After a month of training we kicked off the season at Union Grove last Saturday and it went very well. As of this posting Coach Lewis has not released the final results or team standings, I will post what I have from the meet and update as needed. This was a very large meet, over 220 in the Varsity boys race and approximately 140 in the Varsity girls race. The JV division saw similar numbers.

Varsity Girls:
Olivia Sipes 13:31 9th
Shaynee Tyl 14:10 24th
Jaci Wallace 14:57 54th
Bella Sacco 15:30 68th
Luisa Soto 17:05 127th

JV Girls:
CeCe Hernandez 14:10 1st
Sydney Simpson 17:22 49th

Varsity Boys:
Clay McNeese 16:48 5th
Dylan Harris 17:00 7th
Garrett Stephenson 19:55 95th

JV Boys:
Zach Herring 20:53 32nd
Preston Ware 21:42 49th
Michael Laughlin 21:56 55th

This weekend we travel to UT Tyler campus (by the Patriot Center and the soccer fields) for the Tyler Lee Invitational Meet. This is also chip timed and will be a large meet. Races start at approximately 8:30 for us. This meet is a rolling start, which means as soon as a race is completed the next race begins. Also with the chip timing, the schedule runs quickly. Give yourself plenty of time to arrive at the meet.

Meet at Shed at 6:30AM we will leave at 6:45

Lastly, If you take pictures at the meet please email me the pictures. I would like to post pictures along with the race updates each week.

The Ladynecks and Roughnecks traveled to Humble to compete in the Region III Championships. The girls team finished 9th out of 24 teams with Shaynee Tyl’s top finish of 37st in 13:08.5. The boys finished 10th out of 22 teams with Clay McNeese’s top finish of 13th in 17:16. Clay qualified as an individual and will travel to Round Rock to compete in the State meet on Saturday, November 8th at 10:10.

Girls: 9th team finish, 170 runners
Shaynee Tyl 13:08 37th
Nour Hussein 13:14 40th
Kristen Moyers 13:26 45th
Bella Sacco 87th 14:08
Luisa Soto 99th 14:23
Jaci Wallace 115th 14:50
Landry Seimears 141st 16:05

Boys: 10th team finish 165 runners
Clay McNeese 13th 17:16
Dylan Harris 31st 17:59
Blake Warren 44th 18:15
Mason Malone 78th 19:14
Garrett Stephenson 121st 20:36
Preston Ware 144th 20:50

It was another good day for the White Oak Cross Country teams on Saturday. The girls varsity team captured the team title, placing all 5 runners in the top ten. Nour Hussein raced to a blistering 12:53 PR to capture the individual title. The boys followed with a third place team finish placing three runners in the top ten. The girls and boys varsity teams will advance to the Region III Meet in Humble on November 1st. The JV girls followed the Varsity girls lead, and captured the team title as well. Bella Sacco captured the individual title in a time of 14:19. The JH girls decided to make it a Ladyneck sweep by capturing the third District title of the morning, placing five runners in the top ten. Olivia Sipes won the individual title in 13:39.

Varsity Girls: 1st place, 18 points 28 runners
Nour Hussein 1st, 12:53
Shaynee Tyl 2nd, 13:08
Kristen Moyers 4th 13:29
Jaci Wallace 7th 14:17
Landy Seimears 8th 14:19

JV Girls: 1st place, 15 points, 5 runners
Bella Sacco 1st, 14:19
Luisa Soto 2nd, 14:46
Sabrina Smith 3rd, 15:30
Sydney Simpson 4th, 15:33
America Camacho 5th, 15:45

Varsity Boys: 3rd place, 51 points 29 runners
Clay McNeese 3rd, 16:47
Dylan Harris 8th, 17:51
Blake Warren 9th, 17:54
Mason Malone 14th, 18:21
Garrett Stephenson 24th, 21:13
Preston Ware 25th, 21:42

