GIRLS FINISH 1^ST, BOYS TAKE 2^nd

AT NIKE CROSS REGIONALS

BOTH TEAMS HEADED TO NIKE NATIONALS

The Woodlands, TX (November 18, 2017) – The championship boys and girls Southlake Cross Country & Track Club teams both earned a trip once again to the Nike Cross Nationals meet in Portland, OR on December 2^nd in this highly competitive Nike Regionals club meet.  The girls’ team with just 68 points took 1^st place ahead of Keller while the boys’ team finished in 2^nd place with 88 points behind Flower Mound.  This marks the 12th trip for the girls and the 11^th trip for the boys to the Nationals meet in Portland. The Nike Regional meet includes teams from five states and only the top two teams from this and each regional meet around the country qualify for the Nike Nationals meet.  The remaining runners from the Southlake XC and Track Club ran in the open races with some impressive results, most notably a 1^st and 2^nd place finish for the Girls A & B teams in the Open 1 race and a 2^nd place finish for the Boys in the Open 1 race.

Head Coach Justin Leonard said, “We are so proud of all 122 runners that competed this weekend at Nike South Regionals.  Our runners came to compete and we as a program came away with two first place team finishes and two second place team finishes. I’m so excited that our seniors will be able to end their high school XC careers on a national stage in Portland, OR.”

The championship girls’ team was led by Senior Cate Tracht who came in 7^th place overall, followed by Sarah McCabe who captured 9^th place, with Sofia Santamaria coming in right behind her in 10^th.  Angie Riera finished in the 18^th spot and Kate Reppeto in 24^th to round out the scorers.  Lauren Esparza (27^th) and Cristina Canal (64^th) also competed for the Southlake Girls’ team.   

The championship boys’ team was led by Senior Juan Arcila who came in 6^th overall.  He was followed by Jackson Felkins in 12^th, Vishnu Nair in 16^th, Jack Meyers in 22^nd and Enzo Mortimer finishing out the scoring positions coming in 32^nd.  Drew Bliss (57^th) and Connor Rutledger (76^th) rounded out the top 7 runners for the Southlake team.