Southlake, TX (September 11, 2016) – The 12th Annual Southlake Invitational was held Saturday at Bob Jones Park in Southlake, Texas, despite the 2-hour rain and lightning delay. This has become one of the state’s supreme races and it was only the second year for runners to compete at this new venue. Some of Carroll’s top boy and girl runners had a scheduled week off and did not compete. Varsity Girls took 4^th place and Varsity Boys took 10^th.

Carroll Cross Country Head Coach Justin Leonard said, “We would like to thank all of our volunteers, the Southlake Parks and Recreation Department and all of the participants/coaches for their help with this event. This was a great meet for us and allowed us the opportunity to run some of our JV runners in the varsity division, which will help us in the future. We were really proud of the way our kids competed.” 

Dragon Varsity Girls Take 4^th Place

The Varsity Girls were led by freshman Rima Toure in 34^th place (20:13), sophomore Riley Lackey in 41^st (20:21), sophomore Kelley-Anne Richards followed in 49^th place (20:36), freshman Lydia Lo placed 55^th (20:46) and freshman Delaney Drefs took 61^st place (20:51) to complete the 5 scoring positions.  There were a total of 184 varsity girl runners.

Dragon Varsity Boys Take 10^th Place

The Varsity boys team took 10^th, led by freshman Nate Lannen 52^nd with a time of 17:06, sophomore Henry Gardner was 53^rd (17:07), sophomore Vishnu Nair took 71^st place (17:22), senior David Archer came in next for the Dragons with a 88^th place finish (17:35) and sophomore Hayden Coleman took the 95^th spot (17:39) to complete the top five Carroll runners out of 232 varsity boys participants.

JV Dragon Girls & JV Boys both take 4^th Place

The JV girl’s team was led by Jordan Fleming who took 13^th place (21:38) and the JV boy’s team by Wyatt Packard in 15^th place (18:28). 

The Carroll Cross Country Varsity Teams will be competing in Norco, CA next week at the Woodbridge XC Classic.

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Southlake Invitational Top Ten Results

Boys Varsity

52^nd – Nate Lannen – 17:06

53^rd – Henry Gardner – 17:07

71^st – Vishnu Nair – 17:22

88^th – David Archer – 17:35

95^th – Hayden Coleman – 17:39

117^th – Everett Kolto – 17:50

118^th – Jackson Felkins – 17:51.29

121^st – Brett Naughton – 17:51.88

124^th – Christopher Duffy – 17:52

125^th – Nicholas Arriaza – 17:53

Boys JV

15^th – Wyatt Packard – 18:28

20^th – Dimitri Desjardins – 18:34

27^th – Eric Rose – 18:41

29^th – Bradley Heidebrecht – 18:45

42^nd – Chase Fisher – 19:01

43^rd – Brett Gilley – 19:02

44^th – Matthew Esparza – 19:03

51^st – Kieran Beirne – 19:15

73^rd – Grant Anderson – 19:36

90^th – Noah Smith – 19:51

Girls Varsity

34^th – Rima Toure – 20:13

41^st – Riley Lackey – 20:21

49^th – Kelley-Anne Richards – 20:36

55^th – Lydia Lo – 20:46

61^st – Delaney Drefs – 20:51

79^th – Madalyn Wardin – 21:14

87^th – Callie Colvin – 21:27

91^st – Caitlyn Midkiff – 21:35

95^th – Audrey Kwentus – 21:41

96^th – Katherine Hosler – 21:42

Girls JV

13^th – Jordan Fleming – 21:38

19^th – Shreya Veeravelli – 21:54

25^th – Lauren Stewart – 22:09.05

26^th – Avery Martin – 22:09.79

29^th – Lauren Langenberg – 22:13

36^th – Alexa Karmis – 22:34

40^th – Sarah Creech – 22:43

41^st – Elizabeth Fata – 22:44

44^th – Haidan Scarborough – 22:51

56^th – Avery Potts – 23:11

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