Junior Donna Carpenter is heading to the state cross country meet for the third time! At the Oct. 21 UIL Regional XC Meet in Arlington, Donna placed 10th with a time of 12:26, earning her a return trip to the State Meet.
Sophomore Hannah Hunt also had an outstanding performance on the two-mile course, running a personal-best time of 13:38 to finish 59th out of 178 runners.
Donna (pictured on right) will represent Athens High School at the State Meet on Nov. 1 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock, with her race starting at 8:15 a.m.
Both of these athletes ran their hearts out—congratulations to Donna and Hannah for their hard work and dedication!