Southlake Carroll Dragons Compete Amongst Some 70 Teams

At the Marcus I Invitational

Varsity Boys Elite and Varsity Boys Open Take 2^nd Place  

Varsity Girls Elite Finish 5^th, Varsity Girls Open Take 2nd

JV Elite Boys Take 1^st , JV Open Finishes in 1^st

JV Elite Girls Take 1^st , JV Open Finishes in 1^st

Denton, Texas (September 1, 2018) – The Southlake Carroll Cross Country teams were in the hunt for dominance at the Marcus I Invitational meet in Denton’s North Lakes Park on Saturday.  With demanding competition, the teams worked to meet the challenge of their first 5k of the season. Between the boys and girls’ teams, 14 finished as National Elites*.

Coach Justin Leonard commented, "Marcus 1 is typically our team’s first 5k of the season. It’s a great measuring stick to see where we are at as a team and individually. We are pleased with the way the teams competed but also realize we have some room to grow and develop. Next week is our home meet and we are excited to host 3,000 runners from around the state and even a few out of state teams as well."

The Dragons took 2nd place in the Varsity Boys Elite race with Nate Lannen placing 10^th overall for the team with a time of 15:43, followed by Steven Torres in 24^th at 16:05, Drew Bliss in 31^st at 16:13, Henry Gardner in 35^th at 16:18, and Vishnu Nair in 45^th at 16:26 to finish out the five scoring positions.  Antonio Florcruz and Jack Meyers finishing 50^th and 51^st, both with a time of 16:29, completed the top seven for the team. 

The Varsity Boys Open team also took second place on Saturday.  Tim EcElaney led his team with a 2^nd place finish at 16:36, followed by Grant Anderson in 7^th at 16:44, Lucas Levant in 12^th at 17:06, Matthew Sims in 13^th at 17:07 and Duncan Brown in 19^th at 17:14, completing the top five scorers.  Brett Gilley and Bradly Heidebrecht rounded out the top seven. 

The Varsity Girls Elite team came away with a 5^th place finish, led by Sofia Santamaria in 23^rd at 19:04, followed by Katherine McElaney in 43^rd at 19:29, Grace Williamson in 44^th at 19:31, Tatum Foreman in 47^th at 19:33, and Payton Wichman in 48^th at 19:34 to finish the top five scoring positions.  Kate Reppeto (19:38) and Lydia Lo (19:40) completed the top seven for the team. 

The Varsity Girls Open team took 2^nd place and was led by Lauren Langenberg coming in 4^th overall for the team at 19:59, followed by Abigail McIlvain in 5^th at 20:03, Laurel Hook in 9^th at 20:17, Erin Fritz in 15^th at 20:37 and Madalyn Wardin in 28^th at 21:02 rounding out the top five scorers.  Alexa Karmis and Caitlyn Midkiff completed the top seven for the team. 

Southlake Carroll’s JV teams truly dominated the field, taking 1^st in both the boys and girls JV Elite and JV Open divisions.  The JV Elite Boys came away with a low score of just 22 points taking 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 6^th and 7^th overall while the JV Elite girls finished with 35 points with scorers in the 3^rd, 5^th, 7^th, 8^th and 12^th positions overall.   

The Dragons runners will be hosting the Southlake Invitational meet next Saturday, September 8^th at Bob Jones Park in Southlake.

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*National Elite Standards: Boys – 16:30 or below; Girls – 19:45 or below

-Boys National Elite:  Nate Lannen, Steven Torres, Drew Bliss, Henry Gardner, Vishnu Nair, Antonio Florcruz, Jack Meyers; Girls National Elite:  Sofia Santamaria, Katherine McElaney, Grace Williamson, Tatum Foreman, Payton Wichman, Kate Reppeto, Lydia Lo

Boys Elite Varsity  (2nd)                                                 Boys Varsity Open (2nd)

10^th -- Nate Lannen 15:43                                              2^nd  -- Tim McElaney 16:36

24^th – Steven Torres 16:05                                             7^th – Grant Anderson 16:44

31^st -- Drew Bliss 16:13                                                   12^th – Lucas Levant 17:06

35^th -- Henry Gardner 16:18                                           13^th – Matthew Sims 17:07

