The girls cross country team finished in first place at the Canyon Invitational Oct. 8. The team was led by junior Arin Rice in first, sophomore Karah Diaz in second, sophomore Courtney Karr in fourth, senior C.J. Frizzell in fifth and sophomore Thea Coffman in eighth.
The girls also finished in first place in the Lubbock Invitational Sept. 24, defeating the competition they will face at regionals.
With the Canyon Invitational being a good indicator for the district meet Oct. 28 and the Lubbock Invitational being a prediction for Regionals on Nov. 5, the girls cross country team is optimistic as they prepare.
“I feel pretty confident that our girls are going to perform well at district,” girls cross country coach Ray Baca said. “The next two weeks after district will be mainly focused on competing at state.”
The boys’ varsity cross country team came in second place in the Canyon Invitational Oct. 8. Junior Mesa Allison led the boys with a time of 16:06 for the 5k, followed by sophomore Kole Bryan, junior Keevan Coffman, junior Cody Lane and junior Austin Moore finishing up Canyon’s top five runners with 87 points.
The varsity boys also finished sixth place in the Lubbock Invitational Sept. 24.
“Even though we came in sixth, I think we still have a chance to be in the top three at Regionals,” boys cross country coach Wes Kirton said.
The JV boys were second to Tascosa by a score of 28 to 37 in the Canyon Invitational and were led by senior Cory Fenton, freshman Christian Cobb and freshman Jacob Wilhelm finishing fourth, sixth, and seventh. Junior Cole McCrary and freshman Trevor Fleeman were 16th and 17th.
