The Marble Falls tandem of sophomore Tyler Hamblin and junior Nick Dahl have led the Mustangs cross country team to new heights. On Monday, Oct. 24, the pair will race for the Mustangs at the Regional III-4A Championships at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. The 4A races begin at 8 a.m.
The Marble Falls boys cross country team captured the District 24-4A title Oct. 10 at the Marble Falls course. The Mustangs scored 38 points to arch rival Burnet’s 58 to capture its district crown. Marble Falls’ Hamblin and Dahl finished in third and fourth, respectively.
Hamblin ran a 16:25 time in the 5K race. Dahl ran a 16:49. Rounding out the team were Blake Cockrell in sixth at 17:32, Marco Almazan in 12th at 18:23, Ezekiel Atkinson 13th at 18:24 and Hunter Holder in 35th at 21:57. The top four teams to finish at Regionals plus the next 10 individuals not on one of those teams will advance to the state meet.
The state meet is set for the first weekend in November at Round Rock’s Old Settlers Park.
Finishing behind the Mustangs in the boys varsity were Burnet with 58 points and Lampasas with 71 points. For the girls, Tori Thompson placed sixth in 12.55 at district and advances to regional.