JH girls: 1st place, 28 points, 23 runners
Olivia Sipes 1st, 13:39
Cecelia Hernandez 2nd, 13:44
Katie Williamson 6th, 14:34
Riley Edmondson 9th, 15:14
Kaydyn Scott 10th, 15:14
Hailey Hobbs 13th, 16:16
Sierra Schnieder 19th, 17:11
Abby Hinton 21st, 17:37
Allison Patak 22nd, 18:58

JH Boys:
Cantrelle Smith 2nd, 12:24
Nate Hearron 5th, 13:15
Austyn Smith 15th. 15:15

The District 17-3A meet will be held at Elysian Fields High School on Saturday, October 18th

We will meet at the SHED at 6:15 and leave at 6:30

Race Schedule: They have indicated this is a rolling start, so this is the earliest starting time for each race. I would plan on getting to the course early, so you don’t miss the races
8:30 Varsity Girls
9:00 Varsity Boys
9:30 JV Girls
10:00 JV Boys
10:30 JH Girls
11:00 JH Boys
Awards will follow the last race and once points are tabulated.

All runners need to return on the bus, I will need to collected JH uniforms and this is the last time I will see many of them, so I need to do it once we return on the bus. Please plan accordingly.

After the rains subsided, the weather was great for running Saturday morning at the Gilmer Invitational. It was a little muddy and a few shoes were sucked off in the process but the medals taken home more than made up for it. The varsity girls placed second behind host team Gilmer.

Varsity Girls: 2nd place team finish 58 points  60 runners

Nour Hussein 4th 13:48
Shaynee Tyl 5th 13:51
Kristen Moyers 6th 13:53
Jaci Wallace 21st 14:54
Bella Sacco 22nd 15:05
Landry Seimears 31 15:48

JV Girls: 32 runners
Luisa Soto 1st 14:38
Sydney Simpson 9th 16:01
Sabrina Smith 10th 16:04
America Camacho 11 16:16

Varsity Boys: 58 runners
Clay McNeese 6th 17:32
Blake Warren 9th 18:05
Mason Malone 22nd 19:14
Preston Ware 48th 22:12

JH Girls: 5th plae Team finish 124 points 98 runners
Olivia Sipes 2nd 13:58
Cecelia Hernandez 8th 14:26
Riley Edmondson 19th 15:25
Hailey Hobbs 44th 17:17
Sierra Schnieder 51st 18:00
Abby Hinton 52nd 18:02
Allison Patak 69th 19:22

JH Boys: 52 runners
Cantrelle Smith 8th 13:22
Adrian Browning 49th 20:19

Meet 6:45 at the Shed Leave at 7:00, we will return to the school as soon as the JH boys are finished around 12:30

Race Schedule
8:30 – Varsity Girls
9:00 – Varsity Boys
9:30 – JV Girls
10:00 – JV Boys
10:30 – Jr. High Girls
11:00 – Jr. High Boys

Directions:
Location
Gilmer Elementary Campus US Highway 271 N
Gilmer, TX 75644
(1 mile North of WalMart)
**The entrance to the school will be on the left

This weekend several runners picked up medals to take home with top 15 finishes. Shaynee Tyl was 6th, Nour Hussein 11th and Kristen Moyers 13th in the first race of the morning. Clay McNeese 2nd, Dylan Harris 7th, and Blake Warren 8th in an abbreviated boys race. Bella Sacco finished in 4th in the JV girls race. In the JH girls race Olivia Sipes lead the way with a first place finish, followed by Cecelia Hernandez in 7th and Katie Williamson sneaked in at 15th for a medal. The most exciting race was the JV Girls division, when Luisa Soto came from fourth place back to finish first.

Varsity Girls: 3rd place team finish 116 points
Shaynee Tyl 13:23 (6th)
Nour Hussein 13:38 (11th)
Kristen Moyers 13:41 (13th)
Jaci Wallace 14:47 (42nd)
Landry Seimears 15:00 (44th)

Varsity Boys: 5th place team finish 91 points
Clay McNeese 13:09 (2nd)
Dylan Harris 13:35 (7th)
Blake Warren 13:42 (8th)
Mason Malone 14:23 (19th)
Preston Ware 16:18 (55th)

