Anthony, Smith Win District Middle School Cross Country Team TitlesÂ
Anthony and Smith middle schools won team championships at the CFISD Middle School Cross Country Meet, held. Oct. 19 at Cypress Woods High School.
Anthony Middle School won the eighth grade girls’ cross country team championship with a score of 40 points on Oct. 19 at Cypress Woods High School. 
Smith Middle School won the seventh grade boys’ cross country team title with 34 points on Oct. 19 at Cypress Woods High School. The top 10 individual eighth grade boys were as follows:
- Dean Rosales, Smith (10:55.36);
- Khaleb Galarza, Hamilton (11:00.00);
- Royce Shelton, Thornton (11:16.97);
- Patrick McHugh, Salyards (11:17.99);
- Collin Fowell, Anthony (11:33.66);
- Quinn McMahon, Smith (11:38.13);
- Liam Seiffert, Smith (11:46.11);
- Alejandro Zamora, Hamilton (11:51.07);
- Kayo Kunnuji, Salyards (11:54.57); and
- Brendan Taylor, Smith (11:56.33).
Anthony won the eighth grade girls’ race with a score of 40, finishing ahead of second-place Spillane (57) and third-place Smith (59).
Anthony’s runners to tally the winning score were London Bloom (fourth overall, 13:13.50), London Thomas (fifth, 13:19.94), Jazmyn Chambers (11th, 13:45.03), Hallie Tanton (12th, 13:49.79) and Maggie Schmidt (13th, 13:50.64).
The top 10 individual eighth grade girls were as follows:
- Amari White, Spillane (12:09.81);
- Caroline Mistric, Arnold (12:45.51);
- Kate Garrison, Smith (12:56.42);
- London Bloom, Anthony (13:13.50);
- London Thomas, Anthony (13:19.94);
- Austin Healy, Spillane (13:23.72);
- Sophia Davis, Salyards (13:27.34);
- Olivia Serratt, Smith (13:31.01);
- Brynlee Weston, Smith (13:32.93); and
- Ellison Barfuss, Spillane (13:43.48).
Smith won the seventh grade boys’ race with a team score of 34. The Sabercats were followed by runner-up Anthony (55) and third-place Salyards (69).
The runners that comprised Smith’s winning score were Ilyes Benguedda (first overall, 11:48.13), Sergio Cabrera (third, 11:57.07), Jared Jenkins (10th, 12:32.79), Tucker Shannon (11th, 12:33.50) and Braxton Ramirez (12th, 12:33.50).
The top 10 individual seventh grade boys were as follows:
- Ilyes Benguedda, Smith (11:48.13);
- Grayson Panek, Anthony (11:53.46);
- Sergio Cabrera, Smith (11:57.07);
- Cale Huff, Salyards (12:07.19);
- Ian Rodas, Aragon (12:11.46);
- Cayden Thomson, Spillane (12:11.47);
- Lincoln Montague, Anthony (12:14.88);
- Gabriel Munoz, Truitt (12:29.11);
- Micah Oloyede, Salyards (12:29.82); and
- Jared Jenkins, Smith (12:32.79).
Anthony Middle School won the seventh grade girls’ cross country team championships with a score of 44 points on Oct. 19 at Cypress Woods High School. The top 10 individual seventh grade girls were as follows:
- Anna Zarate, Salyards (13:27.71);
- Anya Sharma, Aragon (13:30.00);
- Lucy Montague, Anthony (13:35.87);
- Lyla Lopez, Smith (13:41.81);
- Valeria Gutierrez, Anthony (13:45.09);
- Emma Bullock, Spillane (13:45.38);
- Avery Cain, Anthony (13:51.32);
- Annabelle Martinez, Goodson (13:54.26);
- Keaton Dotson, Smith (13:56.64); and
- Grayson DeGuise, Spillane (13:57.83).
Full meet results can be found at: www.runhoustontiming.net/site.race_results.
