Mason, Reagan County and Sonora boys cross country teams advanced to the 2A state cross country meet Monday, Oct. 26, after finishing in the top four of the Region I meet at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock.
Led by a gold-place finish from Cooper Ratliff's time of 16 minutes and 10.2 seconds, and Caden Klingelhefer's third-place finish at 16:47.2, the Mason boys won the regional title with 56 points. Irving Tavera (5th), Isaac Mora (17th) and Sam Wyatt (45) rounded out the scoring for the Punchers.
The Reagan County boys finished third overall with 153 points led by an 11th-place finish from Nathan Aguilera at 17:52.50. Eli Goodloe (25th), Jordan Rodriguez (44th), Jonah Rodriguez (53rd) and Alecxavier Ortiz (57) rounded out the rest of the scoring for the Owls.
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Sonora qualified for the state meet with a fourth-place finish with 181 points. Jesus Garza finished 10th as the highest placer for the Broncos with a time of 17:35.70. Jaycob Ramirez (19th), Eduardo Salazar (48), Joshua Valley (73rd) and Maximilliano Campos (83rd) completed the scoring for the Broncos.
Christoval's Cole Nelle (7th, 17:26.10) and Miles' Ricardo Rivera (8th, 17:32.10) qualified for the state meets as individuals.
On the girls' side, Mason's Olivia Langehennig qualified for the state meet as an individual with a bronze-medal time of 12:43.90.
Ballinger's Lyla Aguero (9th, 13:05.90), Christoval's Kayleigh Pump (17th, 13:13.50) and Mason's Elizabeth McFarland (21st, 13:24.70) qualified as individuals for the state meet.
The 2A state meet is scheduled for Nov. 6 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.
REGION I CROSS COUNTRY MEETS
Monday at Mae Simmons Park
Note: Top four teams and top 10 individuals not on qualifying teams advance to UIL state meet.
* — individual qualifier from San Angelo area
REGION I-2A
BOYS (5K)
Team standings — 1. Mason, 56; 2. Gruver, 97; 3. Big Lake Reagan County, 153; 4. Sonora, 181; 5. Boys Ranch, 203; 6. Olton, 216; 7. Tulia, 226; 8. Floydada, 228; 9. Christoval, 260; 10. Ballinger, 263.
Individual results — 1. Cooper Ratliff, Mason, 16 minutes, 10.2 seconds; 2. Chase Schumm, Ropes, 16:11.7; 3. Caden Klingelhefer, Mason, 16:47.2; 4. Reece Guenther, Wink, 17:03.1; 5. Irving Tavera, Mason, 17:10.5; 6. Dalyn Lucio, Floydada, 17:17.6; 7. Cole Nelle, Christoval, 17:26.1; 8. Ricardo Rivera, Miles, 17:32.1; 9. Roland McCray, Vega, 17:35.1; 10. Jesus "Tres" Garza, Sonora, 17:35.7.
GIRLS (2 miles)
Team standings — 1. Gruver, 58; 2. Sundown, 117; 3. Wellington, 135; 4. Farwell, 136; 5. Mason, 145; 6. Wink, 207; 7. Panhandle, 216; 8. Eldorado, 239; 9. Sonora, 287; 10. New Deal, 316.
Individual results — 1. Alexis Wade, Farwell, 12:06.8; 2. Ava Jaime, Farwell, 12:28.7; 3. Olivia Langehennig, Mason, 12:43.9; 4. Taytum Kane, Wellington, 12:44.3; 5. Viviana Flores, Wink, 12:49.8; 6. Yareli Antillon, Bovina, 12:57.4; 7. Paisley Quirk, Gruver, 12:59.1; 8. Kaytlin Clausen, Sundown, 12:59.2; 9. Lyla Aguero, Ballinger, 13:05.9; 10. Halle McLain, Gruver, 13:08.4. ... 17. *Kayleigh Pump, Christoval, 13:13.50 ... 21. *Elizabeth McFarland, Mason, 13:24.70.
Paul Witwer covers high school sports and Angelo State University sports for The San Angelo Standard-Times. Reach him at sports@gosanangelo.com. Follow him on X @Paul_Witwer, Instagram and TikTok at pwitwer_sast.
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