The Woodlands demolished the rest of Texas last year at the state cross country meet. Their runners finished first, second, ninth, 10th, and 11th for a team score of 24. Runner-up Southlake Carroll was 80 points behind with a team total of 104. The Woodlands won the 2015 NXN South Regional meet, and went on to finish sixth at the Nike Cross Nationals meet. With two of their top runners coming back and several young promising runners on the rise, watch out for The Woodlands this 2016 season.
Top Returners
Noah Wells, SR
-Placed second at the Texas XC State Meet, 16th at NXN South Regionals, 52nd at NXN 2015
William Hunsdale, SR
-Placed 9th at the Texas XC State Meet, 8th at NXN South Regionals, 96th at NXN 2015
Gavin Hoffpauir, JR
-Placed 30th at NXN South Regionals
Daniel Baker, JR
-16:10.77 5K XC PB, 9:35.27 3200m PB, 4:23.82 1600m PB
Ethan Mercado, JR
-Placed 69th at NXN South Regionals
Top Returning 5K Times From 2015 XC Season
20* | The Woodlands (TX) | 858 | ||
1) Noah Wells | 15:38.91 | 52 | ||
15:43.09 | 69 | |||
16:04.50 | 191 | |||
4) Daniel Baker | 16:10.77 | 227 | ||
16:19.76 | 319 | |||
Average Time: 15:59.41 Total Time: 1:19:57.03 1-5 Split: 40.85 | ||||
6) Rory Donald | 16:34.41 | 472 | ||
7) Erik Beserra | 16:37.41 | 508 |
Top Returning 3200m Times From 2016 Outdoor Track Season
13* | The Woodlands (TX) | 724 | ||
9:19.89 | 39 | |||
9:32.06 | 94 | |||
3) Daniel Baker | 9:35.27 | 116 | ||
9:43.70 | 178 | |||
9:53.08 | 297 | |||
Average Time: 9:36.80 Total Time: 48:04.00 1-5 Split: 33.19 | ||||
9:59.39 | 385 |
Top Returning 1600m Times From 2016 Outdoor Track Season
3* | The Woodlands (TX) | 371 | ||
4:15.05 | 17 | |||
2) Noah Wells | 4:19.22 | 36 | ||
4:19.72 | 41 | |||
4) Daniel Baker | 4:23.82 | 93 | ||
5) Rory Donald | 4:30.16 | 184 | ||
Average Time: 4:21.59 Total Time: 21:47.97 1-5 Split: 15.11 | ||||
6) Noah Wright | 4:31.44 | 228 | ||
4:33.62 | 284 |
*The Woodlands are ranked No. 3 in the nation
The top returning times were generated using the MileSplit XC Team Scores calculator found here. Teams are scored against every team in the nation.