Brownwood’s varsity cross country teams extended their seasons Monday, Oct. 12, at Riverside Park, where both the Lady Lions and Lions qualified for the Region I-4A meet. The Lady Lions finished second in the District 6-4A team standings, while the Lions secured the final regional spot with a third-place finish.
The Lady Lions scored 51 points, finishing behind district champion Brock, which scored 40. Brownwood edged fellow regional qualifier Stephenville, which finished with 54 points.
The Lions totaled 89 points for third place. Stephenville won the boys’ team competition with 21 points, followed by Mineral Wells with 62. Brownwood finished ahead of Brock, which scored 93 points.
Brownwood varsity runners lead district performances
Freshman Jordan Johnson paced the Lady Lions with a third-place time of 11:44.28. Freshman Alexus Gutierrez finished sixth in 12:01.54, followed by junior Rebekkah Delgado in 11th at 12:24.85.
Freshman Ellie Mirahmadi-Zoghi placed 13th in 12:32.46, while freshman Lynlee Richmon finished 18th in 12:43.31. Freshman Paisley Hill completed the listed varsity lineup in 21st place with a time of 13:14.03.
Senior Bennett Windham led the Lions, finishing seventh in 16:58.04. Junior Juston Burt placed 14th in 17:19.18, and junior Adrian Skrhak was 18th in 17:42.11.
Freshman Maddox Butka finished 22nd in 17:54.0. Freshman Sam May placed 28th in 18:21.84, followed by juniors Jonathan Skrhak in 29th at 18:22.48 and Jonathan Solano in 35th at 18:59.61.
JV Lady Lions win district title
Brownwood’s junior varsity girls won the District 6-4A title with 33 points, ahead of runner-up Stephenville with 49 points. The JV Lions finished third with 76 points, behind Mineral Wells at 35 and Stephenville at 48.
Freshman Ellie Lee led the JV Lady Lions with a third-place time of 13:30.39. Freshman Valeria Valadez Trejo placed fourth in 13:31.78, followed by freshman Linnie Thompson in seventh at 13:47.96 and freshman Breelyn Penn in eighth at 13:48.25.
Sophomore Ailean Palacios finished 11th in 14:16.67, and sophomore Brooklyn Bouldin placed 33rd in 16:15.66.
For the JV Lions, freshman Jovi Martinez finished second in 18:03.72. Freshman Jago Nance placed ninth in 18:38.78, followed by junior Brayden Musick in 11th at 18:55.2, junior Javier Garcia in 36th at 21:24.64 and sophomore Kip Havens in 37th at 21:57.67.
The Region I-4A meet is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 26, at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock.