XC Preseason Pump Up: Girls Team Rankings, #13: Katy

#10-Canyon Randall | #11-College Park | #12-Seven Lakes | #13-Katy | #14-NB Canyon | #15-The Colony | #16-Prosper | #17-El Paso Eastwood | #18 - Justin Northwest | #19 - Round Rock | #20 - Plano West | #21 - Austin Westlake | #22 - Highland Park | #23 - Houston Memorial | #24-Grapevine | #25-Leander Rouse | #26-Fort Worth Boswell | #27-Timber Creek | #28-Cy-Woods | #29-RR McNeil | #30-Canyon |

The Katy squad returns a large group with a lot of experience in XC & on the track. Rodriguez was the top finisher at State last year at 65th. In their season opener this past weekend at the Cypress XC Relay, where they finished a close 3rd behind Seven Lakes & The Woodlands. While ranked in the Top-15, this team could be poised to surprise a lot of people this season. Abby Brudnick has shown a lot of improvement during the track season, and could be positioned to move up in the team scorers. Also not even on their list of top returners from 2014 is Christie Terhune. After an 8th place finish in the 800m at State, and showing she can run up in distance all track season, her rise could give this team another boost.

The duo of Aaliyah Nelson & Katy Pfile were the Top Katy team at the Cypress Relays, though another interesting note is that rising sophomore Brooke Lomax, a 400/800 runner on the track, teamed up with Abby Brudnick for a 7th place finish out of 61 teams at the Cypress Relays. The Katy girls threw down some of the best 4x800m and DMR times in the country this track season, if those mid distance runners can handle the jump up to 5k, the Katy girls could have a legitimate shot at making it to State in 2015.

Cypress XC Relays Results

  • Returning Ranking: 17th
  • 3-Year Improvement Ranking: 2nd
  • Returning 1600 Team Ranking: 16th
  • Returning 3200 Team Ranking: 20st
  • Overall Spring Team Ranking: 13th
20Katy (TX)908
1) Tea Rodriguez19:10.6090
2) Aaliyah Nelson19:18.80111
3) Katy Pfile19:27.50136
4) Marisa Madison19:35.60159
5) Mary Dailey20:33.24412
Average Time: 19:37.15 Total Time: 1:38:05.74 1-5 Split: 1:22.64
6) Karly Anderson20:54.62534
7) Abby Brudnick20:56.50542