The Wylie girls cross country team competed at the Coach T Invitational on Saturday in Denton. Submitted photo
By David Wolman
The Coach T Invitational brought some of the top cross-country runners in the state to North Lakes Park in Denton.
Wylie was among the teams looking to make its mark against several district champions, regional champions and state champions.
Although the Pirates didn’t place as high as they would have liked, they’re hopeful their performances at the meet will propel them to bigger things when it counts most.
More than 200 runners — 218 to be exact — competed in the girls’ 5K elite race last Saturday, including Wylie freshman Annabelle Angeles. She set the pace for Wylie, placing 108th with a time of 20:20.
Senior Kinsley Ferguson turned in the next-fastest time for the Lady Pirates, finishing 136th in 20:46. Freshman Tesnin Idris placed 151st in 21:04. Senior Kyler Eiben finished 170th in 21:32, followed by junior Alexis Lee in 175th with a 21:39.
Coppell junior phenom Maya Easterwood dominated, finishing first with a time of 17:06 — 31 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, Austin Vandergrift junior Caroline Krupa, who clocked in at 17:37.
Flower Mound won the girls’ team title with 59 points.
Wylie also had representation in the boys’ elite division. Sophomore Karter Kekuna placed 238th with a time of 18:10. Freshmen Luke Boruk and Matthew Mehari finished 242nd and 243rd, respectively, both recording identical times of 18:13. Junior Lincoln Shumard was 252nd in 18:21, and freshman Mustafa Shah placed 270th in 18:40.
Denton Guyer sophomore Ruel Newberry won top individual honors with a time of 14:39.
Keller captured the boys’ team title with 140 points.
In the girls’ open 5K race, Wylie senior Paige Orr placed 123rd in 21:39. Senior Nikki Bhakta placed 160th in 22:03, freshman Kyndell Bacon took 163rd in 22:04, sophomore Finley Radford earned 202nd in 22:39 and freshman Emerson Pierce placed 210th in 22:45.
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