Zephyr’s Aaron Fagan (left, photo courtesy of Zephyr Bulldog Booster Club Facebook page) and Blanket’s Alex Valdez (right, photo courtesy of Blanket Tigers & Lady Tigers Facebook page)

ROUND ROCK – A pair of Brown County runners placed in the Top 5 individually at the UIL Class A cross country state championships Friday at Old Settlers Park.

Zephyr Bulldog Aaron Fagan was the boys bronze medalist in a time of 17:06, which trailed only state champion Sebastian Talamantez of Comstock (16:20.3) and runner-up Brett Maclas of Neches (16:59.6).

Meanwhile, Blanket Tiger Alex Valdez came in fifth place in a personal best time of 17:13.1, as the fourth-place runner was Parker Kramer (17:11.9) of Irion County.

In the final team standings, Zephyr placed fifth as joining Fagan were Reese Hamm (35t

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