By Brian Argabright
The 830 Times
It was a clean sweep for Del Rio Middle School’s cross country teams in Eagle Pass this weekend.
The school’s seventh and eighth grade girls and boys teams finished first in their respective divisions at Saturday’s Border Bash XC Invitational in Eagle Pass. Del Rio was joined at the meet by runners from Eagle Pass, Knippa, Carrizo Springs, Brackettville, La Pryor and Uvalde.
Five of the seventh grade boys from Del Rio finished among the top 10 runners overall, helping lead their team to the championship.
The times and finishing places from the top seven runners from each team were used to determine the team’s overall score. Some schools at the meet did not have enough runners to field a team, so their runners’ finishes counted towards the overall results but were ignored when it came to cumulative results regarding team points and placement.
Jacob Saucedo was Del Rio’s top finisher, taking second overall in 11:55.9. Leo Cavazos was close behind in third place in a time of 11:56.6.
Ethan Jurado was sixth overall in 12:31.4, Jesus Robles was eighth in 13:09.8 and Ray Torres was 10th overall in 13:52.1. Alexavier Medina was 11th overall in 14:01.6, and Carlos Jaquez was 13th in 14:04.9 to round out Del Rio’s top seven finishers.
Also competing for the Del Rio Middle School seventh grade boys team were Adalberto Mendoza (14th, 14:16.7), Landon Leyva (16th, 14:29.8), Eduardo Estrada (18th, 14:50.9), Eli Tavera (20th, 15:33.1), Alan Huerta (23rd, 16:36.5) and Juan Yanez (24th, 16:54.4).
Like the seventh grade boys, the seventh grade girls also dominated the race, placing five of its runners in the top 10 overall.
Celeste Garcia took second overall to lead Del Rio’s runners. She crossed the finish line in 14:32.4, missing first by just over two seconds.
Karissa Martinez was fourth in 15:10.3, Isabella Valdez was fifth in 15:14.1, Anna Curtis was sixth in 15:22.2, and Hazal Altman rounded out the top 10 finishers from Del Rio by taking eighth in 15:41.5.
Closing out the top seven from Del Rio were Reagan Becker, who was 12th in 16:09.2, and Nelly Zavala, who was 14th in 16:47.2.
Also competing for the Del Rio Middle School seventh grade girls team were Eva Medrano (15th, 16:51.7), Hailey Dobbins (16th, 16:56.4), Desiree Perez (18th, 17:04), and Scotlin Grant (30th, 20:00.1).
Del Rio Middle School’s eighth grade girls team placed just two girls in the top 10 overall, but cumulatively they had four runners finish in the top 10.
Devyn Casillas finished seventh overall to finish as Del Rio’s top runner. She completed the course in 14:59.9. Teammate Reba Salinas was eighth overall in 15:04.3. Cumulatively, they were fifth and sixth.
Gabriela Diaz was 12th overall, and eighth cumulatively, in 16:00.8. Aniah Gonzales was 14th overall, and 10th cumulatively, in 16:24.1.
Kaitlyn Guardiola was 26th overall in 18:11.0, Daniela Garcia was 31st overall in 18:35.4, and Anahi Gonzales was 32nd overall in 18:46.7 to round out the top seven finishers.
Also competing for the eighth grade girls team were Camila Berain (41st, 22:13.9) and Faith Medrano (42nd, 22:28.8).
Del Rio’s eighth grade boys team was led by Alexander Perez and Julian Dominguez, who finished first and second overall. Perez was first in 11:28.8, and Dominguez was second in 11:31.9.
Julyus Calderon was fifth overall in 12:34.9. Trent Serwatka was seventh in 12:41.5, Zachary Palazuelos was 10th in 13:09.4, Reynaldo De Los Santos was 11th in 13:09.4, and Armando Villanueva was 15th in 13:38.2.
Also competing for the eighth grade boys team were Michael Cariaga (17th, 13:44), Jose Gallegos (19th, 14:11.1), Abraham Garcia (20th, 14:19.7), Abraham Cardenas (22nd, 14:24.5), and Antonio Scott (25th, 15:01.6).
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