BELTON — The Temple High Junior Varsity Boys Cross Country team hit the course at Heritage Park on Tuesday morning to take on a deep field at the Pro-Fit Last Chance Invitational. Serving as the final tune-up before district action, the event gave runners one last opportunity to test their speed on the 3-mile trail.

The Cedar Park squad captured first place in the team standings with an impressive score of 18 points, sweeping five of the top six overall finishes.

Temple placed 12th in the team standings with 333 points. Senior Cristobal Hernandez led the way for the Wildcats, crossing the finish line in 20:56.30 to score 37 points and earn 40th place overall. Senior Hunter Filip Frank was right behind him, finishing 48th overall in 21:05.73 (43 points).

Top Individual Performers

Cedar Park freshman Liam Street took the individual crown, pacing the field with a winning time of 18:30.02.

Top 5 Individual Results:

Liam Street (FR, Cedar Park) – 18:30.02
Adam Rowshan (SO, Cedar Park) – 18:54.45
Liam Snyder (FR, Killeen Harker Heights) – 19:01.15
Sviatoslav Yefremov (SO, Cedar Park) – 19:02.04
Chase Burford (FR, Cedar Park) – 19:05.93

(Note: Medals were awarded to top-20 individual finishers. No Temple Wildcats finished in the top 20 at this meet.)

Full Temple Wildcat JV Performances

All five competing Temple runners completed the 3 mile race:

Cristobal Hernandez (SR) – 20:56.30 (40th overall / 37th team score)
Hunter Filip Frank (SR) – 21:05.73 (48th overall / 43rd team score)
Louis Zapata (SO) – 24:53.10 (124th overall / 82nd team score)
Christopher Glass (JR) – 25:01.21 (126th overall / 84th team score)
Judah Watson (FR) – 25:25.11 (134th overall / 87th team score)

Team Standings

Cedar Park – 18
Round Rock Stony Point – 105
Killeen Harker Heights – 106
Legacy Ranch High School – 130
Liberty Hill High School – 131
Waco University – 159
Belton – 197
Waco – 203
Lake Belton – 250
Copperas Cove – 259
Manor – 272
Temple – 333
Leander Rouse – 346
Killeen High School – 364

Next Up: District 12-6A Championships

The Wildcats will now prepare for their season finale at the District 12-6A Cross Country Championships on October 15. The meet will take place at the HOT Soccer Complex in Waco, with the starting gun set for 10:30 AM. Because there is no postseason advancement for junior varsity athletes, the district meet represents the final race of the fall season for these Wildcat runners.