A.D. Ibarra
-Round Rock, Texas
Eagle Pass High School junior Jezabelle Rodriguez who has competed at every level of competition and scored high for Juan Gonzalez' Lady Eagle XC Program experienced another level of competition, some of which are freshmen and sophomores, at the 2014 UIL State 6A Cross Country Championships held Saturday, November 8th at Settler's Park in Round Rock.
Rodriguez came in 75th out of 150 of the state's best runners with an uncharacteristic 19:53.26, as the course itself may have contributed by the challenging times, yet "Belle" as she is known to her coaches and friends kept battling, defeating racers from state champion Lewisville Hebron, Southlake Carroll, Katy Seven Lakes, Katy Cinco Ranch, Comal Canyon, The Woodlands and even Comal Smithson Valley where the top girl's runner in the state Devin Clark is from en route to her first state performance.
The top ten performers on this day were: 1 senior Devin Clark from Comal Smithson Valley (17:10.87), 2 junior Paige Hofstad of New Braunfels (17:18.89), 3 was Houston Lamar sophomore Julia Heymach (17:49.94), 4 Abilene sophomore Aston Endsley (18:02.56), 5 Humble Kingwood junior Abby Guidry (18:06.47), 6 junior Khayla Patel of Houston Memorial (18:06.88), 7 freshman Laura Fairchild from Lewisville Hebron (18:08.69), 8 senior Anna Mora of El Paso Eastwood (18:09.59), 9 was junior Madeline Reed of Lewisville Marcus (18:19.00) and 10 was senior Megan Montgomery of Lewisville Marcus (18:22.51).
Lewisville Hebron came in first with 68 points followed by Lewisville Marcus with 76, Humble Kingwood with 104, Southlake Carroll with 169 and Katy Cinco Ranch with 187.
