Morin’s 3rd place finish leads Warhorse XC

Isaiah Morin continues his successful season as he placed third in last week’s Devine Invitational at Devine Golf Club. Morin ran a 17:56 to place one-second behind runner-up Jose Cortez of Lytle. Overall, the Warhorses placed third in the team standings behind champion San Antonio Christian and Lytle.
Kristofer Aguirre and Thomas TJ Mendoza finished in the top 20 at 12th and 17th respectively. Aguirre ran his best race of the season finishing the three-mile course in 19:20, while Mendoza also performed his best coming in at 19:37.
The triumvirate of Marcus Espinosa, Christopher Ortiz, and Jesse House came in 22nd, 23rd, and 24th with times of 20:13, 20:20, and 20:21.
Taylor Hurst (47th-22:04), Corwin Flores (48th-22:09), and Stephen Culver (54th-23:05) also competed for the third place Horses.
Team rankings
1st San Antonio Christian 23, 2nd Lytle 56, 3rd Devine 77, 4th Fox Tech 144, 5th Carrizo Springs 164, 6th Pleasanton 165, 7th Hondo 180, 8th Somerset 185, 9th Utopia 205.
By Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer