BFND Invitational Recap:

Stratford Cross Country was on familiar stomping ground at Spring Creek Park in Tomball this week. Battling the Texas heat once again, the Spartans left their mark at the BFND Invitational.

VARSITY BOYS

Despite missing several Varsity boys due to illness and injury, the guys fought hard to secure a runner-up team finish out of 14 teams. Senior Ben Pearce cruised to victory, finishing 40 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. Junior Owen Duggan ran conservatively for the first mile, then turned on the jets in the second half of the race to kick to a 6th place finish. Senior Sam Jordan contributed a critical top-20 performance, to keep the Spartan boys on the podium.

4K Results - 119 runners

Benjamin Pearce - 1st

Owen Duggan - 6th

Sam Jordan - 19th

Nathan Scott - 32nd

Diego Ruiz - 36th

Ethan Shuck - 39th

Wesley Shuck - 44th

Braddox Overstreet - 48th

 

VARSITY GIRLS

In her first Varsity race, freshman Annika Huapaya made a statement with an impressive top-ten finish against stiff competition. Ella Moore and Kailyn Silva made their Varsity debut this week showing lots of potential as they gain valuable race experience.

4K Results - 105 runners

Annika Huapaya - 9th

Ella Moore - 31st

Kailyn Siva - 46th

Laura Gonzalez - 63rd

 

JV GIRLS

Freshman Shelbie Waggenspack continued to show her toughness and ran with the front pack to finish in 6th place among a large field of runners. The JV girls finished in 7th place out of 15 teams.

2-Mile Results - 186 runners

Shelbie Waggenspack - 6th

Delany Abowd - 24th

Laura Lozano - 38th

Catie Ruttman - 40th

Amanda Gonzalez - 76th

Clara Forero - 88th

Madelyn Box - 92nd

Rocio Gonzalez - 115th

Sara Brown - 137th

 

JV BOYS

Sophomore Nolan Brock had a break-out race finishing in 12th place and is looking to build on his performance this season. Kaleb Bernat was close behind after making a substantial improvement from the last meet. The JV Boys placed 4th as a team out of 19 teams.

4K Results - 155 runners

Nolan Brock - 12th

Kaleb Bernat - 29th

Nate Zoboroski - 32nd

Liam Osborn - 34th

Kyle Gray - 51st

Brody James - 78th

Oliver Chow - 88th

Bobby Carter - 98th

Cooper Avila - 144th

 

FRESHMAN BOYS

The sidelines were packed with Varsity and JV runners ready to cheer on their freshman squad. The Spartan freshman boys backed up their team win last week with another first-place team finish. Yunus Actintas impressed again, motoring to victory by a wide margin. Ethan Capelo and Grant Smith ran as a pack for most of the race to finish in 4th and 5th place respectively.

2-Mile Results - 53 runners

Yunus Actintas - 1st

Ethan Capelo - 4th

Grant Smith - 5th

Emmet Odom - 11th

Will Fast - 15th

Jacob Pearce - 18th

Nolan Jackson - 26th

Mateo Estrada - 27th

Hudson Seewald - 41st

Adam Phan - 45th

 

Next up is the Seven Lakes Showcase 5K in Katy on Saturday, August 31st.