FORNEY, Texas — The Forney High School cross country teams competed in the Marcus I Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, August 29.
FORNEY, Texas — The Forney High School cross country teams competed in the Marcus I Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, August 29.
“The meet is known for its challenging and mind taxing finish over its 800-meter levee,” stated Forney High School coach Lauren Watts on the district’s website. “Some of not only the state’s but also nation’s top-ranking competitors race here to get a sense of rankings early in the season.”
“Despite the early morning bus ride, the Forney teams raced well,” stated Watts.
Danielle Beckstead and Lauryn Barrientos medaled in 17th and 18th place in the Elite Girls Division with completion times of 19:07.39 and 19:08.87, respectively.
The boys team placed 28th overall, the JV girls finished 6th overall, and the JV boys finished 17th overall.
Forney High School will next race in the Gerald Richey Invitational hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, on Saturday, September 19, 2015.
Below are other results from the meet:
Elite Girls Division
Caylon McMillan 20:02.68
Hannah Vancil 21:57.37 – Personal Record
Cassidy Hill 22:03.37
Megan Garza 22:47.97
Caroline Crispin 23:48.58
Elite Boys Division
Jaysen Shiner 16:49.69 – Personal Record
Zachary Rodriguez 18:45.35
Stephen Mathew 18.57.55
Josiah Justice 19:32.31
Sam Clark 19:37.24
Nathan Weed 20:16.12
Nathan Beckstead 20:21.08
Open JV Girls
Kaley Wagle 23:58.77
Hailey McClung 24:16.43
Mellissa Bernal 24:20.12
Cassidy Minter 25:09.54
Jennifer Chiquito 25:19.89
Sarah Winther 25:27.14
Emma Hanley 25:28.34
Vanessa Rocha 25:44.67
Madison Sosa 26:03.57
Leah Herrera 26:05.80
Arissa Ramirez 26:13.45
Emily Mallison 26:55.56
Adriana Camacho 28:09.86
Hope Shiner 28:20.57
Juley Andino 28:35.16
Hanna Powell 29:44.66
Open JV Boys
Griffin Maharrey 20:23.80
Michael Luecke 21:58.30
Logan Heath 22:10.30
Cade Baker 23:03.50
Matt Hofmann 23:03.90
Kaleb Cantrell 23:57.00
Tanner Diggs 24:09.20
JD Parker 26:02.90
Tyler Teer 29:31.70
Chandler VanSchuyver 29:56.70
Top Ten Team Results:
1 — Marcus 48
2 — Southlake Carroll 54
3 — Keller 113
4 — Grapevine 177
5 — The Colony 212
6 — Decatur 264
7 — Rogers 269
8 — Forney 276
9 — Highland Park 279
10 — Frisco 304