By Joel Langton
The 830 Times
The Del Rio Rams and Queens turned their only home meet of the season into a showcase Saturday, sweeping the first six individual places in both varsity races at the Del Rio XC Invitational.
Del Rio’s boys and girls each finished with a perfect team score of 15 points, the lowest score possible in cross country. The Rams and Queens accomplished the feat by placing their five scoring runners in the first five positions—and then adding another Del Rio runner in sixth place.
Ray Torres led the Rams across the finish line, winning the boys’ varsity 5-kilometer race in 16 minutes, 25.26 seconds.
Alexavier Medina gave Del Rio a one-two finish, placing second in 16:58.10. Jesus Robles was third in 17:37.62, followed by Emiliano Zuniga in fourth at 18:11.65.
Isau Salazar secured Del Rio’s perfect team score by placing fifth in 18:41.26. Daniel Perez completed the Rams’ sweep of the first six positions, finishing in 18:59.65.
Eagle Pass runner Joselin Orozco placed seventh in 21:21.37.
The Queens matched the Rams step for step in the girls’ varsity race.
Freshman Giana Rodriguez led Del Rio’s sweep, winning the 5K in 21:40.38.
Celeste Garcia crossed the finish line second in 21:58.86, and Hailey Dobbins gave the Queens three runners among the top three by finishing in 22:27.22.
Amya Mendoza placed fourth in 23:38.19, followed by Bella Montemayor in fifth at 24:06.58. Abigail Leonor completed the Queens’ sweep of the first six positions, finishing in 24:35.67.
Eagle Pass runners claimed the next three places. Heaven Vasquez finished seventh, Isabella Beltran placed eighth and Ashley Limon took ninth.
Del Rio’s depth was also on display in the boys’ small-school and junior varsity race, where the Rams placed 11 runners among the top 25.
Comstock senior Noah Bahena won the race in 17:59.90, while teammate Gustavo Flores placed second in 19:02.89.
Del Rio freshman Tyler Lopez led the Rams with a third-place finish in 19:10.85. Reynaldo Delos Santos was close behind, placing fourth in 19:32.18.
Luis Leija and Diego Martinez gave Del Rio two more runners among the top 10, placing eighth and ninth, respectively.
Arturo Resendez finished 12th, Landon Leyva placed 13th and Daniel Abreu took 15th. Izaiah Cedillo finished 18th, Daniel Padroin was 22nd and Eric Morales placed 23rd.
Comstock used five top-14 finishes to edge Del Rio for the boys’ team championship, 34-36. In addition to Bahena and Flores, the Panthers
received strong performances from John Howell in sixth, Alan Huerta in 11th and Jacob Allen in 14th.
Brackett’s Sammie Stewart placed fifth, while teammate Seth Falcon finished 10th. Eagle Pass runner Juan Mendoza took seventh.
Eagle Pass Winn was represented in the top 25 by Andrew Diaz, Jacob Esquivel, Jaime Flores and Danny Ruiz.
In the girls’ small-school and junior varsity race, Brackett junior Anna Mesa won in 14:12.60. Teammate Amara Clemans finished second in 14:37.17, followed by Comstock freshman Fernanda Lopez in third at 15:07.92.
Del Rio then claimed five of the next nine positions.
Mariana Quintero led the Del Rio runners with a fourth-place finish in 15:21.15. Yulianna Martinez placed fifth in 15:22.67, and Violet Hernandez finished sixth in 15:30.65.
Lucy Sauceda gave Del Rio four runners among the top eight, finishing in 15:52.54. Camila Martinez placed 12th in 16:08.77, and Rebekah Perez finished 14th in 16:55.37.
Brackett placed six runners among the top 10. Atlantida Anderson finished ninth, Calista Perez placed 10th and Natalie Cardenas took 11th.
Comstock’s Alexis Guajardo placed seventh, Sophia Flores finished 13th and Charlotte Kennedy took 15th.
