Drew Butler

Take a look at the all-time fastest 1,000 boys times from the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Tha results are in and the rankings updated and now it is time to see where everyone stands. We break it down to the region and district level.

These athletes earned runner of the week because they had great distance doubles. Lauren ran unchalleged in both the 3200 and 1600 and put up season best times of 5:02 and 10:48 while Drew did an impressive 1:51,4:13 double at Klein.

Congratulations to the 5A All-State Teams     1 Andrews, Sarah            Conroe The Woodlands 10:44.5         2 Nielson, Alyssa           Colleyville Heritage 10:55.5          3 Tindell, Regan            Belton               11:02.8         4 Russell, Amanda           Cedar Park Vista Rid 11:03.5          5 Isham, Ashley             Cedar Park Vista Rid 11:09.3         6 Daigre, Catie             Humble Kingwood      11:11.7          7 Smith, Lauren             Clute Brazoswood     11:14.0         1 Connor, Reed              Conroe The Woodlands 14:47.2         2 Ornelas, Zach             Cedar Park Vista Rid 14:59.8          3 Lutz, Craig               Lewisville Marcus    15:10.7         4 Welin, James              Katy Seven Lakes     15:11.2         5 Brown, C.j.               Southlake Carroll    15:13.1          6 Butler, Drew              Conroe The Woodlands 15:17.9          7 Jessett, Christopher      Katy Seven Lakes     15:20.5     The Medal above will be placed in the athlete profiles. All-State First Team is achieved by placing 1-7 at the 2008 State Cross Country Meet.

The talent came out today at Nike South. The boys elite race did not dissappoint with a competition for the team title and a dominant victory in the individual title. The individual race was highlighted by state contenders Zachary Ornelas, Craig Lutz, Reed Connor and Paul Snyder in 5A. Along with the best in the 5A division 4A and 2A featured state contenders 4A Alex De La Garza and 2A Contender Nathan Collier. The weather was perfect for a fast race and that is just what happened as the first mile was quick with Lutz coming through with a slight lead in 4:29. The rest of the pack were as follows: Zachary Ornelas 4:30 Reed Connor 4:30 Jimmy Welin 4:30 Neil Smith 4:30 CJ Brown 4:31 Paul Snyder 4:31 Chase Rathke 4:31 CJ Jessett 4:31 Drew Butler 4:31 Ryan Dohner 4:32 Connor Adams 4:32 Parker Stinson 4:35 Alex De La Garza 4:47 At 2 miles Lutz continued to open up his lead on the pack. Lutz was through approx at 9:30 followed by Zachary Ornelas 9:33 Reed Connor 9:33 Paul Snyder 9:34 Parker Stinson 9:38 CJ Brown 9:39 Jimmy Welin 9:39 Ryan Dohner 9:41 Alex De La Garza 9:41 Chase Rathke 9:42 Connor Adams 9:43 Drew Butler 9:44 Neil Smith 9:45 Lutz then made the same surge I saw him make at Marcus I Invitatoinal to gap the field after the 2 mile mark and nobody could respond. Lutz won the race in 15:13. Nike South Invitational Meet Results Video- Coming Photo Album: Nike South Invitational Boys Elite Photo Album: Nike South Invitational Girls Elite Photo Album: Nike South Invitational Varsity Boys Photo Album: Nike South Invitational Girls Varsity 5k Nike South Preview The team title was just as exciting as The Woodlands edged out Cedar Park 88-90. The Woodlands were up on the team scores at 2 miles 76-91 on Cedar Park. The Woodlands barely held on the last mile fading slightly to win 88-90 over a game Cedar Park squad. Marcus and Southlake Carroll continued its team battle today with Marcus coming out on top again by only 4 pts 159-163. These teams will meet again at District and at the Region I meet in Lubbock. The most surprising team finish of the day was probably highly ranked Klein Oak finishing 7th overall.

Today we look at the boys second team. The lists consist of what we think are the best runners in the state coming into the 2008 season. The list are seperated by first team, second team, third team and honorable mention. ALL-TXRUNNING BOYS SECOND TEAM