Texas Panhandle runners win Region I-1A cross country titles, other results

LUBBOCK — The Region I high school cross country meet continued Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Mae Simmons Park with Class 5A, 1A and 3A.Palo Duro's Fatah Farey finished 12th in the Class 5A boys race, earning a spot in the state meet individually. Farey was the only Class 5A athlete from the Texas Panhandle to reach the UIL championships in Round Rock.In Class 1A, Happy's Kyla Slaughter won the girls race, finishing the two-mile course in 12 minutes, 30.8 seconds. Guthrie (62 points) took home the team title. Texline (2nd, 105 points), White Deer (3rd, 187) and Valley (4th, 196) also secured a place at the state meet.Claude's Izzy Moon (6th, 13:05.7), Hart's Yalexii Cisneros (9th, 13:12.7), Kress' Hope McLain (11th, 13:13.7) and Happy's Sage Pearson (13th, 13:33.3) will join Slaughter and the qualifying teams at state.Booker's Gael Alvarez (17:09.5) won the Class 1A boys race, leading the Kiowas to a fourth-place finish in the team standings and a trip to state."It just feels amazing," Alvarez said. "All the adversity and the work I put in throughout the whole season, it's just really amazing coming out and showing out. Now we have state, so I'm really excited for that. I probably average 50-to-55-mile weeks. Outside of all the hard work and conditioning it was just about being mentally prepared for this race. The whole week, I just told myself, 'I'm going to win this. I'm going to do whatever if takes to win it,' and I came out on top."Hartley finished third as a team, led by a fourth-place finish from Asher Jennings, and will also compete in Round Rock.Valley's Micah Ferrel (2nd, 17:20.3), Happy's J'Lond Ferguson (7th, 18:28.2), Lefors' Tyler Howard (9th, 18:31.9), Briscoe Fort Elliott's Kelton Sims (10th, 18:36.9), Kress' Kobie Vuittonet (11th, 18:40.1), Claude's Lane Taylor (12th, 18:46.1), Lefors' Xander Alcozer, (13th, 18:49.7) and White Deer's Cason Powell (14th, 18:55.1) all advanced to the state meet individually.Chilress' Selah Smith (8th, 12:44.7) was the only Class 3A girls runner from the Texas Panhandle to secure a spot in Round Rock. Canadian's Joseph Dominguez (2nd, 15:55) and Bushland's Jacob Golladay (14th, 16:57.4) both reached the Class 3A boys state meet individually.The state meet is scheduled for Nov. 6-7 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.UIL Region I Cross CountryTuesday at Mae Simmons ParkNote: Top four teams and top 10 individuals not on qualifying teams advance to UIL state meet.* — individual qualifier from the Texas PanhandleClass 5ABOYS (5K)Team standings — 1. Mansfield Legacy, 105; 2. Fort Worth Paschal, 150; 3. Frenship, 158; 4. Burleson Centennial, 188; 5. Argyle, 193; 6. Denton, 193; 7. El Paso Americas, 209; 8. Joshua, 227; 9. Azle, 236; 10. Saginaw, 281.Individual results — 1. Andrew Truax, El Paso High, 15 minutes, 21.2 seconds; 2. Arturo Rodriguez, Lubbock High, 15:54.2; 3. Gabriel Martinez-Sanchez, Mansfield Legacy, 15:54.6; 4. Nolan Werth, Fort Worth Paschal, 16:00.6; 5. Ellis Jackson, Coronado, 16:05.7; 6. Jordan Diaz, El Paso Del Valle, 16:07.7; 7. Jaxen Siqueiros, Argyle, 16:08.9; 8. Julius Garcia, Monterey, 16:12.3; 9. Braxton Johnson, Frenship, 16:15; 10. Stiles Deneault, Argyle, 16:18. … 12. *Fatah Farey, Palo Duro, 16:23.4.GIRLS (5K)Team standings — 1. Prosper Richland, 153; 2. Fort Worth