Marble Falls cross country runner advances to regionals

CAPTION: Sophomore Reese Massey is a top 10 finisher at the District 24-4A meet for the second year in a row. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography

One Marble Falls High School cross country runner punched her ticket to the Class 4A Region III meet thanks to her finish at the District 24-4A championships Oct. 7 in Lampasas.

She is sophomore Reese Massey, who was eighth overall in the girls varsity division thanks to finishing the two-mile course in 13 minutes and 5.66 seconds.

It’s a return trip to regionals for Massey, whose season ended at the Class 4A state meet in 2024. The regional meet is at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Kate Barr Ross Memorial Park in Huntsville.

“She’s worked hard all season to return for a strong sophomore year and has been an incredible influence on our younger runners, setting the tone through her determination and leadership,” assistant coach Kaitlyn Goertz said.

The Lady Mustangs were fifth overall with Salado winning the district crown thanks to having five runners finish in the top eight. Burnet is the runner-up thanks to having five runners finish in the top 19, and Georgetown Gateway was third thanks to having five runners finish in the top 23.

“Varsity girls saw strong finishes at district from freshmen Sapana Kahatri and Kat Mosley and sophomore Savannah Hamblin,” Goertz said. “Freshman Graci Nelson, Hadalye Hernandez and Sonnie Damuth each contributed steady efforts and unwavering commitment throughout the season, helping strengthen our team from start to finish. With such a young roster, our girls showed tremendous growth, and we’re excited to see how they continue to develop in the coming years.”

In the boys varsity race, which was a 5K, the Mustangs finished fourth overall after losing a tiebreaker to Lampasas. The Badgers’ sixth runner finished 24th, while the Mustangs’ sixth runner was 30th.

“They’ve had a strong season and showed steady progress from start to finish,” Goertz said. “While we’re disappointed that we won’t have the opportunity to compete at regionals as a team, we’re very proud of the effort and growth we’ve seen from this group. With such a young team, there’s a lot of potential and excitement for what’s ahead.”

Still, coaches believe the Mustangs will only get better.

“Our boys’ varsity had a great year with consistent contributions across the roster,” Goertz said. “Junior Owen Martin and freshman Jahir Garcia both turned in strong performances throughout the season, while freshman JJ Walker continued to grow and gain valuable experience competing at the varsity level. Sophomore Colton Rutland also showed steady progress and determination all season long. The depth of talent in our boys’ program is exciting, and we’re equally proud of the athletes who represented us on the JV side. This group’s effort and commitment truly set the tone for the future.”

Marble Falls sophomore Graham Goggans was 11th overall in 17:18.58, freshman Joaquim Edwards finished 12th overall. 17:23.15, and junior Owen Martin was 15h overall in 17:39.53.

“Graham and Joaquim will serve as the first and second alternates for regionals,” Goertz said. “Joaquim really rose to the occasion, finishing strong right behind Graham to help lead our boys at district, while Logan continued to be a steady and reliable scorer all season long.”

Salado won the district championship with five Eagles finishing in the top 10. Burnet was second with three top 10 finishers, and Lampasas came in third with five runners finish in the top 20.

In the boys junior varsity division, Marble Falls was fourth. Salado is the district champion followed by Gateway and Burnet.

CAPTION: Logan Hargraves (left), Joaquim Edwards and Graham Goggans wear their medals from the District 24-4A meet handed out to the top finishers in the boys varsity race. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography

RESULTS

BOYS

Varsity (46 runners)

5, Adan Carreon (Burnet), 16:54.64; 7, Clark Yanez (Burnet), 17:05.83; 8, Isaac Vega (Burnet), 17:12.50; 11, Graham Goggans (Marble Falls), 17:18.58; 12, Joaquim Edwards (Marble Falls), 17:23.15; 15, Owen Martin (Marble Falls), ; 17, Christopher Hernandez (Burnet), 17:48.67; 18, Jose Flores (Burnet), 17:59.87; 22 Russell Ramirez (Burnet), 18:32.91; 26, Austin Moore (Burnet), 18:46.84; 30, Jerry Walker, 19:11.50; 41, Colton Rutland (Marble Falls), 20:28.36;

Junior varsity (64 runners)

5, Gabe Castillo (Burnet), 19:34.25; 8, Hector Vega (Burnet), 20:04.31; 16, Andrew Resendez (Burnet), 20:42.38; 17, Gatlin Gilmore (Burnet), 20:43.73; 18, Landon Fletcher (Marble Falls), 20:53.63; 20, Cade Osloond (Marble Falls), 21:11.66; 23, Connor Yaklin (Marble Falls), 21:29.27; 24, Leon Perez (Burnet), 21:32.27; 28, Hudson Dehorty (Marble Falls), 22:08.61; 30, Hunter Holder (Marble Falls), 22:20.60; 31, Santiago Gaytan, (Marble Falls), 21:21.77; 34, Matthew Resendez (Burnet), 22:53.92; 42, Tanner Alford (Marble Falls), 24:57.51; 44, Taylor Alford (Marble Falls), 24:57.51; 49, Gilverto Barajas (Burnet), 25:14.60; 51, Angelo Ramirez (Burnet), 26:43; 52, Easton Carey (Marble Falls), 26:44.19

Eighth grade (80 runners)

