TalonSplit.com - 2026 Postseason

This page will serve as the hub for all of our postseason coverage to keep it all in once place. Make sure to keep checking back on this page for updated results, articles, and photographs.

OVERVIEW OF POSTSEASON RACES

POSTSEASON ROSTER

REGIONAL & SECTIONALS PRE-MEET COVERAGE

STATE FINALS PRE-MEET COVERAGE

FINAL RESULTS

OVERVIEW OF POSTSEASON RACES

OCTOBER 31, 2026
East Jackson HS

REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OVERVIEW
1. Each Region (5,6,7,8) is also competing for their individual championships.
2. Typically, the top 2 teams in each region win a trophy.
3. Typically, the top 10 individuals in each region win a medal.
4. The top 7 individual runners are named "1st Team All-Region", the 8-14 place finishers are named "2nd Team All-Region".

OCTOBER 31, 2026
East Jackson HS

SECTIONAL QUALIFIER OVERVIEW
1. For a runner to be eligible to run at the State Meet, they must have a finishing time in either the Varsity or JV race.
2. Each race has a maximum of 7 runners, so a team can have as many as 14 runners on their State Meet roster, but only 7 can race.
3. Top 12 scoring teams earn a bid to the State Meet.
4. Top 20 overall individuals earn a bid to the State Meet, regardless of team result or which race they recorded the time.
5. No awards are given out for Sectional race other than a named "Sectional Champion" and "Sectional Runner-up".

NOVEMBER 6, 2026
Carrollton HS

STATE FINALS OVERVIEW
1. All runners that finished in the Sectional Qualifier will be listed on the State Meet Roster.
2. Only 7 runners will be chosen to run with an 8th alternate to travel with the team.
3. The remaining 9-14 will be considered reserves to continue training with the team prior to State and may be called up in the event one of the "State 8" cannot compete.

POSTSEASON ROSTER

This is the roster of the athletes that have earned a spot in the 14 runners that the coaches have chosen to run in the Sectional qualifier. If the team qualifies for State, the Varsity roster is subject to change until final roster is posted when we will name the Final Varsity (1-7), the Alternate (8), and designate the Reserves (9-14) for the State Finals that will take place in Carrollton on November 6, 2026.

POSTSEASON MEN

VARSITY 'STATE 8' TEAM SEED TIME
1. Lukas Carillo 17:59.96
2. Easton Chaffin 18:24.52
3. Jefferson Sibrian 18:33.64
4. Pedro Pedro-Martin (C) 18:58.50
5. Giovani Garcia (C) 19:10.60
6. Michael Winkler 20:01.58
7. Jimmy Nunez 20:05.69
8. Jose Romero (A)

RESERVES
Colton Blackburn
Austyn Duncan
Draedyn Garza
Miguel Valdez
Romeo Valdez
Samuel Wiley

POSTSEASON WOMEN

VARSITY 'STATE 8' TEAM SEED TIME
1. Emma Dobson (C) 18:31.52
2. Kylor Stewart (C) 20:43.60
3. Crystal Vaca 21:26.30
4. Bella McClenathen 21:33.46
5. Natalie Menjivar 22:03.11
6. Alison Aguilar 22:34.20
7. Leilani Moreno 22:35.00
8. Harper Irvin (A)

RESERVES
Briana Aguilar
Melanie Ceballos
Leslie Cruz
Alexa Rodriguez
Abilene Sanchez
Vanessa Valdez

C = Team Captains
(A) = Alternate Runner

In order to be active on the State roster, a runner has to participate in either the Varsity or JV race at the Sectional qualifier, which is why we run a maximum number of possible athletes in the event multiple runners on the Varsity roster are not able to compete. Running on the First Team for Sectionals or having a faster seed time does not guarantee placement on the State 8 roster as the coaching staff will make all final determinations.

Postseason roster subject to change until finalized in MileSplit