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Nathan Gift

The guys individual race was won by Cinco Ranch's Nathan Gift who ran 13:34.8 for 4k. The senior only beat out St. John's Houston's Joe Faraguna by one second(12:35)! The final guy to grab a top three spot was Theo Goff a junior from Conroe Oak Ridge. In total, there were 27 National Elite times, run on the guys side (sub 13:09). The top 3 times run Friday night are also the top 3 times in the country for 4k.

The team race was claimed by The Woodlands who scored 104 points. They had no one finish in the top 10 but their 1-5 split was only 21 seconds. All of their top guys were in the top 30 and ran sub 13:15 for 4k. The teams lead scorer was Gavin Hoffpauir who ran 12:52 to finish 13th. Just behind The Woodlands in the team score was Cinco Ranch who scored 131 points. The Cougars placed their top two within the top 5, but their fifth man finished 52nd giving them an almost one minute 1-5 split. Conroe Oak Ridge(181) finished 3rd just ahead of the team from Aldine MacArthur (188).

*The Woodlands did not run their entire varsity squad.

Watch All races here!

M 4000 Meter Run - Finals
Place Athlete Team Result Points
1 Gift, Nathan 12 Katy Cinco Ranch 12:34.80 1
2 Faraguna, Joe 12 St. John's Houston 12:35.50 2
3 Theo, Goff 11 Conroe Oak Ridge 12:38.20 3
4 Mullen, Ryan 12 The John Cooper School 12:41.90 4
5 Leigh, Robert 12 Katy Cinco Ranch 12:43.90 5
6 Grendel, Tyler 11 Cedar Park 12:44.80 6
7 Floyd, Carter 11 Kingwood Park 12:44.80 7
8 Zavala, David 11 Langham Creek 12:47.70 8
9 Paulson, Tate 11 Montgomery 12:48.50 9
10 Lewis, Luke 11 Houston Memorial 12:48.50 10


Place Team Points Scorers Times
1 The Woodlands 104 13+18+20+25+28 (41+42) 0:21 1-5 Split | 13:05 Avg
2 Katy Cinco Ranch 131 1+5+26+47+52 (55+61) 0:59 1-5 Split | 13:07 Avg
3 Conroe Oak Ridge 181 3+11+33+54+80 (111) 1:19 1-5 Split | 13:16 Avg

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Varsity Boys A 2nd Place Team - Cinco Ranch HS

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