Elaina Lucido, Maverick DeLaRosa net Top 10 finishes at UIL State Meet
Carroll's Elaina Lucido capped a stellar four years of running cross country for the Tigers with her best UIL state meet finish in three trips to Round Rock, crossing in seventh place in the Class 5A girls race at Old Settlers Park. Lucido's time of 18:21.6 was good for her best finish at the state meet, four places better than in 2025. Santa Gertrudis Academy's Maverick DeLaRosa was making his first appearance at the state meet, and also netted a Top 10 finish. The Lions senior finished ninth in the Class 3A boys race with a time of 16:09.1. Veterans Memorial's Trey Llanes ran a 15:46.1 in the Class 5A boys division to finish 15th overall and lead the Eagles in a 10th place finish in the final team standings. Here are full results from all Corpus Christi and Coastal Bend competitors on Day 1 of the UIL State Cross Country Championships. Class 5A Veterans Memorial boys (10th) 15. Trey Llanes, 15:46.1 65. Eli Alba, 16:35.0 72. Reece Lebrecht, 16:40.0 101. Jax Haller, 16:55.7 112. Jared Hernandez, 17:10.8 118. Mauricio Leal, 17:16.2 123. Wyatt Alstrup, 17:20.0 BOYS 49. Calhoun Cason, sr., Ray, 16:17.5 GIRLS 7. Elaina Lucido, sr., Carroll, 18:21.6
