2023 Strake Jesuit XC Inv. Varsity Girls race
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The Woodlands junior Stoya Laydevant had an amazing track season last spring qualifying for the UIL 6A state meet in the 3200m and running a 10:42 PR during the season as well as with a 4:59 1600m personal best. To combine with her distance prowess, she also ran 2:14 in the 800m demonstrating talent and her range.
This weekend, Laydevant competed in her first 5,000m race of the the 2023 cross country season, turning in a 18:00 personal best in the 5,000m, winning the Strake Jesuit XC Invitational.
She was the seventeenth place finisher at the 2022 cross country state championships and had a 18:28 personal best in the 5K at the end of the season. That former best is now long gone in just the second weekend of September for the leader of the Lady Highlanders.
VARSITY GIRLS 5000 METER RUN FINALS
PLACE ATHLETE TEAM RESULT POINTS
1 Stoya Laydevant 11 Conroe The Woodlands 18:00.10 1
2 Naomi Weller 9 Conroe The Woodlands 18:16.60 2
3 Katherine Valentine 11 LC Clear Falls 18:26.80 3
4 Kaitlyn Gale 12 LC Clear Falls 18:43.30 4
5 Sophia Hamdani 10 Houston Bellaire 18:49.40 0
To pair with Laydevant 's run was the outstanding performance of freshman teammate Naomi Weller. Weller comes up from the McCullough MS ranks and is obviously an immediate impact performer for the team. She ran 18:16 in her first 5K of the season in the green and red.
The Woodlands is currently ranked No. 6 in the CCCAT's latest poll for the UIL 6A classification. They won the meet with a 18:59 team average and a 1:39 deviation from the first runner through the fifth scorer for only 24 points. It's notable to mention they ran seniors Gia Kurp and Penelope Gracey in the lineup.
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TEAM SCORES
PLACE TEAM POINTS SCORERS TIMES
1 Conroe The Woodlands 15 1+2+3+4+5 (6+7) 0:14 1-5 Split | 13:13 Avg
2 Katy Tompkins 60 8+11+12+13+16 (18+20) 0:54 1-5 Split | 14:30 Avg
3 LC Clear Falls 73 9+10+14+17+23 (24+29) 1:22 1-5 Split | 14:48 Avg
4 Houston Lamar 102 15+19+21+22+25 (26+27) 0:52 1-5 Split | 15:20 Avg
5 Katy Seven Lakes 154 28+30+31+32+33 (34+35) 1:16 1-5 Split | 16:42 Avg