The Brownwood Lions finished second as a team Wednesday at the Melanie Bartek Invitational cross-country meet in Goldthwaite, placing behind Mason in the team standings. Goldthwaite High School hosted the meet.
Bennett Windham led Brownwood with a ninth-place finish in 17:52. Jonathan Skrhak followed in 13th at 18:14, while Adrian Skrhak placed 14th in 18:15. Maddox Butka finished 19th in 18:53, and Sam May was 32nd in 19:20.
Brownwood runners finish across the field
Brayden Musick placed 34th in 19:21, followed by Jonathan Salano in 37th at 19:24 and Jago Hance in 41st at 19:32. Jovi Martinez finished 47th in 19:51, and Zackary Clawson was 51st in 20:05.
Brownwood’s remaining runners were Brayden Munsell, 71st in 20:48; Kip Havens, 74th in 20:53; and Avery Solis, 80th in 21:18.
Zephyr, Blanket and Early results
The Zephyr Bulldogs finished third as a team. Spencer Marwitz led Zephyr by placing fifth in 16:58, while Reese Hamm was eighth in 17:25. The Bulldogs also had Elijah Garlinghouse, Cooper Walls, Ethan Prochaska, Ricky Gonzales, Slade Butler, Christian Armstrong, Hutson Dozier, CJ Byers, Anson Kilgore, Aaron Ray and Taylon Castor in the field.
Blanket finished fourth as a team. Its runners included Alex Valdes, who placed 10th in 17:58; Leo Valdes, 12th in 18:09; Aiden Buckner, 20th in 18:54; Wyatt Meadow, 26th in 19:04; Memo Lopez, 43rd in 19:40; and Kade Russell, 67th in 20:37.
The Early Longhorns finished 10th as a team. Early runners were Hobbes Bass, Robert Ortega, Calvin Bass, Stephen Arvay, Luke Swenson, Wyatt Geron and Ethan Turner.
Girls’ team results
Zephyr’s Lady Bulldogs finished second in the varsity girls race. Stella Marwitz led the team with a fifth-place finish in 12:56, followed by Kaydence Walls in sixth at 13:01. Kathryn Williams, Brylee Chandler, Nataly Lopez and Riley Smith also competed for Zephyr.
The Early Lady Horns placed 11th. Their runners were Gracelynn McAnally, Maddyson Walker, Elise Chavis, Hayden Cervantes, Kyndal Brame, Sydney Greaves, Mia Gomez, Alizae Carbajal and Kynli Skaggs.
The May Lady Tigers finished 12th overall. Aubree Gerhardt, Leah Carter, Adrianna Hernandez, Kilee Guthery and Ava Lusk represented May.