TAPPS 1A Recap
1A Girls
Lesli Salas (San Angelo Cornerstone Christian) won the TAPPS 1A state championship by running 12:03. The junior won by over two minutes with freshman Lauren Fulmer of Dallas Corum Deo Academy finishing as the runner-up.
Individual Results Athlete Yr. # Team Score Time Gap Avg. Mile Avg. KM 1 Lesli SALAS JR 198 Cornerstone Christian-San Angelo -- 12:03.8 --- 6:01.9 3:44.8 2 Lauren FULMER FR 181 Coram Deo Academy-Dallas -- 14:21.5 2:17.7 7:10.7 4:27.5 3 Madison MORRIS JR 750 Victory Baptist Academy-Weatherford -- 14:42.7 2:38.9 7:21.3 4:34.1 4 Mackenzie CONANT SR 528 River City Believers Academy-Selma -- 14:59.5 2:55.7 7:29.7 4:39.3 5 Rylie CLEMENTS JR 195 Cornerstone Christian-San Angelo -- 15:07.7 3:03.9 7:33.8 4:41.9 6 Mireya CHACON SO 194 Cornerstone Christian-San Angelo -- 15:12.9 3:09.1 7:36.4 4:43.5 7 Alyssa FOWLER FR 196 Cornerstone Christian-San Angelo -- 15:27.2 3:23.4 7:43.6 4:47.9 8 Emma CATUTO SR 746 Victory Baptist Academy-Weatherford -- 15:31.2 3:27.4 7:45.6 4:49.2 9 Sarah MCAFEE JR 749 Victory Baptist Academy-Weatherford -- 15:43.8 3:40.0 7:51.9 4:53.1 10 Sarah BELL SR 703 Transformative Leadership Academy - Mohanans -- 15:45.6 3:41.8 7:52.8 4:53.7
Cornerstone Christian not only got a low stick performance from Salas, but their 2-4 runners Rylie Clements, Mireya Chacon, and Alyssa Fowler pretty much sealed the team win with their top 10 finishes.
Victory Baptist still turned in a very good performance placing three girls in the top 10 .
TEAM SCORES PLACE TEAM POINTS SCORERS TIMES 1 San Angelo Cornerstone Christian 29 1+3+4+5+16 5:47 1-5 Split | 15:08 Avg 2 Victory Baptist Academy 38 2+6+7+9+14 (22+23) 1:59 1-5 Split | 15:43 Avg 3 Wichita Christian School 72 8+11+12+15+26 6:06 1-5 Split | 17:26 Avg 4 Amarillo Holy Cross Cathedral 92 10+17+18+20+27 6:36 1-5 Split | 18:41 Avg 5 Conroe Lifestyle Christian School 102 13+19+21+24+25 5:03 1-5 Split | 19:09 Avg
1A Boys
If one win wasn't enough for the Salas family, David Salas added the team's and family's second individual win of the day.
Salas ran a 5:33 average and opened up a nearly 45 second cushion to cruise to the finish line for the win.
Maximus Austin (Waco Eagle Christian Academy) got up for the runner-up position in 17:55 with Jayden Smith (Weatherford Victory Baptist) finishing third 18:29.
Individual Results Athlete Yr. Team Time Avg. Mile Avg. KM 1 David SALAS FR Cornerstone Christian-San Angelo 17:16.7 5:33.3 3:27.3 2 Maximus AUSTIN SR Eagle Christian Academy-Waco 17:55.1 5:45.7 3:35.0 3 Jayden SMITH SR Victory Baptist Academy-Weatherford 18:29.8 5:56.8 3:42.0 4 Andres SANCHEZ JR The Atonement Academy-San Antonio 18:54.5 6:04.8 3:46.9 5 Charlie GLASS SO Cornerstone Christian-San Angelo 19:11.2 6:10.1 3:50.2 6 Ayden BENDELE FR First Baptist Academy-Universal City 19:27.9 6:15.5 3:53.6 7 Jarrett MOY SR Waxahachie Preparatory Academy 19:54.1 6:23.9 3:58.8 8 Justin MCAFEE SR Victory Baptist Academy-Weatherford 19:57.6 6:25.1 3:59.5 9 Joshua MAYBEN SR San Angelo Christian Academy 20:00.9 6:26.1 4:00.2 10 Riley PONCIO JR Waxahachie Preparatory Academy 20:23.1 6:33.3 4:04.6
It was Waco Eagle Christian Academy taking the win by scoring 74 points. Austin's individual runner-up finish helped propel Eagle Christian to the win. Weatherford Victory Baptist Academy finished second with a boost from Smith's third place overall finish. Waxahachie Prep was third with strong finishes from their 1-4 runners.
TEAM SCORES PLACE TEAM POINTS SCORERS TIMES 1 Eagle Christian Academy 74 2+10+16+22+24 3:55 1-5 Split | 20:40 Avg 2 Victory Baptist Academy 94 3+7+12+30+42 (48+72) 5:20 1-5 Split | 21:07 Avg 3 Waxahachie Prep 115 6+9+21+23+56 5:44 1-5 Split | 21:52 Avg 4 Universal City First Baptist Academy 147 5+13+28+44+57 6:25 1-5 Split | 22:29 Avg 5 Amarillo Holy Cross Cathedral 154 14+19+34+41+46 (50+66) 3:06 1-5 Split | 22:39 Avg 6 Selma River City Believers Academy 155 18+20+25+32+60 (75) 5:01 1-5 Split | 22:47 Avg 7 San Angelo Cornerstone Christian 162 1+4+43+51+63 9:40 1-5 Split | 22:22 Avg 8 Wichita Falls Christ Academy 178 11+36+37+45+49 (54+67) 3:31 1-5 Split | 23:04 Avg 9 Ambleside School of Fredericksburg 181 17+27+29+53+55 (59) 4:13 1-5 Split | 23:19 Avg 10 Longview St Mary's Catholic 191 31+33+35+40+52 (62+64) 2:23 1-5 Split | 23:27 Avg 11 San Angelo Christian Academy 238 8+26+61+70+73 10:06 1-5 Split | 25:40 Avg 12 Brazosport Christian 255 15+38+65+68+69 7:56 1-5 Split | 25:57 Avg 13 Wichita Christian School 289 39+47+58+71+74 8:53 1-5 Split | 27:18 Avg