Cross country finishes 2017 season; Darkenwald top runner for Panthers
Oct 17, 2017
The cross country team has had more kids running, leading to competition between the runners.
The cross country team has attended five meets, including district, so far this year.
Even with the setback of not being able to run during the hurricane Harvey the runners have been improving each week, Head Coach Marci Wilson said.
“The hurricane really hurt us because we lost quality training right when we were getting in shape,” she said. “However the kids keep fighting through it and (dropped) time each week.”
Emily Carrisales is one of the varsity girls team runners that competed at district last week.
Carrisales said, “I feel positive and excited because we all have worked hard.”
Darkenwald finished highest at the district meet with a time of 21:17, which was enough for an 11th place finish.
Complete varsity girls results include: Itzela Darkenwald (11), 21:17; Montserrat Ramos (14), 21:31; Emily Carrisales (23), 22:37; Ellie Blankenship (27), 22:49; Karla Ramos (31), 23:05; Karen Leon (33), 23:18; and Keyannah Browning (38), 23:58.
Roberto Antonio Berroteran is one of the varsity boy runners on the cross country team.
He has been on the cross country team for two years he started running cross country because of his passion and love for competition during practice and the meets.
“I think we (did) good,” he said. “Everyone is motivated to win and that’s what we are here to do.”
Luis Morales was the top male runner for Caney Creek at district, finishing 22nd with a time of 18:37.
Complete results include: Luis Morales (22), 18:53; Jessie Perez (23), 18:55; Bryce McCord (35), 19:30; Mario Rangel (38), 19:47; Roberto Berroteran (47), 20:03; Lazaro Yanez (49), 20:23; and Arturo Martinez (55), 21:07.
