CC: Center sweeps JV running competition
division title Saturday at the 'Rider Invitational. He ran the cross
country event in 20:02.64. (Photo by John Krueger)
CENTER -- The Center junior varsity boys and girls cross country teams took advantage of the home course Saturday as they breezed to the championships in their respective divisions of the 2010 Rider Invitational Cross Country Meet held here on the CHS campus.
The 'Rider junior varsity boys coasted to the championship with a low of 16 points. West Sabine was a distant second with 62 points and Gary placed third with 86 points.
The Lady Riders also cruised to the win, posting just 25 points. Shelbyville was the clear-cut second-place finisher with 63 points, Zavalla was a distant third with 103 and Broaddus ran fourth with 127 points. West Sabine posted 128 points for fifth and Tenaha was sixth with 178 points.
"The kids did a great job today," said Center Head Cross Country Coach Donna Shannon after the competition. "These kids know the course, which is really brutal, and they really took advantage of running at home today. We turned this course into an advantage for us because the kids knew what to expect coming in. All the kids did a great job."
Shannon said by continually training on a tough course, it will better prepare her runners for the upcoming district competition next month.
"For us, working on these hills really strengthens us because our district course is really flat and fast," she explained. "We're building our strength and working on our speed and hopefully by district we'll be seeing some good things."
Junior Varsity Boys
The Center junior varsity boys easily outlasted all of the competition, capturing four of the top six overall spots and nine in the top 20.
Roughrider Luis Garcia took the top junior varsity individual honors, running the event in 20:02.64. His time was more than 28 seconds faster than second place.
Pablo Gonzalez of Center was second with a 20:30.84, Daniell Woodhatch placed fifth with a 21:08.49 and Luis Perez posted a 21:15.52, which was good enough for sixth.
Other Center boys' finishers included Jose Espino at No.12 with a 22:33.70; Eric Gonzalez ran 13th with a 22:40.36; Luis Garcia was 14th with a 22:42.78; Eduardo Mireles posted a 22:46.60 for 15th; Adan Solis placed 19th with a 23:52.33; Jose Paredez ran 23rd with a 24:41.77; Ian Moore finished in 35th with a 28:11.41; and David Venture placed 44th with a 30:07.33.
Garrison's Austin Edwards placed third overall with a time of 20:31.29. Other Bulldog finishers include Michael Hughes at 16th with a 22:53.46 and Cade Kendrick ran 18th with a 23:39.12.
The Gary junior varsity boys had a strong overall finish. Chad Kerry placed 24th with 24:46.31; Jonnie Pass ran 27th with a 25:01.53; Connor Coligan was a close 28th with a 25:34.36; Cameron Coligan posted a time of 27:45.28 for 34th; Luke Thornton was 39th with a 28:42.21; Justin Singletary ran 40th with a 28:43.36; Cameron Coleman finished 41st with a 28:49.77; and Stephen White ran 42nd with a time of 28:50.30.
Tenaha's Alberto Lens led the Tigers with a time of 24:10.19, which was good enough for 20th overall. Other Tenaha finishers were Victor Flores coming in 21st with a 24:18.99; Richard Koller posted the 29th-best finish with a 25:37.89; and Coldie Marroquin was 32nd with a 26:41.09.
Shelbyville had a pair of finishers, with Lewis Dales placing 37th with a 28:33.97 and Nolan Borders posting a 28:34.90 for 38th.
Junior Varsity Girls
Individual overall honors in the girls' junior varsity were dominated by Center athletes as well as six of the top 11 were Lady Riders and nine in the Top 20.
Central Heights' Shelby Rodriguez took the top honors with a time of 15:24.36.
Center was led by Celia Gonzalez, who posted the second-best time of 15:41.79. Lady Rider Maria Tello was fourth with a 16:17.11; Rebecca Medrano placed eighth with 16:55.39; Stephanie Araujo came in ninth with a 17:03.01; Jessica Soto placed 10th with a 17:05.43; Elizabeth Bailey was right behind at 11th with a time of 17:06.28; Maria Medrano placed 16th with a 17:53.28; Evelyn Campos ran 18th with a 17:54.87; Rebekah Santana took the 19th spot with a 17:56.23; Carmyn Sisk was 22nd with an 18:22.36; Whitnee Tomlin ran 25th with an 18:35.94; Bernice Esparza captured 34th with a 19:19.21; Yetze Sanchez ran a 21:16.56 for 46th; and Zuly Velasquez came in 47th with a time of 21:45.09.
Shelbyville was led by third-place overall finisher Emma Walker, who ran a 15:57.17 and Camory Bolton, who placed sixth with a time of 16:33.16. Other finishers for the Lady Dragons included Kadeshia Turner, who placed 15th with a 17:51.85; Lakwuaneshia McDonald was 31st with an 18:48.97; Tiara Johnson was right behind at 32nd with an 18:54.23; Chelsea Edwards posted the 37th-best time of 19:42.51; and Lovey Brown was 39th with a 20:23.44.
The Lady Tigers of Tenaha were led by Cristal Tovar's 27th-place finish of 18:37.38. Teammate Lydia Ramirez was 50th with a 22:56.62, while Karina Flores was 53rd with a 23:45.99, Janett Escalante came in 54th with a 24:04.72 and Cinthya Leos was 55th with a 24:58.71.
Gary's top runner was Amberlee Cranford, who posted a time of 17:14.16 and gave her the 12th spot. Other Gary finishers were Hailey Duron in the 29th spot with an 18:47.75; and Channa Bird ran 56th with a 25:04.54.
Brooke D. led the Lady Bulldogs of Garrison with a 13th-place finish of 17:33.88. Maddi Livingston ran 20th for GHS with an 18:03.79.
Carthage's Julia Hudson posted a time of 21:50.47 to place 48th and teammate Caroline Horton ran 49th with a 21:50.89.
CENTER INVITATIONAL
CROSS COUNTRY MEET
Team Standings
Junior Varsity Boys
1.Center 16
2.West Sabine 62
3.Gary 86
Junior Varsity Girls
1.Center 25
2.Shelbyville 63
3.Zavalla 103
4.Broaddus 127
5.West Sabine 128
6.Tenaha 178