Photo Slide Show by Tami Hargrove

Mae Simmons Park Lubbock, Texas
November 7, 2009

TEAM RESULTS (top three teams advance to State Meet--24 teams participating)
1. SPEARMAN 68 points REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
2. SHALLOWATER 154 points
3. BALLINGER 175 points
4. BRADY 179 points
5. PANHANDLE 183 points

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (top 10 individuals advance to State Meet--174 runners participating)
Tylo Farrar 12:02 REGIONAL CHAMPION--1st Place Medalist
Sutten Garnett 12:24 8th Place Medalist
LeAnna Espinosa 12:38 18th Overall
Sarah Snider 12:50 23rd Overall
Gately Garnett 12:51 24th Overall
Shelby Hanna 12:58 30th Overall
Malory Martin 13:09 43rd Overall

12:32 Team Avg. Time

Lynxettes will be competing on Saturday, November 14th at the State Meet in Round Rock. The race time is set for 10:00 a.m.


LYNX RESULTS
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (168 runners participating)
Winner--Charles Bale (Kermit) 16:27
Devin Sibley 17:49 25th Overall
Tate Batton 19:22 85th Overall
Edgar Castillo 19:38 91st Overall

In 2A, Spearman first-year coach Starla Whiteley had the unenviable task of taking over a defending state champion team with everyone returning and admitted the week had been filled with pressure. The Lynxettes succeeded, tallying 68 points to easily outdistance runner-up Shallowater with 154.

"Our girls have felt the pressure," Whiteley said. "But they handled it. We defended our title. That was our goal."

The Lynxettes made a statement that they may be better than last year. Spearman's Farrar won the individual title, and teammate Sutten Garnett, who was the defending individual champion, finished eighth.

"We have two lead runners," Whiteley said. "I was really happy with Tylo. She hoped to break 12 minutes, but she was close."

Leanna Espinosa, Sarah Snider and Gately Garnett rounded out the scoring for the Lynxettes.