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The state cross country meet is just days away, and several Baton Rouge-area runners will look to leave their mark in Natchitoches.
The state meet will begin Monday and finish Tuesday. The following list is of 10 runners to watch for at state.
The Eagles senior has stacked six first-place finishes this season in her six races. She placed first in the EBR Metro Championship, helping Parkview dethrone St. Joseph’s Academy.
Her personal best time this year in the 3-mile run was on Oct. 10 in the Pete Bourdreaux ‘59 Catholic High Invitational with a time of 16:50.1, which ranks best in the state.
The Parkview junior has placed in the top five in the five meets she’s raced in this season. Cramer’s best time in the 3-mile was 17:32.2 in the Catholic High Invitational on Oct. 10. That time ranks fifth in the state.
The Redstickers sophomore has put up several impressive performances. In eight races, she’s collected three first-place finishes and has finished in the top three in all eight competitions.
Her best 3-mile time came in the EBR Metro Championship on Oct. 31, when she finished with a time of 17:20.8. Schneider’s time at the metro meet ranks second in the state.
The Knights junior has totaled two first-place finishes in six events this year. She also has finished in the top 10 of five races.
Lambert’s best performance came in the St. Joseph’s Academy Invitational on Oct. 3, where she finished the 3-mile race with a time of 17:31.8. Her time at that event ranks fourth best in the state.
The Griffins senior has totaled five top-10 finishes in seven events this season. Melan raced for a personal-best 18:04.4 in the 3-mile race on Nov. 6 in the LHSAA Region II meet. Her time ranks 15th overall in the state.
The Bears junior showed out in the three races he competed in this season. Juneau had top-three finishes in each one, including a first-place finish at the EBR Metro Championship.
Juneau’s best 3-mile time is 14:21.0 on Oct. 10 at the Catholic High Invitational. That time ranks first in the state.
The senior has been one of the top runners in the state with three first-place finishes in eight races. He’s also totaled two second-place finishes and added two more top-10 finishes.
Shah’s best 3-mile time came in the EBR Metro Championship with a time of 14:39.3. His time ranks fourth in the state.
Another Griffins senior to watch is Dietz. He finished in the top 10 in seven of his nine races. He also finished first in the St. Joseph’s Academy Invitational on Oct. 3.
Dietz’s best performance came in the EBR Metro Championship when he ran a 3-mile time of 15:01.5, which ranks seventh best in the state.
The Bears senior has top-10 finishes in all three races he’s run this season. His best time came at the Catholic High Invitational at 15:06.3 to help him finish fifth in that race.
He has the eighth-fastest time in the state this year.
The Eagles senior has totaled three first-place finishes in five events. Watts’ best time came on Oct. 31 at the EBR Metro Championship. He placed fifth at that meet with a 3-mile time of 15:17.4. That ranks 14th overall in the state.