Junior Warhorse Cross Country runner Xavier Garza qualified for Regional by finishing fifth place overall at last Wednesday’s District 29-4A Meet in Devine. Garza ran a 17:56 on the 3.15-mile course.
As a team, Devine finished 3 points out of third place that would have netted the entire team a chance to compete at Regional. It has been over 25 years since an entire boys’ team qualified for the Regional Meet. Unfortunately, this excellent opportunity slipped by as I feel we were more than capable of achieving that goal.
Chris Ortiz (13th19:25), Zachary Alvarez (20th-20:10), Rylan Mata (21st-20:12), Matt Madrid (22nd-20:16), TJ Mendoza (27th-21:19), and Marcus Angel Espinosa (29th-21:32) rounded out the final standings for the Warhorses.
Team rankings: 1st Carrizo Springs 40, 2nd Hondo 41, 3rd Crystal City 78, 4th Devine 81, 5th-Pearsall 118.
Top 10: 1st-Braeden Cardenas-Carrizo Springs-17:26, 2nd-Angel Rodriguez-Hondo-17:36, 3rd-Zaine Leal-Pearsall-17:38, 4th-Kutter Karnes-Carrizo Springs-17:39, 5th-Xavier Garza-Devine-17:56, 6th-Aaron Ledesma-Hondo-18:27, 7th-Frank Arenas-Crystal City-18:35, 8th-John Hernandez-Carrizo Springs-18:45, 9th-Anthony Sandoval-Hondo-18:45, 10th-Cade Muennink-Hondo-19:07.
Regional
Xavier runs at 12:20pm at Dr. Jack A. Dugan Stadium in Corpus on Monday, October 28. The physical address is 800 Nile Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78412.
By Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Xavier Garcia qualifies for Regional Cross Country; Warhorse team misses out by 3 points
