Hannah Hunt and Donna Carpenter smile for a photo after the UIL Regional Cross Country Meet in Arlington. Both are wearing matching gray Athens Regional Cross Country 2025 shirts, standing on a grassy field with other runners and spectators in the background under a clear sky.

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!