Ladycats shine at state cross country meet

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  • (Wharton County Leader-Journal) Ladycat Reese Ribble dashes through the course at the state cross country meet Friday, Oct. 31. Ribble finished the day in 129th place out of 145 runners and helped the team end with a top 15 finish.
    (Wharton County Leader-Journal) Ladycat Reese Ribble dashes through the course at the state cross country meet Friday, Oct. 31. Ribble finished the day in 129th place out of 145 runners and helped the team end with a top 15 finish.
  • (Wharton County Leader-Journal) Sarah Northington races against a Saltillo runner at the state cross country meet Friday, Oct. 31. Northington finished in place 134 out of 145 runners and helped Newcastle finish in the top 15 of teams at the meet.
    (Wharton County Leader-Journal) Sarah Northington races against a Saltillo runner at the state cross country meet Friday, Oct. 31. Northington finished in place 134 out of 145 runners and helped Newcastle finish in the top 15 of teams at the meet.
  • (Wharton County Leader-Journal) Ladycat Allison Melton makes her way around the state meet cross country course Friday, Oct. 31. Melton was the top finisher for the Ladycats, finishing 19th out of 145 runners.
    (Wharton County Leader-Journal) Ladycat Allison Melton makes her way around the state meet cross country course Friday, Oct. 31. Melton was the top finisher for the Ladycats, finishing 19th out of 145 runners.
  • (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO) The Newcastle Ladycats pose after their regional meet Monday, Oct. 20. The entire team advanced to the state meet Friday, Oct. 31, in Round Rock and the team had a top 15 finish with strong performances across the board.
    (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO) The Newcastle Ladycats pose after their regional meet Monday, Oct. 20. The entire team advanced to the state meet Friday, Oct. 31, in Round Rock and the team had a top 15 finish with strong performances across the board.
Alex Havardansky
 
sports@grahamleader.com

After the entire Newcastle Ladycats cross country team qualified for the state meet in Round Rock, one Ladycat managed to return home in 19th place out of all 1A girls participating.

During the state meet Friday, Oct. 31 in Round Rock, the Ladycats competed against 16 teams and finished 14th overall. 

The Ladycats had five participating runners on their team. Allison Melton was once again the team’s top runner, finishing in the top 19th overall out of 145 runners. 

Greenleigh Moore, Reese Ribble, Sarah Northington and Rae’Lynn Bennett also had strong times and provided great support for the team to cap off a successful season. 

The regional meet was held Monday, Oct. 20 in Arlington with Newcastle being the last team to qualify, finishing fourth out of 32 schools. In order to qualify for the state meet, advancing teams must finish in the top four.

The Newcastle community has something to be proud of with the Ladycats who showed their skills on the biggest stage this year. 

State Meet Results

Team Results 
14. Newcastle, 329 points.

Individual Results 
19. Allison Melton, 12:50.80
61. Greenleigh Moore, 13:45.30
129. Reese Ribble, 15:36.70
134. Sarah Northington, 15:53.40
144. Rae’Lynn Bennett, 17:10.50

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