08/30/2026
Battiest, OK- Your Idabel Warriors ran in the mountains early this morning (Top 15 medal). The HS Girls started the day off with top dawg, Josie Farley, finishing 2nd overall today. She dropped over a minute off of her PR (1min 39 sec) and is inching closer to that first 1st place finish of the season. Lili Lopez finished in 4th despite all the hills that comes with running the Battiest course. Casey Allen, 2X State qualifier in the 400m and 200m, finished in 7th place repeatedly telling Coach Harjo and Jordan she is not a distance runner. Not with that attitude Casey, not with that attitude. Marta Villa crossed the finish line hot on the heels of Allen in 8th place just starting her 3rd week of running ever, like ever ever. And, Kassandra Armenta finished in 14th still reeling from a year off from running due to an injury. She has knocked off 6:29 off of her time from the first race of the season and she keeps getting better. All of the girls knocked time off of their previous PRs even with the course consisting of more hills than we've seen all season so far. 4 runners in the top 8 and 5 in the top 14, and getting better every meet.
The HS boys were up next and an ill Colby Scott made the trip despite being in a weakened state. He was the top finisher for the Warriors in 2nd place overall. Aydien James, who has been sidelined since this summer made his debut with a 3rd place finish. Idabel QB Ashton Smith showed he is not just a gridiron great but also tough enough to power through the 2.5 miles today with an 6th place finish overall. Big Joe "Broseph" Hoskins finally decided to turn on the XC jets and medaled today with a 12th place overall finish, Jaxson Taylor, OLB for the football team, powered through to a 14th place crossing of the finish line, and 100m, 200m, & 400m sprinter Cassidy Pondexter was the final medal winner today in 15h place. 6 XC boys, 6 medals.
The JH boys, MiKing Burris was the top Idabel finisher in 3rd overall in his XC debut. Burris has been running at the evening practices and decided he was ready to compete and proved himself right. Jaggar Johnson, also in his XC debut, finished 6th overall and set a high standard for himself. He powered through and showed some mentlal toughness today. Zealand Preston uses XC to get himself ready for the basketball season and powered through to a 12th place finish in the heat and among the hills.
In the 4th-6th grade division girls, Wendy Calvillo kept up with her dominating performaces of the season and finished 3rd overall. Amelia Williston was hot on her heels with a 4th place finish. Aylayna Stepp in her XC debut made the cut with a 14th place finish and medaled in her first outing. Madison Grice crossed the line in 18th only a few seconds out of medal contention as one of the youngest runners in the race she has made great strides in her overall times.
The 4th-6th boys saw Lino Torres finish in 6th place overall as a 4th grader. he has been running at a superior pace this season. World renowned artist, Isaiah "Izzy" Tabor, is not just a talented painter, but also a talented runner, and his canvas today was the course in Battiest. He finihsed in 8th place overall. Kahmarian Ramsey was righ in his hip pocket in 9th place. Ramsey is also a QB, RB, WR, & DB in football as well as a talented sprinter. A'maudre Golston in his debut to the XC world finished in 10th place today. Logan Pace kept the pace and crossed the finish line in 11th place and brought his trifecta of medals on the season.
The 3rd and under girls had only one girl running today for Idabel, Kambri Garcia. But, that was all we needed as she finished 2nd overall. This cheerleader can also run you into the ground.
The last group of 3rd and under boys has finished as a team at the top of the podium in 1st all season so far. Carlos Martinez finished in 2nd overall, Preston Revada was 3rd, Jacen Williston was 4th Lorenzo Garcia was 7th, Shooter Farley was 8th, Cyrus Tabor was 9th, Bently Black was 10th, Addis Sanders was 11th, A. Tarkoi was 16th, and R. Causey was 18th.
All in all it was a good day for thye XC teams and all of the coaches are so proud of how well we ran today. We keep getting better and better every week. Next weekend we are off for a weekend of rest before we head to Cedar Creek for the Broken Bow XC Meet on September the 8th.
A special thank to our good friends at the Grateful Head pizza restaurant who always come in clutch whenever we run north of Hochatown. The runners and coaches appreciate your support of Idabel Cross Country. Thank you Mr. Carper.
Coach Harjo
Coach Jordan
Coach Sanders &
Coach Bray
