The Brownwood Lady Lions made a triumphant 2026 cross country debut Saturday, winning the Jim Ned War Path Invitational's Elite Girls Division at the Abilene State Park.

The Lady Lions generated 36 points to place first ahead of runner-up Abilene Cooper with 41 points, third-place San Angelo Central with 70, and fourth-place Abilene Wylie with 84 - all Class 5A or 6A programs.

The top five finishers for Brownwood all placed in the Top 10 - Jordan Johnson (4th, 19:59. 2), Alexus Gutierrez (6th, 21:21. 56), Rebekkah Delgado (7th, 21:25. 05), Destiny Sharp (8th, 21:42. 64), and Lynlee Richmon (9th, 21:57. 18).