Benton senior Aaliyah Gonzalez finished fourth in the Region I, Division I cross country meet Thursday morning at the South Bossier Recreational Complex.
Gonzalez covered the 3-mile course in 19 minutes, 31.15 seconds. Byrd junior Emmy Banker won in 18:46.78. Her teammate, sophomore Kinsley Mayfield, was second in 19:06.02.
Ruston junior Eden Dawsey finished third in 19:15.30.
Parkway sophomores Alaina Stoute and Caylee Weaver were ninth and 10th, respectively, in 20:22.04 and 20:26.28.
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.
Benton finished third with 111 points, Parkway fifth with 115 and Haughton eighth with 199.
Benton freshman Avery DeVita finished 18th in 20:47.74. Benton junior Ellie Allen was 25th in 21:36.72.
Junior Alyssa Giddings led Haughton with a 27th-place finish in 21:40.83. Parkway sophomore Chloe Wells was 29th in 21:54.89.
Parkway sophomore Chloe Wells was 29th in 21:54.89.
Other Benton runners in the scoring were senior Jenna Norvell (33rd) and senior Maddox Cisneros (43rd). Junior Layla Gamache was 53td and senior Macee Downey 60th.
Other Parkway runners in the scoring were freshman Phoebe Alamos (35th) and senior Daniela Vargas Canton (46th). Sophomore Chloe Hicks and junior Selene Goblet finished 47th and 48th, respectively.
Other Haughton runners in the scoring were sophomore Kamari-lyn Cobb (40th), freshman Blair Ball (42nd), junior Ana Gill (55th) and senior Zoe Bayne (61st). Freshman Briley Bencke was 64th and senior Brighton Jones 72nd.
Sophomore Zoe Gray led Airline with a 54th-place finish.