By james art The two-time defending cross country champions are at it again.
Plains repeated as boys team champion at Monday’s Region I-2A meet at Mae Simmons Park in dominant fashion. Behind the top three finishers in Sawyer Hamilton, Jeremiah Gonzalez and Christian Sanchez, the Cowboys totaled 37 points. Eldorado and Sonora are second with 133.
Plains will return to Round Rock to try for a third straight Class 2A title on Nov. 1.
Six others will join the Cowboys at the UIL state meet, including three from Smyer. The Bobcats placed Mika Zapata (fourth), Ismael Pisano (seventh) and Austin Martinez (eighth) to finish seventh as a team. Hale Center’s Carter Gonzalez (13th), New Deal’s Grayson Broadus (14th) and Abernathy’s Noah Rigler (16th) also advanced to state as individuals.
Farwell girls go 1-2, Lady Blue remains in second place
Farwell senior Bella Jaime ran the 2-mile in 12 minutes, 7.6 seconds to win the girls regional title. Teammate Lexi Wade placed second in 12:18.60.
The duo led the Lady Blue to a second-place finish in the team standings and a berth to the state meet. Gruver (76) edged Farwell by three points for the regional title.
The only other state qualifier on Monday was Levelland’s Saul Hernandez. Hernandez placed 19th in the 4A boys race with a time of 16:53.40.
The remaining three divisions – 1A, 3A and 5A – will compete Tuesday at Mae Simmons Park.
REGION I COUNTER MEETINGS
Monday at Mae Simmons Park
Note: The top four teams and the top 10 individual teams not on the qualifying teams advance to the UIL state meet.
* — Lubbock-area individual qualifier
DISTRICT I-2A
BOYS (5K)
Team ranking — 1. Plains 37; 2. (tie) Eldorado 133, Sonora 133; 4. Sunbeam 136; 5. Spearman 160; 6. Sunset 198; 7. Smyer 243 … 10. New Deal 321.
Individual results — 1. Sawyer Hamilton, Plains, 16:51.20; 2. Jeremiah Gonzalez, Plains, 16:54.40; 3. Christian Sanchez, Plains, 17:01.20; 4. Micah Zapata, Smyer, 17:06.10; 5. Jordan Rodriguez, Big Lake Reagan County, 17:12.80; 6. Armando Munoz, Fort Hancock, 17:21.70; 7. Ismael Pisano, Smyer, 17:22.40; 8. Austin Martinez, Smyer, 17:24.30; 9. Justin Bain, Sunray, 17:24.50; 10. Wyatt Killough, Sonora, 17:29.10. … 13. *Carter Gonzalez, Hale Center, 17:47.60; 14. *Grayson Broadus, New Deal, 17:49.90 … 16. *Noah Rigler, Abernathy, 17:55.10.
GIRLS (2 miles)
Team standings — 1. Gruver 76; 2. Farwell 79; 3. Sunset 134; 4. Christoval 147; 5. Clarendon 172 … 8. Whiteface 239.
Individual results — 1. Bella Jaime, Farwell, 12:07.60; 2. Lexi Wade, Farwell, 12:18.60; 3. Victoria Guerrero, Coleman, 12:25.20; 4. Hallie McLain, Grover, 12:34.60; 5. Matilda Galvan, Ballinger, 12:39.20; 6. Logan Lang, Wink, 12:44.90; 7. Tatum Kane, Wellington, 12:45.50; 8. Presley Polk, Christoval, 12:48.00; 9. Briley McKay, McKamey, 12:48.60; 10. Kenady Millikan, Christoval, 12:49.60.
DISTRICT I-4A
BOYS (5K)
Team standings — 1. Canyon 17; 2. Dumas 95; 3. Big spring 110; 4. Western Plains 156; 5. San Elizario.
Individual results — 1. Lathan Lewter, Canyon, 15:22.20; 2. Ryan Fernandez, Canyon, 15:48.60; 3. Noah Cooper, Canyon, 16:04.20; 4. Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 16:15.10; 5. Aryan Katwal-Shaver, 16:24.20; 6. Jamison Kirton, Canyon, 16:25.10; 7. Dayson Smith, Canyon, 16:26.40; 8. Grady Simmons, Canyon, 16:31.10; 9. Gavin Ortiz, Andrews, 16:31.80; 10. Pedro Jimenez, El Paso Austin, 16:36.40. … 19. *Saul Hernandez, Levelland, 16:53.40.
GIRLS (2 miles)
Team standings — 1. Canyon 40; 2. Randall Canyon 43; 3. Dumas 107; 4. Brownwood 130; 5. Decatur 159.
Individual results — 1. Addie Bristow, Canyon, 11:08.00; 2. Nayomi Granados, Randall, 11:11.80; 3. Brooke French, Randle, 11:39.90; 4. Emily Gross, Dumas, 11:40.40; 5. Rebel Rea, Randall, 11:49.60; 6. Alexia Martinez, Fabens, 11:54.90; 7. Cricket Morris, Canyon, 11:57.10; 8. Avery Brown, Canyon, 12:02.30; 9. Michaela Scharber, Canyon, 12:15.00; 10. Mikili Morrison, Andrews, 12:20.20.
DISTRICT I-6A
BOYS (5K)
Team standings — 1. Southlake Carroll 46; 2. El Paso Eastwood 94; 3. Trophy Club Nelson 120; 4. Flower Mound Markus 121; 5. McKinney Boyd 185.
Individual results — 1. Caden Leonard, Southlake Carroll, 14:53.40; 2. Joaquin De La Cruz, McKinney Boyd, 15:07.00; 3. Ruel Newberry, Denton Guyer, 15:12.50; 4. Aidan Torres, El Paso Eastwood, 15:14.80; 5. Alexander Acuna, Denton Braswell, 15:18.60; 6. Griffin Cords, Southlake Carroll, 15:24.20; 7. Elijah Rivera-Campos, Hebron, 15:29.50; 8. Mathias Peterson, Nelson, 15:40.70; 9. Blake Bullard, Southlake Carroll, 15:44.50; 10. Parker Knopfs, Flower Mound Marcus.
GIRLS (5K)
Team ranking — 1. Color Mound 34; 2. Trophy Club Nelson 97; 3. Southlake Carroll 124; 4. Prosper 127; 5. El Paso Franklin 158.
Individual scores — 1. Macy Wingard, Denton Braswell, 17:18.90; 2. Maya Easterwood, Coppell, 17:25.30; 3. Adeline Bennett, Color Mound, 17:44.40; 4. Alexandra Fox, Color Mound, 17:46.30; 5. Ava Cole, Flower Mound, 17:49.10; 6. Adeline Rodriguez, El Paso Eastwood, 18:05.70; 7. Emily Orr, El Paso Franklin, 18:20.10; 8. Presley Collins, Haslett Eaton, 18:22.80; 9. Megan Myers, Mansfield Lake Ridge, 18:32.30; 10. Reyna Heisserer, Nelson, 18:43.50.