45^th -- Vishnu Nair 16:26                                                19^th -- Duncan Brown 17:14

50^th – Antonio Florcruz 16:29                                        30^th – Brett Gilley 17:34

51^st – Jack Meyers 16:29                                                45^th  – Bradley Heidebreht 17:49

Girls Elite Varsity (5th)                                                   Girls Varsity Open (2nd)

23^rd – Sofia Santamaria 19:04                                        4^th – Lauren Langenberg 19:59

43^rd -- Katherine McElaney 19:29                                  5^th – Abigail McIlvain 20:03

44^th – Grace Williamson 19:31                                       9^th – Laurel Hook 20:17

47^th – Tatum Foreman 19:33                                         15^th – Erin Fritz 20:37

48^th -- Payton Wichman 19:34                                       28^th – Madalyn Wardin 21:02

51^st – Kate Reppeto 19:38                                              38^th  – Alexa Karmis 21:23

52^nd – Lydia Lo 19:40                                                      50^th – Caitlyn Midkiff 21:38

Boys Elite JV (1st) – Finishers in the Top 10                 Boys JV Open (1st) – Finishers in the Top 10

Brett Naughton 17:10                                                   Soloman Chavez 18:53

Mason Alexander 17:14                                                 Harry Lacast 20:00

Michael McCabe 17:20                                                   Ethan Satsky 20:00

Brian McCarthy 17:40                                                    

Jayden Chambless 17:43

Ryan Hurrell 18:00

Isaac Chavez 18:01

Girls Elite JV (1st)– Finishers in the Top 10                  Girls JV Open (1st) – Finishers in the Top 10

Kristin Mader 21:24                                                         Brynn Floreano 23:00

Rachel Nguyen 21:48                                                       Van Buuren Denise 23:45

Oliva Jones 22:01                                                            Erica Egel 23:51

Kaylie Cox 22:04                                                              Heather Quintana 23:55

For full Marcus I meet results go to txmilesplit.com

SOUTHLAKE GIRLS & BOYS

 COMPETE AT

NIKE CROSS NATIONALS

 Portland, OR (December 2, 2017) –Southlake Cross Country & Track Club’s top 7 boys and top 7 girls teams competed against the best runners in the nation at Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon on Saturday.  The girls came away with 20^th in the nation and the boys took 19^th in the nation. This is the 14^th year that Nike has hosted this prestigious meet for the top two boys and top two girl’s teams in each of the eight regions around the country.  Rainy and chilly temperatures in the mid-40’s were familiar conditions for these runners as they navigated the race at the Glendover Golf Course filled with hills and plenty of mud.

The girl’s team entered the race as the South Region champions and placed 20^th overall on Saturday.  Cate Tracht was first to cross the line for the girl’s team coming in 112^th at 19:35.  Next to finish was Sofia Santamaria in 124^th at 19:45, Sarah McCabe in 133^rd at 19:55, Lauren Esparza placed 156^th with a time of 20:13 and Angie Riera finished in 160^th at 20:21.  Completing the lineup was Cristina Canal in 175^th at 20:39 and Kate Reppeto in 194^th at 21:18.    

The boy’s team entered the race as the second place finisher from Nike South Regionals placing 19^th overall in the National race on Saturday.  The team was led by Juan Arcila in 107^th at 16:28, followed by Jackson Felkins in 110^th at 16:30, Jack Myers in 136^th at 16:42, Vishnu Nair in 145^th at 16:51 and Connor Rutledge in 162^nd at 16:59.  Completing the boys team were Enzo Mortimer in 171^st at 17:10 and Drew Bliss in 184 at 17:21. 

Head Coach Justin Leonard commented, “We are extremely proud of our runners and the season they’ve had.  To be able to end their season at NXN is an accomplishment that only 21 other schools in the U.S. can do.  We would like to thank our school, parents and community for the support.  We are excited about the future as well and we will begin that journey tomorrow.”

Results and video: www.NXN.runnerspace.com

CARROLL DRAGON BOYS TAKE 2^ND PLACE

AND GIRLS TAKE 3^RD PLACE

At The State Championship Meet

Round Rock, TX (November 4, 2017) – The Southlake Carroll Boys Cross Country Team earned a 2^nd place finish and the Girls earned a 3^rd place finish at the Class 6A State Championship in Round Rock, TX.  Even with warm and humid temperatures and a challenging course at Old Settler’s Park, both the boys and girls came away with podium finishes.

