Thursday, November 5, 2026

High school boys cross country: Parkway wins third straight Region 1-I title; Robin wins third individual title in a row

by Russell Hedges
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Led by individual champion Brennan Robin, Parkway won the boys team title in the Region I, Division I cross country meet for the third straight year Thursday morning at the South Bossier Recreational Complex.

Parkway scored 44 points. Lafayette was second with 67 and Ruston third with 91. Benton was fourth with 101. 

The top eight teams and any runner in the top 25 not on one of the top eight qualified for the Sugar Bowl LHSAA Cross Country State Meet Nov. 16-17 at Northwestern State. The Division I meet is Nov. 16.

Robin, a senior who has committed to national power Oklahoma State, won the individual title for the third straight year. He covered the 3-mile course in 15 minutes 11.49 seconds. Junior Maddox Tolbert of Lafayette finished second in 15:32.43. Sophomore Wyatt Gautreaux of Lafayette was third in 15:53.01.

Parkway sophomore Braxton Thomas finished fifth in 16:13.46.

Benton juniors Samuel Ivins and Carlos Rubalcava were sixth and seventh, respectively, in 16:15.57 and 16:18.43.

Parkway seniors Aiden O’Nishea and Javaria Flournoy finished 10th and 11th, respectively, in 16:21.03 and 16:21.49.

Benton senior Dalton Bliss was 14th in 16:26.64. Parkway junior Isaac Ruliffson was 17th in 16:37.32, sophomore Landon Champagne 22nd in 16:52.48 and sophomore Pierce Dees 25th in 16:55.51.

Haughton sophomore Nathan Addison and freshman Brayden Sepulvado barely missed qualifying for the state meet. Addison was 26th in 1:07.80 and Sepulvado 27th in 17:11.65.

Haughton finished ninth in the team standings.

Other Benton runners in the scoring were sophomore Cayden Clark (35th) and freshman Jackson Wikstrom (43rd). Sophomore David Montalvo was 57th and senior Elijah Holyfield 63rd.

Senior John Austin Bonney led Airline with a 39th-place finish.

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