Austin Vandegrift has seemed to always step up at state. On paper Southlake looks to have a better top 4 needing a solid 5-7 to jump up while Austin looking deeper.
Southlake Carroll always seems to have guys come out of nowhere. Last fall Southlake Carroll had a guy who was on JV at the beginning of the season, and at NXN he was third on the team. It wouldn’t be surprising if they find a 5th man.
Golomb was original 7th man for Southlake. Then Cords took his spot. Golomb moved to Illinois before track, and today, at state meet, he took 4th in the 1600, running 4:15.
Which boys teams will make it out of 6A region 1 (Southlake Carroll’s region)?
I think that top 4 in that region will be (in no particular order):
Southlake Carroll - returning 4 guys from the NXN-podium team and another sub-10 guy
El Paso Eastwood - losing 4 varsity guys but they always reload. Some guys stepped up during track and one of their returners made NXN individually
Northwest Nelson - took 6th in the region and returns everyone. One of their guys ran an 8:55 in the 3200
Coppell - had a rebuilding year after losing many guys from the 2022 state team. But this time they return their #3-6, and a couple of more guys who stepped up during track. Now it wouldn’t be surprising if they qualify after taking 5th in the region last year
McKinney Boyd and El Paso Franklin lost a lot of guys.
Predictions of what boys teams will make it to the state meet out of 6A region 2 (not in this order necessarily):
Bridgeland - won the region and returns everyone, including the 3200 state champ Montgomery.
The Woodlands - took 4th in the region with pretty much a new team after losing almost the entire varsity from 2022. Returns 7 sub-10 guys and another 4:25 incoming sophomore.
The Woodlands College Park - returns 4 guys from the section meet. 1600 returning times are 4:11, 4:16, 4:18, 4:22, 4:27.
Waxahachie - 5th in the region last year and returns everyone. They return 4 sub-10s and another 10:11 incoming junior and a 10:17 incoming sophomore
Explore the second of a ten-part series exploring the top contenders in the 6A division with Bridgeland\'s Benjamin Montgomery at the forefront this week.
