BRENHAM CROSS COUNTRY COMPETES AT THE DISTRICT 17-5A MEET
Earlier today (Thursday), the Brenham Cub and Cubette Cross Country Teams took part in the District 17-5A Cross Country Meet in College Station.
On the girls’ side, the Cubettes finished as the seventh-place team overall.
However, Brenham junior, Kristin Velazquez Romero, finished in seventh place individually with a time of 20:01.60.
With that finish, Romero becomes the first Brenham Cross Country Runner to qualify for the Regional Meet since 2020.
Other Cubette times were:
Valentina Rodriguez, Sr., 24:03.60
Chloe Zwahr, So., 24:19.00
Abby Escobedo, Jr., 24:59.00
Lila Zenns, So., 27.25.30
The top three overall teams and the top ten individuals make it to the Regional Meet.
The Regional Meet is scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, at Kate Barr Ross Park in Huntsville.
The top three teams on the girls’ side were A&M Consolidated, College Station, and Lufkin.
The overall individual winner was A&M Consolidated senior Rowen Skinner with a time of 18 minutes and 31.3 seconds.
On the boys’ side, the Cubs also finished 7th overall as a team.
Brenham’s top boys’ finisher was Jake Zapata, a senior, with a time of 18 minutes and 9.1 seconds, which was good for 23rd overall.
Other Cub times were:
Caleb Klotz, Fr., 19:05.41
Corbin Schulens, So., 19:06.30
Avrum Gamboa, So., 20:12.91
Reese Baade, Jr., 21:43.30
Aiden Simone, Fr., 21:51.50
The top three teams on the boys’ side were College Station, A&M Consolidated, and Montgomery.
The top individual finisher was A&M Consolidated junior Micah Gentry, with a time of 15 minutes, and 41.5 seconds.