Southlake Carroll junior C.J. Brown ran his best time of the season, 9:17.98, while placing second to teammate and defending 5A state champion Colby Lowe at the Region I meet.
Lowe is seeded first at 9:02.07, and his best outdoor time in the event this season, 8:55.94, came March 27 at the Keller Fossil Ridge Panther Relays.
Frisco Centennial senior Cole Reveal placed seventh in the 3,200 last season. Lockhart's Rory Tunningley, the 2007 4A runner-up, and Cedar Park Vista Ridge's Zach Ornelas, are seeded first and second. Pinkston senior Pinya Issa won the 4A Region II meet with a season-best 9:31.78.
Argyle senior Blake Woolums was the 2007 3A state runner-up. He won the 3A state cross country title last November.
AREA QUALIFIERS
| Name | School | Cl. | Reg. time | Seed | | Colby Lowe | SL Carroll | 5A | 9:02.07 | 1st | | C.J. Brown | SL Carroll | 5A | 9:17.98 | 4th | | Pinya Issa | Pinkston | 4A | 9:31.78 | 7th | | Cole Reveal | Frisco Centennial | 4A | 9:32.58 | 8th | | Blake Woolums | Argyle | 3A | 9:40 | 2nd | |
TOP TIMES IN 2008
| Time | Name | School | Cl. | | 8:55.94 | Colby Lowe | SL Carroll | 5A | | 9:08.16 | Reed Connor | The Woodlands | 5A | | 9:09.84 | Parker Stinson | Cedar Park | 5A | | 9:11.24 | Zach Ornelas | CP Vista Ridge | 4A | | 9:13.24 | Lorin Wilson | Boerne | 4A | | 9:14.09 | Craig Lutz | FM Marcus | 5A | |
STATE MEET RECORD (2003)
8:52.34
ERIC HENRY: Conroe McCullough
