For the second time in as many weeks a Dragon team has claimed the District 4-6A title. Both the Dragons and Lady Dragons brought home titles this week in Cross Country.

Despite wet field conditions and strong winds the Dragons did what Dragons do...and persevered!! In fact they controlled the entire meet as the Varsity Dragons, Lady Dragons, JV Dragons and Lady Dragons all took top honors.

This was the 11th straight district title for the Dragons and the 2nd consecutive for the Lady Dragons.

Antonio Florcruz captured the individual title for the Dragons while Kaylie Cox took the individual title for the Lady Dragons.

“Our runners battled today,” head coach Justin Leonard said. “With all of the rain this week, and the gusting winds today, the running conditions were less than ideal. But our young men and women focused on being their best, and it paid off with district titles. I couldn’t be prouder.”

In the varsity boys race, senior Antonio Florcruz won the individual district title with a time of 15:42. Senior Bennett Woolsey finished third in 15:57, followed by senior Bryan Fernando (4th, 15:58), senior Mason Alexander (5th, 15:59) and sophomore Hunter Hill (8th, 16:06). Sophomore Logan Cantu (9th, 16:10) and senior Brian McCarthy (13th, 16:29) rounded out the Dragon competitors.

Junior Kaylie Cox took home the girls individual district title, finishing in 18:45. She was followed by senior Abigail McIlvain (2nd, 18:58), sophomore Ava Bushaw (3rd, 19:17), sophomore Audrey Dunn (6th, 19:24) and senior Grace Williamson (7th, 19:34). Junior Olivia Jones (12th, 19:51) and senior Laurel Hook (15th, 20:08) were the Dragons’ final two finishers.

In the final JV race of the season, Dragon boys finished one through nine, leading Carroll to the district title. Senior Solomon Chavez finished first in 16:18, followed by senior Jayden Chambless (16:19), freshman Jude Alvarez (16:25) and senior Matthew Hetrick (16:30). Sophomore Dylan Fisher (16:45) rounded out the scoring for Carroll.

In the girls JV race, the Dragons finished first through eighth to capture the district championship, led by junior Karley Beall, who won with a time of 19:39. Sophomore Natalie Ng (19:47) came in second, followed by Tatum Janning (19:59), junior Lauren Lund (20:13) and freshman Sylvia Schwedler (20:20).

Up next both teams head to the Region 1 Championship meet in Lubbock on Nov. 10th. Each team will be looking to defend the Region 1 title. The Dragons will be aiming for a Regional 3Peat while the ladies will be looking to repeat as Region 1 Championions.