Aledo competes in elite longer course meet

While it wasn’t an extra mile, never let it be said Aledo cross country teams won’t go a little more distance if called upon — and that was the case at the Texas A&M Invitational this past weekend.

“While the course is roughly 200 meters longer than a 5k, all runners did very well,” Aledo coach Mike Pinkerton said. “Both races featured roughly 500 runners and more than 65 teams in the race.”

The Ladycats placed second, only four points out of the top spot. The Bearcats finished 10th.

Jack Fink of the Bearcats had the top individual finish, placing eighth with a time of 16 minutes, 6 seconds. The Ladycats were led by Molly Garrison, who was 11th individually with a time of 18:56.5.

Also for the Ladycats:  Mykel Murry, 13, 18:57.5; Micah Neal, 15th, 19:01.9; Madison Larsen, 37th, 19:57.7; Sophia Brandenburg, 44th, 20:14.5; Mayden Mitchell, 88th, 21:34.5; Hadleigh Walton, 126th, 22:13.2.

Also for the Bearcats: Tyler Connelly, 35th, 16:34.1; Ian Robbins, 123rd, 17:26.8; Luke Schabel, 131st, 17:33.3; Dominick Barrera, 188th, 18:03.2; Thatcher Pettit, 217th, 18:14.2; Reed Murray, 342nd, 19:12.7.

Aledo JV stands out against varsity at Glen Rose

The Ladycats and Bearcats junior varsity teams competed in the Glen Rose Invitational, running in the varsity division. The Ladycats were third and the Bearcats placed fifth.

Kjersten Loy of Aledo took first place individually among the girls, clocking a time of 13:05.39 over 3200 meters. Carley Couch was fourth in 13:29.54.

The Bearcats were paced by Landon Eaton, who was ninth with a time of 18:46.56 over 5K. Andrew Walsh was 10th in 19:01.76.

Rounding out the Ladycats JV runners were: Sadie Williams, 11th, 14:05.89; Ashlynn Durnil, 16th, 14:31.02; Maggie McQuatters, 40th, 15:56.15; Lilla Kovacs, 51st, 16:45.06; Mariah Tarango Salas, 69th, 19:31.16.

Also for the Bearcats: Ethan Matthews, 13th, 19:19.27; Zachary Rivas, 34th, 21:16.20; Dylan Hoover, 42nd, 22:09.09.

The Aledo varsity teams will compete in the McNeil Invitational in Round Rock at Old Settlers Park, the same course as the state meet, on Saturday, Sept. 14. The JV will compete in the Benbrook Invitational on Sept. 13.