I did find some pictures of our Cross Country Teams that did not get uploaded. My apologies, but they are now here for your enjoyment.
Boys Cross Country meet vs. Hondo
Boys Cross Country meet in Bandera
General Pictures and our Lady Bulldogs Cross Country team
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AT THE U.I.L. STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET
Although the Bandera Lady Bulldogs would have loved to been one of the three teams on the awards stand at the 2010 U.I.L. State Cross Country Championship Meet at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock on Saturday, November 13, they were not able to achieve that dream; however, the 2010 Bandera High School Lady Bulldogs did achieve more than any other Bandera Lady Bulldog team has ever achieved by qualifying a team and two individuals to the 2010 U.I.L. State Cross Country Championship Meet, by placing third as a team at the 2010 U.I.L. Region IV Cross Country Meet, and by winning a third straight district cross country team title. In addition, at the 2010 U.I.L. State Cross Country Championship Meet, only one of the third place teams from the four regional meets was able to finish ahead of the Lady Bulldogs, while the Lady Bulldogs were able to beat both LaFeria and Zapata, which were the two teams that had placed ahead of the Lady Bulldogs at the 2010 Region IV Cross Country Meet.
Despite cool weather and strong winds, individually the Lady Bulldogs performed well as Alexis Torres finished eleventh, one place away from earning a trip to the awards stand, while Aimee Denham finished twenty-first. The other Lady Bulldog runners in order of team finish were Sara Herrera, Shelbie Martin, Elizabeth Elizondo, Ashley Dowda, and Kaylee Reeves. Running in only her second varsity meet, Ashley Dowda recorded her best cross country time of the 2010 season.
Congratulations to the Lady Bulldog cross country team on a courageous and confident effort at the U.I.L. State Cross Country Championship Meet, as well as on providing Bandera with the best cross country season in the history of the school.
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Lady Bulldogs Cross Country
Comfort Bobcat/Deer Invitational
When is it better to finish second and fourth, rather than first in a cross country meet? The answer is when the Lady Bulldog varsity and junior varsity runners are divided equally into 2 varsity teams, especially when running the top 5 runners all on the same team would won the Lady Bulldogs first place.
Congratulations to all of the Lady Bulldogs for competing extremely well at the Comfort Bobcat/Deer Invitational Cross Country Meet on Saturday, October 9. The 2 Lady Bulldog varsity teams finished 2nd and 4th in a field of 14 teams at Comfort, with the Bandera blue team finishing just 11 points behind the 3rd place team. Aimee Denham finished 1st in the field of 103 varsity girl runners, while Alexis Torres captured the 6th place medal. Sara Herrera was only 3 places away from winning a medal, finishing 13th. Kaylee Reeves and Shelbie Martin finished in the top 30% of the field of varsity runners, and Shea Hopf and Ashley Dowda both finished in the top 40% of the varsity girl division, while Ashley Frerich and Lenise McHazlett both finished in the top half of the varsity girl division. The other Lady Bulldog participants in the varsity girl division were Kasandra Cruz, Emma Williams, Jeanne Muench, and Emily Frerich. In the junior varsity girl division, Elizabeth Elizondo finished 2nd and Nina Kay Russell finished 3rd.
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Lady Bulldogs Cross Country
Sequin Matador Invitational
Congratulations to the Lady Bulldog cross country runners who competed extremely well at the Seguin Matador Invitational Cross Country Meet on Saturday, October 16. Both the varsity and junior varsity Lady Bulldogs finished in the top half of the teams in their respective divisions, with only one Class 3A finishing in front of them.
In the varsity girl division, the Lady Bulldogs finished 15th of 41 teams. Individually, all but one of the varsity Lady Bulldogs finished in the top half of the field of mostly Class 4A and 5A runners. Aimee Denham placed 37th in a field of 273 runners, while Elizabeth Elizondo finished in the top 30% of the varsity girl field. Sara Herrera finished in the top 35% of the varsity girl division, while Kaylee Reeves and Shelbie Martin both finished in the top 45% of that division.
In the junior varsity girl division, the Lady Bulldogs finished 8th of 27 teams, with all the Lady Bulldog junior varsity runners finishing individually in the top half of the field of 328 runners. Ashley Dowda finished 37th, while Ashley Frerich, Emma Williams, and Kasandra Cruz finished in the top 20% of the junior varsity girls. Michaela Porterfield finished in the top 35% of the junior varsity girl division, and Jeanne Muench finished in the top 40%, while Emily Frerich finished in the top half of the junior varsity girl division.
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Lady Bulldogs @ U.T.S.A.
Congratulations to the Bandera Lady Bulldogs who competed at the U.T.S.A. Ricardo Romo Invitational Cross Country on Saturday, Sept. 18. In the Varsity 4-A Girl Division, Aimee Denham finished 18th of 251 runners with a time of 12:27.8, which would have won her 4th place in the Class 3-A Girl Division, if she had been entered in that division. Sara Herrera finished in the top in half of the Class 4-A field of runners. Other Lady Bulldogs who ran in Varsity 4-A Girl 4-A Division were Kaylee Reeves, Shelbie Martin, Emma Williams, and Jeanne Muench. In Varsity 3-A Girl Divison, Lenise McHazlett finished in the top half field of 157 runners. Other Lady Bulldogs who competed in the Varsity 3-A Girl Division were Kasandra Cruz, Ashley Frerich, Shae Hopf, Samantha Chacon, Vanessa Rodriguez, Stephanie Williams, and Ashley Crisp. Alina Trieracheid was the only Lady Bulldog entry in the Junior Varsity Girl Division of the Ricardo Romo Invitational Cross Country Meet.
