Coppell Cross Country Teams Face Top Competition at 28^th Annual Marcus I Invitational

Coppell Cross Country Teams faced tough competition this week as they ran against the best teams from around the state of Texas and across the border from Arkansas and Oklahoma at the Marcus I Invitational held at North Lakes Park in Denton.  The Labor Day Weekend race showcases many of the fastest runners in the state from over 40 teams running in 4 different divisions.  All of Coppell’s teams finished in the top ten, beginning with the Varsity Girls Elite division.  Sophomore Maddie Hulcy (19:46.31) was Coppell’s leading runner finishing 37^th out of 229 runners, followed by Sydney Rowe, Ardie Saunders, Isabella Iseley and Miranda Dickson all helping their team to a tenth place finish.

In the Varsity boys Elite Division, Coppell brought home a sixth place finish with Nathan Sims(16:22.90) leading the way in 27^th place.  Alan Huo was close behind in 38^th place followed by Jake Turman, Grant Reese and Jackson Walker. 

The Varsity Open division raced next with the Coppell girls’ team finishing in 7^th place.  Senior Ashley Scrivner (21:26.54) had the fastest time for the Cowgirls coming in 37^th place, with Freshman Gracie McKethan just on her heels in 38^th.  Jimena Benavides, Anna Guzniczak and Hannah Pridgen were also top finishers for Coppell.

Coppell’s Varsity Open Boys runners came in an impressive 5^th place out of 41 teams with Sophomore Marcos Bohn leading the pack in 16^thplace with a time of (17:18.96).   He was followed by Garret Freddo, Kaz Carlson, Troy Briscoe and Justin Chow.

Running in the JV Elite division, senior Darby Shepard, coming in 27^th overall, led the Coppell girls to a 7^th place team finish.  She was supported by Hannah Bauer, June Poopanead, Kaitlin Reznick and Dani Flores. 

The JV Elite boys were the highest placing Coppell team at the meet beating out over 30 other teams finishing in second place to rival Southlake.  Over 400 boys ran the race and five of Coppell’s runners finished in the top fifteen:   Freshman Daniel Ingrisan in 7^th, Andres Abrego Guerra in 10^th, Fernando Cornejo in 13^th, followed by Troy Briscoe and AJ Rothwell in 14^th and 15^th. 

The final races for Coppell were the girls and boys Open JV division.  On the girls side, Catie Kimball (4^th place)led her team to a 5^th place finish with help from teammates Abby Yeon, Alex Bowles, Lasya Manne and Anu Uppal.  The JV boys came in 9^th place with Andrew Thompson leading his team finishing 21^st overall.   Other top runners for the Coppell boys were Anthony Rychlinski, Joseph Chen, Swoad Rahman, and Nathaniel Leach. 

Running against the best in the state is a great way to prepare for the rest of the season.  Coppell Cross Country teams will be at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie next Saturday Sept. 10^th at 7:00am for the Gerald Richey invitational.