CROSS COUNTRY: Peveto wins 4A Region III cross country race
Published 5:06 pm Monday, October 22, 2018
Eli Peveto of Little Cypress-Mauriceville finished nearly 40 seconds ahead of the rest of the field Monday in winning the 5,000-meter 4A Region III cross country race at Kate Barr-Ross Park in Huntsville.
Peveto, a senior, ran 16 minutes, 15.9 seconds, well ahead of Peyton Puenneke of Huffman (16:55.8). Caden Shaw of Bridge City was the second highest-finishing Orange County runner, coming in 21st (17:41.6).
Kaylen Smith of Bridge City was the highest-finishing local in the 2-mile 4A Region III girls run, taking 13th at 12:58.6. That was just 39 seconds behind winner Kayleigh Wagnon of Hudson.
Blake Mortera led Nederland runners in the 5-K 5A Region III event. The junior was 42nd at 17:40.4. Nederland was the only local team in the 5A boys race.
Senior Ny’Reonna Smith of Memorial was the highest-finishing local in the 5A Region III girls race, coming in 80th at 22:06.4. Nederland freshman Izzy Macha was 87th at 22:29.2.
The top four teams and top 10 individuals not already on one of the advancing teams have advanced to the Nov. 3 state meet at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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