Competing in one of the state's most prestigious cross country meets, the Aledo Ladycats placed fifth at the Coach T Invitational at North Lakes Park in Denton Saturday, Aug. 31.
The meet, hosted by Flower Mound Marcus, is named after the school's long-time hall of fame coach Steve Telaneus, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 60. It was previously named the Marcus Invitational.
The Ladycats competed in the Girls Varsity Elite 5K division, while the Bearcats finished 22nd in the Boys Varsity Elite 5K division.
"It was another good day for Aledo cross country," coach Mike Pinkerton said. "This was our first big meet against some very strong cross country programs. We competed against the likes of Flower Mound, Lovejoy, Vandergriff, and Highland Park. Everyone ran well, with most improving their times significantly over last week."
Molly Garrison led the Aledo girls, placing 14th individually in the field of 164 runners with a time of 18 minutes, 22 seconds. Micah Neal was 16th in 18:28 and Mykel Murry was 25th in 18:51.
All Ladycat runners finished in the top half of the elite field with Mayden Mitchell finishing 55th in 19:45; Sofia Brandenburg, 56th, 19:46; Madison Larsen, 59th, 19:51.; and Hadleigh Walton, 69th, 20:06.
The Bearcats, running without three-time state qualifier Jack Fink, who was out sick, were led by Tyler Connelly, who was 40th in the field of 215 with a 15:57. Also, Luke Schabel was 114th with a 16:55; Dominick Barrera, 137th, 17:20; Thatcher Pettie, 140th, 17:25; Ian Robbins, 141st, 17:27; and Anderson Smith, 173rd, 18:20.
The Ladycats placed 20th in the Varsity Girls Open 5K division. Kjersten Loy was 46th among 210 runners, clocking a 20:48; with Carley Couch 74th in 21:31; Sadie Williams, 115th, 22:28; Ashlynn Durnil, 132nd, 22:51; Lila Kovacs, 164th, 26:02; and Maggie McQuatters, 166th, 26:55.
The Bearcats were 26th in the Varsity Boys Open 5K. Reed Murray topped Aledo, taking 82nd in the field of 252, posting a time of 18:10. Landon Eaton was 129th in 18:53; Andrew Walsh, 140th, 19:10; Ethan Matthews, 82nd, 20:47; Dylan Hoover, 190th, 21:49; Nicholas Hale, 195th, 24:24; and Marcus Rodriguez, 196th, 24:31.
Next week, the Ladycats and Bearcats will compete in the Southlake Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 7. The meet will take place at Bob Jones Park in Southlake.
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