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Lady Bulldogs @ New Braunfels
Congratulations to the Lady Bulldogs on their excellent effort at the New Braunfels Unicorn Invitational Cross Country Meet. Although the Lady Bulldogs were competing in a field of mostly Class 4-A and 5-A schools, both the varsity junior varsity Lady Bulldogs held up well against the large school competition and recorded significantly better times than what they ran at the Wimberley Texan Invitational Cross Country a week earlier.
The varsity Lady Bulldogs finished as the best Class 3-A team in the field, while Alexis Torres finished as the top Class 3-A runner in the field, placing 19th, which was just 4 places away from earning a medal. In the junior varsity division, Lenise McHazlett, Kasandra Cruz, and Michaela Porterfield finished in the top half of the field of 121 runners, while Shea Hopf was only 3 places away from finishing in the top half of the junior varsity division.
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Lady Bulldogs @ Llano
Congratulations to the Bandera Lady Bulldogs who competed at the Llano Yellow Jacket Invitational Cross Country on Saturday, Sept. 11. Ashley Dowda, who finished 21st, was the top Lady Bulldog finisher in the junior varsity girl division, and Kasandra Cruz and Emily Frerich both finished in the top half of the field of junior varsity girl runners, while Shae Hopf was only place away from finishing the top half of the field of junior varsity girl runners. In the varsity girl division, the Lady Bulldogs won their first medals of the 2010 cross country season. Alexis Torres won the 9th place medal and Aimee Denham won the 11th place medal, as the Lady Bulldogs had their best team finish of the young 2010 cross country season.
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Lady Bulldogs @ Nueces Canyon
Congratulations to the Bandera Lady Bulldogs who competed at the Nueces Canyon Panther Invitational Cross Country on Saturday, Sept. 25. The Bandera Lady Bulldogs brought home their first to championship plaques of the 2010 cross country season, as they won the both varsity and junior varsity girl divisions. In addition, five varsity and five junior varsity Lady Bulldogs each won individual medals.
In the varsity girl division, Aimee Denham won the 2nd place medal, while Alexis Torres won the 3rd place medal. Other Lady Bulldog varsity medal winners were Sara Herrera (6th), Shelbie Martin (8th), and Elizabeth Elizondo (9th). Emma Williams, who was 12th, just missed winning a medal, while Kaylee Reeves was the other varsity Lady Bulldog varsity runner.
In the junior varsity girl division, Ashley Dowda captured the 2nd place medal, while Ashley Frerich won the 3rd place medal. Kasandra Cruz (6th), Emily Frerich (7th), and Shae Hopf (8th) were the other junior varsity Lady Bulldog medal winners. The other Lady Bulldog runners in the junior varsity girl division were Samantha Chacon, who was only two places away from winning a medal, Ashley Crisp, Emily Frost, and Samantha Williams.
Again, congratulations to the Lady Bulldogs on their best team and individual finishes of 2010 cross country season.
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Lady Bulldogs @ McNeil
Congratulations to the Lady Bulldogs who competed at the McNeil Invitational Cross Country Meet at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock on Saturday, October 2. In the Freshman Girl Division, the two Lady Bulldogs entries, Ashley Frerich (17th) and Shea Hopf (22nd) both finished in the top half of that field. In the Junior Varsity Girl Division, the top two Lady Bulldog finishers were Alina Trieracheid and Vanessa Rodriguez. Other junior varsity girl participants were Stephanie Williams, Marley Pinkham, and Ashley Crisp. In the Class A-3A Varsity Girl Division, Sara Herrera finished in the top 20% of the field of 266 runners. Other Lady Bulldog participants in the Class A-3A Varsity Girl Division were Michaela Porterfield, Kasandra Cruz, Ashley Dowda, Emily Frerich, Jeanne Muench, and Samantha Chacon. In the Class 4A/5A Varisty Girl Division, Aimee Denham finished in the top 15 % of the field of 513 runners, while Alexis Torres, despite falling, finished in the top 20% of that field. Other Lady Bulldogs who completed the Class 4A/5A race were Kaylee Reeves, Shelbie Martin, and Elizabeth Elizondo.
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Lady Bulldogs @ Wimberley
The Bandera High School Lady Bulldogs ran their first cross country meet of the season in Wimberley at the Texan Invitational Cross Country Meet on Saturday, August 28. Although the Lady Bulldogs ran without several of their better runners, both the varsity and junior varsity teams gave an excellent effort. In the varsity division, Aimee Denham finished 23rd in a field of 112 varsity runners, while Sara Herrera finished in the top half of the varsity division. In the junior varsity division, Kati Fitzpatrick and Shae Hopf both finished in the top half of that field of runners. On next Saturday, September 4, the Lady Bulldogs will compete at the New Braunfels Unicorn Invitational at the Comal County Fair Grounds.
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The Freshmen, JV and Varsity Cross Country teams came together to run a short 5k (a tad under 3.0 miles) run in the Bandera City Park. It was an early morning run and was all over in a couple of hours. Click here to go see some pictures of their run.
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Here are the results from the run:
2- Zach Chelin - 18:09.37
6- Cody Tuma - 18:54.96
7- Justin Lema - 19:11.15
9- Antonio Morales - 19:38.04
12- Mathew Mallory - 19:53.01
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