Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Elyse Cortinas, Annalisa Quintanilla, Sophia Herrera Kaycee Galindo, and Addison Wagner advanced to the November 7 State Cross Country Meet in Round Rock. The Lady Pirates qualified as a team at Regional, and now amazingly make their fifth trip in six seasons to Old Settlers Park under Head Coach Gilbert Ruiz. The Class 3A division race begins at 10:55am.
Florence won the regional championship with 68 points followed by other State-Qualifying teams Poth 107, Lytle 121, and San Antonio Cole 169.
“With only five runners, the minimum for a team, the girls accomplished a huge goal of advancing to State after having many setbacks through the year and wondering if we would even have a complete team in the first place,” Ruiz stated in his weekly email. “After finishing as the 4th best Class 3A school at the Islander Splash in Mid-September, I knew that if we did have a complete team, that we would be good enough to get back to State. I told them this is what we train for, that we are built for this! And that not only can we make it, but that we were more than capable of getting on that medal stand if they all would just stay calm, push through and use our experience. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID!”
Cortinas was 12th individually with a time of…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $42 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!
Lady Pirate XC at State for the 5th time in 6 years
Elyse Cortinas, Annalisa Quintanilla, Sophia Herrera, Kaycee Galindo and Addison Wagner dawn their medals at Corpus Christi.