 Head Cross Country Coach Justin Leonard said, “We are extremely proud of the performance and effort that our kids poured into their race today. The kids set a goal last year and put themselves in position to be at their best. It has been a great season and I’m honored to be a part of their journey and part of their lives.”

 For the boys it was a repeat of last year’s state meet with the team coming away in 2^nd place with 94 points behind The Woodlands who scored 88 points.  Junior Jack Myers came in 13^th overall; following right behind him was Jackson Felkins in 14^th with Juan Arcila crossing the line in 16^th.  Connor Rutledge was next to finish in 23rd and Enzo Mortimer rounded out the scoring positions in 28^th place.  Vishnu Nair finished in 41^st place and Drew Bliss took 82^nd, completing the varsity team.  Six of the runners met Elite Performance Standards with times of 16:30 or less.

 The Lady Dragons in a very tight race placed 3^rd with 130 points behind Lewisville Hebron (with 122 points) and ahead of Flower Mound (with 141 points.)  Keller placed 1^st overall.  The girls’ team was led by Junior Sofia Santamaria in 17^th, followed by Sarah McCabe in 26^th, Cate Tracht in 27^th, Angie Riera in 29^th, and finishing out the scoring positions was Kate Reppeto in 31^st.  Lauren Esparza finished in 43^rd and Cristina Canal came in 61^st to complete the varsity team.  All seven girls met Elite Performance Standards with times of 19:45 or less.

TEXAS 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

RESULTS

Boys                                                                            Girls

13^th – Jack Myers (15:33)                                               17^th – Sofia Santamaria (18:26)

14^th – Jackson Felkins (15:36)                                        26^th – Sarah McCabe (18:40)

16^th – Juan Arcila (15:39)                                                27^th – Cate Tracht (18:42)

23^rd – Connor Rutledge (15:44)                                       29^th – Angie Riera (18:43)

28^th – Enzo Mortimer (15:52)                                           31^st – Kate Reppeto (18:47)

41^st – Vishnu Nair (16:09)                                                43^rd – Lauren Esparza (19:13)

82^nd – Drew Bliss (16:46)                                                61^st – Cristina Canal (19:40)

Carroll Cross Country Varsity Teams Advance to Regionals

JV Teams Take Top Honors

At UIL 6A – District 5 Championship Meet

Southlake, TX (October 14, 2017) – The Dragon Varsity Boys Team took 1^st place while the Varsity Girls placed 3^rd in this tremendously competitive UIL 6A – District 5 Meet, earning the Varsity teams a spot in the Regional meet in Lubbock .  The Boys had a low score of just 36 points, placing 9 points ahead of the next team.  The Girls race couldn’t have been any closer with the top three teams coming within just one point of each another.  Both JV Teams dominated the field taking 1^st place and showing the depth of the Carroll team.  The top 3 schools in the varsity boys and girls divisions advance to the Regional meet in Lubbock on October 23rd.

Southlake Carroll Head Coach Justin Leonard said, “We knew coming into the district meet that it was going to be extremely competitive.  Our goal is to qualify for the next meet and run our best on November 4th.  Survive and advance.  I’m extremely proud of the way our kids stepped up and ran -- onto the next one.”

The Varsity Dragon Boys dominated their race with 4 of the runners placing in the top 10 and the team scoring only 36 points.  Junior Jack Myers led the boys’ team taking 4^th place with a time of 15:49.  Jackson Felkins took 5^th place running a 15:53, Juan Arcila came in 7^th with 15:59, Connor Rutledge came in 9^th with a time of 16:04 and Vishnu Nair finished out the scoring positions in 11^th place running 16:10.  Enzo Mortimer and Drew Bliss also competed, taking the 12^th and 16^th places respectively.

