The Ladynecks and Roughnecks kicked off the 2025 season at the Union Grove Twilight Relays held on the high school campus. The Ladynecks kicked off the night with Ally Tatum winning the girls individual race in a time of 8:19. Tatum was followed by freshman Maddie Hart in third place with a time of 8:49. In the boys individual race Luke Bueno captured the first place spot in a time of 6:56, while Henrick Rider made his White Oak debut finishing in second place for 7:03. Both White Oak relays teams placed in the top five, bringing home some hardware. Niko Soto was just edge out at the finish line for third place in a combined time of 23:47 for the team of Cooper Tucker, Kaleb Glenn, and Nathan Watson. The sophomore team of Nathan Stringer, Emry Morris, Cole Jordan and anchor Isaak Olvera placed fourth in a time of 24:27 for the 4.2 mile race. The runners will be back in action on Saturday, August 23rd at the Gilmer Go Wild Invitational.

When: August 16th

Where: Race location: The course is located on the Union Grove HS

Where we will meet to ride the bus: We will meet at the OMS gym at 6:30PM and leave BY 6:45PM

Race Order: This are approximate times, so arrive in plenty of time
7:30 PM- JHG Individuals
7:40 PM- JHB Individuals
7:50 PM- HSG Individuals WO Competitors
8:00 PM- HSB Individuals WO Competitors
8:10 PM- JHG 4×1
8:45 PM- JHB 4×1
9:15 PM- HSG 4×1
9:45 PM- HSB 4×1. WO Competitors

**Once Runners are finished, they can ride home with their parents.

August 14th-15th Students interested in XC will receive information to take home

August 16th First HS meet at Union Grove Twilight Relays

August 20th First JH XC Practice 6:15-7:00 at the Stadium

August 30th First JH XC Meet at Whitehouse

Community Pep Rally August 22nd, 8PM

Sept 1 Labor Day Holiday NO Practice HS or JH

Sept 15th Student Holiday: HS will practice early morning 6AM-7:30
NO JH Practice

October 2nd, 3rd and 6th Fall Holiday (Th, Fri, Mon): There is a possibility we will have the district meet either Saturday, October 4 or Monday October 6th or sometime during the week of 10/6-10/11. As soon as I know the date I will update, but the practice schedule for the HS will depend on the District date, possible practice dates would be Thurs 10/2 and Mon 10/6. JH will not practice during this break. The only date could be Saturday 10/4 if that is the District meet date.

Training for the ’25 season will begin Monday, June 2nd. We will meet from 7:30-9:00 at the OMS gym Monday-Thursday. We will not meet on Tuesday July 1st.

**Parking for spectators will be by the Union Grove Gym. There will be no parking near the football field.

When: September 28th

Where: Race location: The course is located on the Union Grove HS

Where we will meet to ride the bus: We will meet at the OMS gym. We will meet at 6:30AM and leave BY 6:45AM. Look for all the cars!

What the JH Runners need for Race Day:
All JH runners need to wear their uniform to the meet. They should wear a WO t-shirt over their uniform top and bring a bag with a towel and snacks for the morning. It is important, they eat something when they get up in the morning. If they don’t feel like eating, send something with them and I will make sure they eat before their race. JH runners should also bring a couple bottles of water and a sports drink (Gatorade, Powerade, Body Armour are good choices).
**No hats, balls, jewelry, or candy need to be brought to the race. We are here to race.

JH runners may leave with their family after they race, I will have a sign out sheet, however they must ride with family. Please email me this week before Friday and let me know if your runner will be riding the bus home. hutchins-boyettd@woisd.net

Race Schedule: Rolling Start: These are estimated times, as soon as races are finished, they will start the next race. Make sure to allow extra time for yourselves

8:00 AM- VG WO competitors
8:25 AM- VB WO competitors
8:50 AM- JHG WO competitors
9:15 AM- JHB WO competitors
9:45 AM- JVG
10:10 AM- JVB WO competitors

The White Oak Cross Country runners competed in the Mike Darby Invitational Meet hosted by Pine Tree on Friday, September 20th. Ally Tatum led the girls with a 17th place finish in a time of 14:11. Sophie Fisher,15:34.2, edged out teammate Lizzy Still, 15:34.4 by a toe for 78th and 79th places respectively out of 165 runners. The boys finished 9th out of 23 teams led by junior Niko Soto in 25th place in a time of 18:19. Soto was followed by Cooper Tucker in 41st, 19:03, Isaak Olvera, 59th, 19:38, and Logan Langewisch, 61st, 19:42. Luke Bueno, 95th, 20:46, rounded out the team scoring for the Roughnecks. Nathan Stringer finished in 101st for a time of 20:58 was followed by Nathan Watson, 110th, 21:25, and Kaleb Glenn 144th, 22:52, out of 192 runners. The district meet will be held on this course in three weeks. This was a good opportunity to race the course. Traditionally, this is one of the tougher courses of the year with a variety of terrain and hilly spots. The Ladynecks and Roughnecks competed well on a challenging course after a short week of training. There will be one more meet to fine tune a few things before the district meet on October 10th.

