by Vi Burgess, executive editor
In the early hours of the morning, Consol Cross Country competed against 24 other high school teams on the Watts Cross Country Course at A&M University. The Varsity boys were led by sophomore Levi Alexander, placing 22nd, closely followed by 25th place finisher and sophomore Clayton Stuart.
Later, the Varsity girls team was led by last year’s individual state qualifier, junior Rachel Bernardo, who placed 20th overall. In JV boys, freshman Jakob Dowdle placed 14th and sophomore Luke Henderson finished shortly behind in 18th. In the last race of the day, the leading JV girls grouped together to finish in 51st, 53rd, and 55th place, by senior Bailey Radcliffe and sophomores Hannah Turner and Ingrid Cuero, respectively.
The Boys’ Varsity team placed 11th overall, while the Girls’ Varsity placed 14th. Boys’ JV placed 7th, and Girls’ JV finished 10th. The runners will compete next at the Round Rock McNeil State Preview meet on October 3rd.
Check out a gallery of the morning below:
