Oct. 11 the Lampasas Cross Country Teams competed in the district cross country meet, held  at Lampasas High School. The girls varsity advanced to regionals with a third place finish. Those girls are Taylor Moore, Abby Valdez, Mackenzie Best, Annabelle Brack, Caitlyn Townsend, Addison White, Kailey O’Donnell, Leilani Alvarez and Lilly Brady.

The Varsity Girls will race at Regionals in Corpus Christi on Monday Oct. 22. For the past three years, cross country has competed at regionals.

The JV boys placed second.The JV girls also placed second.  Varsity boys finished 4th missing regionals by first place.

“I enjoy cross country because when I’m running I can forget about everything going around me in life,” junior Annabelle Brack said. “I get a chance to get lost in my own thoughts for a while. That’s why I do it. I’ve tried other sports, and this is what I’ve always been the best at. After competing I feel refreshed and proud of myself for what I’ve just accomplished.”

Brack will be advancing with the varsity girls team to regionals. This will be Annabelle’s third time competing at regionals.

“I love cross country because I get to spend time with Coach Allison,”  Freshman Tate Rainwater said. “He’s a really good coach and has taught me some valuable things about cross country, along with some life lessons. It’s fun to compete at meets with my team and spend time with my senior friends Qadir, Jon and Eric.

Cross Country District Results

Varsity Girls – regional qualifiers

Taylor Moore  4th medaled & individual qualifier

Abby Valdez – 10th medaled & individual qualifier

Mackenzie Best – 18th

Annabelle Brack – 19th

Caitlyn Townsend – 20th

Varsity Boys

Cody HInson – 12th medaled

Qadir Tolliver – 14th medaled

Eric Flores – 18th

Jon Davis – 23rd

Zack East – 24th

JV Girls

Leilani Alvarez – 6th medaled

Victoria Renteria – 9th medaled

Lilly Brady – 10th medaled

Elisa Sanchez – 12th medaled

Brianna Miller – 32nd

JV Boys

Juan Saldana – 15th medaled

Luke Palacios – 18th

Cruz Lucio – 19th

Victor Castruita – 23rd

Caleb Gray – 24th