Flower Mound Girls Win State Cross Country Title
The Flower Mound girls captured the 2026 UIL Class 6A girls state cross country team championship in Round Rock.
Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Track & Field
The Flower Mound girls won the 2026 UIL Class 6A girls state cross country team title at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. Their 62 points edged The Woodlands, which placed second with 125 points.
Why it matters
The result gives Flower Mound a state title in girls cross country and marks a notable outcome in the Class 6A field. It also ended Southlake Carroll's run of boys' state team titles, as El Paso Eastwood took the Class 6A boys crown with 56 points.
Flower Mound scored 62 points to win the Class 6A girls team standings, while The Woodlands finished second with 125 points. Bailey Pipes won the Class 6A girls individual race in 17:20.5, and the stub does not report the full team scoring breakdown.
The players
University Interscholastic League (UIL)
The UIL is the governing body that organizes interscholastic athletic and academic competition for Texas public schools, including the state cross country championships.
The details
The 2026 UIL state cross country championships were held Nov. 6 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. Team standings are determined by combining the finishing places of each team's top runners, and the Class 6A boys title went to El Paso Eastwood with 56 points.
Timeline
November 6, 2026: Day 1 of the UIL state cross country championships in Round Rock.
Season Trajectory
The UIL state championship structure divides schools into classes and crowns separate team champions for boys and girls each fall. Flower Mound's girls title and the end of Southlake Carroll's boys streak fit into that annual cycle of shifting class-level dominance.
For Flower Mound runners and families, the girls' team title is a reference point for next season's varsity competition in the Class 6A field. Fantasy and roster tracking are not applicable to this high school meet.
The takeaway
Flower Mound's girls title shows that a team can win a state championship by combining consistent scoring from its top runners rather than relying on one individual. Readers following high school cross country can use team standings to track which programs are building depth.
Further reading
For more on local competition, see Track & Field coverage from Flower Mound.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Dallas Morning News.
