2020 Region 1-4A Boys Championship
The source for this hypothetical matchup is speed ratings from the four 4A regional meets held across Texas last week. (View the speed ratings from Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, and Region 4.) The speed ratings standardize each of the raw times from those meets to better see how the times from the relatively fast Region 2 and Region 3 races compare with the slower times from Regions 1 and 4. Let's see how the UIL 4A boys state qualifiers stack up in a virtual meet!
This Tuesday will mark the end of an era in 4A, as the heavyweights of 4A face off for the last time in their cross country careers. The 4A Boys race leaders have looked similar the past three years: some order of Judson Greer (Melissa), Edwin Gomez (San Elizario), and Samuel Ashley (Canyon), with the exception of 2017, when Ashley raced in 5A. This year will not be anything too different, though I suspect that Andrew Kendrick (Fredericksburg) will try to break up the trio.
Edwin Gomez always ...