Falcons 2019-20 Cross Country
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2018-19
Season Recap
Girls 2nd place at District
Boys 3rd place at District
Izabella Vallejo 12th in State
Girls Team finished 12th of 26 teams
Boys Team finished 11th of 27 teams -
2017-18
Season Recap
Boys Team - District Champs
TAPPS 3A Boys State Champion:
Alex de la Maza
Both teams each placed 3 rd in State -
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Frassati Catholic Cross Country competes in TAPPS Division 5A
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Weekly Update
At the Houston Christian Invitational on 9/14, eight of the fourteen runners posted season best times and one tied her season-best! Leading the boys Varsity team was Thomas Langley who finished two miles in 11:27. Other top performers for the boys included Mark Morrison with a time of 11:39 and Nathan Bartsch with a time of 13:11. The girls Varsity team finished first overall with Ashlyn Miller finishing the two mile race in third place with a time of 12:27. Right on her heels was senior Izabella Vallejo in 4th with a time of 12:28. Grace Delahoussaye finished 12th and earned her first medal of the season.
At the Rosehill Christian Cross Country meet on 9/7, Ashlyn Miller lead the way for the girls' Varsity team. She completed the 3200 meter course in a time of 13 minutes and 1 second and took a home medal for her 3rd place finish. Grace Delahoussaye also had a strong performance for the girls finishing in 28th place. In the boys race, Thomas Langley garnered the top spot for the boys team with a time of 11 minutes and 34 seconds to capture 13th place. Mark Morrison was the next Falcon harrier across the finish line in 20th place.
At the Cooper Dragon Invitational on 8/31, both Varsity teams filled out the roster with 5 runners each to be considered scorable for team competition. Thomas Langley continues to lead the boys' varsity team with a solid performance of 11:38 for 2-miles, followed by Mark Morrison who finished at 11:59. Nathan Bartsch had an impressive performance finishing the two-mile run in 12:56, his fastest time this season. Paul Eisterhold was our fourth runner and rounding out the varsity team was JP Esparza. The girls' Varsity team was lead by Ashlyn Miller who ran the two miles in 12:26.20 with a dramatic finish to miss the podium by only .01 of a second finishing fourth out of 64 runners. Izabella Vallejo placed fifth overall with a time of 12:33 followed by Grace Delahoussaye who had a strong performance with a solid time of 14:21. Rounding out the girls' varsity team was Mary Maggio, Anna Lackner, and Tina Crutchet. The JV boys performed well as Lucas Rivera and Luis Esparza both surpassed their meet goal and Matthew Padilla ran exceptionally hard this week. The JV girls showed great improvement with both Juanita Boada and Lauren Sharpless posting season-best times for 2-miles.
On Saturday 8/24, at The Woodland's Christian Meet, the runners all performed well and worked incredibly hard as they ran through the woods of WG Jones State Park, dodged puddles, and conquered a large hill at the start and finish. The boys varsity ran their first 3-mile race of the season and was led by Thomas Langley with a time of 19:12 and placing 15th out of 54 runners and earned his second medal of the season. The other top varsity runner, Mark Morrison, ran hard and showed true courage in spite of a collision and fall at the start and finished 22nd out of 56 with a solid display of effort with a time of 19:53. The rest of the varsity team was rounded out by Nathan Bartsch and Lucas Rivera. The Varsity girls ran their second 2-mile race and were led by Ashlyn Miller finishing 2nd out of 50 runners with a time of 14:30 and for the second week in a row right on her heels was Izabella Vallejo in third with a time of 14:33. Rounding out the team was Grace Delahoussaye and Mary Maggio. We had stellar performances on the JV team by Matthew Padilla, Lauren Sharpless, and Juanita Boada.
On Saturday 8/17, the Cross Country team participated in the Incarnate Word Academy Invitational. Despite a hot and humid day, the team performed well with runners posting personal bests. The boys were led by sophomore Thomas Langley with a time of 11:18 and senior Mark Morrison with a time of 11:45. The girls were led by sophomore Ashlyn Miller with a time of 12:04, finishing fourth out of 86 runners. Right on Ashlyn's heals was senior Izabella Vallejo finishing fifth overall with a time of 12:06.
Fall sports pictures: Friday 9/27 starting at 3pm in the gym