The Brownwood Lady Lions are headed to the UIL Class 4A Cross Country State Championship after placing fourth at the Region I-4A meet Monday at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock. Their finish earned Brownwood the region’s final berth in the state meet, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6, at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock.
Brownwood scored 130 points, finishing 14 points ahead of fifth-place Canyon West Plains, which scored 114. The Lady Lions also finished ahead of District 6-4A rivals Stephenville and Brock. The source lists Stephenville in sixth place with 174 points and Brock in seventh with 186 points.
Brownwood’s regional finish
Regional champion Canyon won with 16 points. Canyon Randall placed second with 83 points, followed by Decatur with 91. Brownwood’s fourth-place result completed the state-qualifying field from Region I-4A.
Gutierrez leads Lady Lions
Alexus Gutierrez led Brownwood, placing seventh in 12:04.4. Jordan Johnson followed with a time of 12:37.2, while Rebekkah Delgado finished 27th in 12:42.7.
Ellie Mirahmadi-Zoghi placed 41st in 13:06.0, followed by Lynlee Richmon in 45th at 13:11.0. Paisley Hill finished 61st in 13:37.9, and Valeria Valadez Trejo placed 77th in 14:02.08.
Brownwood boys place 15th
The Brownwood Lions placed 15th as a team in the boys’ Region I-4A race with 373 points. Perryton won with 81 points, followed by Canyon with 94, San Elizario with 112 and Canyon West Plains with 137. Those four teams were identified as the boys’ state qualifiers.
Brownwood’s runners were Juston Burt, 70th in 18:18.3; Bennett Windham, 74th in 18:22.4; Jonathan Skrhak, 79th in 18:28.8; Adrian Skrhak, 86th in 18:32.3; Maddox Butka, 117th in 19:27.1; Jonathan Solano, 124th in 19:36.5; and Sam May, 127th in 19:39.9.