The Lady Scots Cross Country Team competed in the District 12-5A Championships on Thursday, October 9th at Myers Park in McKinney.

In the Varsity Division, the team won the District Championship for the 47th time. The team scored 33 points. There were six teams and 41 runners in the Varsity Division. All seven Varsity runners placed in the top 13. Junior Ryan Sontag led the team by winning the gold medal with a time of 18:36.9 – a season best. Sophomores Paisley Bassett and Finley Heckler placed 6th and 7th, respectively. Junior Annie Cooper placed 8th with a time of 19:34.6 – a new personal district course record. Junior Claire Deeken placed 11th, senior captain Maddie Heckler placed 12th, and senior Presley Pate placed 13th.

In the JV Division, the team also won the District Championship with 20 points. The JV has never been beaten when they have had a team competing in the District Meet. There were seven teams and 114 runners in the JV Division. Freshman Stella Pruett won the silver medal with a time of 21:22.3, and senior Addie Perritt won the bronze medal with a time of 21:29.8. Rounding out the top seven were junior Campbell Ragan – 4th place with a time of 21:40.4 (a new personal district course record), senior captain Julia Berlin – 5th place, senior Campbell Dean – 6th place, sophomore Irene Cooper – 10th place, and senior Ava Thropp – 12th place.

A big thank you to all of the parent volunteers, administrators, and teachers who helped with the meet. HP could not have hosted the meet without your help! We appreciate you so much!

The UIL started Girls Cross Country in 1975, so this year is the 50th birthday.

The coaches are so proud of the team as they have worked hard every day, and it paid off. We are looking forward to continuing the tradition of excellence by competing at the Region II-5A Championships. The meet will be at the Harold Patterson Sports Complex in Arlington on Monday, October 20th. The race begins at 10:00 a.m.

Go Scots!