With the district meets now less than a month away, Frisco ISD cross country runners are working to be in top form. Last week, teams from across FISD competed in a pair of meets that each year attract top competition from across the Dallas area.

A total of 16 FISD runners finished in the top 20 of the elite races at Dub East Invite in Wylie and the Byron Nelson Invitational in Justin. Congratulations to the top finishers:

Dub East Invite (in Wylie on Friday, Sept. 25)

• Zayden Dierkes, Frisco (8th among boys)

• Ishaan Ghosh, Lebanon Trail (11th among boys)

• Elise Bruggeman, Lone Star (12th among girls)

• Andres Schleusz, Lebanon Trail (13th among boys)

• Gulianna Farias, Lone Star (13th among girls)

• Micah Patman Petty, Lone Star (15th among boys)

• Allison Gonzales, Lone Star (16th among girls)

• Allyson Lincoln, Memorial (19th among girls)

• Isabelle Montgomery, Lone Star (20th among girls)

  
  

Byron Nelson Invitational (in Justin on Saturday, Sept. 26)

• Lily Schmidt, Wakeland (3rd among girls)

• Caelan Chen, Wakeland (12th among girls)

• Lakshya Kachroo, Reedy (14th among boys)

• Lainey O’Connor, Reedy (15th among girls)

• Blake Moon, Wakeland (16th among boys)

• Emma Teague, Wakeland (19th among girls)

The district cross country meets will be Oct. 15-16.

Good luck to all the runners the rest of the season!