Southwest Preparatory Conference First Team
7 Jake Gooch (Austin St. Andrews)
St. Andrews junior Gooch ran sub 17 minutes all season long with the one exception being the South Zone meet (17:25). He PRed at Hoka One/McNeil Inv. at 16:30.40 and then was seventh at Maverick Ramble (16:31) and seventh at state (16:39).
6 Raja Mehendale (Dallas St. Mark's)
Possibly the next St. Marks star, sophomore Mehendale dropped five straight 16:40 and under races. He was fourth at Maverick Ramble, third at North Zone, and finished eight at state.
The SPC state meet sixth place finisher was the Houston Christian sophomore. Boutte consistently ran in the mid 16s this season. He Pred with a 16:22 at Chile Pepper and then had three top six finishes. He was sixth at St. John's Maverick Ramble and third at South Zone.
4 William Dunaway (Austin St. Andrews)
The St. Andrews junior put together an awesome season. Things started well at three UIL meets as he totalled six 5K races under 16:20 this season. Dunaway finished the season placing fourth at both the South Zone and the state meet.
3 Kyle Hartman (Houston Christian)
Houston Christian senior finished the season strong with top five finishes. He started the season off with a 16:10.20 at Chile Pepper and then ran a 16:06 PR at St. John's Maverick Ramble. He was second at the South Zone to eventual state champ and finished fifth at state.
2 Sahil Dodda (Dallas St. Mark's)
Dodda only had two losses on the season, at state to Sgouros and at Chile Pepper where he finished fourth in 15:10. The St. Marks senior went on to win the South Region Team Championships last weekend topping all the UIL studs in doing so.
1 Emmanuel Sgouros (Houston St. Johns)
The St. John's senior finally competed and won his state championship running away with the crown. His 15:06.80 was the second best time of the year, but it put a period on an undefeated season. Earlier in the season, Sgouros went 15:01 to win the Hoka One/McNeil Inv. over eventual UIL 5A and 6A state champs.