Central, Lake View Qualify Cross Country Teams for Regionals

SAN ANGELO, TX — The cross country teams from Central and Lake View are sending runners to the regional meet, highlighted by a district title from the Central boys.

The Bobcats won the District 2-6A championship Thursday for the second consecutive year, led by an individual title from John Isiah Morales, who finished the 5,000-meter course at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock in a time of 16 minutes, 5.15 seconds.

Overall, Central had four runners in the top five to help the Bobcats run away with the title by scoring 24 points. Runner-up Odessa High had 53, followed by Midland Lee with 57.

The top three teams and top 10 individuals advance to regionals.

Other runners for Central included Aiden Garcia in third, Sebastian Gonzalez in fourth, Jack Zwiebel in fifth, Landon Kauten in 11th, Luke Lozano in 18th and Alexander Hunter in 21st.

The Central Lady Cats took fourth place to miss out on a trip to regionals, but two individuals — Emma-Claire Beers and Miley Reagan — qualified. Beers was seventh and Ragan was ninth.

Other Lady Cats’ runners included Avery Thompson in 26th, Chloe Buck in 27th, Jocelyn Ruiz in 28th, Marisol Espinoza in 29th and Natalie Mata in 33rd.

Midland Lee dominated the meet with 16 points, followed by Midland High with 74 and Odessa High with 87.

Lee’s Roxie Patterson won the individual title in 18:32.06.

Lake View’s boys and girls each took third place at the District 5-4A Meet, which was also held at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock.

Plainview won the girls team title with 21 points, followed by Lubbock-Cooper with 52 and Lake View with 76.

The Maidens were led by Sofia Perez, who was eighth, and Lea’la Leal, who was 10th. Other Maidens’ runners included Brittany Trevino in 13th, Paola Jimenez in 22nd, Juliet Ramirez in 23rd, Melanie Ramirez in 25th and Emily Cantu in 26th.

Plainview’s Maribel Montelongo won the two-mile race in 12:53.72.

On the boys side, Plainview won the team title with 40 points. Big Spring was second with 59, and Lake View was third with 77.

The Chiefs were led by Zane Talamantes in 10th place. Other Chiefs’ runners included Rickson Del Rio in 14th, Xzavier Hinojos in 16th, Edgar Gonzalez in 17th, Estavan Herrera in 20th, Isaac Aranda in 28th and Jose Vazquez in 29th.

Levelland’s Saul Hernandez won the individual title on the 5,000-meter course in 16:35.06.

The regional meet will be held Oct. 26 at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock.