ENNIS, Texas — The Temple High Junior Varsity Boys Cross Country team delivered a solid performance on Saturday morning at the Ennis Lions Den Country Invitational, securing a 5th-place overall finish in the team standings with 89 points.

Facing off against a competitive field of seven schools in the 5,000-meter race, the Wildcats were anchored by strong individual runs, led by standout performances from Johnathan Suarez and Weston Ricks, both of whom earned Top 5 finishes.

Team Standings

Forney – 63 pts
Corsicana – 71 pts
Ennis – 81 pts
Dallas Sunset – 82 pts
Temple – 89 pts
Mesquite – 101 pts
Dallas Molina – 204 pts

Top Individual Meet Performers

Dallas Sunset’s Ayden Trevino took the individual crown, crossing the finish line in 19:52.21, closely followed by Forney’s Misana Tewelde (20:00.12) and Temple’s own Johnathan Suarez.

1 .Ayden Trevino (Dallas Sunset) – 19:52.21
2.Misana Tewelde (Forney) – 20:00.12
3 .Johnathan Suarez (Temple) – 20:04.95
4 .Axel Sanchez (Mesquite) – 20:23.70
5 .Weston Ricks (Temple) – 20:27.12

Temple Medalists (Top 20 Finishers)

Temple placed two runners inside the Top 20 medalist threshold, led by Suarez's podium finish and a strong top-five push from Ricks.

Johnathan Suarez (3rd Place) – 20:04.95
Weston Ricks (5th Place) – 20:27.12

Complete Temple Wildcat Performances

Seven Wildcats competed in the 5K event, with the top five scoring runners bringing home 89 team points:

Johnathan Suarez (3rd Place) – 20:04.95 (3 pts)
Weston Ricks (5th Place) – 20:27.12 (5 pts)
Cristobal Hernandez (18th Place) – 21:32.33 (18 pts)
Hunter Filip Frank (23rd Place) – 21:47.70 (23 pts)
Judah Watson (45th Place) – 24:25.95 (40 pts)
Louis Zapata (54th Place) – 26:33.31 (43 pts)
Christopher Glass (57th Place) – 26:49.42 (44 pts)

Up Next for the Wildcats

The Temple Wildcats will look to build on this performance as they head to Georgetown on Saturday, October 3 for the Georgetown/East View Invitational. The meet will take place at East View High School in Georgetown, Texas, with events kicking off at 7:30 AM.