Donovan Torres won his third straight District 2-5A championship on Thursday, and he wasn’t the only Coronado cross country runner who had a good time on a cold and wet afternoon at Mae Simmons Park.

Maddie Kauffman gave Coronado a sweep of the individual district titles, and both of Coronado’s teams finished among the top three to qualify for the Region I-5A meet on Nov. 7. And the Lady Mustangs gave the school its first team district championship in at least a decade, according to head coach Tim Torres.

“Both groups have really worked hard to achieve this,” Torres said. “I’m just really proud of them.”

Geoffrey Mcallister / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Wolfforth Frenship's McKenna Chancellor, left, tries to keep up with Plainview's Daisy Guerrero, right, as they near the finish line during the district 4-4A cross country meet Thursday at Mae Simmons Park. Guerrero finished in second place with a time of 12:45.70, followed by McKenna with a time of 12:47.42.Thursday, October 29, 2009 (Photo by Geoffrey McAllister/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)

Kauffman, a sophomore who won her first district crown, was one of four Lady Mustangs who placed among the top 10. McKenzie Archer finished 18 seconds behind Kauffman in second place, while Krystal Robles and Brooke Lindstrom took eighth and 10th place, respectively.

Donovan Torres was the only top-10 finisher for the Coronado boys, which narrowly advanced to the regional meet. The Mustangs and San Angelo Central tied for third place with 111 points, and Coronado won the tiebreaker because its sixth runner, Cameron Lugo, finished six places ahead of the Bobcats’ sixth runner.

“It just goes to show you how important your sixth runner is,” Tim Torres said. “That gave us the berth to regionals.”

Donovan Torres continued his 2-5A dominance, winning the meet for the third time in as many tries. The junior posted a time of 15 minutes, 16.04 seconds on the 3-mile course, beating the rest of the field by nearly 38 seconds and besting his winning time from last year by more than 20 seconds.

Tim Torres said his star pupil “really performed well” in the muddy conditions, so it should be a good springboard into the next race. Donovan Torres will be one of the favorites at the regional competition, which also will be held at Mae Simmons Park, after finishing fourth last year.

“Next week is going to be very tough,” Tim Torres said. “We have four of the top runners in the state coming in next week, but I think he’s ready for the challenge.”

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DISTRICT 2-5A CROSS COUNTRY MEET

at Mae Simmons Park

Thursday’s Results

(Top three teams, top 10 individuals advance to Region I meet)

Girls

Team standings: 1. Coronado, 52; 2. Odessa Permian, 59; 3. Monterey, 67; 4. Amarillo, 83; 5. San Angelo Central, 119; 6. Midland Lee, 156; 7. Odessa, 160; 8. Midland, 242.

Top individuals: 1. Maddie Kauffman, Coronado, 12:10.57; 2. McKenzie Archer, Coronado, 12:28.30; 3. Alex Allison, Amarillo, 12:38.98; 4. Bianka Cortez, Odessa Permian, 12:41.12; 5. Jamia Graham, Permian, 12:45.06; 6. Daniella Romo, Lubbock High, 12:45.54; 7. Sarah Randall, San Angelo Central, 12:45.94; 8. Krystal Robles, Coronado, 12:46.36; 9. Monick Garcia, Permian, 12:46.83; 10. Booke Lindstrom, Coronado, 12:48.28.

Boys

Team standings: 1. Tascosa, 24; 2. Odessa, 86; 3. Coronado, 111; 4. San Angelo Central, 111; 5. Amarillo, 116; 6. Odessa Permian, 152; 7. Midland, 154; 8. Monterey, 206; 9. Midland Lee, 211.

Top individuals: 1. Donovan Torres, Coronado, 15:16.04; 2. Isaac Placencia, Lubbock High, 15:53.55; 3. Brett Villarreal, Tascosa, 16:24.23; 4. Patyon Northrup, Tascosa, 16:28.95; 5. Braydon Villarreal, Tascosa, 16:31.90; 6. Michael Brothers, San Angelo Central, 16:35.85; 7. David Hernandez, Odessa Permian, 16:39.37; 8. Austin Crawford, Tascosa, 16:39.81; 9. Paul Crawford, Tascosa, 16:40.27; 10. Lucas Shannon, Amarillo, 16:41.59.

• District 4-4A

Frenship qualified both of its cross country teams for next week’s Region I-4A meet, which was a pleasant surprise to head coach Rodney Hendrix.

