Huntress, Scholz capture wins; Murphy second at Lockhart XC Invite
The Anderson Trojans competed well on a sunny Friday (August 30) morning at the 37th Annual Lockhart Hippensteel XC Invitational. The two-mile course was run through Lockhart City Park.
Faith Murphy started her senior campaign off with a bang, leading the Trojan women with a second place finish in the 5A-6A Varsity Girls Division. Murphy completed the two-mile course in 12:46. Freshman Caroline Talarcek placed fifth in her first varsity race. Lucy Gibson led a host of Trojans including Elizabeth Tucker, Leah Heckmann and Bojana Rutkousky as they finished 11th, 13th, 14th and 15th, respectively. Ariana Cruz rounded out the girls’ top-20 finishes, coming in 18th place.
The Girls Varsity finished second overall for the team title, barely losing out to Comal Davenport, 45-37.
Colby Huntress captured the 5A-6A Varsity Boys title with a time of 10:13. Andrew Saeger finished 12th for the Trojans. Also scoring for the boys were Jett Murphy (26th), Sebastian Cruz (60th) and Manny Garduno (90th). The Boys Team finished third overall in the team standings.
In the Girls Junior Varsity race, Emily Scholtz continued her fantastic freshman season with a victory, winning in a time of 14:01. Camille Rackley added a nice top-20 finished, coming in 15th. Natalie Juarez, Lucy Flynn and Hope Guerra also scored for the team, as the girls finished third in the team standings out of 16 teams.
Tobin Stemple led the JV Boys, finishing tenth in a time of 13:03. He was followed by Luke Mathis, Sander Orman, Eli Peng and John Hubik. The Boys JV finished 5th in the team title race out of 16 teams.
Anderson will complete at the AISD XC Invitational, next Friday morning at Decker Lake.
VARSITY GIRLS RESULTS
Faith Murphy 12:46
Caroline Talarcek 13:12
Lucy Gibson 13:43
Elizabeth Tucker 13:51
Leah Heckmann 14:01
Bojana Rutkousky 14:02
Ariana Cruz 14:15
Ashley Marron-Rodriguez 14:32
VARSITY BOYS RESULTS
Colby Huntress 10:13
Andrew Saeger 11:15
Jett Murphy 11:29
Sebastian Cruz 12:07
Manny Garduno 12:15
Christopher Lee 12:46
JV GIRLS RESULTS
Emily Scholtz 14:01
Camille Rackley 15:26
Natalia Juarez 15:58
Lucille Flynn 15:58
Hope Guerra 16:07
JV BOYS RESULTS
Tobin Stemple 13:03
Luke Mathis 13:22
Sander Orman 13:34
Eli Peng 13:41
John Hubik 14:46
