Staff Report
DRIPPING SPRINGS — The Dripping Springs High School cross country teams earned top-three finishes at the District 26-6A Meet Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Walter E. Long Park in Austin, securing berths in the Region IV-6A Championships. The girls team finished second, while the boys placed third.
The girls team advanced to the regional meet for the first time since 2023, totaling 37 points behind Austin Bowie’s 27 points.
Four Tigers finished in the top 10, led by senior Callie Schumacher, who finished third in 19:29 on the five-kilometer course. Junior Emery Wilson placed fourth in 19:39, followed by junior Reece Langle in seventh (20:10) and freshman Brooke Maastricht in 10th (20:38). Junior Mia Thomason finished 13th (21:14), senior Morgan Riley placed 15th (21:47) and senior Ella Castillo finished 19th (22:03) to round out the Dripping Springs girls lineup.
The boys team clinched a regional berth for the first time since 2019 with 60 points, finishing behind Buda’s Hays High School with 43 points and Austin’s Bowie High School with 49 points.
Freshman Caleb Ray paced the Tigers with a fourth-place finish in a time of 16:40. Two additional Tigers finished in the top 10: junior Steven Allen placed seventh in 17:01 and freshman Adam Ahmed finished 10th in 17:10. Senior Greyson Hill placed 16th (17:32), sophomore Enzo Andrade finished 23rd (17:55), sophomore Cole Schumacher placed 25th (18:11) and junior Jacob Henderson finished 34th (19:13) for the Tigers.
The Region IV-6A Championships will be held at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