He said he expected the Frenship girls to win their third straight District 4-4A championship on Thursday at Mae Simmons Park – which they did in convincing fashion – but Hendrix didn’t anticipate nearly as good of a performance by the boys squad. The Tigers went above and beyond, though, placing second behind San Angelo Lake View.

“We were not expecting the boys to get second,” Hendrix said. “That was a total surprise. It was a great surprise.”

Shawn Spicer led Frenship with a fourth-place individual finish, while Andre Quinton and Michael Aguilar also placed among the top 10.

The Frenship girls had five runners in the top nine en route to a 36-point victory over Plain-view. McKenna Chancellor placed third individually for Frenship, while Micah Valdez, Ashlee Delacruz and Malori Maddox took each of the next three spots. McKenzie Burns finished ninth.

“It was just a good team effort,” Hendrix said. “Our depth was fantastic this year.”

Both of Plainview’s squads also punched their ticket to the regional meet by placing among the top three. Prince Dawkins and Chris Salinas finished among the top 10 for the Plainview boys, while Daisy Guerrero and Janie Macias took second and eighth place, respectively, for the Lady Bulldogs.

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DISTRICT 4-4A CROSS COUNTRY MEET

at Mae Simmons Park

Thursday’s Results

(Top three teams, top 10 individuals advance to Region I meet)

Girls

Team standings: 1. Frenship, 26; 2. Plainview, 62; 3. San Angelo Lake View, 74; 4. Abilene Cooper, 74.

Top individuals: 1. Rebecca Swenson, Abilene Cooper, 12:21.60; 2. Daisy Guerrero, Plainview, 12:45.70; 3. McKenna Chancellor, Frenship, 12:47.42; 4. Micah Valdez, Frenship, 13:02.79; 5. Ashlee Delacruz, Frenship, 13:03.76; 6. Malori Maddox, Frenship, 13:14.51; 7. Marisol Rodriguez, Big Spring, 13:16.32; 8. Janie Macias, Plainview, 13:23.65; 9. McKenzie Burns, Frenship, 13:30.48; 10. April Hinojos, San Angleo Lake View, 13:38.28.

Boys

Team standings: 1. San Angelo Lake View, 22; 2. Frenship, 50; 3. Plainview, 65; 4. Abilene Cooper, 98.

Top individuals: 1. Joe Pena, San Angelo Lake View, 17:07.25; 2. James Christensen, Lake View, 17:08.49; 3. Shawn Spicer, Frenship, 17:22.53; 4. Daniel Delgado, Lake View, 17:30.39; 5. Prince Dawkins, Plainview, 17:31.12; 6. Robert Sanchez, Lake View, 17:51.11; 7. Andre Quinton, Frenship, 17:53.61; 8. Chris Salinas, Plainview, 17:56.19; 9. Jairo Cribb, Lake View, 17:59.24; 10. Michael Aguilar, Frenship, 18:12.01.

• District 1-3A

BORGER – The cross country season is over for Cooper and Estacado, which failed to qualify a team or individual for the Region I-3A competition on Nov. 7.

Both of Cooper’s teams finished fifth at Thursday’s District 1-3A meet, while Estacado’s teams took sixth place.

The Levelland girls are headed to the regional meet after finishing a close second to district-champion Dalhart. LeAnn Cordova led the Loboettes with a fourth-place finish individually, while Brook Rice and Alyssa Sanchez also placed among the top 10.

Jaime Longoria earned a spot in the regional meet by finishing ninth for the Levelland boys, which placed fourth as a team.

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DISTRICT 1-3A CROSS COUNTRY MEET

at Borger HS

Thursday’s Results

(Top three teams, top 10 individuals advance to Region I meet)

Girls

Team standings: 1. Dalhart, 42; 2. Levelland, 44; 3. Perryton, 57; 4. Borger, 67 5. Cooper, 115; 6. Estacado, 140.

Top individuals: 1. Allison DeJong, Dalhart, 12:09.41; 2. Alina Spescia, Perryton, 12:17.44; 3. Ashlyn Ritchey, Dalhart, 12:22.41 4. LeAnn Cordova, Levelland, 12:3.34 5. Halie Herbert, Perryton, 12:40.28; 6. LaCoda Przilas, Dalhart, 12:45.44, 7. Brook Rice, Levelland, 12:49.0; 8. Alyssa Sanchez, Levelland, 12:50.25; 9. Kaci Yeager, Borger, 12:51.47; 10. Tannia Gonzales, Borger, 12:59.0.