Paschal, 159; 3. Argyle, 168; 4. Burleson Centennial, 175; 5. Frenship Memorial, 194; 6. Azle, 206; 7. Amarillo High, 222; 8. Abilene High, 230; 9. El Paso Burges, 241; 10. Frisco Reedy, 276.Individual results — 1. Amelia Anderson, Lubbock High, 18:00.6; 2. Sayuri Ulloa, El Paso Burges, 18:39.1; 3. Mia Garcia, Abilene Cooper, 18:43.9; 4. Lila Murillo, Abilene Cooper, 18:55.9; 5. Lyndie Freeman, Joshua, 19:00.2; 6. Hannah Hughes, Monterey, 19:11.1; 7. Annie Binning, Argyle, 19:12.4; 8. Aubrey Duran, Abilene High, 19:13.3; 9. Presley Skaggs, Argyle, 19:23.3; 10. Camila Pena, El Paso Burges, 19:30.Class 3ABOYS (5K)Team standings — 1. Crane, 131; 2. Peaster, 143; 3. Jim Ned, 145; 4. Valley View, 157; 5. Eastland, 162; 6. Presidio, 175; 7. Holliday, 200; 8. Whitesboro, 216; 9. Wall, 266; 10. Canadian, 271.Individual results — 1. Cole Bettger, Peaster, 15:39.3; 2. Joseph Dominguez, Canadian, 15:55; 3. Brayden Willett, Bowie, 16:17.2; 4. Kenny Pritchard, Jim Ned, 16:23.8; 5. Creed Kirles, Jim Ned, 16:29.6; 6. Rhody Gingras, S&S Consolidated, 16:39.1; 7. Aidan Samaniego, Presidio, 16:43.9; 8. Noah Villanueva, Littlefield, 16:44.4; 9. Glyn McCleskey, Eastland, 16:49.2; 10. Kellen Rater, Bowie, 16:51.6. ... 14. *Jacob Golladay, Bushland, 16:57.4.GIRLS (2 miles)Team standings — 1. Wall, 38; 2. Holliday, 117; 3. Whitesboro, 145; 4. Peaster, 164; 5. Comanche, 184; 6. Pilot Point, 185; 7. Valley View, 190; 8. Eastland, 221; 9. Alpine, 221; 10. Brownfield, 280.Class 1ABOYS (5K)Team standings — 1. Petersburg, 103; 2. Jayton, 114; 3. Hartley, 115; 4. Booker, 118; 5. Meadow, 164; 6. White Deer, 175; 7. O'Donnell, 216; 8. Happy, 224; 9. Texline, 252; 10. Claude, 298.Individual results — 1. Gael Alvarez, Booker, 17:09.5; 2. Micah Ferrel, Valley, 17:20.3; 3. Kye Bales, O'Donnell, 17:22.8; 4. Asher Jennings, Hartley, 17:52.9; 5. Hector-David Cardona, Petersburg, 18:13.7; 6. Ben Baldridge, Jayton, 18:21.4; 7. J'Lond Ferguson, Happy, 18:28.2; 8. Cameron Renteria, O'Donnell, 18:30.1; 9. Tyler Howard, Lefors, 18:31.9; 10. Kelton Sims, Briscoe Fort Elliott, 18:36.9; 11. *Kobie Vuittonet, Kress, 18:40.1; 12. *Lane Taylor, Claude, 18:46.1; 13. *Xander Alcozer, Lefors, 18:49.7; 14. *Cason Powell, White Deer, 18:55.1.GIRLS (2 miles)Team standings — 1. Guthrie, 62; 2. Texline, 105; 3. White Deer, 187; 4. Valley, 196; 5. Whiteface, 200; 6. Lenorah Grady, 202; 7. Claude, 212; 8. Ackerly Sands, 239; 9. Jayton, 247; 10. Petersburg, 250.Individual results — 1. Kyla Slaughter, Happy, 12:30.8; 2. Harper Hunt, Guthrie, 12:45.7; 3. Hartlee Battey, Valley, 12:54.2; 4. Peyton Taylor, Guthrie, 13:04.7; 5. Hallie Irons, Guthrie, 13:04.8; 6. Izzy Moon, Claude, 13:05.7; 7. Payton Miles, Ackerly Sands, 13:06.2; 8. Joey Harrington, Meadow, 13:11; 9. Yalexii Cisneros, Hart, 13:12.7; 10. Kaylynn Derry, Ackerly Sands, 13:13.6; 11. *Hope McLain, Kress, 13:13.7. ... 13. *Sage Pearson, Happy, 13:33.3.Individual results — 1. Sarah Spears, Holliday, 11:50.2; 2. Keller Batla, Wall, 12:02.6; 3. Ava Rhodes, Compass Academy, 12:14.8; 4. Chaska Downs, Hamilton, 12:28.5; 5. Any Mauldin, Holliday, 12:33.6; 6. Allison Baird, Wall, 12:37.6; 7. Nya Degraffenreed, Whitesboro, 12:44.2; 8. Selah Smith, Childress, 12:44.7; 9. Brooklyn Bewley, Valley View, 12:45.5; 10. Heaven Jackson, Wall, 12:49.3.This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Texas Panhandle runners win Region I-1A cross country titles, other results