Blanket High School Varsity Girls’ Cross Country team qualified for regional competition on Monday, October 20th after placing second as a team at the district meet held at Melody Oaks Ranch in Priddy, Texas.
Teams competing included Blanket, Zephyr, Priddy, Gustine and Sidney High Schools.
It was a very close meet according to Blanket Cross Country Coach E. W. Burt, as first place Zephyr High School Girls Varsity ran just 10 seconds faster than Blanket. Zephyr was ranked 3rd in the state and third place team, Priddy High School is ranked 8th in the state in 1A. The last time that Blanket made it to regional was in 1999, said Coach Burt.
Pictured above, left to right, are Charity Jenkins, Kenzie Tidwell, Kanya Johnson, Kaitlyn Larance, Melia Edmondson, Guadalupe Mares, coach E W Burt, and not pictured Mattie Cowdery.
Athletes and teams advancing to region will compete next on Saturday, November 1st at the UIL Region III – 1A Cross Country Championships at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. The regional championship meet is hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington.
Pictured above is the Blanket High School Girls Cross Country team after the district meet. Photo contributed.
Top individual results from the meet are as follows:
1st Haven Rogers, Zephyr HS 12:47
2nd Melia Edmondson, Blanket HS 13:11
3rd Alex Evans, Priddy HS 13:25
4th Chastity Williams, Zephyr HS 13:44
5th Rosie Munoz, Sidney HS 14:07
6th Whitney Bryant, Gustine HS 14:08
7th Kanya Johnson, Blanket HS 14:15
8th Kasandra Morgan, Priddy HS 14:31
9th Codi Perkins, Zephyr HS 14:35
10th Kaitlyn Larance, Blanket HS 14:48
Team results:
1-Zephyr 1:13:07, 34
2-Blanket 1:13:17, 35
3-Priddy 1:17:58, 53
4-Gustine 1:19:32, 78
5-Sidney did not place
