ARLINGTON – Carly Kitts, Midlothian's happy-go-lucky sophomore star, shrugged when asked about winning the biggest race of her high school career.

It was the reaction Midlothian coach Cindy Williams expected.

"She's just a very laid back, very humble, very appreciative young lady," Williams said. "She loves to run."

Kitts overtook defending state champion Sara Sutherland of Highland Park with about ¾ mile remaining to win the Class 4A Region II girls title with a personal best time of 11 minutes, 18.24 seconds over the two-mile course at Vandergriff Park. Sutherland finished second in 11:22.28.

"I was nervous that she was going to catch me, so I kept running hard," said Kitts, who was third at regionals and sixth at the state meet last year.

"She looked a little stressed at the mile, but she got her wind back and went ahead with her race," Williams said of Kitts. "She's a very strong finisher."

Poteet boys' depth comes through: Mesquite Poteet's boys had three top 10 finishers and won its sixth regional title in seven years, outlasting second-place Forney by 27 points.

Coach Doug Robinson expected strong performances from his top two runners – Andy Ortiz, who was third, and Jorge Ziesk (sixth). Robinson said the difference was surprising finishes by Elias Murillo (eighth), normally an 800-meter runner, and Will Krogman (14th).

"The guys had a great week of work going into it, and it was their day," Robinson said.

Prosper senior picks up the pace: Prosper's Bailey Belvis was literally adjusting on the run as she tried to find the right pace in the 3A girls race.

The defending champion was aiming for a 5:30 split at the mile mark. She was concerned when she came in 15 seconds slower.

"As soon as I hit the mile, I thought that I better get going," said Belvis, who said she has committed to Missouri. "I tried to go as fast as I could until the finish."

Belvis trailed Argyle's Colbea Harris by about three seconds at the mile mark. Belvis caught her with roughly 800 meters remaining and won by seven seconds in 11:14.51.

"I never like to be that far behind," Belvis said, "but I knew that I could pick it up in the second mile. I was relaxed because I knew that I was running well."

Overwhelming: Gabbie Corletto, Tyler Blacklock and Martha Romero all finished in less than 12 minutes for Forney, which won the 4A girls team title. It was the first time this season Forney had three under 12 minutes.

Lutz leads Marcus to Region I title: Sophomore Craig Lutz won the 5A boys race in 14:59.04 to lead Flower Mound Marcus to the team title at the Region I meet in Lubbock. Lutz beat C.J. Brown of Southlake Carroll by 14 seconds.

Lutz qualified for next Saturday's state meet in Round Rock and continued a brilliant start to his high school career. As a freshman, Lutz finished second at regionals and fourth at state.

Colleyville Heritage's Alyssa Nielson ran 11:12.32 and won the 5A girls race by 11 seconds. With five runners placing in the top 19 – led by Tara Upshaw in third – Southlake Carroll won the 5A girls team title by 18 points over Plano West.

(At Lubbock)

SATURDAY'S RESULTS

CLASS 5A BOYS TEAM STANDINGS

1. FM Marcus, 64

2. SL Carroll, 71

3. Flower Mound, 122

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Craig Lutz, FM Marcus, 14:59.04

2. C.J. Brown, SL Carroll, 15:13.13

3. Neal Smith, SL Carroll, 15:24.86

4. Donovan Torres, Lubb. Coronado, 15:32.69

5. Connor Adams, Flower Mound, 15:45.46

6. Jeff Arnier, Arl. Lamar, 15:49.90

7. Tom Hudson, Coppell, 15:49.94

8. Brad Mazur, FM Marcus, 15:50.89

9. Eric Montou, Kell. Central, 15:56.68

10. Pedro Martinez, Kell. F. Ridge, 16:00.24

CLASS 5A GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS

1. SL Carroll, 45

2. Plano West, 63

3. Odessa Permian, 120

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Alyssa Nielson, Coll. Heritage, 11:12.32

2. Jourdan Ellis, Abilene, 11:23.44

3. Tara Upshaw, SL Carroll, 11:30.64

4. Natalie Baker, Plano West, 11:34.17

5. Ashley Flores, Haltom, 11:34.22

6. Krista Steinbeiser, Allen, 11:37.41

7. Jessica Harper, SL Carroll, 11:38.95

8. Kim Kirby, Coppell, 11:42.01

9. Jenny Swan, Plano West, 11:46.88

10. Rachel Johnson, Plano, 11:50.25

CLASS 4A BOYS TEAM STANDINGS

1. EP Austin, 89

2. Canyon, 95

3. Big Spring, 121

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Sann Allison, Canyon, 15:08.99