The junior high runners competed on Saturday, September 21st at the Mike Darby JH Invitational Meet held at Pine Tree Stadium. Korlyn Caton started the morning off finishing in 18th place on the two mile course in 17:19 out of 125 runners. In the eighth grade girls race Maddie Hart finished in 21st place in a time of 17:29 and Piper Watson finished in 107th, 23:56, out of 118 runners. In the seventh grade boys race Colsen Still finished in 101st place in a time of 26:50 for the two mile course out of 107 runners. In the eighth grade boys race Michael Lee complete the course in 18:03 for 89th place out of 142 runners. The high school and junior runners will compete in the Union Grove meet on Saturday, September 28th. This will be their last regular season race before the district meet.

PINE TREE JUNIOR HIGH MEET INFORMATION
When: September 21ST

Where: Race location: Pine Tree Stadium, 3737 West Loop 281

Where we will meet to ride the bus: We will meet at OMS. We will meet at 7:00AM and leave BY 7:10AM. Look for all the cars!

What the JH Runners need for Race Day:
All JH runners need to wear their uniform to the meet. They should wear a WO t-shirt over their uniform top and bring a bag with a towel and snacks for the morning. It is important, they eat something when they get up in the morning. If they don’t feel like eating, send something with them and I will make sure they eat before their race. JH runners should also bring a couple bottles of water and a sports drink (Gatorade, Powerade, Body Armour are good choices).
**No hats, balls, jewelry, or candy need to be brought to the race. We are here to race.

JH runners may leave with their family after they race, I will have a sign out sheet, however they must ride with family. Please email me this week before Friday and let me know if your runner will be riding the bus home. hutchins-boyettd@woisd.net

Race Schedule: Rolling Start: These are estimated times, as soon as races are finished, they will start the next race. Make sure to allow extra time for yourselves

8:30 7th Girls
8:50 8th Girls
9:10 7th Boys
9:30 8th Boys

The Ladynecks and Roughnecks returned to action this Saturday at the Quitman Bulldog Invitational. This course is traditionally a flat grassy course that provides opportunities to run fast. After two weeks of great training by the both teams, all of the runners carried their training into personal best race performances. The girls kicked off the morning with an eleventh place finish by Ally Tatum, 13:12, and a fifteenth place finish by Sophia Lacy, 13:34. In the boys race Logan Langewisch led the boys to a third place finish with 88 points. Langewisch ran 17:15 for 11th place followed closely by Cooper Tucker in 12th place with a time of 17:22. Isaak Olvera was 23rd, 18:00, Luke Bueno, 24th, 18:02, and Kaleb Glenn, 32nd, 18:35 rounded out the team scoring for the Roughnecks. Nathan Stringer finished in 33rd place in a time of 18:41. The boys raced very well as a team by packing close together to eliminate gaps. Phoenix Turner placed 2nd out of 24 runners in the JV boys race, finishing in 19:35. Emry Morris continued to improve his racing performance, placing seventh in a time of 20:33. He also collected his first individual medal of the season. The junior high girls also improved on their race times this weekend. Korlyn Caton raced in her first meet of the season. She took home hardware placing 18th in a time of 15: 05. Piper Watson also improved her race time to 18:39 for 55th place out of 79 runners. The runners will complete in the Mike Darby Invitational hosted by Pine Tree at Lear Park on Friday and Saturday. The varsity teams will compete Friday starting at 8:00. The junior high runners will compete on Saturday at Pine Tree Stadium.

Kaleb Glenn is a junior on the team this year. This is Kaleb’s second year running cross country. He is the son of Mike and Kristina Wilson as well as big brother to Kohen and McKenna. Kaleb is a member of the Regiment of Roughnecks band, track, tennis, and debate teams at school. Kaleb describes himself as funny, hard working, intelligent, and caring. He enjoys playing video games in his free time. His favorite part of being on the cross country team is being with his friends and racing in the meets. Kaleb would want Logan Langewisch on this team if there was a zombie apocalypse due to his practical skills. If Kaleb had the opportunity to have a conversation with anyone, he would have a conversation with Jesus because “he is the most influential person ever.” Kaleb aspires to be a lawyer in the future. He has already started working towards this goal by doing internships at local law firms. Kaleb brings a lot of personality to the team. He is not only a quick wit, he is compassionate and encouraging toward his teammates. He is always willing to lend a hand to help and appreciative of things people do for him. Kaleb trained this summer in preparation for the season, but in the last few weeks his training has taken on another level. He is hitting his stride. I am very grateful to have Kaleb on the team. He is a good teammate. He can have serious conversations, and make you laugh with his funny comments. He can pick you up when you need it and remind you not to get too big a head from your accomplishments. I have enjoyed getting to know Kaleb the last two years in cross country and in class. It is nice to see hard work and persistence pay off for this young man.