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SOARING EAGLES For the second straight season, O’Donnell High School is sending its high school boys’ cross country team to state. With three of their key runners back from that team, the Eagles are looking to improve on last year’s seventh place finish at Round Rock. Contributed photo

MUSTANG MANIA For the 11th straight season, the Sands Mustangs will be represented at the state cross country meet at Round Rock. Heading to state in that sport from Ackerly are Hayley Connell, Carlos Plata and Sophia Haston. Contributed photo

BACK TO STATE After finishing as one of this region’s top finishers on a non-qualifying team, O’Donnell’s Jaityn Mires finds herself going back to the Class 1A State Cross Country Championships. Contributed photo

Fri, 10/25/2024 - 12:00am

After strong performances at Tuesday’s Region I-IA Cross Country Championships at Lubbock’s Mae Simmons Park, both the Sands Mustangs and O’Donnell Eagles are sending athletes to the upcoming UIL Class 1A State Cross Country Championships at Round Rock.Sands’ junior Carlos Plata got the bronze at Tuesday’s regional meet, the third fastest boy in this region, by finishing that three-mile course in 17:26.9.Plata has now qualified for state in each of his first three years in high school.The Mustangs are also sending two girls to state, after senior Hayley Connell finished sixth and junior Sophia Haston finished ninth out of the ...

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