Several Chargers teams race in Round Rock

Several Chargers teams race in Round Rock

KERRY BARBOZA Sports Editor

The Boerne Champion cross country program sent several teams to compete at last weekend’s McNeil XC Invite in Round Rock, home of this year’s state cross country meet in early November.

Elizabeth Leachman took first place in her race with a time of 16:30.3 last weekend. Champion competed in the Gold, Silver and 5A divisions with most of the varsity runners racing in the Gold division while the others were entered in the Silver and 5A races, going up against varsity teams even though some of the Chargers were JV runners.

The Chargers were scheduled to run at the Jesuit Classic in Dallas this weekend to close out the regular season. They’ll race at their district meet, Oct. 12, at Starcke Park in Seguin.

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Gold Races

The Champion boys finished ninth in the Gold race with 299 points. Vandegrift won the event (59), Round Rock took second (168) and Coppell was third (184) in the field of 27 teams and 228 individual runners.

Luis Tovar led the Chargers and placed 29th with a time of 16:18.8, Caleb Dehart was 54th in 16:42.3, Ben Matamoros came in 61st in 16:52.5, Charlie Houck clocked in at 16:53.6 for 64th and Luke Grametbauer was 91st in a time of 17:19.1.

Patrick Thornton completed the course in a time of 17:30.2 for 104th and Noah Perez was 107th in 17:32.7.

On the girls side, the Lady Chargers were 18th in the field of 31 teams and 245 runners.

Leachman topped the field with a time of 16:30.3 for first place, Kinley Albright was 88th in 20:33.5, Breanna Hempton came in 115th in 21:06.2, Emma Rice posted a 21:12.5 for 124th and Kiley Johnson ran the race in a time of 134th with a 21:21.1.

Luciana Zazueta Ibarra turned in a 21:26.2 for 149th and Grace Mondini was 180th in 22:00.1.

The Lady Chargers scored 462 points for 18th, Klein won the race with 132 points, Humble Kingwood finished second with 172 points and Northwest Eaton came in third at 183.

Silver and 5A Races

The Champion boys only had five compete in the Silver race where they finished 25th as a team with 580 points.

Humble Atascocita won the Silver division with 200 points, St. John’s Houston was second with 204 points and Laredo Nixon came in third with 255 in the field of 38 teams and 270 runners.

Matthew Duran had the Chargers’ best finish with a time of 17:20.4 for 63rd, William Coover came in 73rd in 17:31.2, Mason Nelson was 111th in a time of 17:55.1, Shawn Edwards was one spot back in 112th with a 17:55.1 and Evan Simmons came in 221st after running a 19:30.4.

On the girls side, the Lady Chargers didn’t have a complete team and ran four in the 5A race.

Olivia Clemenson clocked in at 22:14.3, Michelle Cerna ran a 23:05.06, Grace Johnson completed the course in 24:18.4 and Emma Radtke turned in a 25:16.3.

There were 19 complete teams and 178 runners in the 5A race. Magnolia was first (84), Kinkaid School second (90) and El Paso was third (119).