By Brian Argabright
It wasn’t the fairytale ending the Rams or Queens track and field teams wanted, but it was still a strong showing a year after the pandemic wiped out their last shot at a district crown.
Both teams finished second in their respective divisions at Thursday’s District 30-6A Track and Field Meet at Laredo’s Shirley Field.
Laredo Alexander won the team title in both divisions of the two-day event. Now the top four qualifiers in each event have qualified for the Area meet in two weeks with a shot to qualify for the Class 6A, Region IV meet at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio on the line.
Del Rio’s top results in each event are as follows.
WOMEN’S DIVISION
The Queens won five events including two each from seniors Ozlynn Urias and Sabrina Williams.
Urias won the 1,600 meters and the 3,200 meters while Williams won the 100-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles. Freshman Ariana Erickson also captured a district title, winning the 200 meters.
100 Meters
Freshman Ariana Erickson, 2nd, 13.34 seconds
Sophomore Myla Tabor, 3rd, 13.41 seconds
200 Meters
Freshman Ariana Erickson, 1st, 27.70 seconds
400 Meters
Senior Celeste Montes, tied-5th, 1:03.46
800 Meters
Senior Ozlynn Urias, 2nd, 2:23.61
Sophomore Kimberly Gloria, 5th, 2:29.47
Sophomore Skylar Urias, 17th, 2:53.13
1,600 Meters
Senior Ozlynn Urias, 1st, 5:29.26
Sophomore Kimberly Gloria, 6th, 5:40.69
Sophomore Mackenzie Pulliam, 13th, 6:23.22
3,200 Meters
Senior Ozlynn Urias, 1st, 11:59.33
Sophomore Kimberly Gloria, 3rd, 12:14.39
Sophomore Mackenzie Pulliam, 12th, 13:58.90
100-Meter Hurdles
Senior Sabrina Williams, 1st, 15.53 seconds.
Freshman Emily Torres, 4th, 17.59 seconds
300-Meter Hurdles
Senior Sabrina Williams, 1st, 47.49 seconds
Freshman Emily Torres, 2nd, 48.98 seconds
400-Meter Relay
Del Rio – 2nd, 50.86 seconds, Myla Tabora, Ariana Erickson, Alixta Blanco and Sabrina Williams
800-Meter Relay
Del Rio – 2nd, 1:51.38, Sydney Ballard, Eliana Rodriguez, Myla Tabora and Alixta Blanco
1,600-Meter Relay
Del Rio – 4th, 4:19.05, Celeste Montes, Sydney Ballard, Luz Guerra and Emily Torres
Shot Put
Senior Emily Castro, 5th, 31 feet, 5.25 inches
Freshman Danielle Almanza, 11th, 27 feet, 4.5 inches
Junior America Ovalle, 13th, 26 feet, 10.5 inches
Discus
Senior Emily Castro, 6th, 92 feet, 9 inches
Senior Andrea Fernandez, 11th, 85 feet, 6 inches
Sophomore Marissa Hernandez, 12th, 84 feet, 9 inches
High Jump
Junior Sydney Ballard, 3rd, 4 feet, 8 inches
Pole Vault
Freshman Syann Casillas, tied for 9th, 7 feet, 6 inches
Senior Carolina Sanchez, 11th, 7 feet
Long Jump
Sophomore Myla Tabora, 6th, 15 feet, 2 inches
Senior Eliana Rodriguez, 9th, 14 feet, 5.25 inches
Junior Sydney Ballard, 11th, 14 feet, 4 inches
Triple Jump
Junior Sydney Ballard, 5th, 32 feet, 5.5 inches
Senior Eliana Rodriguez, 9th, 31 feet, 7.75 inches
Freshman Samantha De Luna, 11th, 30 feet, 4.50 inches
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MEN’S DIVISION
The Rams won two events.
Junior Joe Chavez won the district title in the 800 meters, and the team of Nathan Reyes, Chavez, Miguel Gonzalez and Luis Pablo Galaviz won the 1,600 meter relay.
100 Meters
Freshman Zachary Taylor, 5th, 12.06 seconds
Senior William Grant, 6th, 12.14 seconds
200 Meters
Senior Aiden Huerta, 3rd, 23.53 seconds
Freshman Zachary Taylor, 5th, 24. 21 seconds
400 Meters
Junior Joe Chavez, 3rd, 52.44 seconds
Junior Nathan Reyes, 4th, 52.84 seconds
800 Meters
Junior Joe Chavez, 1st, 2:00.19
Senior Jacob Coronado, 4th, 2:02.91
Senior Marco Trujillo, 9th, 2:08.31
1,600 Meters
Senior Jacob Coronado, 3rd, 4:35.55
Sophomore Mikael Perez, 9th, 4:48.88
Senior Bobby Moore, 13th, 4:54.35
3,200 Meters
Sophomore Mikael Perez, 6th, 10:28.07
Senior Bobby Moore, 12th, 10:51.66
110-Meter Hurdles
Senior Luis Flores, 6th, 17.82 seconds
Junior Virgilio De Hoyos, 7th, 18.22 seconds
300-Meter Hurdles
Senior Luis Flores, 7th, 44.08 seconds
Junior Virgilio De Hoyos, 8th, 45.67 seconds
400-Meter Relay
Del Rio – 4th, 45.27 seconds, Aiden Huerta, Juan Peralta, William Grant and Luis Pablo Galaviz
800-Meter Relay
Del Rio – 2nd, 1:32.77, Aiden Huerta, Zachary Taylor, Juan Peralta and Luis Pablo Galaviz
1,600-Meter Relay
Del Rio – 1st, 3:29.81, Nathan Reyes, Joe Chavez, Miguel Gonzalez and Luis Pablo Galaviz
Shot Put
Junior Noe Rodriguez, 3rd, 42 feet, 11.5 inches
Junior Diego Piña, 8th, 39 feet, 3.25 inches
Sophomore Ricky Torres, 14th, 34 feet, 7 inches
Discus
Junior Noe Rodriguez, 2nd, 142 feet, 4 inches
Junior Diego Piña, 4th, 137 feet, 6 inches
Senior Oscar Sandoval, 5th, 136 feet, 1 inch
High Jump
Senior Luis Flores, tied for 7th, 5 feet, 6 inches
Freshman Alan Dobbins, 9th, 5 feet, 4 inches
Pole Vault
Freshman Perry Mcintire, 6th, 10 feet, 6 inches
Sophomore Christian Briones, 7th, 10 feet, 6 inches
Long Jump
Junior Luis Pablo Galaviz, 6th, 19 feet. 8.75 inches
Senior Dylan Casas, 11th, 18 feet, 1.5 inches
Senior Marco Trujillo, 15th, 16 feet, 10.75 inches
Triple Jump
Freshman Alan Dobbins, 11th, 35 feet, 8.5 inches
Junior Alissandro Sanchez, 12th, 34 feet, 8.5 inches