Southlake, TX - Charger senior Angelina Vidal led the way for the Chargers Cross Country programs this past weekend, breaking the school 5K record and finishing 34th at the elite Southlake Invitational. In a meet that featured several of the top runners in the state of Texas, from prestigious programs such as Lovejoy, Vandegrift, Plano West, and hosts Southlake Carroll, Vidal registered a blazing time of 18:34, almost a full minute faster than her 19:30 finish at the 2022 District Meet. The Lady Chargers finished 21st in a field of 30 teams. 

Girl's Varsity Individual Results

Place	Runner	Grade	Time	School
1	Madison Peters	12	16:45	Pearland
2	Alexandra Walsh	12	17:01	Southlake Carroll
3	Sara Morefield	12	17:14	Lovejoy
34	Angelina Vidal	12	18:34	Central
97	Jaya Conmy	11	19:42	Central
100	Reese Murphy	10	19:47	Central
170	Logan Atkinson	10	20:51	Central
227	Akanksha Jha	11	22:17	Central
232	Rory Golden	12	22:37	Central
240	Emerie Eiland	11	22:47	Central

For the boy's, junior Liam Galegher led the way, followed closely by his freshmen brother Jackson Galegher. The youthful Chargers featured just one senior, Todd Weight, in the meet that showcased the bright future the program has with five Chargers registering sub-17:30 times. The team would finish 33rd overall in a 42 team field that featured the top three team finishers from the 2022 UIL State Championships (Southlake Carroll, Vandegrift, Coppell).

Boys's Varsity Individual Results

Place	Runner	Grade	Time	School
1	Max Miller	12	14:26	Prosper
2	Caden Leonard	10	14:32	Southlake Carroll
3	Caleb Millard	12	14:33	McKinney Boyd
123	Liam Galegher	11	16:17	Central
175	Jackson Galegher	9	16:47	Central
239	Caleb Root	10	17:14	Central
247	Austin Bell	10	17:19	Central
259	Kasey Arning	11	17:30	Central
318	Ben Heron	11	18:22	Central
320	Todd Weight	12	18:24	Central
328	Tobin Gonda	11	18:38	Central
337	Sam Tschacher	10	19:39	Central

Next up for the Chargers is the closest thing the program has to a home meet when they make the short drive to Keller Sports Park for the Fossil Ridge hosted Run of the Panther taking place Friday September 1st. Races will have a rolling start time with 6A Varsity Girls kicking things off at 7:00AM, followed shortly by 6A varsity boys, and finishing with JV girls and boys.
 

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