Here is the All-Txrunning Distance team. We still have the throws, hurdles, and class teams coming this week.

We recognize the top performances at the State Meet with the Txrunning All-5A Teams. We recognize the the top 28 runners with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Honorable Mention teams. A medal will be added to each athletes Txrunning profile.

This is our last installment of the preseason series.Today we look at the girls first  team. The lists consist of what we think are the best runners in the state coming into the 2009 season. The lists are seperated by first team, second team, third team and honorable mention.

Congratulations to the 5A All-State Teams     1 Andrews, Sarah            Conroe The Woodlands 10:44.5         2 Nielson, Alyssa           Colleyville Heritage 10:55.5          3 Tindell, Regan            Belton               11:02.8         4 Russell, Amanda           Cedar Park Vista Rid 11:03.5          5 Isham, Ashley             Cedar Park Vista Rid 11:09.3         6 Daigre, Catie             Humble Kingwood      11:11.7          7 Smith, Lauren             Clute Brazoswood     11:14.0         1 Connor, Reed              Conroe The Woodlands 14:47.2         2 Ornelas, Zach             Cedar Park Vista Rid 14:59.8          3 Lutz, Craig               Lewisville Marcus    15:10.7         4 Welin, James              Katy Seven Lakes     15:11.2         5 Brown, C.j.               Southlake Carroll    15:13.1          6 Butler, Drew              Conroe The Woodlands 15:17.9          7 Jessett, Christopher      Katy Seven Lakes     15:20.5     The Medal above will be placed in the athlete profiles. All-State First Team is achieved by placing 1-7 at the 2008 State Cross Country Meet.

Regan Tindell and Jordan Valle win at Georgetown. Regan's 11:23 was 13 seconds ahead of Ashley Benes. She lead her Belton team to an impressive team victory over Round Rock McNeil.

Sarah Andrews and her The Woodlands squad took apart the competition today at Nike South. Sarah ran away from a quality field including Louisianas' best runner and a quality squad from California not to mentiion some fo the best runners in Texas. Sarah ran away from everyone including defending state champ Lauren Smith with a winning time of 17:07 on the 5k course. Her race today places her as one of the favorites not only to run at nationals but to be a major player in the national champoinship race. The race opened up fast with Sarah leading at 5:15. She was followed closely by: Regan Tindell 5:16 Amanda Russell 5:18 Tara Upshaw 5:20 Lauren Smith 5:20 Kim Kirby 5:26 At 2 miles Sarah pulled away from the field going through 2 miles at approx 10:50 followed by: Regan Tindell 11:20 Tara Upshaw 11:22 Amanda Russell 11:22 Lauren Smith 11:29 Kim Kirby 11:44 Nike South Invitational Meet Results Video- Coming Soon Photo Album: Nike South Invitational Boys Elite Photo Album: Nike South Invitational Girls Elite Photo Album: Nike South Invitational Varsity Boys Photo Album: Nike South Invitational Girls Varsity 5k Lutz and The Woodlands Win at Nike South Nike South Preview  

We recognize the top runners fo the week from 5A-4A-3A-2A-TAPPS. Boys and Girls will be recognized every week in each of the categories listed.

Who is #1 in region 2-5A? Who is returning? What team will make it out of the region to the state meet? Why am I asking all of these questions? All answers are in the 2-5A preview.

We continue today with the all-txrunning girls first team. In the coming days we will release boys and girls lists. The lists consist of what we think are the best runners in the state coming into the 2008 season. The list are seperated by first team, second team, third team and honorable mention. ALL-TXRUNNING GIRLS FIRST TEAM

Early season showdowns between District 12 5A Boys teams and Region II 5A qualifiers gives us an idea of what we can expect in late October and early November and 2A Bruceville Eddy Boys and Llano 3A girls show they are ready to make another run at the State title.  FULL ARTICLE