Swiftettes clench XC state title

  • Swiftettes Emma Kleman medaled at second place at the Texas State Cross Country meet in Round Rock on Monday out of 121 runners.
    Swiftettes Emma Kleman medaled at second place at the Texas State Cross Country meet in Round Rock on Monday out of 121 runners.
  • Nazareth Swiftettes – 2020 Texas State Cross Country Champions. Team members: Emma Kleman, Kyanne Dunn, Presley Wheeler, Chloe Birkenfeld, Riley Ramaekers, Bliss Betzen and Clementine Myrick. Coaches Eric Schilling and Whitney Bryan.
    Nazareth Swiftettes – 2020 Texas State Cross Country Champions. Team members: Emma Kleman, Kyanne Dunn, Presley Wheeler, Chloe Birkenfeld, Riley Ramaekers, Bliss Betzen and Clementine Myrick. Coaches Eric Schilling and Whitney Bryan.
  • Swiftettes clench XC state title
    Swiftettes clench XC state title
  • Swiftettes clench XC state title
    Swiftettes clench XC state title

The Nazareth Swiftettes brought home the Texas State Cross Country 1A title after competing at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock on Monday.

The championship 2-mile race had 121 runners of the best runners in the state competing.

Senior Emma Kleman placed second individually with a time of 12:15.55 behind Tatum Goodman, 11:18.29, from Springlake.

Additional Nazareth runners placing in the top 20 were Kyanne Dunn, senior, 17th; Presley Wheeler, freshman, 19th; and Chloe Birkenfeld, freshman, 20th.

Other team members placing were Riley Ramaekers, freshman, 33rd; Bliss Betzen, junior, 64th; and Clementine Myrick, freshman, 78th.

The Nazareth girls team placed ahead of Miller Grove, second; Imperial Buena Vista, third; Spur, fourth; Munday, fifth; Ackerly Sands, sixth; Saltillo, seventh; Roby, eighth; Nueces Canyon, ninth; Priddy, 10th; Moulton, 11th; and Tilden Mcmullen, 12th.

Dimmitt senior Jordan Garcia came in 22nd in a field of 124 runners at the Texas State Cross Country Championships 3A at Round Rock on Monday. He had a time of 16:35.46.