Metro-area athletes move on to Region IV-6A

STAFF REPORTS

Several Metro-area track & field athletes won individual titles during the area meet and will advance to the Region IV-6A on May 1 and 2 at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio.

Christian Parales won the 100-meter dash (10.88 seconds) and 200, (21.87), and the 400 relay team took first place (42.79) for Los Fresnos.

Angel Espinoza (167 feet, 8 inches) won the discus event, and Jonathan Herrera (9:47.15) took the 3,200 run for Rivera.

Darren Gonzalez of Lopez (6-0) took the high jump title.

Harlingen High won the boys team title with 96 points, followed by Harlingen South (69), San Benito (68) and Los Fresnos (60).

Advancing to regional in field events was Brandon Frausto of Lopez and Felipe Flores of Brownsville Veterans Memorial in the long jump, Pete Perez of Los Fresnos and Sammy Orive of Rivera in the triple jump, and Alex Herrera of Hanna in the high jump.

Also advancing to regional was Anthony Garza of Rivera in the 400 and 3,200 run, Christian Machuca of Rivera in the 1,600 and 3,200, Edward Velasquez of Rivera in the 110 hurdles, Eddie Guzman of Brownsville Veterans in the 400 and 800, and Los Fresnos in the 1,600 relay.

On the girls side, Jaleah Calvillo took home the triple jump (36-08) and the 100 hurdles (15.67) for Los Fresnos. She also advanced in the high jump.

Clarissa Chavez (123-1 1/2) won the discus event for Brownsville Veterans Memorial and also advanced in the shot put.

Weslaco High took the girls team title with 149 points, Los Fresnos was second (89), followed by Brownsville Veterans (64) and Harlingen South (60).

Advancing to regional in field events was Valeria Granados of Los Fresnos in the shot put and discus, Alondra Escobar of Los Fresnos in the long jump, Brandy Endsley of Rivera in the triple jump and Jackie Kingsbury of Los Fresnos in the high jump.

Also advancing to regional were Krista Lopez of Brownsville Veterans in the 200, Haley Allen of Brownsville Veterans and Reyna Medrano of Lopez in the 400, Sofia Salinas of Hanna and Rachel Ysaguirre of Brownsville Veterans in the 800, Samantha Hernandez of Lopez in the 1,600, Mariana Sanchez of Hanna in the 3,200, Alyssa Salazar of Los Fresnos in the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles, Michaela Artega of Brownsville Veterans in the 300 hurdles, Los Fresnos in the 400 and 800 relays, and Brownsville Veterans in the 800 and 1,600 relays.

Region IV Class 6A area track and field championships results

Bobby Lackey Stadium

April 23

Top-four finishers qualify for regional competiton

Boys

Team standings — 1, Harlingen High, 96; 2, Harlingen South, 69; 3, San Benito, 68; 4, Los Fresnos, 60; 5, Weslaco East, 56; 5, Brownsville Rivera, 56; 7, Weslaco High, 49; 8, PSJA North, 40; 9, Edinburg Economedes, 32; 10, Brownsville Lopez, 18; 11, PSJA Memorial, 17; 12, Edinburg High, 9; Brownsville Hanna, 4.

Field Events

Shot put — 1, John Belmares, San Benito, 51-00; 2, Travis Barnes, Harlingen High, 50-01; 3, Rene Perez, Weslaco High, 48-07.25; 4, Raymond Dominguez, Harlingen High, 47-02.5; 5, Jorge Robledo, Brownsville Veterans, 47-00.25; 6, John Banda, Weslaco East, 46-04.75.

Discus — 1, Angel Espinoza Brownsville Rivera, 167-08; 2, Abel Villarreal, Harlingen South, 154-05; 3, John Banda, Weslaco East, 150-00; 4, Mike Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 148-10; 5, Emilo Salinas, PSJA North, 140-06; 6, Jimmy Morton, Harlingen South, 137-7.

Long jump — 1, Michael Cantu, Edinburg North, 20-09.5; 2, Brandon Frausto, Brownsville Lopez, 20-06; 3, Ciro Hernandez, PSJA North, 20-03.75; 4, Felipe FLores, Brownsville Veterans, 20-03; 5, William Huera, Harlingen South, 19-10; 6, Juan Badillo, Weslaco East, 19-04.50.

Triple jump — 1, Raudel Alvarez, PSJA North, 43-09.5; 2, Pete Perez, Los Fresnos, 43-08.5; 3, Josh Garcia, PSJA North, 41-07.75; 4, Sammy Orive, Brownsville Rivera, 41-07.5; 5, Eric Gonzalez, Weslaco High, 41-07; 6, Christopher Charles, Weslaco East, 41-02.5.

High jump — 1, Darren Gonzalez, Brownsville Lopez, 6-00; 2, Devin Rosas, Harlingen High, J6-00; 3, Adrian Morales, Harlingen South, 5-10; 4, Alex Herrera, Brownsville Hanna, J5-10; 5, Justice Free, Weslaco High, J5-10; 6, Kirs Marroquin, Weslaco High, J5-10.

