James Bonn

Congratulations to the 4A All-State Teams 1 Kitts, Carly Midlothian 11:22.4 2 Escobar, Maggie Fort Worth Boswell 11:23.6 3 Williams, Kristyn Mansfield Timberview 11:30.9 4 Diaz, Alyssa Hereford 11:32.8 5 Sutherland, Sara Dallas Highland Park 11:36.4 6 Paz, Marissa El Paso Chapin 11:37.5 7 Schrader, Bree Humble Kingwood Park 11:38.3 1 Valle, Jordan Big Spring 15:15.5 2 Garza, Alex De La Mercedes 15:21.5 3 Allison, Sann Canyon 15:26.8 4 Antkowiak, Will Brenham 15:35.0 5 Stitt, Jim Mansfield Timberview 15:41.0 6 Barclay, Travis Boerne Champion 15:43.2 7 Bonn, James Lockhart 15:44.3 The Medal above will be placed in the athlete profiles. All-State First Team is achieved by placing 1-7 at the 2008 State Cross Country Meet.

Walter E Long Park in Austin was the site for the Runtex Invitational and the Central Texas teams did not disappoint. The 5A Boys race featured some of the best talent in the state with Mark Pinales coming back from his 2nd place finish at Cedar Park last week to take the victory with a 15:25 on a tough course. The Sophomore pulled away late for hte victory over Senior Collin Smith. Collin's 15:29 was a season best time. The race also featured 4A standout James Bonn from Lockhart. James moved up staedy througout the race to grab 3rd in 15:42. Rounding out the top 5 were Brian Tabb and John McNamara running 15:59 and 16:05 respectively. The team competition came down to Lockhart and Georgetown. Lockhart edged Georgetown in an upset 56-62. The girls race fearted Fr Bianca Sigel. The Westlake runner ran well at UTSA last week and backed it up with another victory today in convincely in 11:46. That time was a full 29 seconds over standout distance runner Roxanne Washington from Bastrop.  Bastrop did win the team title 37-65 over a strong Killeen Harker Heights squad. Meet Results Photo Album: Runtex Invitational

Today we look at the boys honorable mention team. The lists consist of what we think are the best runners in the state coming into the 2008 season. The list are seperated by first team, second team, third team and honorable mention. ALL-TXRUNNING BOYS HONORABLE TEAM