The top 14 runners from both the Girls and Boys teams were prepared to travel to Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock to compete in the McNeil Invitational on Saturday, September 30.  On Thursday, September 28 a decision was made to cancel the meet.  The decision was based on recent rain; forecast for additional rain; accommodating a course change; the need for parking in already wet areas; and preserving the park for upcoming meets.  Over 6,500 runners were expected, this would have been one of the biggest meets of the Texas 2017 high school cross country season.  As a result of this cancellation, the CHS Cross Country team participated in the Keller Timbercreek Falcon Fast Invitational at Trinity Springs Middle School in Fort Worth.

The Varsity Girls team secured a 2^nd place finish behind Southlake Carroll.  Junior Maddie Hulcy led Coppell with an 8^th place finish in a time of 18:16.59.  Next for Coppell were Freshmen Natalie Fleming (18:47.69) in 16^th place, Chloe Hassman (19:03.32) in 19^th place, and Morgan Colon in 30^th place.  Junior Rowan Hassman took 40^th place to round out the top five finishers for Coppell.

The Varsity Boys team also grasped a 2^nd place finish behind Southlake Carroll.  Senior Matteo Aguis-D’Arrigo crossed the finish line first for Coppell.  He placed 13^th overall in a time of 16:15.47.  Right on his heels was Marcos Bohn with a 14^th place finish in a time of 16:16.54.  Nathaniel Leach (16:24.00) placed 19^th, Grant Reese placed 24^th, and Kaz Carlsen-Phelan in 37^th place made up the top five finishers for Coppell.

The JV Girls team likewise took 2^nd place behind Southlake Carroll.  Freshman Bernice David was the top finisher for the JV girls coming in 4^th place with a time of 20:30.71.  Joni Goh (21:13.89) finished in 15^th place, Zayna Siddiqui (21:31.71) placed 20^th, Catherine Kimball in 23^rd place, and Savannah Guitierrez in 46^th place were the top five JV Girl finishers.

The JV Boys finished in 2^nd place behind Southlake Carroll also.  Junior Santiago Escalante led the JV Boys this week finishing in 11^th place with a time of 17:38.  Other top five finishers for Coppell were Chris Figueroa (17:44) in 13^th place, Drew Scrivner (17:51) in 16^th place, Rith Bhattacharyya in 21^st place, and Tyler Sewell in 25^th place.

Next on the schedule for Coppell is the Dallas Jesuit Classic at Norbuck Park in Dallas on Friday, October 6 at 7:30 am.  Come out and cheer on your Coppell Cross Country team.