Pole vault — 1, Rolando Garcia, Harlingen South, 14-00; 2, Samuel Alvarez, Harlingen South, 13-06; 3, Albert Villarreal, Harlingen High, J13-06; 4, Jon Zapata, Weslaco High, J13-06; 5, Ishmael Villeda, Weslaco High, J13-00; 6, Trenton Teinert, Harlingen High, 13-00.

Running Events

100-meter dash — 1, Christian Parales, Los Fresnos, 10.88; 2, Gabriel Vasquez, San Benito, 11.11; 3, Darren Perez, Harlingen South, 11.31; 4, Lupe Moron, Weslaco East, 11.33; 5, Abel Martinez, Brownsville Veterans, 11.47; 6, Jose Torres, PSJA North, 11.77.

200-meter dash — 1, Christian Parales, Los Fresnos, 21.87; 2, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen, 22.01; 3, Sergio Murillo, Weslaco High, 22.25; 4, Aaron Romero, Harlingen South, 22.38; 5, Felipe Flores, Brownsville Veterans, 22.78; 6, Juan Badillo, Weslaco East, 22.81.

400-meter dash — 1, Marcos Medina, Harlingen High, 50.76; 2, Christopher Montemayor, Harlingen High, 51.11; 3, Ignacio Ramirez, Edinburg Economedes, 52.15; 4, Eddie Guzman, Brownsville Veterans, 52.17; 5, Arnold Mendoza, Brownsville Rivera, 52.18; 6, Edgar Arevalo, Edinburg High, 53.44.

800-meter run — 1, Orser Rodriguez, Harlingen High, 1:57.45; 2, Lorenzo Castaneda, Harlingen High, 1:57.64; 3, Anthony Garza, Brownsville Rivera, 1:58.40; 4, Eddie Guzman, Brownsville Veterans, 1:59.79; 5, Jayven Cordova, Weslaco East, 2:00.83; 6, Edgar Mayorga, PSJA Memorial, 2:03.16.

1600-meter run — 1, Tristan Pena, Edinburg North, 4:29.26; 2, Jayven Cordova, Wesalco East, 4:29.72; 3, Christian Machuca, Brownsville Rivera, 4:31.91; 4, Orser Rodriguez, Harlingen High, 4:33.52; 5, Aldo Nava, Edinburg North, 4:38.12; 6, Albert Herrera, Weslaco East, 4:42.39.

3200-meter run — 1, Jonathan Herrera, Brownsville Rivera, 9:47.15; 2, Christian Machuca, Brownsville Rivera, 9:47.56; , 3, Anthony Garza, Brownsville Rivera, 9:48.17; 4, Albert Herrera, Weslaco East, 9:49.84; 5, Rolando Ramon, Edinburg High, 10:10.46; 6, Rolando Ramon, Edinburg High, 10:10.46.

110-meter hurdles — 1, Brandon Bradford, PSJA North, 15.56; 2, Bony Rios, Edinburg Economedes, 15.56; 3, JR Villarreal, Weslaco East, 15.98; 4, Edward Velasquez, Brownsville Rivera, 16.17; 5, Kris Marroquin, Weslaco High, 16.71; 6, Edwin Sanchez, Harlingen High, 17.04.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Jorge Cantu, San Benito, 40.12; 2, JR Villarreal, Weslaco East, 40.38; 3, Angel Diaz, Edinburg High, 41.43; 4, Rene Ramirez, PSJA North, 41.51; 5, Michael Caballero, Brownsville Veterans, 41.61; 6, Brandon Bradford, PSJA North, 42.85.

400-meter relay — 1, Los Fresnos 42.79; 2, San Benito, 43.34; 3, Weslaco High, 43.39; 4, Harlingen South, J43.39; 5, Brownsville Veterans, J43.39; 6, Weslaco East, 43.41.

800-meter relay — 1, San Benito, 1:29.70; 2, Harlingen South, 1:29.73; 3, Weslaco High, 1:30.75; 4, Weslaco East, 1:31.09; 5, Los Fresnos, 1:32.29; 6, Edinburg Economedes, 1:31.98.

1600-meter relay — 1, Harlingen High, 3:21.12; 2, Edinburg Economedes, 3:25.52; 3, PSJA Memorial, 3:25.66; 4, Los Fresnos, 3:28.36; 5, San Benito, 3:30.41; 6, Weslaco East, 3:30.46.

Girls

Team standings — 1, Weslaco High, 149; 2, Los Fresnos, 89; 3, Brownsville Veterans, 64; 4, Harlingen South, 60; 5, Weslaco East, 46; 5, PSJA Memorial, 46; 7, Edinburg High, 37; 8, Edinburg Economedes, 35; 9, Harlingen High, 28; 10, PSJA North, 18; 11, Edinburg North, 16; 12, Brownsville Hanna, 14; 13, Brownsville Rivera, 9, 14, Brownsville Lopez, 8, San Benito, 1.

