers: 7 McFerrin, Maggie 10 Tupelo 19:34.87 7 8 Crow, Emily 12 Tupelo 19:37.51 8 9 Steinman, Katherine 8 Tupelo 19:39.93 9 11 Mason, Jana 12 Tupelo 19:48.45 11 12 Holland, Natalie 12 Tupelo 19:58.86 12 27 Holland, Maria 10 Tupelo 20:48.67 27 32 Billingsley, Mary Page 11 Tupelo 21:16.17 32 SO#5 Hereford TX was the class of the field at the Plainview Invite. With 5 in the top 9, they scored 22 and averaged 12:22 for 3200. Next: Amarillo Invite Plainview Invite - Sept 9 3200 meters Top Teams: 1. 22 Hereford (2-3-4-6-7-14-23) Average: 12:22.80 2. 43 Canyon (1-8-9-12-13-19-22) Average: 12:24.80 Top finishers: 1 Simpson, Lauren Canyon 5:52 11:43 1 2 Mason, Ashley Hereford 6:05 12:10 2 3 Diaz, Alyssa Hereford 6:09 12:17 3 4 Brandt, Hilary Dumas 6:12 12:24 5 LeMaster, Addison Tulia 6:13 12:25 6 Metcalf, Abby Hereford 6:13 12:25 4 7 Biggs, Maggie Amarillo Tascosa 6:14 12:27 5 8 Orear, Devin Hereford 6:16 12:31 6 9 Ruiz, Chelsi Hereford 6:16 12:31 7 SO#6 The Woodlands TX scored a perfect 15 at the Montgomery Invite. Woodlands sr Adienne Diraddo took individual honors in 12:01. Next: Texas A&M Invite Montgomery Invite - Sept 9 Montgomery HS, Montgomery, TX 3200 meters Top Woodlands finishers: 1 Adrienne Diraddo, 12:01 2 Shawn Dalglish, 12:24 3 Nevena Pilipovic-Wengler, 12:46 4 Elisabeth Creasman, 13:03 5 Shannon Funke, 13:05 Maria Garcia, 13:12 Pippa Ainsworth, 13:16 SO#7 Cinco Ranch TX took 5 of the top 12 places, averaging 12:24 for 3200, resulting in a winning 42 points. College Park grabbed team silver with 90. Next: Texas A&M Invite Rice Invitational - Sept 9 Rice University, Houston, TX 3200 meters Top Teams: 1. 42 Cinco Ranch (3-8-9-10-12-15-17) Average: 12:24.80 2. 90 College Park (5-11-19-20-35) Average: 12:46.80 3. 99 Cy-Fair (6-13-23-27-30-34-40) Average: 12:50.00 Top Individuals: 1 Smith, Lauren Brazoswood HS 11:25.00 1 2 Heath, Jessica Cypress Creek HS 11:56.00 2 3 Green, Brintney Westfield HS 11:57.00 4 Cetina, Itzel Cinco Ranch HS 11:57.00 3 5 Williams, Mary Brazoswood HS 12:08.00 4 Top Cinco Ranch finishers: 4 Cetina, Itzel Cinco Ranch HS 11:57.00 3 9 Masse, Caitlin Cinco Ranch HS 12:29.00 8 10 Stone, Kristen Cinco Ranch HS 12:30.00 9 11 Bullard, Alex Cinco Ranch HS 12:32.00 10 13 Howard, Grace Cinco Ranch HS 12:36.00 12 17 Goldsmith, Alyse Cinco Ranch HS 12:41.00 15 20 Keithan, Alli Cinco Ranch HS 12:50.00 17 SO#8 Barbe LA
- no results reported SO#9 Bentonville AR
placed 6 in the top 9 to claim its season opener, the Berryville Invite. Bentonville soph Katie Dalton, the defending state champ, was the individual winner. Awaiting full results. Next: Missouri Southern Stampede Other results:
- SA Reagan TX scored 19 to turn back the field at the San Antonio Northeast Invite. Reagan’s Vanessa Schroeder struck gold in 11:43 ahead of teammate Kara Fujimoto in 11:50.
- Archbishop Blenk LA struck team gold at the Morvant Invite behind the 1-2 finish of Heather Fitzhenry in 19:07 and Brando Blanchard in 19:32 for 2.75 miles.
- Pearl MS took team honors at the Southern Mississippi Invite, 81-89 over St Andrews Episcopal MS. Pass Christian freshman Cory McGee built a huge margin on the way to an impressive win, clocking 10:47 for 2 miles. She was 7th at Foot Locker South last year, but ineligible for Nationals since she was only in 8th grade at the time.
- Edmond North OK won the East Central University Invite with 27 points, head of Edmond Memorial’s 36.
- Bryant AR edged Cabot 50-56 at the Bob Gravette Invite, overcoming a 1-2-3 finish by Cabot.
- PSJA North TX took the Texas State Invite with 48, well ahead of Round Rock TX’s 91. PSJA Memorial’s Gabriela Salazar ran 11:27 for the individual title.
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