Thirty-six seventh and eighth grade Cross Country runners took to the two-mile course last Saturday morning in Tilden. Host McMullen County and invitees Devine, Jourdanton, Nordheim, and Edcouch-Eula competed in their second meet of the season.
Seventh graders Tanner Davis, Maverick Beaty, and Mario Vicente along with eighth grader Tony Saldivar paced the Colts efforts with 3rd, 7th, 9th, and 10th place finishes. Bo Wheeler, George Garcia, Edwin Belor, and Taylor Hurst finished in the top twenty.
“I am proud of our effort,” stated Coach Mark Mangold. “Our runners are improving every week.”
Runners were not divided by grade level, team points were not recorded, and a championship team was not recognized.
Colts results
3rd Tanner Davis 12:41, 7th Maverick Beaty 13:01, 9th Mario Vicente 13:05, 10th Tony Saldivar 13:31, 15th Bo Wheeler14:17, 16th George Garcia 14:21, 17th Edwin Belor 14:25, 20th Taylor Hurst 14:41, 22nd Ruger Coté 15:03, 26th Aadyn Harper 16:07, 27th Bobby Herrera 16:12, 29th Jaython Rosales 16:17, 31st Cecilio De La Garza 18:09.
Up next
All four Devine Middle School teams travel to San Antonio for the FEAST Invitational Saturday, September 26. Race times were not set in stone as of press time.
By Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer