FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 2, 2021
Carroll Girls Win Chile Pepper XC Festival
Boys Finish Third; JV teams compete at The Reunion Run
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, and DECATUR, Texas – The Southlake Carroll girls cross country team won the Chile Pepper XC Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Saturday morning. Senior Kaylie Cox led the way once again, finishing 17th overall with a time of 18:46. The boys, led by junior David Fisher (20th, 15:42), finished third.
“This was a great win for our young ladies today,” Southlake Carroll Head Coach Justin Leonard said. “This event always attracts some of the best high school teams in the region, and coming out on top is a great way to finish our regular season. The boys battled hard too, and I feel good about our teams heading into the District meet, which is on our home course. We’ll be ready to go.”
Sophomore Sylvia Schwedler was the Dragons’ second runner in the girls’ race, finishing in 18:58, good for 23rdplace. Fellow sophomore Alexandra Walsh (35th, 19:11) was next, followed by freshman Elizabeth Smits (40th, 19:17) and junior Ava Bushaw (45th, 19:21).
On the boys’ side, sophomore Jude Alvarez finished 30th overall with a time of 15:52, followed by juniors Hunter Hill (32nd, 15:54), Robert Freeman (38th, 15:57) and Logan Cantu (46th, 16:03).
A complete list of the Dragons’ Chile Pepper XC Festival finishers can be found below.
While the varsity runners were in Arkansas, the JV teams competed at The Reunion Run at Joe Wheeler Park in Decatur.
Sophomore Kylee Cusick led the way for the girls (20:21), followed by senior Libby Cravens (21:18), junior Mie-Ava Anderson (21:25), and freshmen Audrey Hendrickson (21:27) and Kate Francis (21:35).
In the boys’ races, sophomore Zach Troutman was the Dragons’ top finisher (16:59), followed by junior Jeremy Kogan (17:23), freshman James Garcia (17:42), sophomore Tino Ross (17:49) and senior Ishan Kumar (17:52).
Next up for the Dragons is the District 4-6A Championship at Bob Jones Park on Oct. 14. The boys are the 11-time defending district champions, and the girls have won two consecutive district titles.
SOUTHLAKE CARROLL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Runners in bold counted toward the final team score