The Lady Scots Cross Country Team competed in the District 12-5A Championships on Thursday, October 15th at Myers Park in McKinney. Myers Park is an incredible venue, and the course is very challenging due to the athletes climbing approximately 2000 meters in hills.

This was the 51st District Championship Meet as the UIL sanctioned girls cross country in 1975.

In the Varsity Division, the team won the District Championship for the 48th time. The team scored 23 points. There were five teams and 44 runners in the Varsity Division. Sophomore Adelaide Wortman led the team by winning the gold medal with a time of 18:23.1. Senior captain Ryan Sontag won the silver medal with a time of 18:30.5 - a new personal district course record. Juniors Paisley Bassett and Finley Heckler placed 4th and 5th, respectively - 19:13.0 and 19:21.9. Freshman Ella Marie Hooks placed 11th with a time of 20:22.1, freshman Hadleigh Raynor placed 14th, and senior Claire Deeken placed 20th.

In the JV Division, the team was the District Runner-Up with 48 points. There were seven teams and 135 runners in the JV Division. Freshman Sloane Odom was the lead runner for the team as she placed 5th with a time of 21:55.0. Sophomore Stella Pruett placed 7th with a time of 22:03.7. The other top five runners for the team were freshman Perry Doffermyre - 12th place, freshman Madison Baskin - 14th place, senior Campbell Ragan - 15th place, junior Kate Furgeson - 19th place, and junior Irene Cooper - 20th place.

The following athletes set new district course personal records: senior captain Ryan Sontag, sophomore Natalia Garcia Villalon, junior Thuy-Vi Le, and sophomore Evelyn Shull. The following athletes set new personal records: freshman Kate Deeken and sophomore Maren Colangelo. Junior Kate Furgeson and senior captain Ellie Chong ran their season best.

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

The coaches are so proud of the team as they raced with confidence throughout the season, worked hard every day, and believed in themselves and their teammates. Congratulations!

We are looking forward to continuing the tradition of excellence by competing at the Region II-5A Championships. The meet will be at the Rolling Hills Soccer Complex in Ft. Worth on Tuesday, October 27th. The race begins at 9:00 a.m.

Go Scots!