The Collinsville boys captured the team championship, Whitewright finished as district runner-up and Tom Bean’s Kami Poole claimed the girls individual title at the District 13-2A cross-country meet in Collinsville.
The top three teams and top 10 individuals qualified for the Class 2A Region II meet Oct. 26 at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Collinsville dominated the boys competition with 21 points, while Whitewright finished second with 49 points to secure a regional berth. Tioga placed fourth with 91 points, and Tom Bean was sixth with 161 points.
Fernando Perez captured the individual district championship in 16:42.94 to lead Collinsville, while teammate Jayden Hernandez finished second in 17:05.73.
Isaac Dewey gave the Pirates a sweep of the top three spots with a third-place finish in 17:17.70, while Jose Ramirez was fifth in 17:36.43. River Whisenant placed 10th in 17:52.18, and Grady Tadlock was 13th in 18:05.78.
Whitewright’s Logan Vehar led the Tigers with a fourth-place finish in 17:25.98, while Jonathan Flores was seventh in 17:48.28 and Jack Philpott placed eighth in 17:50.29. All three earned individual medals.
Bobby Reynolds finished 15th in 18:20.70, Levi Sallas was 17th in 18:48.39 and Luke Mortensen followed in 18:56.62 to round out the Whitewright lineup.
Hayden Manzo led Tioga with an 11th-place finish in 18:01.19, while Garrison Black was 16th in 18:27.47 and Knox Dennis placed 19th in 19:16.65.
Maddux Rodriguez finished 22nd in 19:45.08, Bryan Santoyo-Pina was 27th in 21:33.33, Morgan Garrison placed 30th in 22:55.72 and Weston Wilson was 34th in 23:18.93.
Max Donihoo led Tom Bean with a 28th-place finish in 22:08.24, followed by Curtis Thomas in 29th at 22:12.68. Vernon Hulme was 33rd in 23:12.20, Jack Williams placed 37th in 24:05.79 and Troy Lunsford was 39th in 27:52.66.
Poole wins girls title; C’ville earns regional berth
On the girls side, Tom Bean’s Kami Poole captured the individual district championship with a time of 12:46.05 to qualify for regionals.
Teammate Karly Sprouse finished 29th in 16:26.34.
Lindsay won the girls team championship with 43 points, while Muenster and Collinsville each finished with 60 points. Muenster claimed second place on a
tiebreaker, leaving Collinsville third and securing the Lady Pirates a regional berth.
Tioga finished fifth with 106 points, while Whitewright placed sixth with 124 points.
Paige Davidson led Collinsville with a fifth-place finish in 13:50.99, while Zoey Kays was sixth in 13:57.19. Lynnlee Fraley-Kays placed 14th in 14:53.75, Genesi Valadez was 17th in 15:24.17 and Tucker Fairman finished 23rd in 15:41.93.
Abigail Grimsrud placed 30th in 16:33.91, while McKinley Wright followed in 31st at 16:39.30.
Tioga’s Jillian Rodriguez earned an individual regional berth with a fourth-place finish in 13:31.93.
Noelle Furlong was 19th in 15:36.60, Timber Johnson placed 27th in 16:04.87, Kloie Lange was 28th in 16:18.26 and Kinley Hill finished 34th in 17:14.71.
Savannah Isham led Whitewright with an 18th-place finish in 15:31.16, while Carlie Shivers was 21st in 15:38.40 and Emma Russey placed 24th in 15:46.01.
Iris Lorentzson finished 32nd in 16:58.36, and Brooklyn Tinsley was 36th in 18:01.26.
Whitewright also celebrated an individual championship in the junior varsity division, where Kiara Espinoza captured the girls JV district title.
Regional set for Oct. 26
Collinsville will send both its boys and girls teams to the regional championships, while Whitewright’s boys will compete as a team.
Tom Bean’s Poole and Tioga’s Rodriguez also advanced as individual qualifiers.
The Class 2A Region II championships are scheduled for Oct. 26 at the University of Texas at Arlington.