WACO, Texas — The Lamar Middle School 8th Grade Girls Cross Country team closed out their season on Wednesday evening, competing against top-tier regional competition at the Central Texas District Cross Country Championships held at the HOT Soccer Complex in Waco.

Lamar Lady Bearcat Performances

Although Lamar did not enter enough runners to post a team score in the official standings, the Lady Bearcats put forth strong individual efforts on the 2-mile course to wrap up their final meet of the year.

Olivea Rodriguez led the charge for Lamar, clocking a team-best time of 18:03.05 to finish in 60th place overall. Valerie Garcia Munoz followed as the second Lady Bearcat to cross the finish line, placing 81st with a time of 19:55.76. Dre'Dynn Green rounded out the performance for Lamar, completing the course in 21:40.67 to earn 88th place.


Top 20 Highlights: Lamar did not have any runners finish in the Top 20 at this year's championship meet.

Complete Lamar Performances:

Olivea Rodriguez: 18:03.05 (60th place)
Valerie Garcia Munoz: 19:55.76 (81st place)
Dre'Dynn Green: 21:40.67 (88th place)

Meet Highlights: Top 5 Individual Runners

River Valley Middle School dominated the individual standings, sweeping the top three spots in the 2-mile race. Grace Robison claimed the individual district crown with a time of 12:05.01, leading an elite group of five runners who all completed the course under 13:10.

Grace Robison (8th Grade, River Valley MS) – 12:05.01
Lucy Rutherford (8th Grade, River Valley MS) – 12:21.02
Katie Cravey (8th Grade, River Valley MS) – 13:02.14
Elyannah Hummel (8th Grade, Lake Belton MS) – 13:02.97
Ashlynn Whitten (8th Grade, Midway MS) – 13:09.21

Team Championship Results

Behind their dominant top-three individual sweep, River Valley Middle School captured the Central Texas District team championship with a score of 30 points. South Belton Middle School finished as the team runner-up with 108 points, narrowly edging out North Belton Middle School (113 points).

River Valley MS – 30 points
South Belton MS – 108 points
North Belton MS – 113 points
Belton MS – 117 points
Midway MS – 121 points
Copperas Cove MS – 129 points
S C Lee MS – 142 points
Lake Belton MS – 177 points

Note: Lamar Middle School did not have enough runners to qualify for team standings.