SPORTS — Middle school boys take team title at Spartan meet

By Brian Argabright

The 830 Times

Del Rio Middle School’s boys cross-country team picked up a little hardware this weekend to add to its trophy case.

The team took first place in its division at the San Antonio Spartan Cross Country meet at the Joshua Springs Park and Preserve. Del Rio ran three teams in the boys race with Del Rio 1 taking first with 26 points, Del Rio 2 taking third place with 112 points and Del Rio 3 finishing sixth with 157 points.

Del Rio 1 had a dominating performance, placing six of its seven runners in the top 10 overall. Leading the group was Alexander Perez who was third overall in a time of 12:26.455.

Perez’s third place finish led a group of Del Rio runners that took the third through sixth spots. Following Perez were Jacob Saucedo, who was fourth in 12:44.981; Julian Dominguez, who was fifth in 12:45.264; and Leo Cavazos, who was sixth in 12:57.356.

After missing out on seventh place, Del Rio’s next two runners crossed the finish line within seconds of each other. Julyus Calderon was eighth in 13:06.346 and Daniel Perez was ninth in 13:09.672.

Del Rio’s seventh runner cracked the top 15 as Ethan Jurado was 14^th overall in 13:26.303.

Del Rio 2 placed its six runners in the top 50 overall. Abraham Cardenas was the team’s top runner, coming in 11^th overall in 13:11.274. Trent Serwatka took 18^th in 13:44.870. Reynaldo De Los Santos was 25^th in 14:28.835, and Michael Carriaga was 27^th in 14:47.585.

Rounding out the team were Ray Torres, who was 31^st in 15:03.528; and Carlos Jaquez, who was 36^th in 15:08.200.

Del Rio 3 featured five runners, but all five also finished among the top 50 overall.

Armando Villanueva led the team, finishing 23^rd in 14:26.498. Teammate Jesus Robles was close behind, finishing 24^th in 14:28.129. Jose Gallegos was 33^rd in 15:07.533, Abraham Garcia was 35^th in 15:08.157, and Alexavier Medina was 42^nd in 15:40.939.

Ten teams and 101 runners competed in the middle school boys division.

MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS

Del Rio Middle School’s girls teams also fared well at the Spartan meet, taking fifth and sixth among 10 teams competing.

Del Rio 1 just missed out on fourth place by four points as all but one of its runners finished in the top 30.

Karissa Martinez was 19^th in 16:04.064, and teammate Devyn Casillas was just behind her in 20^th place in 16:06.031. Nelly Zavala was 22^nd in 16:09.951, Camila Fernandez was 23^rd in 16:15.120, Gabriela Diaz finished 26^th in 16:51.209; Eunice Martinez was 29^th in 16:59.188, and Celeste Garcia was 32^nd in 17:04.341.

Del Rio 2 finished 21 points behind their teammates to take sixth overall.

Reba Salinas led Del Rio 2 as she was 17^th in 15:58.878. Anna Curtis was 25^th in 16:36.723, Aniah Gonzales was 28^th in 16:58.262, Karyme Valencia was 30^th in 17:00.026, Camila De Los Santos was 31^st in 17:00.494, Isabella Valdez was 39^th in 17:36.067, and Hazel Altman was 44^th in 18:00.481.

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