ROUND ROCK, TX — The Mason Punchers ran to a third-place finish at the UIL Class 2A State Cross Country Championships on Friday morning to lead the Concho Valley’s showing.
Led by Cooper Ratliff’s sixth-place finish in the 150-man field, Mason scored 92 points to finish behind state champion Collinsville (73) and runner-up Windthorst (76).
Ratliff finished the 5,000-meter course at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock in 16 minutes, 34 seconds.
Other Mason finishers included Caden Klingelhefer (14th, 17:00), Irving Tavera (18th, 17:03), Isaac Mora (22nd, 17:07), Sam Wyatt (100th, 18:53), Gavin Bryan-Myers (114th, 19:21) and Caysen Potter (125th, 19:36).
Sonora finished 11th with 282 points, while Reagan County was 12th with 288.
Bosqueville’s Cristiano Tinoco won the individual title in 16:14, four seconds ahead of Bosqueville’s Juan Tinoco.
Other top finishes by area runners included Christoval’s Cole Nelle (16th, 17:02) and Miles’ Ricardo Rivera (21st, 17:06).
Sonora was led by Jaycob Ramirez (33rd, 17:18), followed by Tres Garza (44th, 17:33), Eduardo Salazar (101st, 18:57), Joshua Valley (118th, 19:25), Maximilliano Campos (133rd, 19:56), Jesiah Martinez (142nd, 20:39) and Fernando Aguilar (149th, 22:53).
Reagan County was led by Nathan Aguilera (47th, 17:40), followed by Eli Goodloe (60th, 18:00), Jordan Rodriguez (96th, 18:45), Jonah Rodriguez (97th, 18:49), Alecxavier Ortiz (144th, 21:10), Sterling Martinez (146th, 21:57) and Garrett Byrd (148th, 22:41).
Mason’s Langehenning, Coleman’s Hurtado Place in Top 10
Two Concho Valley runners — Mason’s Olivia Langehennig and Coleman’s Savannah Hurtado — earned top 10 finishes at the UIL 2A girls state cross country meet in a field of 150 runners.
Langehennig was eighth place in 12:27, while Hurtado was 10th in 12:28.
Other runners from our area competing on the two-mile course at state were Ballinger’s Lyla Aguero (27th, 12:51), Mason’s Elizabeth McFarland (32nd, 12:54), Coleman’s Victoria Guerrero (34th, 12:58), Christoval’s Kayleigh Pump (52nd, 13:12) and Bangs’ Adalynne Stephens (66th, 13:27).
Farwell’s Alexis Wade won the individual title in 11:46.
Gruver won the team title with 63 points. Lipan was second with 104 points, and Sundown was third with 129.
San Angelo Central’s Morales 47th at 6A State Meet
San Angelo Central junior John Isiah Morales finished in 47th place out of 151 runners at the UIL 6A boys state cross country meet.
He clocked a time of 15:52 on the 5,000-meter course.
Morales capped a memorable season that saw him with the District 2-6A title before finishing in 17th place at regionals to earn his first trip to state.
Denton Guyer’s Ruel Newberry won the state meet in 14:36. El Paso Eastwood won the team title with 56 points, which was 12 ahead of Southlake Carroll.
The 1A, 3A and 5A state cross country races will be held Saturday morning.
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