Cross Country Teams Sweep Weekend Meets

Both the boys and girls varsity cross country teams took 1^st place and achieved perfect scores when they traveled to Corpus Christi for their annual trip to the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelina Invitational. The JV boy and girls teams also ran away with 1^st place at the Marcus II Invitational in Denton.

Scoring a perfect 15, the Carroll Boys were led by Charlie Gardner (15:24), Shea Whatley (15:38), Nicholas Fernandes (15:46), Michael Waugh (15:47) and Timou Toure (15:59).

The Lady Dragons also reached perfection in their score with Tig Archer (17:50) leading the field, followed by Allison Esparza (17:57), Arianna Lopez (18:05), Sarah Odneal (18:24) and Kayli Jones (18:29).

JV Boys & Girls Take 1^st Marcus II

Both boys and girls JV teams came away with impressive performances at the Marcus II Invitational. The JV girls had a first place finish and a notable low score of 32 led by Hannah Morrison in 4^th place (21:48), Lauren Langenberg in 5^th (21:54), Emma Lunden in 6^th (22:03), Lexis Sorenson in 8^th (22:04) and Catlin Mertz rounding out the top 5 in 9^th place (22:05).

The JV boys also took 1^st place with an equally impressive low score of 34 and were led by PJ Rebeil who got 3^rd place (18:16), Grant Booher in 7^th place (18:26), Jared Stewart in 8^th place (18:29), Drew Bliss in 9^th place (18:35), and Matthew Esparza in 11^th place (18:39).

Carroll Cross Country Head Coach Justin Leonard commented, “This was a great weekend for CXC. All of our teams stepped up and had some great performances. We are excited to see the progression that our kids display each week. We must continue to make each practice count and keep our eye on the prize. District, Regionals and State are the meets we are targeting and the ones that will leave a lasting mark.”

Dragons are back on the course Oct. 3 with the Varsity traveling to the highly competitive Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, AR and the JV Dragon runners in Keller.