Irion County girls and Danni Ruiz secure state cross country titles

The Irion County girls cross country team won the Class 1A state title, and Danni Ruiz of Menard claimed the individual gold, both competing in Round Rock on November 7. Ruiz finished the 2-mile race in 11 minutes and 35 seconds, beating Bellevue’s Mattie Broussard by 13 seconds. The Lady Hornets secured their first state title with a total of 52 points, finishing 62 points ahead of second place McMullen County. Individual performances included Madeline Skelton finishing fourth and Faryn Callaway sixth for Irion County. On the boys' side, Parker Kramer of Irion County earned silver, with a time of 16:27 over the 5,000-meter course, leading his team to a ninth-place finish overall.

• 1:30 AMYahoo Sports — Irion County girls, Menard's Danni Ruiz take 1A cross country state titles