CARROLL CROSS COUNTRY SWEEP UIL 6A - DISTRICT 5 MEET

All Varsity & JV Teams Take Top Honors

Varsity Boys & Girls Teams Moving on to Regionals

Denton, TX (October 22, 2016) – For the sixth consecutive year, all four Dragon Cross Country teams placed 1^st in the District Meet, giving the Varsity teams a spot in the Regional meet in Lubbock. The Carroll Varsity and JV teams dominated the field, with all four teams obtaining very low scores in this tremendously competitive new district. The top 3 schools in the varsity boys and girls divisions advance to the Regional meet in Lubbock on October 29th.

Southlake Carroll Head Coach Justin Leonard said, “We are extremely happy with our runners’ performances at the District 6A – 5 meet yesterday.  Our kids came ready to compete and put forth a solid effort. To be able to sweep this strong district speaks volumes about the depth and determination of this group.  We will regroup with our varsity teams and get ready for the remainder of our season heading into regionals.  Our goal is still yet to be accomplished.”

The Varsity Lady Dragons all finished within the top 12 spots and scored a very low score of 31. Senior Gillian Mortimer finished in first place with a time of 18:02.  Next crossing the line was Ali White (18:32) in 4^th place, Catherine Tracht was next in 7^th place (18:45), Sofia Santamaria took 9^th  (18:49) and Ari Lopez finished the scoring positions, coming in 10^th at 19:13.  Angie Riera and Sarah McCabe also competed for the Lady Dragon team, finishing 11^th and 12^th respectively.

The Varsity Dragon Boys also dominated their race with 4 of the runners placing in the top 10 and the team scoring only 35 points. Senior Reed Brown led the boys’ team and took 1^st place with a time of 15:05.  Charlie Gardner took 4^th place running a 15:44, Nicolas Fernandes came in 5^th with 15:58, Connor Rutledge came in 8^th with a time of 16:13 and Evan Dunkel finished out the scoring positions in 17th^th place running 16:33.  Enzo Mortimer and Drew Bliss also competed, taking the 19^th and 28^th places respectively. 

JV Dragons Reign Supreme

The JV Dragon boys showed how deep their talent goes by taking 6 of the top 10 spots and scoring only 28 points. They were by freshman Nate Lannen taking 1^st place, Vishnu Nair 4th, Tyler Coleman 5^th, Everett Kolto 6^th and David Archer placed 12^th to finish out the scoring positions. Lucas Levant (13^th), Hayden Coleman (17th^th), Matthew Sims (19^th), Steven Torres (20^th) and Henry Gardner (21^st) completed the top 10 spots. 

The JV Lady Dragons also had an impressive low score of 18 and had 10 of the top 20 spots and 7 out of the top 10. Junior Lauren Esparza took the 1^st place spot, Kelley-Anne Richards 2^nd, Christina Canal 4^th, Rima Toure 5^th and Reagan Reilley took 6^th place rounding out the scoring positions. Paige Loehding took 7^th, Delaney Drefs (10^th), Callie Colvin (11^th), Madalyn Wardin (12^th) and Caitlin Mertz (17^th) completed the top 10 spots. 

The Southlake Carroll Cross Country Varsity teams will compete on October 29^th at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock in the highly competitive Regional Meet.

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