Andruw Villa competes at the 2023 UIL Cross Country 5A State Championships
Andruw Villa has enjoyed a very successful cross country career at Abilene High School. The senior will now end his high school harrier career competing for a national title.
This weekend, he was named as one of the five boys nationally to be named an individual at-large Nike Cross Nationals qualifier.
Villa placed seventh at the NXR South meet in 15:06 to be considered. He was the Region 1-5A runner-up and the UIL 5A state meet runner-up this season.
South Region boys individual qualifiers:
Joseph Bariola (AR)
Adam Burlison (Amarillo)
Danny Aidan Torres (El Paso Eastwood)
Benjamin Montgomery (Cypress Bridgeland)
Hudson Haley (Austin Vandegrift)
South Region boys team qualifiers:
Bentonville (AR)
Austin Vandegrift and Deer Creek (OK) were the two South Region boys possibilities for at-large had hoped to receive one of the four, but none were awarded to the region.
There also was neither a girls team nor individual at-large qualifier awarded to the South Region.
Lovejoy and The Woodlands were the two available South Region teams along with several individuals.
South Region girls individual qualifiers:
Elizabeth Leachman (Boerne Champion)
San Juanita Leal (Edinburg North)
Macy Wingard (Denton Braswell)
Staucie Lees (Conroe Grand Oaks)
South Region girls team qualifiers: