Jerel Beaty-Staff Writer
Thirty-three teams and 312 participants in the varsity boys division and 32 teams and 271 competitors in the varsity girls division provided plenty of tight finishes and scoring races last Saturday in San Antonio at the FEAST Patriots Cross Country Invitational.
The Arabians came in 9th overall with 275 points and the Warhorses finished 14th with 439 points.
Arabians
Rachel Stotts, Aimee Carr, and Airyanna Rodriguez all placed in the top 50 in the massive varsity girls division. Stotts led the way by placing 21st with a time of 12:25.
Carr was 33rd with a time of 12:50 and Rodriguez was 45th with a time of 13:05. Claire Jones (105th-13:50) and Charlee Rangel (112th-13:57) were the last two qualifiers that were included in the 275 total points for the Arabians.
Camila Sierra (164th-14:41.3), Angelina Garcia (166th-14:41.5), and Dani Gutierrez (178th-14:51) also ran.
The JV girls division totaled 107 runners and Jilliyn Guajardo led her team with a 21st place finish. Guajardo crossed the line at the 15:21 mark. Lexi Perez was next at 35th with a time of 15:59.
Melia Hinojosa was in the top 50 at 43rd place with a time of 16:16. Isabelle Nuncio was 55th with a time of 16:37.
Warhorses
Donovan Dixon and Jesse House led the charge once again as Dixon placed 30th and Hourse 39th. Dixon ran 17:25 and House clocked in at 17:41.
Jaiden Alvarez also placed in the top quartile as he was 70th with a time of 18:20.
Shawn Lowe (207th-20:33) and Jake Riou (230th-21:09) rounded out the 439 points for the Warhorses.
Rowdy Esparza (244th-21:25), Christian Ross (264th-22:10), Chester Darby (283rd), and Jonathan Moralez (284th-23:13) also competed.
Varsity girls (Top 10)
1st Poth 103, 2nd Lytle 181, 3rd Alice 182, 4th Canyon Lake 211, 5th Floresville 218, 6th Houston St. Agnes 233, 7th La Vernia 244, 8th Pleasanton 257, 9th Devine 275, 10th Shiner St. Paul 279.
Varsity boy (Top 15)
1st Alice 88, 2nd Cornerstone 112, 3rd Floresville 116, 4th Davenport 180, 5th San Antonio Patriots Homeschool 224, 6th Great Hearts Northern Oaks 227, 7th Central Catholic 272, 8th Lytle 273, 9th Canyon Lake 290, 10th New Braunfels 273, 11thSt. Dominic Savio Catholic 366, 12th Austin Brentwood 385, 13th La Vernia 387, 14th Devine 439, 15th Del Rio 440.
Up next
Devine runs in Bandera Saturday, September 9.