The Varsity Lady Dragons finished strong with Senior Cate Tracht leading the team and placing 2^nd overall with a time of 18:01.  Next to cross the line was Sofia Santamaria in 12^th running an 18:47, followed by Kate Reppeto in 14^th at 19:04, Sarah McCabe in 15^th at 19:09 and Cristina Canal finishing the scoring positions coming in 18^th at 19:14.  Lauren Esparza and Angie Riera also competed for the Lady Dragon team, finishing 19^th and 20^th respectively

JV Dragons Reign Supreme 

The JV Dragon boys ran an impressive race taking 1^st place with a very low score of 21 points and had 8 runners finishing in the top 10 overall.  The team was led by Sophomore Nate Lannen finishing in 1^st place overall, followed by Noah Castro in 2^nd, Everett Kolto in 5^th, Lucas Levant  in 6^th and rounding out the scoring positions was Antonio Florcruz in 7^th.  Duncan Brown (8^th), Chase Fisher (9^th), Oliver Arandia (10^th), Tim McElaney (14^th) and Nick Arriaza (16^th) completed the top 10 spots for the Dragons.   

The JV Lady Dragons showed how deep their talent goes by nabbing the top seven finishing positions overall and with a perfect score of 15, sweeping the race.  Leading for the Lady Dragons was Sophomore Rima Toure taking 1st, followed by Grace Williamson in 2^nd, Lydia Lo in 3^rd, Shreya Veeravelli in 4^th, and rounding out the scoring positions was Abigail McIlvain in 5^th place.  Payton Wichman (6^th), Rachel Nguyen (7^th), Katherine McElaney (9^th), Jenna Holland (12^th) and Alexa Karmis (14^th) completed the top 10 positions for the Lady Dragons.

 In two weeks, the Southlake Carroll Cross Country Varsity teams will compete at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock in the highly competitive Regional Meet.

For complete race results, go to mychiptime.com

Carroll Cross Country Weekend Meets Recap

 Dragon Girls Take 2nd & Dragon Boys Place 3rd   

At The Islander Splash Invitational

JV Dragon Girls Finish 5th & JV Dragon Boys Place 6th

At the Coppell Invitational

 Corpus Christi and Grapevine, Texas (September 23, 2017) – As the top Southlake Carroll Dragon runners prepare for next week, the remaining team split up with a portion of the runners traveling to Corpus Christi for the annual Texas A&M-Islander Splash Invitational where the girls took 2nd place and the boys came away with a 3rd place finish in the 6A Varsity Division. The rest of the boys and girls team competed at the Coppell Invitational held  at Meadowmere Park in Grapevine.

Islander Splash Invitational

Leading the Lady Dragons to their 2^nd place finish in Corpus was Grace Williamson placing 9^th overall (21:29).  Next was Abigail McIlvain (21:41) in 14^th, Katherine McElaney (21:48) in 19^th place, Laurel Hook (22:21) in 23^rd, and in 28^th was Caitlyn Midkiff (22:36).

 The boys came away with a 3rd place finish and were led by Duncan Brown (17:55) placing 7^th overall.  Next was Grant Anderson (18:12) in 17^th, Bradley Heidebrecht (18:19) in 22^nd, Ryan Odneal (18:52) in 50^th and Oliver Arandia (18:53) in 53^rd to round out the top 5.

 Coppell Invitational

Carroll Cross Country had teams compete in the JV division of the meet in Grapevine with the Girls team finishing 5^th and the Boys placing 6^th.   First to cross the line for the girls was Jenna Laverock (23:44) in 21st, next was Kathryn Reilley (24:27) in 29^th, Reese Duggan (24:28) in 30^th, Ava Chadd (24:37) in 34^th and Morgan Potter (24:51) in 42^nd.  Leading the boys was Brett Walker (19:17) in 41^st, Brian McCarthy (19:23) in 43^rd, Michael Chambless (19:33) in 50^th, Thomas Drefs (19:33) in 51^st and in 52^nd was Bennett Woolsey (19:36).

Carroll Cross Country Head Coach Justin Leonard commented, “We are proud of the way our program and teams competed this weekend at the Islander Splash and Coppell Invite. The teams were able to gain some valuable experience that will hopefully pay dividends next weekend and ultimately at the district meet. We have one meet remaining until district so it's time to focus on the little things and get ready to run fast when it matters the most.”

The Dragons are back on the course next Saturday with the Varsity teams traveling to the highly competitive Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, AR and the JV Dragon runners competing in Keller at the Timbercreek Invitational.