Bucks win Dublin FCA meet, Lady Bucks place third

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  • (Contributed Photo/Alex Kielar) The Bucks were the overall winners of the Dublin FCA invitational cross country meet Wednesday, Sept. 17. From left are Logan Thompson, Landon Elting, Bodie Skiles, Agustin Byrd, Gabriel Garcia, Andrew White, Kason Burchett and Malaki Smith.
    (Contributed Photo/Alex Kielar) The Bucks were the overall winners of the Dublin FCA invitational cross country meet Wednesday, Sept. 17. From left are Logan Thompson, Landon Elting, Bodie Skiles, Agustin Byrd, Gabriel Garcia, Andrew White, Kason Burchett and Malaki Smith.
  • (Photo/Alex Kielar) The Lady Bucks placed third at the Dublin FCA invitational cross country meet Wednesday, Sept. 17. From left are Maylea Townson, Sayler Townson, Lizandra Rubio and Abby Nye.
    (Photo/Alex Kielar) The Lady Bucks placed third at the Dublin FCA invitational cross country meet Wednesday, Sept. 17. From left are Maylea Townson, Sayler Townson, Lizandra Rubio and Abby Nye.

The Breckenridge Bucks and Lady Bucks cross country teams showed out at the Dublin High School FCA meet, with several runners achieving seasonal bests as well as the teams placing high overall. 

The Bucks’ as a team won the meet that was held Wednesday, Sept. 17 while the girls placed third out of eight teams behind one district opponent and a 4A team. Andrew White was also the individual winner out of 62 total runners and the Bucks had three other runners finish in the top 10. 

“What an outstanding day for our cross country Bucks and Lady Bucks! Our varsity and JV teams competed hard with grit and determination at the Dublin FCA Invitational,” Coach Valeria Williams said. “[The girls'] performance and new seasonal bests are a reflection of the hard work these girls put in and the competitive edge they are building as a team.”

Six of the seven girls runners achieved seasonal bests and several also set new personal records. 

“[The boys] group continues to grow stronger each week, running with discipline and unity,” Williams said. “Their momentum excites me as we move closer to the district meet and they continue to choose not to get outworked.”

Varsity Boys 5K results

Breckenridge, 32 points
Glen Rose, 37 points
Blanket, 86 points 
Dublin, 97 points
De Leon, 126 points
6. Rio Vista, 159 points
Tolar, 169 points

Varsity Girls 2 mile results

Comanche, 39 points
Glen Rose, 43 points
Breckenridge, 51 points
Dublin, 102 points
De Leon, 156 points
Gorman, 161 points
Gustine, 189 points
Blanket, 217 points

Bucks 5k results
1. Andrew White, 16:40.50
4. Gabriel Garcia, 17:50.29
6. Bodie Skiles, 18:12.11
7. Agustin Byrd, 18:18.16
16. Logan Thompson, 19:18.68
17. Landon Elting, 19:19.78
34. Maliki Smit, 21:04.67

Lady Bucks 2 mile results

7. Sayler Townson, 13:18.53
12, Maylea Townson, 13:49.94
13. Miley Ramirez, 13:51.75
14. Lizandra Rubio, 13:54.88
15. Abbi Duran, 13:55.24
28. Elli Duran, 15:03.96
31. Abby Nye, 15:23.34