District Champions again!
Posted Date: 10/16/26 (07:57 PM)
The Stacey Cross Country team travelled to Harper, TX on October 14th to compete in the District 29-AA Cross Country Championships.
The girls kicked things off with a bang as three of our four runners finished in the top 10 to advance to Regionals! Selah Ventura (4th place; 14:17), Lilly Dubbs (5th place; 14:29) and Makayla Mandujano (8th place; 15:00) will compete in the UIL Region IV Cross Country Championships in Corpus Christi on October 26th.
After the girls' race, it was the boys' turn. Jarred Dunn led the boys, finishing 3rd overall with a time of 18:59. Gabriel and Roel Garcia followed him, finishing 6th (19:49) and 9th (20:30), respectively. Lazaro Barajas (11th: 20:47) and Cameron Westerlund (14th; 21:07) put the top five boys all in the top fifteen spots. Once the race was over, the Stacey boys' team was crowned District Champions! This marks the third consecutive District title for Stacey and fourth in five years! The boys (including Riley Silva and Mikhail Avilez) will also compete in the UIL Region IV Cross Country Championships.
In the Junior High races, Landon Wempe placed 3rd in the 7th grade race with a time of 14:48. In the 8th grade race Joshua Philpott ran an impressive 12:00 to win the race and Jacob Dunlap finished 7th with a time of 14:31.
Great job to everyone who ran and good luck to those who advanced to the UIL Region IV Cross Country Championships!
