Texas high school cross country: 2023 UIL state meet results, every winner (11/4/2023)

Lovejoy sweeps 5A boys, girls titles; top 5 finishers for every classification in Lone Star State

Six state champions were crowned Friday and six more were crowned Saturday at the UIL (Texas) high school state cross country meet at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. 

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All races were streamed live and can be replayed on the NFHS Network (subscription required). Here are the Friday team/individual winners and top 5 finishers:

SATURDAY

6A GIRLS 5K

TEAM WINNER

Lewisville Flower Mound (41 points)

TOP 5

1. Macy Wingard, Denton Braswell, soph. — 16:57.0

2. San Juanita Leal, Edinburg North, sr. — 16:57.6

3. Madison Peters, Pearland, sr. — 17:03.2

4. Samantha Humphries, Lewisville Flower Mound, sr. — 17:14.8

5. Alexandra Fox, Lewisville Flower Mound, jr. — 17:26.2

6A BOYS 5K

TEAM WINNER

Southlake Carroll (48 points)

TOP 5

1. Caden Leonard, Southlake Carroll, soph. — 15:00.1

2. Hudson Haley, Austin Vandegrift, jr. — 15:04.2

3. Benjamin Montgomery, Bridgeland, jr. — 15:06.7

4. Blake Bullard, Southlake Carroll, jr. — 15:09.4

5. Aidan Torres, El Paso Eastwood, 15:10.1

2A GIRLS 3,200

TEAM WINNER

Hamilton (83 points)

TOP 5

1. Emily Pharris, Shelbyville, sr. — 11:30.8

2. Isabella Jaime, Farwell, jr. — 11:47.3

3. Cameron Belcher, Windhorst, sr. — 11:52.0

4. Alexis Wade, Farwell, fr. — 12:04.5

5. Anna Pearcy, Hamilton, soph. — 12:07.6

2A BOYS 5K

TEAM WINNER

Plains (63 points)

TOP 5

1. Caden Thurman, Wolfe City, sr. — 15:27.9

2. Marco Cunningham, Waco Meyer, jr. — 15:49.0

3. Taylor Warrick, Stockdale, sr. — 16:04.9

4. Misael Hernandez, Tenaha, sr. — 16:16.4

5. Andres Landaverde, Corrigan-Camden, jr. — 16:18.1

4A GIRLS 3,200

TEAM WINNER

Canyon Randall (50 points)

TOP 5

1. Addyson Bristow, Canyon, soph. — 11:08.5

2. Nayomi Granados, Canyon Randall, fr. — 11:17.6

3. Brooke French, Canyon Randall, fr. — 11:17.6

4. Cade Harris, Salado, soph. — 11:23.4

5. Ann Claire Cop, Fredericksburg, sr. — 11:39.5

4A BOYS 5K

TEAM WINNER

Canyon (56 points)

TOP 5

1. Angel Sanchez, Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis, sr. — 15:09.9

2. Alex Niemiec, Canyon, sr. — 15:18.7

3. Bryce Denton, Anna, jr. — 15:21.6

4. Lathan Lewter, Canyon, jr. — 15:25.2

5. Anthony Morales, La Feria, soph. — 15.37.2

FRIDAY

5A GIRLS 5K

TEAM WINNER

Lucas Lovejoy (40 points)

TOP 5

1. Elizabeth Leachman, Boerne Champion, soph. — 16:25.5

2. Isabel Conde De Frankenberg, Cedar Park, sr. — 17:34.2

3. Sara Morefield, Lucas Lovejoy, sr. — 17:54.4

4. Camryn Benson, Lucas Lovejoy, soph. — 17:55.3

5. Sydni Wilkins, Frisco Liberty, sr. — 17:58.4

5A BOYS 5K

TEAM WINNER

Lucas Lovejoy (56 points)

TOP 5

1. Ethan Gonzalez. North Richland Hills, sr. — 14:55.8

2. Andruw Villa, Abilene, sr. — 15:20.3

3. Edwin Rotich, Leander Rouse, sr. — 15:24

4. Logan Tauch, Melissa, sr. — 15:28.7

5. Judah Alexander-Macias, Frisco Memorial, sr. — 15:29.3

1A GIRLS 3,200

TEAM WINNER

Roby (65 points)

TOP 5

1. Taytum Goodman, Earth Springlake, sr. — 11:20.1

2. Jace Chisum, Hayton, soph. — 11:59.4

3. Chasity Benson, Roby, sr. — 12:08.3

4. Hailee Garmer, Roby, sr. — 12:12.7

5. Daylee Chisum, Jayton, sr. — 12:16.0

1A BOYS 5K

TEAM WINNER

Slidell (73 points)

TOP 5

1. Sebastian Talamantez, Comstock, soph. — 16:25.1

2. Ryker Haivala, Cumby Miller Grove, jr. — 16:27.1

3. Jose Ventura, Lasara, jr. — 16:34.1

4. Landon Cobb, Graford, jr. – 16:35.2

5. Christian Gonzalez, Sulphur Bluff, sr. — 16:50.7

3A GIRLS 3,200

TEAM WINNER

Holliday (57 points)

TOP 5

1. Sophia Bendet, Universal City Randolph, jr. — 11:13

2. Makayla Stephens, Maypearl, sr. — 11:34.5

3. Addison Hite, Pilot Point, sr. — 11:38.7

4. Aubrey Milam, Universal City Randolph, jr. — 11:44.9

5. Yvonne Legarreta, Friona, sr. — 11:45.1

3A BOYS 5K

TEAM WINNER

San Antonio Great Hearts Northern Oaks (85 points)

TOP 5

1. Noah Strohman, Holliday, soph.— 15:31.2

2. Chris Kopecky, East Bernard, sr. — 15:59.7

3. Benjamin Castro, McGregor, sr. — 16:00.0

4. Carlos Jose Cortez, Troy, sr. — 16:08.4

5. Samuel Bryan, Tuscola Jim Ned, sr. —16:21.5

-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivetx

Lead photo by Taylor Balkom


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Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.