Tyler Legacy Cross Country Invitational set for Saturday

Published 12:18 pm Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Tyler Legacy will host its annual cross country invitational for the 35th time beginning at 7:15 a.m. Saturday at UT Tyler.

“We’re very excited,” Legacy cross country coach Dennis Teuber said. “To be able to host something here in East Texas and be a part of the legacy that Coach (Dennis) Baker and other coaches have put together. We are thankful for UT Tyler for letting us run there. It’s beautiful and a true cross country course. And it’s nice for the kids to not have to travel at 3 a.m. and get to have their classmates and families be able to cheer them on.”

There will be a total of eight races. The varsity girls open division 5K will be at 7:15 a.m. The varsity boys open division will be at 7:45 a.m. The JV boys will be at 8:15 a.m. The 1A-4A varsity boys will be at 8:45 a.m. The 1A-4A varsity girls two-mile run will be at 9:15 a.m. The 1A-4A JV girls will be at 9:35 a.m. The middle school girls will be at 10 a.m. The final race will be the middle school boys at 10:20 a.m.

Participating teams are Tyler Legacy, Arp, Athens, Athens Christian Preparatory Academy, Benton Middle School (Louisiana), Boulter Middle School, Brook Hill, Brown Middle School, Bullard, Caldwell Arts Academy, Cumberland Academy, East Texas Homeschool Sports, Edgewood, Elysian Fields, Eustace, Frankston, Gilmer, Tyler Grace Community Middle School, Hallsville, Haughton (Louisiana), Henderson, Henderson Full Armor Christian, Jacksonville, Kaufman, Kilgore, Lone Oak, Longview Christian School, Longview Pine Tree, Longview Spring Hill, Malakoff, Miller Grove, Mineola, Moore Middle School, New Summerfield, North Forney, Providence Classical Academy (Louisiana), Quitman, Rockwall-Heath, Royse City, Scurry-Rosser, Tenaha, The Woodlands Legacy Prep Christian, Three Lakes Middle School, Tyler All Saints Episcopal, Tyler Classical Academy, Tyler Home Education Athletes, Hubbard Middle School, Tyler High School, Tyler King’s Academy Christian, Tyler Bishop Gorman, Union Hill, Van, White Oak, Whitehouse, Winnsboro and Winona.

Legacy has run at meets in Plano, Waxahachie, Keller, Cedar Park, Nacogdoches and Denton this season.

“I’ve been very pleased,” Teuber said. “We’ve very young with just one senior. I’ve told them I want them to be good in numbers, come together and compete as a team. We’ve done well. I like the way we’ve progressed.”

On the boys side are juniors Brady Filla and Nicholas Valle, sophomores Cayden Boerger, Miller East, Michael Peveto, Johnathan Rodriguez and Michael Wood and freshman Warren Feldman and Mason Maldonado.

On the girls side are senior Trude Lamb, juniors Celeste Dominguez, Lily Janis and Karen Molina, sophomore Mila Teuber and freshmen Joselyn Bryner and Isabella McNeil.

This will be the final race before the District 10-6A meet on Oct. 13, which will also be in Tyler.

“I want them to go out there and have fun,” Teuber said. “The key thing is for them to enjoy what they’re doing. I want them to race hard, be smart and just mentally prepare. This is our district course, so this is a chance to prepare for what’s ahead in a week and a half.”