2. Jordan Valle, Big Spring, 15:22.35

3. Andrew Herrera, FW Southwest, 15:36.05

4. Jim Stitt, Mans. Timberview, 15:42.65

5. Joey Villarreal, Canyon Randall, 15:46.94

6. Isaac Spencer, EP Austin, 15:50.64

7. Will Welling, Canyon, 15:56.63

8. Solomon Gardea, EP Chapin, 15:57.44

9. Ken Wallace, Aledo, 15:57.68

10. Kade Parker, Big Spring, 15:58.83

CLASS 4A GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS

1. Hereford, 64

2. EP Chapin, 68

3. FW Boswell, 74

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Maggie Escobar, FW Boswell, 11:24.77

2. Alyssa Diaz, Hereford, 11:39.06

3. Marissa Paz, EP Chapin, 11:41.57

4. Jessica Blakely, Hereford, 11:52.31

5. Melina Morantes, Hereford, 11:58.46

6. Sandra Walker, EP Andress, 12:01.59

7. Jennifer Atkinson, FW Boswell, 12:06.11

8. Kristyn Williams, Mans. Timberview, 12:08.35

9. Sarah Workman, Springtown, 12:10.42

10. Adriana De Leon, EP Chapin, 12:11.54

CLASS 3A BOYS TEAM STANDINGS

1. Burkburnett, 94

2. Lubb. Cooper, 125

3. Clint, 133

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Fred Cordero, Clint, 15:54.36

2. Marcos Vallejo, Llano, 16:02.24

3. Tomilee Loyd, Andrews, 16:08.90

4. Hogan Campbell, Ingram Moore, 16:13.51

5. Eric Forrister, Llano, 16:24.08

6. Reid Strong, Abil. Wylie, 16:26.34

7. Christian Mendoza, Burkburnett, 16:27.35

8. Ryan Mills, Burkburnett, 16:31.48

9. Lucas Marquez, Andrews, 16:31.88

10. Logan Neighbor, Burnet, 16:38.07

CLASS 3A GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS

1. Decatur, 30

2. Llano, 68

3. Iowa Park, 140

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Cynthia Carrillo, Decatur, 11:56.30

2. Zuleima Palomo, Decatur, 12:07.76

3. Bethany Hale, Iowa Park, 12:19.35

4. Eryn Barroso, Wimberley, 12:22.83

5. Sarah Rayas, Clint, 12:23.56

6. Shalee Schaffner, Iowa Park, 12:24.61

7. Cara Mack, Llano, 12:25.26

8. Savannah Morales, Mid. Greenwood, 12:29.14

9. Janel Campbell, Ingram Moore, 12:32.56

10. Samantha Lopez, Llano, 12:35.14

(At Vandergriff Park, Arlington)

SATURDAY'S RESULTS

CLASS 5A BOYS TEAM STANDINGS

1. The Woodlands, 38

2. Cedar Park, 73

3. Klein Oak, 80

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Reed Connor, The Woodlands, 14:27.22

2. Zach Ornelas, CP Vista Ridge, 14:40.81

3. Drew Butler, The Woodlands, 14:48.54

4. Evan Hibbs, Georgetown, 14:54.76

5. Ryan Dohner, Klein Oak, 14:56.17

6. Mark Pinales, RR Stony Point, 15:00.30

7. Matthew Perri, Tomball, 15:01.69

8. Landon Milhorn, The Woodlands, 15:15.45

9. Parker Stinson, Cedar Park, 15:18.67

10. Cody Widener, Klein Oak, 15:22.27

CLASS 5A GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS

1. The Woodlands, 45

2. College Park, 72

3. Belton, 109

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Sarah Andrews, The Woodlands, 10:42.40

2. Regan Tindell, Belton, 10:51.20

3. Ashley Isham, CP Vista Ridge, 10:51.89

4. Amanda Russell, CP Vista Ridge, 10:57.54

5. Hillary Montgomery, Klein, 11:22.45

6. Melissa Mahoney, Hou. Cypress Woods, 11:23.58

7. Emily Jensen, College Park, 11:25.75

8. Colleen Murray, The Woodlands, 11:26.27

9. Samantha Thompson, The Woodlands, 11:26.39

10. Caitlyn Tait, Tomball, 11:26.79

CLASS 4A BOYS TEAM STANDINGS

1. Mes. Poteet, 51

2. Forney, 78

3. Frisco Centennial, 123

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Kyle Garcia, Frisco Centennial, 15:34.77

