Both Boerne Champion varsity cross country teams have advanced to the 5A state meet after their performances at Monday’s Region IV-5A meet in Corpus Christi, while the boys team had the individual winner after Shawn Edwards took first place in the boys’ race.
The Champion boys finished second in the region and the Lady Chargers were third. The top four teams and the top 10 individual runners not on an advancing team at regionals will run at the 2026 state meet in Round Rock at Old Settlers Park.
6A, 2A and 4A run on Friday and the 5A, 1A and 3A races will be Saturday morning. The 5A state races are on Saturday, Nov. 7. The girls run at 8:15 a.m. and the boys compete at 8:45 a.m.
Varsity Boys
The Chargers were second in the team standings with 103 points, while Weslaco East won the region with 98 points, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial was third with 130 points and McAllen came in fourth at 136 points in the field of 24 teams and 182 runners.
Champion’s Shawn Edwards had a great race and topped the field with a time of 16:31.10 for first, while Sebastian Carvallo was 13th in 17:15, Abhiram Bhogireddy came in 23rd in 17:43.78, Noah Moreno posted a 17:53.18 for 31st, Brandon Martinez finished in 17:54.37 for 41st, Mason Nelson was three spots back in 38th with a 17:56.88 and Hector Canales recorded an 18:28.31 for 61st on the Charger team that is senior laden. All are seniors except for Bhogireddy.
Varsity Girls
Champion was third in the girls race with 97 points, while New Braunfels won the region with 42 points, Smithson Valley came in second at 88, followed by the Lady Chargers in third and La Joya Palmview was fourth at 142 in the field of 24 teams and 178 runners.
Rebecca Bezerra posted a top-10 finish for Champion after she was seventh with a 19:47.05, Emma Radtke came in 11th after running a 20:24.01, Abigail Clark posted a 20:47.05 for 22nd, Payton Kidder finished in 20:58.09 for 26th, Luciana Zazueta Ibarra clocked in at 21:10.93 for 31st, Kaylee Tierney completed the course in 21:28.67 for 37th and Elena Duran turned in a 23:40.44 for 95th on the team that has three seniors, three juniors and a freshman.
The Boerne Champion cross country teams qualified for state after the boys were second and the girls were third at regionals. Girls team members are Rebecca Bezerra, Emma Radtke, Abigail Clark, Payton Kidder, Luciana Zazueta Ibarra, Kaylee Tierney and Elena Duran. Boys team members are Shawn Edwards, Sebastian Carvallo, Abhiram Bhogireddy, Noah Moreno, Brandon Martinez, Mason Nelson and Hector Canales. Submitted photos
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