Eastland County was well represented at the UIL state cross country meet this past weekend at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. Sammy Herrera, Colt Lawrence, Triston George and the Gorman High School Lady Panthers made sure of that. Herrera, Lawrence and George all starred in the boys’ 5-kilometer races. Herrera, a standout at Eastland High School, powered his way to 41 in the individual standings in the Class 3A classification. He finished the race with a time of 17 minutes, 18.5 seconds. Holliday’s Noah Strohman won the 3A state crown with a winning time of 15:31.2.
Lawrence and George both turned in sensational efforts in the Class A race. One of the area’s top small-school runners, Lawrence cruised to 79th in the individual standings, finishing 79th overall at 19:15.4.
Lawrence is a junior at Rising Star High School. George finished just behind Lawrence in the boys’ 5K. The Gorman standout was 84th at 19:23.9.
