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TAPPS 3A Girls
2021 TAPPS 3A Girls Rankings
RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATEPLACE |
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1 | 11:49.43 | 2022 | ||
2 | 11:56.30 | 2023 | ||
3 | 12:28.25 | 2023 | ||
4 | 12:29.80 | 2023 | ||
5 | 12:32.90 | 2023 |
TAPPS 3A Boys
Cullen McCaleb (Dallas Lakehill Prep) is the defending state champ and he is running like it. McCaleb has some very good runs on his senior resume including a 15:47 at the Jesuit XC Classic.
Zachary Kleppel and Kolbe Zuniga both of Spring Providence Classical could pose a threat to McCaleb. Kleppel has a 16:16 SB and Zuniga has a 16:18 SB.
Last year, Kleppel was as close as only two seconds behind McCaleb at the state meet and Zunica was able to finish fifth overall.
2021 TAPPS 3A Boys Rankings
RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATEPLACE |
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1 | 15:47.90 | 2022 | ||
2 | 16:16.16 | 2023 | ||
3 | 16:18.16 | 2023 | ||
4 | 16:22.00 | 2023 | ||
5 | 16:27.00 | 2023 |
Last year, Spring Providence Classical ran away with the team title by only scoring 22 points. It would take a herculean effort to improve on that, but they just might running even better this season.
They have the season's best team average with a 16:47, which is 26 seconds faster than last year's team average.