With incredible athletes putting in the work to make it far this season, state champions have been crowned for the 2022-23 TAPPS Cross Country season. Plenty of Dallas-Fort Worth area teams continued their legacies- including The Covenant School- while others made names for themselves this season. VYPE DFW takes a look at the teams who excelled into the State Meet.
For a more comprehensive look at the results from the TAPPS XC State Meet, please click here.
6A Boys
DFW teams hitting the leaderboards at the state meet include John Paul II - Plano (5th), Fort Worth Nolan Catholic (7th), Trinity Christian Academy (10th), Prestonwood Christian Academy (11th), Parish Episcopal School (12th), and Bishop Lynch (13th).
Notable state runners: Joseph Jackman (Nolan Catholic, 8th overall), Benjamin Bower (Prestonwood Christian, 14th), Robert Isakson (John Paul II, 24th), Peter Zaby (John Paul II, 27th), Marcelo Villegas (John Paul II, 29th), Alexander Aleman (Nolan Catholic, 33rd), Marco Pineda (Parish, 34th), and more.
6A Girls
DFW teams hitting the leaderboards at the state meet include Ursuline Academy (2nd), John Paul II - Plano (7th), Trinity Christian Academy (8th), Fort Worth Nolan Catholic (9th), Bishop Lynch (10th), Prestonwood Christian Academy (12th).
Notable state runners: Presley Andras (Ursuline Academy, 2nd overall), Riley Ries (Trinity Christian Academy, 3rd), Olivia Morales (Ursuline Academy, 9th), Alhena Kerwala (John Paul II, 18th), Serena Trupiano (Ursuline Academy, 21st), Ava Talabock (Nolan Catholic, 22nd), Campbell Worley (Ursuline Academy, 29th), Abigail Spiars (John Paul II, 33rd), Emma Rusu (John Paul II, 34th), and more.
5A Boys
DFW teams hitting the leaderboards at the state meet include Southwest Christian School (7th), Fort Worth Christian (10th), Argyle Liberty Christian (14th), Frisco Legacy Christian (16th), Grapevine Faith (18th), Bishop Dunne (24th).
Notable state runners: Grant Marinez (Frisco Legacy Christian, 5th overall), Hunter Hinrichsen (Fort Worth Christian, 13th), Cooper Harris (Argyle Liberty Christian, 16th), Eric Ericson (Frisco Legacy Christian, 18th), Jackson Gallagher (Southwest Christian, 22nd), Sterling Adkins (Grapevine Faith, 36th), and more.
5A Girls
DFW teams hitting the leaderboards at the state meet include Southwest Christian School (1st), Grapevine Faith (8th), Coram Deo Academy - Flower Mound (10th), Argyle Liberty Christian School (14th).
Notable state runners: Madison Larsen (Southwest Christian, 2nd overall), Kaitlyn Moore (Southwest Christian, 6th), Emile Doane (Southwest Christian, 7th), Lauren Dunn (Bishop Dunne, 11th), Charis Andrews (Grapevine Faith, 14th), Savanna Morris (Coram Deo, 15th), Olivia High (Southwest Christian, 16th), Reagan Johnson (Grapevine Faith, 20th), Meredith Hammer (Southwest Christian, 21st), and more.
4A Boys
DFW teams hitting the leaderboards at the state meet include The Covenant School (1st), Shelton School (7th), Arlington Grace Prep (11th), Pantego Christian Academy (18th), All Saints Episcopal School (23rd), Dallas Christian School (25th).
Notable state runners: Edward Graham (The Covenant School, 3rd overall), Logan Rice (The Covenant School, 4th), David Roller (McKinney Christian, 8th), Joshua Hook (The Covenant School, 14th), Jonathan Kern (The Covenant School, 16th), Noah Thomasson (The Covenant School, 17th), Gibson Walker (The Covenant School, 20th), Grant Young (Shelton School, 21), Jack Sukhia (McKinney Christian, 29th), and more.
4A Girls
DFW teams hitting the leaderboards at the state meet include Lake Country Christian School (2nd), Shelton School (6th), Arlington Grace Prep (15th), Pantego Christian Academy (16th), McKinney Christian Academy (17th), All Saints Episcopal School (18th).
Notable state runners: Andie Hafner (Pantego Christian, 7th overall), Addison Durand (Grace Prep, 9th), Callie Wakefiled (Shelton School, 12th), Campbell Young (Lake Country Christian, 13th), Isabell Kanz (McKinney Christian, 16th), Madeline Shaw (The Covenant School, 17th), Annelise Rojo (Lake Country Christian, 18th), Madison Cary (Grace Prep, 19t), Cadence Moore (Lake Country Christian, 20th), Kathryn Guerra (Shelton School, 27th), Marlena Smith (Shelton School, 29th), Georgia Moore (Lake Country Christian, 31st), and more.
3A Boys
DFW teams hitting the leaderboards at the state meet include Coram Deo Academy - Plano (1st), Weatherford Christian School (7th), Fort Worth Covenant Classical (9th), Denton Calvary Academy (10th), Dallas Lutheran School (15th).
Notable state runners: Caleb Ferguson (Denton Calvary, 1st overall), Patrick Teson (Coram Deo, 3rd), Luke Teson (Coram Deo, 4th), Nathan Langham (Coram Deo, 13th), Nathan Cupp (Weatherford Christian, 16th), Aian Hsiao (Coram Deo, 25th), Fuston Powell (Weatherford Christian, 26th), Grayson Radford (Coram Deo, 29th), and more.
3A Girls
DFW teams hitting the leaderboards at the state meet include Coram Deo Academy Plano (2nd), Fort Worth Covenant Classical (6th), Weatherford Christian School (9th).
Notable state runners: Avery Junk (Denton Calvary Academy, 1st overall), Hannah Van Eerden (Coram Deo, 4th), Landry Perkin (Weatherford Christian, 6th), Anna Johnson (Coram Deo, 15th), Peyton Chaney (Coram Deo, 21st), Olivia Aarseth (Coram Deo, 23rd), Elna Markwell (Coram Deo, 25th), Eliana Monqai (Fort Worth Covenant Classical, 27th), Ella Birbari (Fort Worth Covenant Classical, 29th), Katherine Rhodes (Coram Deo, 30th), and more.
For more TAPPS XC State Meet (2A and below), please visit the TAPPS website.
Photo taken by: Matthew Ogle (VYPE)
