Port Aransas is the returning UIL 2A boys team state champion from the 2020 season. They will have begun to mount a defense of last years title and they'll take the next step next week in Corpus Christi.
Many teams are going to try to dethrone them in Corpus Christi and Round Rock and some of those teams with a good chance of doing so are in Region 2-2A.
The region is loaded and before they can think about taking on Port Aransas, they will have to deal with one another coming up Monday, October 25, 2021.
The region is packed with quality teams including the team runners-up Poolville and the fourth place team from last year Hamilton.
Poolville heads into the regional championships with the best team combined 5,000m average /split in all of 2A with their 17:32 and their 29 second split. Hamilton has been impressive all season long and their 17:26 team average is proof of it.
Those two teams rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the state in terms of average and total team time, but the third ranked team Quanah is also in Region 2-2A making things even more interesting when Monday comes with the CCCAT No 1, No.2, and No.3 ranked squads.
With the top three statistical teams in the state all in one region, you'd think that would be where the drama ends, right? Not so much; there are more quality teams in the region who will be running for the state meet qualifying spots.
Alvord, Itasca, Hawley, and Tioga are all quality teams and are statistically in the 2A rankings. They will not only be running for the last qualifying spot, but they'll be opportunistically running for more. Alvord is the 11th ranked team statistically in 2A with a 18:42 team average, Itasca is 12th with a 18:50 team average, and Hawley (19:15) and Tioga (18:50) are 17th and 18th statistically.
All four teams are in the hunt for the possible open position, but they have quality chances of out performing the fourth qualifying position.
Monday will be quite the race in the 2-2A region.
| 1 | Hamilton (TX) | 69 | ||
| 1) Dawson Melde | 16:35.15 | 3 | ||
| 2) Caleb Lengefeld | 17:10.60 | 8 | ||
| 3) Cuyler Pearcy | 17:38.24 | 14 | ||
| 4) Caden Hopper | 17:43.72 | 17 | ||
| 5) Joseph Polster | 18:04.61 | 27 | ||
| Average Time: 17:26.46 Total Time: 1:27:12.32 1-5 Split: 1:29.46 | ||||
| 6) Hayden Blackwell | 18:11.74 | 30 | ||
| 7) John Polster | 18:19.68 | 33 | ||
| 2 | Poolville (TX) | 71 | ||
| 1) Aiden Mansell | 17:17.40 | 9 | ||
| 2) Eli Lang | 17:22.80 | 12 | ||
| 3) Levi Ramirez | 17:34.49 | 13 | ||
| 4) Dylan Tovar | 17:40.45 | 16 | ||
| 5) Hunter Gober | 17:46.73 | 21 | ||
| Average Time: 17:32.37 Total Time: 1:27:41.87 1-5 Split: 29.33 | ||||
| 6) Cash Morales | 19:38.38 | 59 | ||
| 7) Bobby Elliott | 21:25.01 | 101 | ||
| 3 | Quanah (TX) | 130 | ||
| 1) Jerry Martinez | 17:05.18 | 6 | ||
| 2) Dwight Don Juan | 17:21.66 | 10 | ||
| 3) Anish Bhakta | 17:49.88 | 22 | ||
