SPRING HILL – For another first in Bullard athletics history, both Bullard Cross Country teams qualified girl’s and boy’s teams for the Region III meet in Humble on Nov. 7.

For the second year, the Lady Panthers took second-place behind the Lady Panthers of Spring Hill.

The boy’s in third made the big surprise in the boy’s division finishing ahead of Chapel Hill for the final regional spot.

Running on a course already to their familiarity, the girl’s made a repeat performance finishing behind the hosts, Spring Hill.

Much like the girl’s, the boys team was improving every week, and earned a school’s first-ever, double-dip trip to the regionals.

Bailee Callens and Kylee Nichols finished third and fourth, while Samantha Phillips and Sarah-Grace French took eighth and 10th-place for top-ten medals.

Outstanding performances by Rachel Horton in 12th-place and Katy Shumate in 14th-place sewed-up the runner-up spot to the stout Spring Hill team.

Spring Hill dominated with five runners among the top seven as Amber Moore and Leslie Bevins took the top two medalist spots.T

he boy’s team was consistent throughout the final listings with Donald ‘Animal’ Sulser taking eighth-place and Keaton Boyd in 15th-place. The duo have been among the top of their division each week, with Boyd making vast improvements throughout the season in a sport he used to get ready for track and baseball.

Showing even more improvement for the boy’s were the efforts of Christopher Braaten (17th), David Heithoff (18th), Josh Whatley (20th), Cullen Hippler (25th), and Blayne Noble with a 29th-place finish to put all Panthers in the top-thirty and the third-place regional bid.

Spring Hill claimed five runners in the top-seven, led by top-medalist, Trip Dishman with a 15:57.

BUllard won the girl’s JV competition, as Emily Voyles took first-place with a time of 15:59, followed by Devin Soto in fifthplace, clocking in at 16:43.

Heather Anding placed 13th (19:23), Linden Lee won 11th-place (18:36), and Shelby Hall placed 12th, (18:46), for the title finish.

DISTRICT 17-3A CROSS COUNTRY MEET At Spring Hill, TX.

GIRLS DIVISION Girls Team Results - 1. Spring Hill 21, 2. Bullard 37, 3. Gladewater 76, 4. Chapel Hill 116, 5. Tatum 125.

Girls Varsity- 1. Amber Moore, 11:49, Spring Hill; 2. Leslie Blevins, 12:21, Spring Hill; 3. Bailee Callens, 12:40, Bullard; 4. Kylie Nichols, 13:07, Bullard; 5. Kelsi Cowan, 13:17, Spring Hill; 6. Kayla Self, 13:28, Spring Hill; 7. Ikram Bourtrika, 13:29, Spring Hill; 8. Samantha Phillips, 13:37, Bullard; 9. Ana Gomez, 13:46, Gladewater; 10. Sarah-Grace French, 13:55, Bullard.

BULLARD (Individual results)- 3. Bailee Callens, 12:40; 4. Kylee Nichols, 13:06; 8. Samantha Phillips, 13:36; 10. Sarah-Grace French, 13:55; 12. Rachel Horton, 14:24; 14. Katy Shumate, 14:45.

BOYS DIVISION Boys Team Results - 1. Spring Hill 18, 2. Tatum 43, 3. Bullard 78, 4. Chapel Hill 105, 5. Gilmer 119,

Boys Varsity - 1. Trip Dishman, 15:57, Spring Hill; 2.Gary Duncan, 16:19, Spring Hill; 3. Dylin Moran, 16:34, Spring Hill; 4. Arturo Contreras, 16:47, Tatum; 5. Taylor Tritten, 16:48, Spring Hill ; 6. Fernando Tirado, 17:01, Tatum; 7. Dylan Droege, 17:07, Spring Hill; 8. Donald Sulser, 17:20, Bullard; 9. Ariel Juarez, 17:31, Tatum; 10. Felipe Lopez, 17:57, Chapel Hill.

BULLARD (Individual results) - 8. Donald Sulser, 17:20; 15. Keaton Boyd, 19:06; 17. Chris Braaten, 19:25; 18. David Heithoff, 19:37; 20. Josh Whatley, 19:43; 25. Cullen Hippler, 20:41; 29. Blayne Noble, 21:00.