XC: Lady Bulldogs claim 20-1A crown
District 20-1A Cross Country Meet last week. (Photo by John
Krueger)
Three Garrison female runners finished among the top 10 finishers last Tuesday as the Lady Bulldog cross country team captured top honors at the District 20-1A Cross Country Meet.
Garrison scored 24 points, followed by Cushing with 51 points and LaPoynor with 81. Gary was fourth with 92 points, followed closely by Timpson in the fifth spot with 106 points. Athletes from New Summerfield, Beckville, Martin's Mill and Alto also competed, but did not figure into the team standings because the schools didn't have the minimum number of participants.
The teams from Garrison, Cushing and LaPoynor, along with other top 10 individual finishers will now advance to the Class 1A Region III competition, which will be held this Saturday at Atascosita High School in Humble.
Ashton Wood of Martin's Mill captured overall top honors as the competition, running the event in 14:09. She was followed by Cindy Medellin (14:30) of New Summerfield, Morgan Bruce (14:45.7) of Garrison, Melody Avalos (14:56.2) of LaPoynor and Bridget Bass (14:57.5) of Garrison in the top five.
Positions six through 10 went to: Sydney Bartlett (15:03.5) of Martin's Mill; Amanda Murdock (15:19) of Cushing; Megan Davidson (15:22.5) of Garrison; Gloria Rivera (15:27.2) of Martin's Mill; and Aubrey Laurent (15:37.2) of Cushing.
The other four Garrison athletes finished in the top 21. Riki Colle posted an 11th-place finish, while Karla Auila was 14th, Kyla Hudnall came in 17th and Madelyn Livingston ran 21st.
Ryley Beckham led all Gary finishers with a time of 16:23, which was good enough for 15th overall. Amberley Cranford was 18th, Melody McCroskey finished 31st, Hailey Duron was 35th and Meagan Wood ran 40th.
Kimberly Michonski led all Timpson Lady Bears, posting a time of 16:57, which was good enough for the 20th spot. She was followed on the Timpson squad by Leeann Gustin in 26th, Latoya Cartwright in 36th, Jakelia Caraway in 37th, Julia Hertz in 38th and Lizbee Cuevas in the 39th position.
Kerri Dailey led Beckville competitors in the race as she finished 12th overall with a time of 15:57.5. She was followed on her team by Dalye Alfaro (17:55.5) in 25th place, Jade Carpenter (19:05.2) in 30th and Devin Woodall (19:46) in the 32nd spot.
Garrison Junior Varsity Girls
Garrison's junior varsity girls also won the event in their division, led by Kimberly Garcia taking the top overall spot. She was followed by her teammates Madi Disman in second, Taylor Webb in third, Hannah Walker in 4th and Reba Edwards in 5th place as GHS swept the top five spots.
Garrison Middle School Girls
The Garrison Middle School girls cross country team placed fourth overall. Lady Bulldog Asha Fuller was 16th overall, while Kelsey Goff was 17th, followed by Ally Bernard in 18th. Garrison's Jasmine Marquez was 29th, followed by teammate Lauren Hutto in 26th and Julianne Edge in the 34th spot.
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DISTRICT 20-1A CROSS COUNTRY
VARSITY GIRLS
Team Standings
1. Garrison 24
2. Cushing 51
3. LaPoynor 81
4. Gary 92
5. Timpson 106
6. New Summerfield
7. Beckville
8. Martin's Mill
9. Alto
(Note: New Summerfield, Beckville, Martin's Mill and Alto did not have enough participants to qualify for team scoring)
Individual Top 10
1. Ashton Wood (MM) 14:09.0
2. Cindy Medellin (NS) 14:30.0
3. Morgan Bruce (Gar) 14:45.7
4. Melody Avalos (LaP) 14:56.2
5. Bridget Bass (Gar) 14:57.5
6. Sydney Bartlett (MM) 15:03.5
7. Amanda Murdock (Cush)15:19.0
8. Megan Davidson (Gar) 15:22.5
9. Gloria Rivera (MM) 15:27.2
10.Aubrey Laurent (Cush)15:37.2
Other Garrison Finishers
11.Riki Colle 15:55.5
14.Karla Auila 16:12.0
17.Kyla Hudnall 16:34.7
21.Madelyn Livingston 17:06.0
Gary Finishers
15.Ryley Beckham 16:23.0
18.Amberley Cranford 16:39.5
31.Melody McCroskey 19:36.5
35.Hailey Duron 20:30.5
40.Meagan Wood 24:49.2
Timpson Finishers
20.Kimberly Michonski 16:57.0
26.Leeann Gustin 17:56.2
36.Latoya Cartwright 22:23.2
37.Jakelia Caraway 22:24.3
38.Julia Hertz 22:26.8
39.Lizbee Cuevas 22:27.5
Beckville Finishers
12.Kerri Dailey 15:57.5
25.Dalye Alfaro 17:55.5
30.Jade Carpenter 19:05.2
32.Devin Woodall 19:46.0