Well, the Region 2 competition proved to be tough and exciting as expected. The Running Cavs traveled to Baylor University in Waco, TX this past Sunday and ended up 6th out of 33 in Team Standings with 35 points. Competition kicked off Monday with the Triple Jump, running prelims and 3200m finals - with rain threateneing to alter Monday's evening schedule. Katie Jensen, fighting back allergies and cold symptoms all weekend, posted a new College Park HS record and personal best 11:03.42. Amanda Russell (Vista Ridge), Regan Tindall (Belton) and Hillary Montgomery (Klein) took the 1st, 2nd and 3rd spots respectively. K. Jensen, along with McKenze Neal and Bree Schrader followed up Monday's 3200m with the 1600m on Tuesday night. The race resulted in a 3rd,4th,5th place finish from McKenze (5:09.11), Bree (5:12.14) and Katie(5:14.77). Russell and Tindall will compete as Region 2's 3200m and 1600m state qualifiers at UT Austin on May 15th, taking 1st and 2nd in each event. All 3 College Park runners have earned and accepted an invitation to compete in the coveted and highly competitive 'Congress Avenue Mile' in Austin, TX later this month. McKenze Neal, the distance running team's lone senior, will continue her running career at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. Results from the prelims and Triple Jump will be posted at a later date.
Photos from both races available by copying this link in your browser: http://tx.milesplit.us/photos/albums/5910
