Wylie East’s Isabelle Price (bib No. 1413) finished in 19^th place in the open varsity girls race at the Rock Hill 2-Mile Opener on Aug. 15. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media

The Wylie East cross country team entered last Friday’s Rock Hill 2-Mile Opener looking to continue building a good base.

The Raiders not only logged two miles of valuable race time but also turned in solid individual performances at Frontier Park in Prosper.

Isabelle Price paced the Lady Raiders, finishing 14^th in the open varsity division with a time of 13 minutes, 5 seconds. Renata Saucedo followed in 25^th at 13:20. Layla Talbott finished 35^th with a 13:36. Alexis Schmidt took 39^th with a 13:44. Amiya Runsewe captured 41^st with a 13:47. Wylie East placed seventh with 154 points. Lovejoy, with 44, won the team title.

The Raider boys, meanwhile, impressed with three top 25 finishes in the elite varsity division. Kaleab Endale ran to 22^ndplace with a time of 10:14, followed closely by Carter Roberts, who earned 23^rd place with a time of 10:18. Kirubel Feyissa also cracked the top 25, finishing 25^th with a time of 10:19. Roman Lopez took 31^st with a 10:24. John Middleton clocked a time of 10:28, good for 34^th place. Jaden Parish placed 41^st with a 10:36. Wylie East earned a respectable fourth place showing and amassed 135 team points. Keller, with 32, won the team title.