With five runners back from last year’s team that placed sixth in the state, the Sands Mustangs should be considered one of the favorites going into Monday’s Region I-IA Cross Country Championships at Lubbock.
But Sands Coach Dustin Wall is quick to point out there’s a big difference between being one of the favorites and performing like one.
“We want to win the regional championship. It’s not going to be easy. We’re in a tough region with a lot of good people like Nazareth, Borden County, Happy and Whiteface so if all of our kids don’t have a good day we could ...