The 2007 Cross Country State Championship took place Saturday at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.

          Saturday morning qualifying teams and runners from all across the region gathered at North Harris Community College for the Region III Cross Country Championships.

   There is only one meet left before the cross country state championships, and that is the Region III meet.

        Twelve straight district championships for the girls team and four consecutive titles for the boys may lead observers to believe there's little for Memorial cross country to celebrate at this stage.

    On a beautiful day, at beautiful Buffalo Bayou, the St.

    THE WOODLANDS - Runners from across Texas converged Friday and Saturday at The Woodlands High School for the 2007 Nike South Cross Country Invitational.

    The Spring Branch ISD cross-country meet was held at Nottingham Park early Saturday morning.

    The 33rd Annual Rice Invitational Cross Country meet began Saturday at Rice University.

  Though only a junior, Strake Jesuit cross-country runner James Webb has plenty of work and some lofty goals ahead of him for 2007.

The Spartan junior varsity cross-country team finished second overall.

As the cross-country runners of District 19-5A prepared for their annual competition, they may not have factored in what would happen the day of the meet.

  The Stratford girls cross-country team was off to a good start this season.

After finishing fourth in district last year, the boy’s cross-country team has their hopes set on making regionals this year. Under the direction of coach Janis Jones, the boys came in an impressive third place overall in the Rice Invitational on Saturday.

  Houston, TX – American Rock and Roll Band Three Dog Night said it best, “One is the loneliest number.” That was how Strake Jesuit cross country runner Greg Casar felt last year when he made the trip to state alone without his teammates. “Last year I was eighth in regionals and I was the only one of us to advance to state,” Casar said.