Wall girls cross country team secures state title

The Wall high school girls cross country team won the Class 3A state championship with 64 points on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock. The Lady Hawks had five runners in the top 34, led by freshman Keller Batla. She finished third with a time of 11-minutes and 44-seconds, which was five seconds behind Holliday senior Sarah Spears. Allison Baird (13th, 11:59), Amelia Taylor (23rd, 12:30), Emma Reel (26th, 12:35), Brailey Beam (34th, 12:42), Heaven Jackson (49th, 12:54) and Dailyn Beam (98th, 13:28) were the other runners for Wall that helped bring home the gold. More: Irion County girls, Menard's Danni Ruiz take 1A cross country state titles More: Richland Springs athletic program, coaches sanctioned by UIL committee Franklin’s Payton Conn won the individual title in 11:16, which was 23 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. This is the second championship for the Lady Hawks, who last won the state title in 2007. UIL State Cross Country Results Old Settler's Park, Round Rock Class 3A BOYS (5K) Team standings — 1. Lytle High School, 60; 2. Randolph, 125; 3. San Antonio Cole, 126; 4. Keene, 138; 5. Tuscola Jim Ned, 167; 6. Valley View, 187; 7. Peaster, 194; 8. Progreso, 223; 9. Crane, 224; 10. Eustace, 247; 11. Lorena, 260; 12. West, 263; 13. Commerce, 293; 14. Nacogdoches Central Heights, 308; 15. Winnie East Chambers, 310; 16. White Oak, 367. Individual results — 1. Jayce Love, Marion, 15:03.70; 2. Kainan Meeks, Keene, 15:30.40; 3. Jacob Cantu, Lytle High School, 15:48.60; 4. Joseph Dominguez, Canadian, 15:52.50; 5. Cole Bettger, Peaster, 15:54.70; 6. Adrian Reyna, Lytle High School, 16:03.60; 7. Cooper Warrick, Stockdale, 16:04.50; 8. Brayden Willett, Bowie, 16:06.70; 9. Maverick DeLaRosa, Santa Gertrudis Academy, 16:09.10; 10. Peyton Tankersley, Blue Ridge, 16:20.80. GIRLS (2 miles) Team standings — 1. Wall, 62; 2. Lorena, 93; 3. East Bernard, 110; 4. Eustace, 147; 5. West, 164; 6. Holliday High School, 170; 7. Edna, 189; 8. San Antonio Cole, 225; 9. Whitesboro, 250; 10. Peaster, 252; 11. Lytle High School, 298; 12. Poth, 305; 13. Florence, 315; 14. De Kalb, 337; 15. Lone Oak, 360; 16. Malakoff, 365. Individual results — 1. Payton Conn, Franklin High School, 11:16.00; 2. Sarah Spears, Holliday High School, 11:39.30; 3. Keller Batla, Wall, 11:44.80; 4. Chaska Downs, Hamilton, 11:49.50; 5. Mary Clare Wise, West, 11:50.80; 6. Caroline Finley, Randolph, 11:51.00; 7. Brooklyn Bewley, Valley View, 11:51.70; 8. Kezia Henderson, Eustace, 11:52.50; 9. Kelsie Filer, West, 11:55.30; 10. Avy Mauldin, Holliday High School, 11:55.50. Paul Witwer covers high school sports and Angelo State University sports for The San Angelo Standard-Times. Reach him at  sports@gosanangelo.com . Follow him on X @Paul_Witwer, Instagram and TikTok at pwitwer_sast.