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A sit down with The Woodlands Christian Academy Cross Country State Champs

By: J.C. Cartagena, Woodlands Online Sports
| Published 11/06/2017

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THE WOODLANDS, Texas-- It’s been a week of transition for The Woodlands Christian Academy as the reigning Boys and Girls TAPPS 4A cross country champions start their quest for another championship, this time in track.

The boys won their first state title in their nine years of the programs existence as the girls win third in four years.

With two young team young teams Coach Earle knew what challenges would lay ahead in their season.

Battling the past few years with McKinney Christian, who have won a pair of titles in recent years, has given TWCA experience against top notch opponents. Led by sophomore Ellie Catron who came out as the individual champion last Monday, the girls team was comfortable and confident going into State. “We started practice earlier – we put in the work.” Catron said.

The success the Warriors have seen comes as no surprise as every runner was committed to one goal of winning it all.

As the boys celebrate their first title in school history, the pair of brothers were the ones to push TWCA over the hump and beat McKinney. Junior Josh Shearer finished the 5K course with a time of 17:08, as his younger brother Ben placed 6th with a time of 17:22 as a freshman. While the Muecks, coincidentally also named Josh and Ben, placed third and fifth respectively, the boys able to finish a top the state of Texas with a score of 30 to blow away the field.

“Even with us being a younger team we had a lot of confidence on the boy’s side.” Earle on the boys' mindset going into the season with many schools having runners graduate.

It’s safe to say Coach Earle’s run of success with his talented young champions is nowhere near over. With a school filled with wonderful talent, all the runners pointed to Earle as the reason for their success over the years. And with a track named after the four-time state champion coach, Earle’s legacy at The Woodlands Christian Academy is apparent and still growing.

Congratulations to the 2017 TAPPS 4A State Champions Boys/Girls The Woodlands Christian Academy.

Girls

1. Ellie Catron (12:00.3)

5. Emily Jasek (12:41.5)

6. Olivia Gregory (13:01)

8. Megan Worthington (13:09.6)

28. Fern Shirley (14:20.8)

38. Nari Mathis (1437.2)

42. Danielle Wassell (14:45.7)

Boys

2. Josh Shearer (17:08.8)

3. Josh Mueck (17:08.9)

5. Ben Mueck (17:15.4)

6. Ben Shearer (17:22.7)

14. Brett Odom (18:17.8)

26. Caleb Bigler (19:00.8)

57. Jacob Rogers (20:11.3)

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