| 4) Justin Frankum | 18:36.08 | 40 | ||
| 5) Adam Hope | 19:24.22 | 52 | ||
| Average Time: 18:03.40 Total Time: 1:30:17.02 1-5 Split: 2:19.04 | ||||
| 6) Braydon Garcia | 20:11.30 | 72 | ||
| 7) Jason Kaufmann | 21:12.50 | 96 | ||
| 4 | Alvord (TX) | 201 | ||
| 1) Austin Souther | 17:06.20 | 7 | ||
| 2) Camron Seiter | 17:44.00 | 18 | ||
| 3) Rowdy Bowler | 17:53.10 | 24 | ||
| 4) Miles Carmack | 20:10.10 | 71 | ||
| 5) Carson Gray | 20:40.80 | 81 | ||
| Average Time: 18:42.84 Total Time: 1:33:34.20 1-5 Split: 3:34.60 | ||||
| 6) Jack Masten | 20:52.55 | 87 | ||
| 7) Leander Lovelace | 22:06.70 | 115 | ||
| 5 | McLeod (TX) | 202 | ||
| 1) Dylan Bouchard | 18:12.80 | 31 | ||
| 2) Logan McLain | 18:13.20 | 32 | ||
| 3) Jonathon McKnight | 18:40.50 | 42 | ||
| 4) Mason Teer | 19:08.20 | 47 | ||
| 5) Tj Klingensmith | 19:15.80 | 50 | ||
| Average Time: 18:42.10 Total Time: 1:33:30.50 1-5 Split: 1:03.00 | ||||
| 6) Braden Patrick | 19:46.30 | 64 | ||
| 7) Henry Teer | 20:20.10 | 76 | ||
| 6 | Itasca (TX) | 217 | ||
| 1) Tomas Castillo | 16:50.49 | 4 | ||
| 2) Parker Dugan | 17:45.08 | 19 | ||
| 3) Jesus Castillo | 19:19.00 | 51 | ||
| 4) Israel Garcia | 19:51.30 | 65 | ||
| 5) Michael Flores | 20:26.96 | 78 | ||
| Average Time: 18:50.57 Total Time: 1:34:12.83 1-5 Split: 3:36.47 | ||||
| 6) Joe Gutierrez | 20:58.31 | 91 | ||
| 7) Roy Perales | 23:38.13 | 139 | ||
| 7 | Tioga (TX) | 240 | ||
| 1) Lonnie Cooper | 16:02.70 | 2 | ||
| 2) Chris Stanley | 17:56.20 | 25 | ||
| 3) Jakob Geletko | 18:35.00 | 39 | ||
| 4) Carlos Vega | 20:19.80 | 75 | ||
| 5) Cameron Byler | 21:16.90 | 99 | ||
| Average Time: 18:50.12 Total Time: 1:34:10.60 1-5 Split: 5:14.20 | ||||
| 6) Dallin Kearns | 22:08.10 | 116 | ||
| 8 | Hawley High School (TX) | 262 | ||
| 1) Francis Patanpatan | 18:38.80 | 41 | ||
| 2) Karl Patanpatan | 18:41.00 | 43 | ||
| 3) Tristan Comer | 18:55.90 | 46 | ||
| 4) B Patanpatan | 19:14.00 | 49 | ||
| 5) Nowlen Davis | 20:45.50 | 83 | ||
| Average Time: 19:15.04 Total Time: 1:36:15.20 1-5 Split: 2:06.70 | ||||
| 6) Myka Katz | 24:54.10 | 151 | ||
| 7) Brodie Stallings | 24:55.00 | 152 | ||
| 9 | Como-Pickton (TX) | 263 | ||
| 1) Giovanni Munoz | 17:38.29 | 15 | ||
| 2) Kasey Neal | 18:31.70 | 36 | ||
| 3) Karston Moore | 19:33.20 | 57 | ||
| 4) Koalton Burkhart | 20:15.90 | 73 | ||
| 5) Jared Satterfield | 20:41.66 | 82 | ||
| Average Time: 19:20.15 Total Time: 1:36:40.75 1-5 Split: 3:03.37 | ||||
| 6) Johnathan Stokley | 25:22.10 | 159 | ||
| 10 | Hico (TX) | 266 | ||
| 1) Christopher Jimenez | 17:50.01 | 23 | ||
| 2) Tucker Booth | 18:23.23 | 34 | ||
| 3) Buck Powell | 18:43.15 | 44 | ||
| 4) Lewis Wenzel | 20:31.49 | 80 | ||
| 5) Triston Flinn | 20:49.90 | 85 | ||
| Average Time: 19:15.56 Total Time: 1:36:17.78 1-5 Split: 2:59.89 | ||||
| 6) David Villalpando | 21:13.77 | 97 | ||
| 7) Neftali Lopez | 22:42.93 | 125 | ||