The Lady Eagles cross country team qualified for the UIL State Cross Country Meet Nov. 13 in Round Rock, Texas.

The girls’ cross country team won the Regional meet w ith Canyon’s own Arin Rice, a sophomore, taking first place with a time of 11:08, outrunning Randall’s Karlee Kleiber by .4 seconds.

Next in was Leslie Brummett, placing ninth with a time of 11:41. Karah Diaz caught up with Brummett but was unable to pass her in the final leg of the race and placed tenth with a time of 11:42.

Courtney Karr and CJ Frizzell were next to come in placing 12 and 13 consecutively. Also, Stephanie Guana,  who placed 24th with a time of 12:08, and Kateland Maddox, 26th with a time of 12:09, helped bring in Canyon’s victory.

The Lady Eagles had all 7 runners in the top 30 places and took first out of the 24 teams participating in the event.