Southlake Invitational 2007

Southlake Invitational The Southlake Invitational was held earlier than last year. The 5K course was the same, with tough footing and tight turns over the first 2 miles followed by more forgiving terrain over the last mile; however, the August heat (mid 80's to low 90's) and humidity (70-80%) led to slower times. On the girls side, Kristie Krueger, Argyle, (3A 1600/ 3200 double gold medalist at May's State track meet) was the individual winner. Krueger ran away from the field to post an impressive time of 18:23. Jenny Swan, Plano West, finished second in 20:23 leading the Wolves to the team title (41 points). Her teammates followed with a tight 30 second spread between their 2nd and 7th runners as Alexa Ramsier, Katie Bassett, Nicole Eckles and Ellen Stow rounded out the team's scoring. Mansfield was the runner-up (53) led by Brette Fleming-Wood, 5th in 20:42. For the second year in a row, the Southlake girls failed to win their invitational, finishing third (73) as Tara Upshaw and Taylor Stephens (#1 and #2 runners from last year's State Meet) were held out. The Dragon's were led by Sophomore Jessica Harper, 4th overall in 20:31. The Girls top 5 was rounded out by Andrea Torske, Garland, 3rd in 20:24. On the boys side, Colby Lowe (5A 1600/ 3200 double gold medalist at May's State track meet) continued his unbeaten steak from last year finishing in 15:40 while leading from start to finish. The other half of the Dragon's 1-2 punch, CJ Brown, finished second in 16:10. Sophomore Neal Smith and Juniors Ahmed Toure and Evan Garner rounded out the team's scoring as the Dragons took the title with 36 points. Plano West was the runner-up (52), led by Connor Doyle, 6th in 16:59, while cross-town rival Plano finished third (56), led by Alex Wallace, 5th in 16:57. The top five was rounded out by Andrew Herrera, Southwest, 3rd in 16:42, and James Hodges, Paradise, 4th in 16:44. Mike Brown

Winners Colby Lowe and Kristie Krueger