Both the boys and girls cross country teams advanced to regionals after intense competition at the 3-4A district meet.
The boys claimed the district championship with a team score of 38.
Senior Will Welling finished first overall with a time of 16:42, senior Josh Backus finished 7th at 17:17, junior Jared Beatty 10th at 17:48, junior Jason Ray 11th at 17:51, freshman Mesa Allison 13th at 17:56, junior Keevyn Anderson 14th at 18:00 and senior Lee Alexander 15th at 18:10.
The boys beat second place Hereford by 11 points.
The girls placed second overall with a team score of 43.
Freshman Arin Rice finished third with a time of 11:55, senior Caitlin Gilmore finished fifth at 12:00, junior Leslie Brummett sixth at 12:17, and sophomore Candace Herreva finished at fourteenth at 12:48 in the top 15 overall.
Both the girls and boys JV teams placed first in the JV races.
The boys and girls varsity teams will compete Nov. 7 at the Region 1 Championship meet in Lubbock.
