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This morning in Bandera TX the Baron's Cross Country Program kicked off its season running in a 4-mile 2-person relay race, that pitted them with some 3A UIL programs from the Hill Country including host Bandera, Ingram, Marion, George West, and local 2A UIL Medina and the YMLA Charter school. With only a Boys and Girls Varsity Division the Barons entered five teams in boys' varsity that had over 20 teams in the competition and two varsity girls' teams that also had over 15 teams in the race. Both races consisted of one partner running the 1st and 3rd leg and the other running the 2nd and 4th leg of the race. Awards were presented to the top five teams in each race.

In the Varsity Girls the team of Katheryn T. and Ellie S, got off to a strong start and never looked back as they won in a combined time of 24:34 taking first place by over 10 seconds. The second SMH team of Rachel Z. and Lela T. also had an excellent showing, just missing a medal by a couple of seconds taking 6th place in an impressive time of 26:18.

The Varsity Boys produced three teams finishing in the top 5! The team of Joe L. and JC Y. literally ran away with the championship in the fourth leg as they won by over 40 yards taking the win in a combined time of 20:13. Close behind them was another Baron team in 3rd place as Colston B. and Veeraj B. finished in an equally impressive performance time of 21:24. But the team was not done medaling yet as William B. and Park Higdon fought hard to grab the 5th place medals running the course in a time of 22:59. Next to finish right behind them in 6th place was the team of Cypress R. and Jack W. in a time of 23:23 and rounding out the day was the boys was William K. and Ethan T. in a time of 27:13 good enough for 13th place.