Bested only by 6A teams, the Aledo Ladycats placed fourth in the Hoka/McNeil Invitational in Round Rock this past Saturday, Sept. 23.
Both the Ladycats and Bearcats qualified to compete in the Gold Division. The meet was held at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.
“This was a big meet as it is run on the same course as the state meet,” Aledo coach Mike Pinkerton said. “All runners ran extremely well.”
The Bearcats finished 18th in their division.
The Ladycats were led by Madison Larson, who placed fourth over the 5-kilometer. Micah Neal finished ninth.
Jack Fink led the Bearcats, placing 28th.
The junior varsity teams competed in the Birdville Flyin’ Hawk Invitational, with both the boys and girls running in the varsity division. The Bearcats placed fourth.
“It was another good week for the Aledo cross country teams as both teams ran in very competitive meets at tough courses,” Pinkerton said. “All competed very well.”
Anderson Smith paced the JV Bearcats, placing ninth. Sadie Williams led the JV Ladycats, finishing 26th.
The JV teams were competing at the Granbury Race for the Loot at press time, while the varsity teams will travel to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville to compete in the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival.
This is the final competition before the District 5-5A Meet on Oct. 13 at Central Park in White Settlement.
Larson is ranked fourth among all female runners in Class 5A this season with her time of 17:33.1 in the Southlake Carroll Meet on Aug. 26. Also, Neal’s time of 18:02.5 in that same meet has her ranked 10th.
Molly Garrison clocked an 18:31.9 in that meet and is ranked 22nd in the state.
Old Settlers Park, Round Rock
Aledo results
Varsity Girls
Team, fifth place
Individual
4. Madison Larson, 18:21.5.
9. Micah Neal, 18:42.7.
50. Sophia Brandenburg, 20:00.7.
58. Mykel Murry, 20:09.5.
116. Mayden Mitchell, 21:06.03.
145. Elizabeth Griffin, 21.25.5.
186. Aubrey Connally, 22:16.5
Varsity Boys
28. Jack Fink, 16:18.0.
77. Layton Ybarra, 17:09.8.
110. Luke Schabel, 17:34.4.
115. Dominick Barrera, 17:37.9.
120. Bo Merrill, 17:39.5.
129. Tyler Connally, 17:44.9.
160. Ian Robbins, 18:25.7.
The Buff, Haltom City
Junior Varsity Girls
No team score
Individual
26. Sadie Williams, 23:29.90.
47. Giana Anaya, 27:15.52.
49. Alexa Estrada, 27:49.23.
55. Julia Bettencourt, 30:47.17.
JV Boys
Team, fourth place
Individual
9. Anderson Smith, 18:11.79.
16. Lincoln Tuin, 18:48.42.
23. Reed Murray, 19:20.47.
33. Ethan Matthews, 20:05.46.
37. Zachary Rivas, 20:19.12.
42. Reese Copeland, 20:40.40.
55. Caden West, 22:22.09.
57. Jaden Delgado, 23:04.53.
58. Isaac Brooks, 23:13.54.
65. Dylan Hoover, 25:58.26.
The Weatherford Lady Kangaroos took first place in the Burleson Centennial Spartan Invitational Saturday, Sept. 23.
Three Lady Kangaroos finished in the top 10 individually, led by Rayla Castillo, who was third with a time of 19:56.66 over the 5K course. Remington Boone was fifth with a 20:02.73 and Macayla Kopacz placed seventh in 21:14.89.
Weatherford will next compete in the Decatur High School Reunion Run Saturday, Sept. 30.
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