Boys varsity 5K results
- Ray Torres, Del Rio, 16:25.26
- Alexavier Medina, Del Rio, 16:58.10
- Jesus Robles, Del Rio, 17:37.62
- Emiliano Zuniga, Del Rio, 18:11.65
- Isau Salazar, Del Rio, 18:41.26
- Daniel Perez, Del Rio, 18:59.65
- Joselin Orozco, Eagle Pass, 21:21.37
Boys small-school/JV results
- Noah Bahena, Comstock, 17:59.90
- Gustavo Flores, Comstock, 19:02.89
- Tyler Lopez, Del Rio, 19:10.85
- Reynaldo Delos Santos, Del Rio, 19:32.18
- Sammie Stewart, Brackett, 19:38.22
- John Howell, Comstock, 19:40.86
- Juan Mendoza, Eagle Pass, 20:00.63
- Luis Leija, Del Rio, 20:03.40
- Diego Martinez, Del Rio, 20:07.19
- Seth Falcon, Brackett, 20:17.76
- Alan Huerta, Comstock, 20:19.13
- Arturo Resendez, Del Rio, 20:19.98
- Landon Leyva, Del Rio, 20:29.71
- Jacob Allen, Comstock, 20:44.71
- Daniel Abreu, Del Rio, 21:23.61
- Martin Lopez, Comstock, 21:24.17
- Dillon Hoehn, Brackett, 21:27.67
- Izaiah Cedillo, Del Rio, 21:29.62
- Andrew Diaz, Eagle Pass Winn, 21:31.37
- Jacob Esquivel, Eagle Pass Winn, 21:36.87
- Jaime Flores, Eagle Pass Winn, 22:01.34
- Daniel Padroin, Del Rio, 22:05.80
- Eric Morales, Del Rio, 22:10.25
- Danny Ruiz, Eagle Pass Winn, 22:17.55
- Dalton Hutchinson, Comstock, 22:20.12
Girls varsity 5K results
- Giana Rodriguez, Del Rio, 21:40.38
- Celeste Garcia, Del Rio, 21:58.86
- Hailey Dobbins, Del Rio, 22:27.22
- Amya Mendoza, Del Rio, 23:38.19
- Bella Montemayor, Del Rio, 24:06.58
- Abigail Leonor, Del Rio, 24:35.67
- Heaven Vasquez, Eagle Pass, 27:28.71
- Isabella Beltran, Eagle Pass, 27:37.33
- Ashley Limon, Eagle Pass, 31:12.46
Girls small-school/JV results
- Anna Mesa, Brackett, 14:12.60
- Amara Clemans, Brackett, 14:37.17
- Fernanda Lopez, Comstock, 15:07.92
- Mariana Quintero, Del Rio, 15:21.15
- Yulianna Martinez, Del Rio, 15:22.67
- Violet Hernandez, Del Rio, 15:30.65
- Alexis Guajardo, Comstock, 15:43.81
- Lucy Sauceda, Del Rio, 15:52.54
- Atlantida Anderson, Brackett, 15:58.63
- Calista Perez, Brackett, 16:00.46
- Natalie Cardenas, Brackett, 16:01.43
- Camila Martinez, Del Rio, 16:08.77
- Sophia Flores, Comstock, 16:17.66
- Rebekah Perez, Del Rio, 16:55.37
- Charlotte Kennedy, Comstock, 17:09.66
- Emmaline Laub, Brackett, 17:19.10
- Bella Falcon, Brackett, 19:13.86
- Phoenix Taylor, Brackett, 19:29.39
- Lucero Tarango, Comstock, 20:02.64
- Anna Bahena, Comstock, 20:26.38
- Stephanie Vargas, Eagle Pass Winn, 22:13.66
- Janel Salazar, Eagle Pass Winn, 22:23.58
- Kamylle Reeves, Brackett, 24:06.45
