Congrats! These East Texas Runners Are Heading to State XC Meet

On November 3 and 4, hundreds of high school athletes will be competing in Round Rock, Texas at the UIL Texas Cross Country State Meet. Numerous runners from Deep East Texas have worked hard and punched their tickets to this competition.

Let's take a look at the qualifiers

Class 4A Boys

Region III Individual Bronze Medalist - Connor Graves, Hudson - Senior
Region III Team Bronze Medalist & State Qualifier - Hudson
- Connor Graves (Bronze Medalist), 16:07.67 - Senior
- Jordan Pyle, 17:13.20 - Sophomore
- Miler Stewart, 17:23.35 - Freshman
- Marco Woods, 18:04.01 - Senior
- Mason Purvis, 18:15.61 - Junior
- Aiden Buranakitipinyo, 18:35.42 - Junior
- Jacob Cockrell, 19:43.56 - Freshman

Cristina Graves

Class 4A Girls

State Qualifier - Madison Vasquez, Hudson, 13:04.40 - Junior

Amy Stewart

Class 3A Boys

State Qualifier - John Michael Dudley (9th), Trinity, 17:15.01 - Senior

Class 3A Girls

State Qualifier - Sommer Bradberry, Central, 13:25.08 - Senior

Central FB

Class 2A Boys

Region III Individual Silver Medalist - Misael Hernandez, Tenaha
Region III Team Gold Medalist & State Qualifier - Tenaha
- Misael Hernandez (Silver Medalist), 16:37.66 - Senior
- Jairo Hernandez (4th), 17:22.64 - Junior
- Adrian Ramirez (7th), 17:37.15 - Sophomore
- Eustorgia Flores, 17:46.91 - Sophomore
- Marco Gonzales, 18:09.48 - Sophomore
- Jhostyn Lopez, 20:20.74 - Sophomore

School FB

Region III 4th Place & State Qualifier - Chireno
- Barrett Bennefield (8th), 17:40.47 - Senior
- Cyrus Kubena, 17:48.67 - Senior
- Benji Blount, 19:19.41 - Sophomore
- Dal Pinner, 19:32.70 - Sophomore
- Ace Turner, 21:45.19 - Sophomore
- Keith Patton, 21:45.84 - Senior
- Colton Smith, 21:53.57 - Freshman

School FB

State Qualifier - Andres Landaverde (5th), Corrigan-Camden, 17:30.66 - Jr
State Qualifier - Dean Yates (9th), Broaddus, 17:41.89 - Freshman
State Qualifier - Noah Jones, Douglass, 18:02.47 - Senior

Class 2A Girls

Region III Individual Gold Medalist - Emily Pharris, Shelbyville - Senior

Region III Team Silver Medalist & State Qualifier - Shelbyville
- Emily Pharris (Gold Medalist), 12:25.14 - Senior
- Cori Lawson (7th), 13:32.08 - Freshman
- Treana Macks, 14:15.40 - Senior
- Bailee Whiteside, 15:26.16 - Junior
- Jamarria Wright, 15:35.44 - Senior
- McKenzie Gillaspie, 17:21.68 - Junior
- Lily West, 17:34.09 - Freshman

School FB

Region III Team Bronze Medalist & State Qualifier - Groveton
- Jannette Bautista (5th), 13:19.91 - Sophomore
- Kayleigh Albus, 14:12.26 - Freshman
- Ianey Peterson, 14:47.70 - Sophomore
- Emma Alexander, 14:47.88 - Senior
- Madison Hobbs, 15:00.68 - Sophomore
- Noelia Garcia, 15:06.83 - Senior
- Marie Gonzalez, 15:50.89 - Junior

Mary Lankford

State Qualifier - Anahi Mayes (9th), Douglass, 13:46.05 - Sophomore
State Qualifier - Alyssa Mabry (10th), Colmesneil, 13:47.86 - Senior
State Qualifier - Kenzy Bragg, West Sabine, 13:56.92 - Sophomore
State Qualifier - Natalia Bahena, Broaddus, 14:08.79 - Junior

Class 1A Boys

Region IV Team Gold Medalist & State Qualifier - Goodrich
- Amareion Bookman (4th), 17:59.53 - Senior
- Eliseo Garzon (10th), 18:49.00 - Junior
- Joel Resendez, 19:13.54 - Freshman
- Saul Guzman, 19:57.21 - Freshman
- Joel Machuca, 21:09.30 - Sophomore
- Marquis Robinson, 21:24.25 - Freshman

School FB

State Qualifier - Landon Heim (8th), Spurger, 18:46.50 - Junior
State Qualifier - Nathan Marr, Slocum, 18:58.88 - Senior
State Qualifier - Kuno Romero, Martinsville, 19:07.64 - Junior
State Qualifier - Caleb Neal, Slocum, 19:07.77 - Junior

Class 1A Girls

Region III Team Bronze Medalist & State Qualifier - Brookeland
- Addison Murphy, 14:27.96 - Junior
- Caylee Morgan, 15:06.63 - Freshman
- Taylar Strother, 15:06.77 - Senior
- Paige Powell, 15:07.44
- Kaelyn Strother, 16:37.67 - Freshman
- Alivia Lopez, 17:07.49 - Freshman
- Maddison Petty, 20:16.24 - Junior

Joshelyn Joya Adams

Region III Team 4th Place & State Qualifier - Martinsville
- Serena Ward, 14:32.00 - Junior
- Andraissiah Bice, 15:34.45
- Bella Miller, 15:41.73
- Liz Gomez, 15:42.23
- Hannah Miller, 16:06.36 - Junior
- Emberlyn Locke, 18:42.74

School FB

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Deep East Texas Cross Country Runners Who Qualified for the 2023 UIL State Meet

Numerous Deep East Texas schools will be represented at the UIL State Cross Country Meet in Round Rock, Texas. Here are the area athletes who earned their spot at state.

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