A week after finishing second at the state meet, the Southlake Carroll girls scored 57 total points to squeak out a win at the Team Championships South Region. They were closely followed by the UIL 5A state champs Lucas Lovejoy who scored 60 points and Flower Mound who wasn't far behind with 70 points.
The Carroll girls netted the program's 15th qualification to Portland, Oregon for the chance to compete for a national championship. Lovejoy will make the program's first appearance in the national championship event. Flower Mound will have to wait to see if they're appointed for an at-large berth.
In 2005 and 2006, Carroll finished third overall at the championships and they netted Texas' best finish in 2012 when they were runner-up.
Girls Championship 5k - Team Championships - South Results ===================================================================== Pl Athlete Yr Team Time ===================================================================== 1 Isabel Conde De Franken CP Running 17:23.20 2 San Juanita Leal Unattached 17:27.50 3 Liesel Kehoe Edmond Huskies 17:33.20 4 Mckenzie Bailey GTXC 17:44.70 5 Samantha Humphries Flower Mound XC Club 17:45.70 6 Ava Bushaw Carroll XC 17:47.60 7 Macy Wingard Bengal RC 17:50.60 8 Alexandra Fox Flower Mound XC Club 17:56.50 9 Nicole Humphries Flower Mound XC Club 18:02.90 10 Madison Peters Unattached 18:04.30
Individually, Isabel Conde De Frankenberg won the region championship race with a 17:23 run. The Cedar Park junior outpaced San Juanita Leal, a fellow junior from Edinburg North; Leal ran 17:27 for second place. Liesel Kehoe (Edmond North (OK), McKenzie Bailey (Georgetown), and Samantha Humphries (Flower Mound) rounded out the top five finishers and also earned automatic berths.
The Carroll boys are also making another appearance at the national championships; they qualified for the 14th time. Carroll ran a 15:59 team average with a 1:15 split. After capturing their third consecutive UIL 5A state title, Grapevine will make their first trip to Oregon.
Adam Burlison (Grapevine), the UIL 5A state runner-up captured the regional championship with a winning time of 15:19. Kevin Sanchez (Austin Vandegrift), the UIL 6A state champion finished runner-up with a time of 15:26. Ayden Granados (McAllen Memorial), Marcelo Parra (San Antonio TMI), Pablo Lesarri (The Woodlands), and Franco Parra (San Antonio TMI) all ran 15:40 and under to grab the national championship berths.
Boys Championship 5k - NXR - South Results ===================================================================== Pl Athlete Yr Team Time ===================================================================== 1 Adam Burlison Mustang Army 15:19.60 2 Kevin Sanchez Venom XC 15:26.00 3 Ayden Granados Unattached 15:36.60 4 Marcelo Parra Unattached 15:40.10 5 Pablo Lesarri The Woodlands XC Club 15:40.30 6 Franco Parra Unattached 15:40.50 7 Jack Boyd Unattached 15:43.80 8 Sam Golla Unattached 15:46.30 9 Dylan Schieffelin Venom XC 15:49.30 10 Logan Cantu Carroll XC 15:50.50