JV girls: 2nd place team finish 48 points
Luisa Soto 14:18 (1st)
Bella Sacco 14:45 (4th)
Sydney Simpson 15:12 (10th)
Sabrina Smith 16:00 (16th)
America Camacho 16:04 (17th)

JH girls: 101 runners 75 team points
Oliva Sipes 13:37 (1st)
Cecelia Hernandex 14:27 (7th)
Katie Williamson 14:56 (15th)
Kadyn Scott 15:13 (21st)
Riley Edmondson 15:53 (31st)
Sierra Schnieder 17:20 (64th)
Allison Patak 19:03 (85th)

JH Boys 75 runners
Cantrelle Smith 13:14 (18th)
Nate Hearron 13:40 (20th)
Austyn Smith 14:49 (40th)
Jeff Stillman 16:21 (53rd)
Adrian Browning 18:46 (69th)

We will travel down the road to Gladewater for the Running With the Bears Invitational on Saturday, September 27th. The meet starts and finishes in the vicinity of the football stadium. If you park in the stadium lot at the High School you will find the meet. We will meet at 7:00 at the shed and leave at 7:15. Once the meet is over athletes may ride home with their parents, just bring me a note on Saturday or email me before then. This course is traditional flat and fast, two things we like a lot in XC, so we are looking to run fast this weekend.

Race Times:
8:30 Varsity Girls
9:00 Varsity Boys
9:30 JV Girls
10:00 JV Boys
10:30 JH Girls
11:00 JH Boys

The Varsity girls and boys both placed 4th at the Pine Tree Meet this weekend at Katy’s Ranch. Clay McNeese (9th), Dylan Harris (15th) and Blake Warren (18th) placed in the Top 20. On the girls side Shaynee Tyl (10th), Nour Hussein (14th) and Kristen Moyers (15th) placed in the Top 20 finishers. Bella Sacco finished seventh in the JV girls race. Nate Hearron (27th)n and Olivia Sipes (6th) were the top finishers this week.

Girls Finishers: Varsity Girls 4th place team finish 120 runners
Shaynee Tyl 13:58 (10th)
Nour Hussein 14:06 (14th)
Kristen Moyers 14:09 (15th)
Landry Seimears 15:13 (39th)
Jaci Wallace 15:42 (51st)

JV Girls: 94 Runners
Bella Sacco 15:21 (7th)
Sydney Simpson 16:28 (31st)
America Camacho 16:34 (34th)

Varsity Boys: 4th place team finish 129 runners
Clay McNeese 18:12 (9th)
Dylan Harris 18:36 (15th)
Blake Warren 19:01 (18th)
Mason Malone 20:18 (44th)
Preston Ware 24:12 (102nd)

JH Girls: 7th place team finish 139 runners
Olivia Sipes 14:27 (6th)
Celcilia Hernandez 15:26 (15th)
Katie Williamson 17:03 (39th)
Hailey Hobbs 17:10 (41st)
Abby Hinton 19:35 (81st)
Kadyn Scott 19:52 (86th)

JH Boys: 138 runners
Nate Hearron 14:04 (27th)
Cantrelle Smith 14:36 (34th)
Austyn Smith 16:31 (84th)
Adrian Browning 22:18 (133rd)

Varsity Boys 9:00
Varsity Girls 9:30
JV Boys 10:00
JV Girls 10:30
JH Boys 11:00
JH Girls 11:30

**These times are estimated. This meet is chip timed and on a rolling start, therefore as soon as one race is finished the next one starts. Allow yourself extra time to get there and park and get to the course. Cross Country can be a hurry up and wait event. The race director is also trying to move the races along in order to get the JH races in before it gets too hot!

We will meet at 6:30 at the Shed (building by bus barn) and leave at 6:45. We will ride as a group to and from the meet. JH runners need to bring snacks and water for themselves for the meet. I will discuss with them some good choices. Please put their name on their water bottle.

The course at Katy’s Ranch is typically one of the hardest of the season. It is a true Cross Country course with trail running and hills, Big Mama is legendary. It will be exciting and a little anxious for the younger runners, who are starting their season. I am looking forward to watching them race on Saturday!

Directions to Katy’s Ranch