Cross County Head Coach: Jamaal Robinson | Jamaal.robinson@lcisd.org
Parent Representative: xc-boys@grhsabc.com
Boys Cross Country News
Cross Country – Friday Night Lights Results
Girls Cross Country – The Lady Longhorn Varsity Cross Country team competed in the Friday Night Lights meet on August 30 in The Woodlands. The Lady Longhorns finished 9th out of 23 teams in the Varsity B competition. There were 190 competitors. Top runners for the girls’ Varsity included senior Heather Haig who finished 22nd, freshman Grayson Thomas who finished 27th, sophomore Alexis Aikens who finished 43rd, junior Elizabeth Hinz who finished 85th, and sophomore Sydney Heikkila who finished 106th. Senior Mariana Castaneda and Freshman Lauren Ingrassia assisted with the team total, placing 115th and 124th.
Our JV Girls Cross Country Team placed 20th out of 27 teams at the Friday Night Lights meet in the Woodlands as well. Personal records were set as the ladies worked hard this first meet. Brooke Shipley, Elena Gehlie, Sarah Knizner, Lauren Appel, Taylor Dowden, Sophia Keast, Kelly Davila, Emily Tehrnai and Marissa Vrba all contributed to the team total.
Boys Cross Country – The boys cross country team also kicked off their season at Friday Night Lights. They ran well, beating out several of the top-ranked teams in the state. Jordan Janer and Chandler Heikkila led the way, finishing 5th and 14th overall, with strong performances from Alex Sims, Jullian Muffaro, Jacob Nava, and Jacob Triesch. The team finished sixth overall in the 4A/5A division. The Varsity B team also ran well together, finishing 6th in their race. The freshman team finished 8th overall.
Boys XC @ Bay City
It was an exciting weekend for Longhorn XC Runners. The high school boys traveled to Bay City. The varsity team won its first meet in school history and decreased the team spread to only 52 seconds! Chandler Heikkila won the varsity race and was soon followed across the line by Jordan Janer (2nd), Mason McDonald (4th), Alec Waldschmidt (5th), & Julian Marrufo (7th). The JV completely dominated their race, sweeping places 1st-9th! The top 9, in order, were: Saad Sultan, Jacob Triesch, Hayden Waldschmidt, Gabe Cweigenberg, Cameron Crabtree, Zachary Moore, Tyler Wandling, Tyler Shipley, and Michael Elder. Special congratulations to Saad and Jacob for earning the last two remaining varsity spots for the district meet. Next weekend the team heads to The Woodlands for the College Park Invitational.