Tenaha boys take 2nd place at cross country state meet

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KLTV/KTRE) - Fifty-three East Texas schools are represented at the cross country state meet in Round Rock.

Below is a list of teams and student athletes who finished in the top three:

Friday, Nov. 3

Eustace boys (Ryan Porte, 7th; Brendon Greenlee, 32nd; Landon King, 33rd; Cooper Leslie, 38th; Ivan Umana, 59th; Elijah Griffin, 72nd; Thomas Adkisson, 106th) finished third in 3A.

Saturday, Nov. 4

10:10 a.m. 2A Girls

Shelbyville’s Emily Pharris, 12th grade, finished in first place. She also took first in 2022.

“Congratulations to Emily Pharris, she is your back to back Class 2A Girls Cross Country State Champion!” Shelbyville ISD shared.

Girls Conf 2A #UILState Cross Country Top 3 Finishers: Emily Pharris, Shelbyville; Isabella... — Girls Conf 2A #UILState Cross Country Top 3 Finishers: Emily Pharris, Shelbyville; Isabella Jaime, Farwell; Cameron Belcher, Windthorst(Texas UIL)

Class 2A Girls Cross Country State Champion Emily Pharris(Shelbyville ISD)

10:40 a.m. 2A Boys

Tenaha boys (Misael Hernandez, 4th; Adrian Ramirez, 14th; Eustorgio Flores, 18th; Jairo Hernadez, 19th; Marco Gonzales, 51st; Jhostyn Lopez, 118th) finished 2nd in 2A.

“What a PHENOMENAL EFFORT today by our Varsity Boys XC team bringing home the Silver Medal to Tenaha!!!” a school representative said. “This team ran their best race as a group on this course…doing exactly what Coach Sisk has trained them to do!! Congratulations, Tigers and Coach Sisk!”