Boys

Team standings: 1. Borger, 26; 2. Perryton, 44; 3. Dalhart, 67; 4. Levelland, 73; 5. Cooper, 117; 6. Estacado, 138.

Top individuals: 1. Jovanny Mercado, Perryton, 15:56.50; 2. Lance Wheless, Borger, 16:46; 3. Jordan Robertson, Borger, 16:49; 4. Lane Newcomb, Borger, 16:50; 5. Ulises Lopez, Perryton, 16:58; 6. Grant Boren, Borger, 17:06; 7. Joel Fly, Dalhart, 17:09; 8. Willy Lopez, Perryton, 17:16; 9. Jaime Longoria, Levelland, 17:21; 10. Antonio Ottaviani, Dalhart, 17:23.

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DISTRICT 2-2A CROSS COUNTRY MEET

at Mae Simmons Park

Monday’s Results

(Top three teams, top 10 individuals advance to Region I meet)

Girls

Team standings: 1. Muleshoe, 41; 2. Floydada, 45; 3. Tulia, 45; 4. Childress, 99; 5. Dimmitt, 138.

Top individuals: 1. Samantha Rodriguez, Floydada, 12:51.5; 2. Vaneza Avila, Tulia, 13:13.7; 3. Yvonne Gardea, Muleshoe, 13:25.7; 4. Tiffany Subealdea, Tulia, 13:31.8; 5. Sarah Whitmorth, Muleshoe, 13:48.1; 6. Katie Osborn, Friona, 13:57.4; 7. Shayla Carpenter, Muleshoe, 14:03.2; 8. Tyler Whalen, Floydada, 14:03.5; 9. Kristan Sanchez, Floydada, 14:05.8; 10. Ashley Lucke, Floydada, 14:07.4.

Boys

Team standings: 1. Dimmitt, 32; 2. Muleshoe, 37; 3. Tulia, 61; 4. Floydada, 109.

Top individuals: 1. Sterling Lepard, Muleshoe, 16:48.3; 2. Gustavo Ruis, Dimmitt, 17:55.2; 3. Timothy Barrientez, Tulia, 18:15.3; 4. Martin Puga, Dimmitt, 18:29.0; 5. Eric Gil, Dimmitt, 18:50.7; 6. Junior Baca, Muleshoe, 18:52.2; 7. Scout Hale, Childress, 18:53.3; 8. Luis Martinez, Dimmitt, 18:55.7; 9. Conner Woods, Friona, 19:03.1; 10. Jonathan Diaz, Tulia, 19:30.0.

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DISTRICT 10-1A CROSS COUNTRY MEET

at Copper Breaks State Park, Crowell

Monday’s Results

(Top three teams, top 10 individuals advance to Region I meet)

Girls

Team standings: 1. Valley, 2. Hedley, 3. Crowell, 4. Silverton, 5. Harrold.

Top individuals: 1. Alexis Osborn, Motley County, 12:43.72; 2. Anali Granados, Chillicothe, 13:10.28; 3. Haley Chambless, Hedley, 13:46.53; 4. Nancy Castillo, McLean, 13:58.21; 5. Kristen Jenkins, Valley, 14:03.97; 6. Melissa Flores, Motley County, 14:05.10; 7. Kaney Rhodes, Crowell, 14:05.39; 8. Sierra Shelp, Hedley, 14:09.24; 9. Jaci Zingerman, Motley County, 14:24.02; 10. Knoki Scrivner, Valley, 14:30.57.

Boys

Team standings: 1. Paducah, 2. Crowell, 3. Hedley, 4. Silverton, 5. Harrold.

Top individuals: 1. Roberto Granados, Chillicothe, 18:32.21; 2. Charles Eavenson, Crowell, 19:52.41; 3. Jacob Rodriguez, Paducah, 19:55.11; 4. Bobby Evans, Paducah, 21:07.26; 5. Kory Durham, Crowell, 21:20.84; 6. Isaac Reyna, Silverton, 21:28.99; 7. Reid Copelin, Hedley, 21:54.68; 8. Isaal Martin, McLean, 22:00.04; 9. Nathan Melton, Paducah, 22:18.05; 10. Mario Garibaldi, Paducah, 22:31.28.