The Ladynecks and Roughnecks competed at the District 15-3A meet held at Northeast Texas Community College on Monday, October 11th. Nathan Green and Lizzy Still lead all runners in their respective races finishing as the Individual District Champions. Green covered the three mile course in 19:04, while Still completed the two mile course in 13:52. The boy’s race also saw medalists in Alberto Soto and Adrian Pinson. Soto finished third in a time of 19:58, and Pinson, ninth, in a time of 20:56. Logan Dugger finished in 18th with a time of 22:59. In the girls race, Abby Lobue finished in second place behind Still in a time of 14:36, Morgan Benge, fifth, 15:02, and Abby Quesenberry, 35th in a time of 20:15. The junior high girl’s race also saw good performances on an unforgiving course. Sophie Fisher led the Ladynecks in fifth place in a time of 17:54. Addisen Morris finished in 14th place in a time of 19:24. Morris was followed by Merritt McMahon in 18th place for a time of 20:32. The junior high boy’s team placed third overall for the meet. Logan Langewisch led the Roughnecks in sixth place with a time of 13:56. Levi Sipes, 12th, 14:41, Nathan Watson, 16th, 14:59, Hayden Hunter, 18th, 15:01, ad Lucas Toles, 21st, 15:29, contributed to the team score. Markham Rosenburg finished the course in 15:38 for 22nd, Luke Bueno, 26th in 16:34, Jackson Standard 30th in 16:57, and Cooper Tucker 31st in 17:10. The junior high runners raced quite well on this course. They completed their season representing White Oak well. The top ten finishers in the Varsity races will move on to the Region II Championships on October 25th at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Praire. This will be return trips for Morgan Benge, Adrian Pinson, Alberto Soto, and Nathan Green. Lizzy Still and Abby Lobue will be making their first trips to the Regional competition. The top ten individuals not part of the top four qualifying teams will advance to the State Competition in Round Rock in early November.
Logan Langewisch prepares for his race eating fruit snacks and donning his “flying nun” race gear. Yes mom and dad he wore this all day!
Junior High Runners pre-race smiles
Regional qualifiers Lizzy Still, Abby lobue, and Morgan Benge