2, Marble Falls, 67; 4, Burnet, 92

3, Luis Aviles (Burnet), 12:09.7; 4, Everett Brasher (Marble Falls), 12:40.4; 5, Cason Manning (Burnet), 12:48.3; 7, Jakob Bales (Marble Falls), 13:23.1; 10, Zellam Payson (Marble Falls), 13:40; 21, Alexander Machuca (Marble Falls), 14:11.1; 23, Jonas Ramirez (Burnet), 14:15.1; 26, Layton Gaines (Burnet), 14:28.5; 27, Isaiah Cruz (Marble Falls), 14:40.8; 30, Adrian Lozano (Marble Falls), 15:03.4; 41, Axcel Gonzalez (Burnet), 15:58.5; 46, Gage Schmidt (Burnet), 16:17.9; 50, Liam Campbell (Marble Falls), 16:33.6; 53, Daniel Hawkins (Burnet), 16:39.3; 60, Kaiden Walker (Burnet), 17:16; 65, Logan Christian (Marble Falls), 18:10.6; 69; Creid Bolm (Burnet), 19:01.9; 73, Charles Hawkins (Burnet), 20:10.9; 76, Lane Campbell (Marble Falls), 22:48.4; 77, Mason Stafford (Burnet), 23:48.8

Seventh grade (67 runners)

Team standings

3, Marble Falls, 96; 6, Burnet, 145

9, Jude Caballero (Burnet), 14:44.9; 10, Reese Butler (Marble Falls), 14:51.3; 11, Van Michael (Marble Falls), 14:58.7; 14, Zach Dunn (Marble Falls), 15:10.3; 25, Anson Cox (Marble Falls), 16:35.7; 35, Eli Simon (Burnet), 17:37.4; 41, Angel Camacho (Burnet), 18:05.9; 42, Cohen Oliva (Burnet), 18:11.1; 49, Eli Bradley (Marble Falls), 19:14; 51, Charlie Dean (Marble Falls), 19:26.8; 55, Peyton Bennett (Marble Falls), 20:49.5; 60, Pratik Chaulagin (Burnet), 24:59;

GIRLS

Varsity (45 runners)

2, Asah Roy (Burnet), 12:13.13; 8, Reese Massey (Marble Falls), 13:05.66; 16 Kamila Palacios (Burnet), 13:52.18; Erica Flores (Burnet), 13:59.28; 23, Abby Bennight (Burnet), 14:22.21; 24, Sapana Kahtri (Marble Falls), 14:25.03; 25, Josie McDavid (Burnet), 14:30.84; 27, Savannah Hamblin (Marble Falls), 14:37.12; 31, Graci Nelson (Marble Falls), 14:57.95; 34, Katerina Moseley (Marble Falls), 15:17.50; 36, Brooklyn Flores (Burnet), 15:23.27; 37, Hadalye Hernandez (Marble Falls), 15:25.81; 39, Brekyn Langley (Burnet), 15:39.54; 40, Sonoma Damuth (Marsle Falls), 15:43.09

Junior varsity (50 runners)

13, Bethany Norred (Burnet), 15:31.55; 22, Marigny Griffin (Burnet), 16:05.82; 27, Savannah Griffin (Burnet), 16:34.30; 29, Marlei Faz (Marble Falls), 16:41.72; 32, Perla Rodriguez (Burnet), 16:47.22; 34, Fallon Gibson (Marble Falls), 17:02.90; 39, Karla Rodriguez (Burnet), 17:44.20; 40, Ava Saldiva (Burnet), 17:55.82; 41, Abigail Henderson (Marble Falls), 18:07.73; 45, Emily Montoya (Burnet), 18:59.09

Eighth grade (68 runners)

3, Burnet, 81; 5, Marble Falls, 122

Team standings

12, Ximena Zarate (Burnet), 15:29.7; 15, Samantha Hernandez (Burnet), 15:38.5, 16, MaKinley Ondrusek (Burnet), 15:39.8; 21, Allison Behrens (Burnet), 15:57.2; 24, Magnolia Payson (Marble Falls), 16:00.4; 26, Eleny Garcia (Marble Falls), 16:11.9; 27, Elissa Solorzano (Marble Falls), 16:18.5; 34, Melanie Avila (Burnet), 17:08.9; 36, Tonya Hernandez (Marble Falls), 17:35.6; 38, Charli Taylor (Burnet), 17:45.5; 43, Martha Campos (Marble Falls), 18:15.5; 44, Annyka Heyen (Marble Falls), 18:21.2; 45, Camila Lemus (Burnet), 18:25.2; 46, Sydnee Saldivar (Burnet), 18:41.8; 47, Violet Griffin (Burnet), 19:00; 53, Patricia Spruill (Marble Falls), 20:14; 55, Taniah Fernandez (Burnet), 20:32.2; 64, Olivia Meija (Marble Falls), 22:41.6; 66, Samantha Yaklin (Marble Falls), 24:02.8;

Seventh grade (76 runners)

Team standings

3, Burnet, 82; 4, Marble Falls, 91

2, Josie Brasher (Marble Falls), 14:33.1; 10, Stephanie Flores (Burnet), 16:21.9; 11, Magaly Garcia (Burnet), 16:26.5; 12, Aubree Proctor (Burnet), 16:27.9; 15, Sofia Lozano (Marble Falls), 17:05; 20, Ximena Valdez (Burnet), 17:32.5; 21, Blakely Graff (Marble Falls), 17:34.3; 22, Quanah Hall (Marble Falls), 17:38.2; 34, Kyleigh Ondrusek (Burnet), 18:28.1; 37, Alejandra Benitez (Marble Falls), 18:51.2; 38, Layla Ojeda (Marble Falls), 18:53.3; 39, Melanie Suarez (Burnet), 18:55.7; 52, Imelda Flores (Burnet), 21:05.7