Cross country teams compete at Tyler Lee

Members of the boys cross country team are, left to right, Kevin Kapka, Travis Tincher, Timothy Priest, Brad Marsh, Adam Lindenmuth and Ricardo Medina.

The Whitehouse 2007 cross country team participated in its first meet Saturday, Sept. 8 at University of Texas at Tyler in the Tyler Lee Classic.

The boys 3.1-mile race consisted of 106 participants from 4A and 5A schools, and the girls two-mile race had 90 participants.

Timothy Priest led the boys team with a time of 19:18, followed by Travis Tincher - 20:23, Adam Lindenmuth - 20:54, Brad Marsh - 23:54, Kevin Kapka - 24:25 and Ricardo Medina - 25:10.

Kami Cook finished with a time of 14:02, followed by Brittany Wilkens - 14:16, Danielle Nelson - 15:52, Alex Barnes - 16:12, Judith Sparks - 16:17, L ydia Uribe - 16:26, and Whitney Rankin - 16.36.

Sulphur Spring's Tate Ramirez won the boys varsity open division with a time of 16:45.

Catherine Loden of White Oak was tops in the varsity girls open division with a time of 11:56.

The Whitehouse team will next compete at Sky Ranch on Sept. 14.

Members of the girls cross country team are, left to right, Alex Barnes, Judith Sparks, Danielle Nelson, Brittney Wilkens, Whitney Rankin and Lydia Uribe. Kami Cook is not pictured.

Boys Varsity Open

Team Standings - 1, Lufkin, 65; 2, Lufkin-Hudson, 88; 3, Pine Tree, 159; 4, Sulphur Springs, 159; 5, Forney, 176; 6, Robert E. Lee, 185; 7, Nacogdoches, 238; 8, Lindale, 243; 9, Pleasant Grove, 261; 10, Redwater, 291; 11, Whitehouse, 368; 12, Paris, 379; 13, Hallsville, 381; 14, New Diana, 386.

Girls Varsity Open

Team Standings - 1, Forney, 26; 2, Lufkin, 83; 3, Lufkin-Hudson, 96; 4, Robert E. Lee, 138; 5, Pine Tree, 193; 6, Lindale, 198; 7, Longview, 201; 8, Hallsville, 219; 9, Whitehouse, 250; 10, John Tyler, 336; 11, Paris, 342; 12, Redwater, 342.