It was another good week for the Aledo Cross Country teams, as both teams ran in very competitive meets at tough courses. The JV teams competed in the Birdville Invitational, and both the boys and girls teams competed in the Varsity division. All competed very well, with standouts Sadie Williams (girls) and Anderson Smith (boys) running competitive times.

The Varsity teams traveled to Round Rock to compete in the Hoka/McNeil Invitational. Both teams qualified for the Gold Division (top division). This was a big meet, as it is run on the same course as the State CC Meet. All runners ran extremely well! Full results:

JV Girls @ Birdville NO PLACE (only 4 runners)
Sadie Williams 26th 23:29.90
Giana Anaya 47th 27:15.52
Alexa Estrada 49th 27:49.23
Julia Bettencourt 55th 30:47.17

JV Boys @ Birdville 4th PLACE (Varsity Division)
Anderson Smith 9th 18:11.79
Lincoln Tuin 16th 18:48.42
Reed Murray 23rd 19:20.47
Ethan Matthews 33rd 20:05.46
Zachary Rivas 37th 20:19.12
Reese Copeland 42nd 20:40.40
Caden West 55th 22:22.09
Jaden Delgado 57th 23:04.53
Isaac Brooks 58th 23:13.54
Dylan Hoover 65th 25:58.26

Varsity Girls Hoka/McNeil Invitational 5th PLACE (Top 4 teams were all 6A)
Madison Larson 4th 18:21.5
Micah Neal 9th 18:42.7
Sophia Brandenburg 50th 20:00.7
Mykel Murry 58th 20:09.5
Mayden Mitchell 116th 21:06.3
Elizabeth Griffin 145th 21:25.5
Aubrey Connally 186th 22:16.5

Varsity Boys Hoka/McNeil Invitational 18th PLACE
Jack Fink 28th 16:18.0
Layton Ybarra 77th 17:09.8
Luke Schabel 110th 17:34.4
Dominick Barrera 115th 17:37.9
Bo Merrill 120th 17:39.5
Tyler Connally 129th 17:44.9
Ian Robbins 160th 18:25.7

The JV teams will be competing at the Granbury Race for the Loot next week, while the Varsity teams will travel to the University of Arkansas to compete in the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival.