FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 18, 2021
Southlake Carroll Girls Take Second at Paschal Invite
Dragon Boys Finish Fourth; JV Girls First; JV Boys Second
FORT WORTH, TX – With the top 14 Southlake Carroll boys and girls runners competing at the Woodbridge XC Classic in Norco, California, on Saturday evening, the next generation of Dragons toed the line at the Paschal Invitational in Fort Worth. The girls finished second in the varsity race, while the boys came in fourth.
“This was a good opportunity for some of our younger runners to get some varsity experience,” Southlake Carroll Head Coach Justin Leonard said. “I’m proud of how they competed.”
In the varsity girls race, sophomore Lily Garland paced the Dragons with a time of 20:38, good for a ninth-place finish. Freshman Gabriella Tesoriero finished 11th in 20:45, followed by freshman Ryann Flores (12th, 20:49), sophomore Kylee Cusick (14th, 20:59) and sophomore Elizabeth Knight (10th, 21:17).
Sophomore Ryan Van de Berghe was the Dragons’ top runner in the boys varsity race, finishing 16th overall with a time of 17:37. Junior Jeremy Kogen finished 21st in 17:47, followed by sophomore Zach Troutman (30th, 18:08), freshman Alex Severson (31st, 18:11) and senior J.J. Pino (18:15).
The Dragons won the JV girls race, led by junior Kenzie Baulier, who finished fourth overall with a time of 22:54. Sophomore Lucy Pettigrew finished sixth in 22:56, followed by freshman Mia Lay (7th, 23:04), sophomore Sophia Wilwayco (8th, 23:05) and freshman Eva Foley (10th, 23:17).
The boys JV team finished second, led by sophomore Jason McCarthy, who finished second overall in 18:58. Freshman Griffin Cords finished 10th in 19:43, followed by junior Daniel Kieda (13th, 19:53), freshman Caleb Lo (15th, 20:01) and sophomore Carter Haskell (16th, 20:07).
Southlake Carroll’s individual results follow on the following page.
The Dragons will split their squad next weekend to compete in two separate meets: the McNeill XC Invite in Round Rock and the Northwest Invitational in Justin.
SOUTHLAKE CARROLL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Runners in bold counted toward the final team score