Region 1-2A
Girls Team Race Preview:
Girls Individual Race Preview:
There are eight girls who have sub thirteen-minute marks this year. The Farwell duo of Isabella Jaime and Alexis Wade took their shot at the Old Settlers last month at the Hoka One McNeil Inv. Jaime ran 12:12 and Wade went 12:28.
Kiley Barrera (Plains) at 12:28, Presley Polk (Christoval) at 12:45, Madison Nunes (New Deal) at 12:52, Kenadee Millican (Christoval) at 12:58, Micah McGee (Eldorado) at 12:59, and Savannah Wood (Christoval) also at 12:59 are ones to look out for in Lubbock next week.
Favorites: Isabella Jaime, Alexis Wade, Kiley Barrera
Sleepers: Aubrey Whitworth, Zoey Welch, Jissel Rodriguez
Boys Team Race Preview:
The No. 2 Plains, No. 8 Big Lake Reagan County, and No. 9 Quanah are the CCAT ranked teams in the region.
The Plains boys have three runners under 17:25 this season, helping them to a season best 17:46 team average. They are the defending state team champions and they look in good shape to repeat.
New Deal was eleventh at last year's state meet and have a good chance to return.
Favorites: Plains, Reagan Country, Quanah, New Deal
Sleepers: Booker, Eldorado, Gruver
Boys Individual Race Preview:
The Quanah duo of Dwight Don Juan and Anish Bhakta have the fastest two times in the region, but they were on a short Rattlesnake Run course. However, the seniors who placed 17th and 70th at last year's state meet will be impactful in next week's race.
Plains has a trio who will be need to be dealt with. Sawyer Hamilton, Jhoan Menjivar, and Jeremiah Gonzales finished 1, 2, 3 at last year's Region 1-2A championships and going 8th, 12th, and 34th at state. Mejivar was third at the state track meet last spring in the 400m and won the 800m. Hamilton was seventh in the 3200m.
Favorites: Sawyer Hamilton, Jhoan Menjivar, Jeremiah Gonzales, Dwight Don Juan, Anish Bhakta
Sleepers: Adrian Rosales, Corey Ybarra, Julian Rodriguez, Kyle Abilez