Oct. 26, 2026, 5:49 p.m. CT

Multiple Texas Panhandle cross country teams and individuals qualified for state at the Region I meet in Lubbock.The Canyon girls team and the Perryton boys team won their respective Region I-4A titles.Gruver’s girls team placed first in the Class 2A event, while the Gruver boys team finished second to also qualify for state.

LUBBOCK — Postseason cross country continued for Texas Panhandle teams on Monday, Oct. 26, at the Region I cross country meet in Lubbock.

Runners from the Amarillo area competed in the Region I-2A and Region I-4A races on Monday, with multiple teams and individuals punching their ticket to the state cross country meet.

Canyon’s girls team placed first in the team standings with 16 points. The Lady Eagles were led by Presli Pool, who won the Region I-4A meet with a time of 11 minutes, 9.1 seconds. Randall finished second as a team to also secure a spot at the UIL Class 4A state meet.

Dumas’ Emily Gross (3rd, 11:43.5) and West Plains’ Charleigh Jackson (14th, 12:17.4) qualified for state individually.

Perryton took home the boys Region I-4A title with 81 points as Rangers’ standout Jacob Erickson won the race individually with a time of 15 minutes, 1.5 seconds. Canyon finished second as a team with 94 points, while West Plains also qualified for the state meet as a team, placing fourth.

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Dumas’ Ivan Gutierrez (8th, 16:18.3) was the lone runner from the Texas Panhandle to qualify for the boys Class 4A state meet individually.

Gruver’s girls won the Class 2A event with 58 points, beating out Sundown (117), Wellington (135) and Farwell (136), who also secured spots at the state meet.

Paisley Quirk led the way for Gruver with a seventh-place finish, while Farwell’s Alexis Wade and Ava Jaime finished first and second individually. Bovina’s Yareli Antillon (6th, 12:57.4), Clarendon’s Addyson Havens (12th, 13:11.7) and Panhandle’s Emrey Light (23rd, 13:28.9) advanced to state individually.

The Greyhounds also qualified for the boys 2A state meet, trailing Mason (56) with 97 points to finish second as a team. Sunray’s Mateo Barragan (13th, 17:47.9), Boys Ranch’s Chase Fritcher (14th, 17:52) and Farwell’s Josiah Lopez (16th, 17:55.5) will also head to state as individuals.

The Region I cross country meet continues on Tuesday, Oct. 27, with Class 1A, 3A and 5A.

The state meet is scheduled for Nov. 6-7 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.

REGION I CROSS COUNTRY MEETS

Monday at Mae Simmons Park

Note: Top four teams and top 10 individuals not on qualifying teams advance to UIL state meet.

* — individual qualifier from the Texas Panhandle

REGION I-2A

BOYS (5K)

Team standings — 1. Mason, 56; 2. Gruver, 97; 3. Big Lake Reagan County, 153; 4. Sonora, 181; 5. Boys Ranch, 203; 6. Olton, 216; 7. Tulia, 226; 8. Floydada, 228; 9. Christoval, 260; 10. Ballinger, 263.

Individual results — 1. Cooper Ratliff, Mason, 16 minutes, 10.2 seconds; 2. Chase Schumm, Ropes, 16:11.7; 3. Caden Klingelhefer, Mason, 16:47.2; 4. Reece Guenther, Wink, 17:03.1; 5. Irving Tavera, Mason, 17:10.5; 6. Dalyn Lucio, Floydada, 17:17.6; 7. Cole Nelle, Christoval, 17:26.1; 8. Ricardo Rivera, Miles, 17:32.1; 9. Roland McCray, Vega, 17:35.1; 10. Jesus “Tres” Garza, Sonora, 17:35.7. … 13. *Mateo Barragan, Sunray, 17:47.9; 14. *Chase Fritcher, Boys Ranch, 17:52; 16. *Josiah Lopez, Farwell, 17:55.5.

GIRLS (2 miles)

Team standings — 1. Gruver, 58; 2. Sundown, 117; 3. Wellington, 135; 4. Farwell, 136; 5. Mason, 145; 6. Wink, 207; 7. Panhandle, 216; 8. Eldorado, 239; 9. Sonora, 287; 10. New Deal, 316.

Individual results — 1. Alexis Wade, Farwell, 12:06.8; 2. Ava Jaime, Farwell, 12:28.7; 3. Olivia Langehennig, Mason, 12:43.9; 4. Taytum Kane, Wellington, 12:44.3; 5. Viviana Flores, Wink, 12:49.8; 6. Yareli Antillon, Bovina, 12:57.4; 7. Paisley Quirk, Gruver, 12:59.1; 8. Kaytlin Clausen, Sundown, 12:59.2; 9. Lyla Aguero, Ballinger, 13:05.9; 10. Halle McLain, Gruver, 13:08.4. … 12. *Addyson Havens, Clarendon, 13:11.7; 23. *Emrey Light, Panhandle, 13:28.9.

REGION I-4A

BOYS (5K)

Team standings — 1. Perryton, 81; 2. Canyon, 94; 3. San Elizario, 112; 4. West Plains, 137; 5. Decatur, 152; 6. Andrews, 187; 7. Big Spring, 258; 8. Pecos, 263; 9. Stephenville, 268; 10. El Paso Harmony Science Academy, 299.

Individual results — 1. Jacob Erickson, Perryton, 15:01.5; 2. Noah Holland, West Plains, 15:33.9; 3. Robert Vartabedian, West Plains, 15:44.4; 4. Domenic San Miguel, Canyon, 15:52.6; 5. Grady Simmons, Canyon, 15:56.8; 6. Hayden Graves, Monahans, 16:10.4; 7. Armando Jalil, Clint, 16:13.4; 8. Ivan Gutierrez, Dumas, 16:18.3; 9. Bennett Weatherly, Canyon, 16:19.4; 10. David Retana, El Paso Harmony Science Academy, 16:19.6.

GIRLS (2 miles)

Team standings — 1. Canyon, 16; 2. Randall, 83; 3. Decatur, 91; 4. Brownwood, 130; 5. West Plains, 144; 6. Stephenville, 174; 7. Brock, 186; 8. Andrews, 245; 9. Springtown, 258; 10. Greenwood, 260.

Individual results — 1. Presli Pool, Canyon, 11:09.1; 2. Abigail Shaffer, Glen Rose, 11:39.5; 3. Emily Gross, Dumas, 11:43.5; 4. Michaela Sharber, Canyon, 11:58.7; 5. Aubrey Holloway, Canyon, 12:00.1; 6. Ella Martinez, Canyon, 12:02.2; 7. Alexus Gutierrez, Brownwood, 12:04.4; 8. Emah Quicksall, Canyon, 12:05.5; 9. Nayomi Granados, Randall, 12:07; 10. Rebel Rea, Randall, 12:10.1. … 14. *Charleigh Jackson, West Plains, 12:17.4.