Douglass Girls Are Regional Champs, Join Many Other East Texas Runners Heading to State
The field has been set for the upcoming UIL Texas Cross Country Championships on October 31 and November 1 in Round Rock. Quite a few runners from the Deep East Texas area will be advancing to the state meet.
The Douglass Lady Indians claimed the Region III Class 2A Regional Championship with a dominating performance last week in Huntsville. Meanwhile, the Tenaha boys' cross country runners qualified as a team for the state meet with a fourth-place regional finish.
The first 4 teams in each division and the top 10 individuals not already on one of the advancing teams in the regional meet qualify for the state championship.
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Girls competing in the 1A through 4A level run a two-mile course, while those in 5A and 6A run a 5K course. All boys run a 5K course.
Below, I have compiled the list of Deep East Texas area teams/athletes who have qualified for the state meet. This includes schools in Angelina, Nacogdoches, southern Cherokee, Shelby, Sabine, San Augustine, Jasper, Newton, Tyler, Polk, Houston, and Trinity Counties.
Class A (Girls)
Brookeland - 6th place at regional IV meet
- Caylee Morgan - 14:33 (17th at regional)
Wells
- Kinsley Collins - 13:45 (6th at regional)
Zavalla
- Arissa Mettlen - 13:53 (10th at regional)
Class A (Boys)
Broaddus
- Daniel Pappas - 18:42 (4th at regional)
Brookeland
- Frank Martindale - 18:57 (6th at regional)
Class 2A (Girls)
Douglass - Region III Champions
- Anahi Mayes - 13:26 (7th at regional)
- Kinley Fuchs - 13:27 (8th at regional)
- Maggie Sinz - 13:48 (13th at regional)
- Leah Roach - 14:08 (19th at regional)
- Halle Null - 14:12 (20th at regional)
- Gracie Hise - 14:24 (23 at regional)
- Kayleen Shackelford
Groveton - Finished 10th at Region Meet
- Jannette Bautista - 13:27 (9th at regional)
Timpson
- Madison Grigsby - 12:33 (2nd at regional)
Class 2A (Boys)
Tenaha - Region III 4th Place Team
- Adrian Ramirez - 16:27 (1st at regional)
- David Loredo - 18:47 (17th at regional)
- Marco Gonzalez
- Carlos Lara Cervantes
- Jhostyn Lopez
- Carter Duncan
- Anthony Sanchez
Groveton - 10th place at regional
- Gabriel Constante - 18:27 (11th)
Colmesneil - 12th place at regional
- Dean Yates - 18:38 (16th)
Douglass
- Ashton Owens - 19:03 (22nd)
Class 3A (Girls)
Central Heights
- Micah Hayman - 12:41 (7th)
Pineywoods Community Academy
- Leanne Burke - 12:56 (11th)
Class 3A (Boys)
Huntington
- Gabriel Guajardo - 16:41 (6th)
Central Heights
- Marcos Rivera - 16:46 (10th)
Central
- Brenden Holster - 16:41 (7th)
Class 4A (Girls)
Hudson
- Annie Stewart - 12:06 (3rd)
- Paige Brazil - 12:56 (24th)
Class 4A (Boys)
Center
- Daniel Flores - 16:18 (6th)
Hudson
- Miler Stewart - 16:10 (4th)
Top 50 Finishers at Regional Meets
Girls 1A (Region IV)
- 6. Kinsley Collins - Wells
- 10. Arissa Mettlen - Zavalla
- 17. Caylee Morgan - Brookeland
- 23. Jada Sanders - Brookeland
- 24. Lexan Peterson - Centerville
- 31. Darbi Parker - Centerville
- 32. Paige Powell - Brookeland
- 39. Mia Bonilla - Martinsville
- 40. Nicole Hooks - Zavalla
- 47. Laney Peterson - Centerville
- 49. Faith Smith - Apple Springs
Boys 1A (Region IV)
- 4. Daniel Pappas - Broaddus
- 6. Frank Martindale - Brookeland
- 25. Cyrus Abdul - Spurger
- 30. Devin Warren - Martinsville
- 39. Hardy Brown - Centerville
- 43. Joel Machuca - Goodrich
- 44. Saul Guzman - Goodrich
- 45. Dawson Heim - Spurger
- 50. Angel Veliz - Martinsville
Girls 2A (Region III)
- 2. Madison Grigsby - Timpson
- 7. Anahi Mayes - Douglass
- 8. Kinley Fuchs - Douglass
- 9. Jannette Bautista - Groveton
- 13. Maggie Sinz - Douglass
- 19. Leah Roach - Douglass
- 20. Halle Null - Douglass
- 23. Gracie Hise - Douglass
- 27. Kayleigh Albus - Groveton
- 28. Kenzy Bragg - West Sabine
- 29. Gabi Angelo - Cushing
- 32. Landry Balkcom - Joaquin
- 42. Starleigh Morgan - Colmesneil
- 48. Alaina Dear - Joaquin
Boys 2A (Region III)
- 1. Adrian Ramirez - Tenaha
- 11. Gabriel Constante - Groveton
- 16. Dean Yates - Colmesneil
- 17. David Loredo - Tenaha
- 22. Ashton Owens - Douglass
- 24. Jackson Jones - Douglass
- 25. Jason Ortiz - Shelbyville
- 26. Jesus Gervacio - San Augustine
- 27. Brandon Henderson - Grapeland
- 28. Jonathon Grier - Latexo
- 29. Javier Rodriguez - Corrigan-Camden
- 31. Santiago Villanueva - Corrigan-Camden
- 37. Brock Paul - Douglass
- 39. Daniel Galaviz - Timpson
- 41. Marco Gonzalez - Tenaha
- 43. Troy Curry - San Augustine
- 45. Fabian Flores - Corrigan-Camden
- 47. Zachary Zavala - Woden
- 49. Isaiah Munson - Grapeland
Girls 3A (Region III)
- 7. Micah Hayman - Central Heights
- 11. Leanna Burke - PCA
- 36. Regina Hill - Central
- 46. Cambry Waldo - Huntington
- 47. Marisol Herrera - Central
- 50. Hailey Jasso - Diboll
Boys 3A (Region III)
- 6. Gabe Guajardo - Huntington
- 7. Brenden Holster - Central
- 10. Marcos Rivera - Central Heights
- 19. Brennen Lilley - Coldspring-Oakhurst
- 21. Sean Burke - PCA
- 28. Barrett Hatton - PCA
- 34. Jaden Quintero - Crockett
- 36. Humberto Sarmiento - Central
- 42. Landon Bell - Warren
Girls 4A (Region III)
- 3. Annie Stewart - Hudson
- 24. Paige Brazil - Hudson
- 43. Gabriela Bustos - Center
Boys 4A (Region III)
- 4. Miler Stewart - Hudson
- 6. Daniel Flores - Center
- 34. Joel Resendez - Livingston
- 38. Oswaldo Reyes - Center
- 39. Ronaldo Avila - Livingston
- 40. Christopher Gomez - Center
- 50. Rylan Luna - Hudson
Girls 5A (Region II)
- 37. Mia Perez - Nacogdoches
2025 Deep East Texas Medalists at the UIL State Track & Field Meet
Gallery Credit: Danny Merrell
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