Reese Massey (Marble Falls) is having a very good freshman season
Every week we will bring you members of either the freshman and sophomore classes who are having a good season and who we believe might become leaders or stars in the sport
Texas Future Stars Edition II
Texas Future Stars Edition I : Elin Latta And Ruel Newberry
Tomorrow is right around the corner, but the future is already here and we are getting a glimpse of it with the future runners who will be the next to take the helm.
In the mid 1980s (well before any of the competitors were born), when the band Timbuk3 released their only significant mainstream hit, "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades."
That is how I feel about the several members of the 2027 and 2028 class of distance runners.
Below are six girls and six boys who have already shown the propensity to take over the state of Texas with their abilities and talents.
Girls Future Stars
Crickette Morris (Canyon)
Morris is a class of 2027 and looks to be a transfer from nearby Happy and looks to be fitting in well with the team. She ran a personal best 11:47 two-mile at the McNeil Invitational.
Sophia Barraza (El Paso Franklin)
Barraza looks to be rounding out into that runner. She is in the top seven and her last two races have been at two of the most competitive meets in the state and all she did was run personal bests of 18:48 and 19:44.
Mickey Cahill (The Woodlands)
Reese Massey (Marble Falls)
Reese Bartos (Waxahachie)
Skyler Fonseca (Smithson Valley)
Boys Future Stars
Collin Goodwin (Vandegrift)
Goodwin is GOOD! A member of the class of 2027, he made his presence last year as a freshman, but he is one of the top runners on one of the top teams in the country.
Vandegrift has been so consistent thanks to Goodwin's contributions. He has four runs under 15:40 this season including a 15:18 PR from the Lovejoy XC Fall Festival.
Riley McCain (Mansfield Legacy)
The Mansfield Legacy program continues to develop talented runners and McCain will get the chance to have four years in a program that is on fire.
So far this year, he already has four sub 17-minute races out of his five runs this season. He has a 16:09 personal best run so far this season.
Aidan De Leon (McAllen)
De Leon is on a strong and sud filled squad with so many experienced junior runners. However, he made an impression from day one on the McAllen team.
He did it by going 16:20 in his first race of the season. As he continues to gel with the team, he is making McAllen better and even more dangerous of a team.
Kenny Pritchard (Jim Ned)
Tuscola Jim Ned sophomore Pritchard had a good freshman year. He finished it with a 16:22 run at the UIL 3A state meet where he finished sixth individually.
He has seen progress already this season with three sub 16-minute runs including a 15:33 PR and 15:49 in the last two races.
Noah Loweree (El Paso Eastwood)
Loweree ended his freshman track season with some good runs, but he began his sophomore cross season with some bombastic times.
The El Paso Eastwood sophomore popped the season off with a 15:18 run and also has a 14:33 run on the season that despite the accurate distance, he was competitive against some outstanding talent.