Benbrook Cross Country returned to the course Saturday in Decatur, with Owen Atkins racing to a third-place varsity finish and Joaquin Koppes winning the JV boys race at The Reunion Run.
Atkins led the varsity boys with a 16:45.48, good for third overall. Dylan Gonzales followed in eighth at 17:22.18, while Nathaniel Brown placed 25th in 18:37.54. Bridger Clegg finished 34th at 19:00.66, Benjamin Brown was 40th at 19:20.13, and Kyler Parsons crossed 48th in 19:34.03.
For the varsity girls, Molly Helm led Benbrook in 50th place with a 14:45.92. Eleanor Vazquez finished 76th at 15:56.18, followed closely by Miranda Petty in 77th at 15:56.89. Gemma Lackey placed 80th in 16:02.10, Heidi Gonzalez finished 82nd at 16:07.37, and Trinity Tiner was 97th at 16:56.69.
Benbrook’s JV boys had a big day of their own. Koppes won the race with a 19:02.37, followed by Alexander Carvalho in second at 19:22.19 and Andrew Sandoval in third at 19:41.33, giving the Bobcats the top three finishers.
Richard Wright placed eighth at 20:21.51, Brady Ball was 13th at 20:42.35, Parrish Morton 15th at 20:48.05, Enrique Colunga 19th at 21:05.55, Rafael Sanchez 36th at 22:00.10, Maxwell McMinn 47th at 23:04.07, Aldo Fierro 48th at 23:05.92, and Ryan McCure 60th at 25:10.06.
On the JV girls side, Parker Ball led Benbrook in 39th at 17:19.24, with Esme Stam 41st at 17:40.95, Lilyana Lara 42nd at 17:44.07, Lillian Hatter 45th at 17:48.30, Cadence Kratz 50th at 18:20.30, Andrea Chackee 55th at 18:50.90, Paige Ball 57th at 19:00.94, Sofia Murphy 66th at 21:26.30, and Charleigh McDaniel 67th at 22:08.83.
Decatur High School hosted the Oct. 3 meet at Reunion Grounds in Decatur.
See the complete Benbrook results from The Reunion Run
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