2. Eduardo Rodriguez, Adamson, 15:40.89

3. Andy Ortiz, Mes. Poteet, 15:42.60

4. Josh Taylor, Forney, 15:45.76

5. Tyler Chappell, Cleburne, 15:50.06

6. Jorge Ziesk, Mes. Poteet, 15:51.52

7. Neal Ellis, Midlothian, 15:56.71

8. Elias Murillo, Mes. Poteet, 16:00.47

9. Jonathan Tijerina, Marshall, 16:01.61

10. Louie Cook, Waco Midway, 16:01.65

CLASS 4A GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS

1. Forney, 45

2. Highland Park, 73

3. Frisco, 92

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Carly Kitts, Midlothian, 11:18.24

2. Sara Sutherland, Highland Park, 11:22.28

3. Chelsey Dillon, Mabank, 11:40.64

4. Jessica Rodriguez, Frisco, 11:53.80

5. Meghan Shea, McKinney, 11:54.46

6. Amy Long, Nacogdoches, 11:55.44

7. Gabbie Corletto, Forney, 11:57.16

8. Tyler Blacklock, Forney, 11:57.49

9. Martha Romero, Forney, 11:58.74

10. Megan Siebert, Rich. Pearce, 11:58.93

CLASS 3A BOYS TEAM STANDINGS

1. Argyle, 69

2. Lovejoy, 94

3. Sanger, 105

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Grant Hogan, Atlanta, 15:32.87

2. Stephen Curry, Argyle, 15:36.97

3. Hervey Jake, Lovejoy, 16:04.51

4. Connor Day, Lovejoy, 16:16.70

5. Nathan White, Wills Point, 16:20.36

6. Marcus Richroath, Sanger, 16:30.86

7. Adrian Nevarez, Prosper, 16:31.60

8. Jake Roberts, Argyle, 16:37.09

9. German Lopez, Kaufman, 16:38.86

10. Anibal Perez, Pittsburg, 16:39.03

CLASS 3A GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS

1. Argyle, 107

2. Lovejoy, 109

3. Sanger, 110

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Bailey Belvis, Prosper, 11:14.51

2. Colbea Harris, Argyle, 11:24.52

3. Heather Sterling, Canton, 11:56.53

4. Nicole Hudgens, Kaufman, 12:05.63

5. Brittany Adams, FW Castleberry, 12:09.59

6. Cindy Rangel, Paris N. Lamar, 12:09.72

7. Dixie Kurrus, Argyle, 12:26.03

8. Clara Bush, Celina, 12:26.25

9. Haleigh Ceballos, Sanger, 12:29.32

10. Becky Forbus, Farmersville, 12:35.62

CLASS 2A BOYS TEAM STANDINGS

1. Ponder, 79

2. Bruceville-Eddy, 93

3. Redwater, 110

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Nathan Collier, Pottsboro, 15:55.94

2. Tye Doty, Bruceville-Eddy, 16:29.92

3. Aaron Gill, Caddo Mills, 16:45.27

4. Oppelt Kevin, Malakoff, 16:45.82

5. Dylan Littlejohn, Godley, 16:54.73

6. Chase Rathke, Crawford, 16:58.18

7. Erik Hensel, McGregor, 17:02.05

8. Cochran Matt, Redwater, 17:03.21

9. Gavin Von Heuvel, Paradise, 17:04.19

10. Cameron Edwards, Irv. North Hills, 17:04.28

CLASS 2A GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS

1. Brock, 23

2. Crawford, 96

3. Pilot Point, 156

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Kamy Cole, Brock, 11:58.73

2. Zoe Coulson, Brock, 12:20.48

3. Arianna Rodriguez, Bruceville-Eddy, 12:30.17

4. Kambrie Shoush, Brock, 12:32.36

5. Brooke Farris, Howe, 12:38.07

6. Mandy Makeever, Peaster, 12:39.37

7. Katie Mark, Boyd, 12:40.90

8. Bailey Barksdale, Brock, 12:41.93

9. Danielle Howe, Crawford, 12:42.67

10. Payton Shoush, Brock, 12:42.93