Field Events

Shot put — 1, Faith Olszak, Weslaco East, 39-05; 2, Clarissa Chavez, Brownsville Veterans, 36-10; 3, Samantha Alvarez, Harlingen High, 34-04; 4, Valeria Granados, Los Fresnos, 33-11; 5, Jazmin Cortez, PSJA North, 33-03; 6, Georgeana Trevino, Brownsville Hanna, 31-03.5.

Discus — 1, Clarissa Chavez, Brownsville Veterans, 123-01.50; 2, Natalie Alaniz, Edinburg North, 118-07.5; 3, Valeria Granados, Los Fresnos, 117-01.5; 4, Lauren Earhart, Edinburg Economedes, 116-08.5; 5, Jazmin Cortez, PSJA North, 116-00; 6, Ciera Gonzalez, Weslaco High, 109-07.50.

Long jump — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 18-01.25; 2, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 16-10.25; 3, Angela Villarreal, Weslaco High, 15-11.75; 4, Alondra Escobar, Los Fresnos, 15-07; 5, Cynthia Garcia, 15-02; 6, Tiffany Borrego, PSJA North, 15-00.25.

Triple jump — 1, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 36-08; 2, Brandy Endsley, Brownsville Rivera, 34-07; 3, Juliana Guerrero, Harlingen High, 34-00.25; 4, Angela Villarreal, Weslaco High, 34-00; 5, Yasmine Martinez, Harlingen High, 33-11.25; 6, Madelyn Ybarra, 33-07.5.

High jump — 1, Joan Cepeda, PSJA Memorial, 5-04; 2, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 5-00; 3, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, J5-00; 4, Jackie Kingsburg, Los Fresnos, J5-00; 5, Natalie Martinez, Edinburg High, 4-10; 6, Jacqueline Garza, Weslaco High, 4-08.

Pole vault — 1, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 11-00; 2, Carolina Carrillo, PSJA North, 9-06; 3, Mikaela Flores, Harlingen South, 9-00; 4, Gabriella Garza, Weslaco High, 8-06; 5, Kelsi McDonough, Los Fresnos, 8-00; 6, Tiffany Puente, PSJA North, 7-06.

Running Events

100-meter dash — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 12.23; 2, Caitlin Alaniz, Weslaco East, 12.82; 3, Alyssa Deleon, Weslaco High, 12.90; 4, Elida Hernandez, Weslaco High, 13.02; 5, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 13.25; 6, Alondra Escobar, Los Fresnos, 13.27.

200-meter dash — 1, Cierra Pena, Harlingen South, 26.16; 2, Caitlin Alaniz, Weslaco East, 26.33; 3, Elida Hernandez, Weslaco High, 26.67; 4, Krista Lopez, Brownsville Veterans, 26.87; 5, Stephanie Cauceda, Weslaco High, 26.96; 6, Natalie Martinez, Edinburg High, 27.80.

400-meter dash — 1, Angela Villarreal, Weslaco High, 58.27; 2, Juliana Guerrero, Harlingen High, 1:00.19; 3, Haley Allen, Brownsville Veterans, 1:00.35; 4, Reyna Medrano, Brownsville Lopez, 1:00.54; 5, Gloria Gutierrez, Edinburg North, 1:02.81; 6, Jarin Pena, Weslaco High, 1:03.23.

800-meter run — 1, Alexandria Cruz, Edinburg High, 2:17.84; 2, Violet Torres, PSJA Memorial, 2:22.00; 3, Sofia Salinas, Brownsville Hanna, 2:23.64; 4, Rachel Ysaguirre, Brownsville Veterans, 2:24.91; 5, Devin Sanchez, Harlingen High, 2:27.08; 6, Jarin Pena, Weslaco High, 2:27.08.

1600-meter run — 1, Alexandria Cruz, Edinburg High, 4:56.83; 2, Emily Suarez, Edinburg Economedes, 5:29.71; 3, Violet Torres, PSJA Memorial, 5:32.56; 4, Samantha Hernandez, Brownsville Lopez, 5:33.96; 5, Ana Ochoa, Edinburg Economedes, 5:36.53; 6, Julissa Urbina, Brownsville Hanna, 5:44.91.

3200-meter run — 1, Emily Suarez, Edinburg Economedes, 11:59.72; 2, Ana Ochoa, Edinburg Economedes, 12:04.99; 3, Mariana Sanchez, Brownsville Hanna, 12:05.93; 4, Stephanie Ovalle, PSJA Memorial, 12:06.63; 5, Vianney Sanchez, Edinburg High, 12:32.20; 6, Jennifer Lopez, Brownsville Rivera, 12:52.27.

100-meter hurdles — 1, Jaleah Calvillo, Los Fresnos, 15.67; 2, Alyssa Salazar, Los Fresnos, 17.05; 3, Daniella Rodriguez, Harlingen South, 17.42; 4, Bianca Garza, PSJA North, 17.48; 5, Michaela Artega, Brownsville Veterans, 17.56; 6, Audrey Franco, Edinburg Economedes, 17.58.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Alyssa Deleon, Weslaco High, 46.54; 2, Michaela Artega, Brownsville Veterans, 48.24; 3, Alyssa Salazar, Los Fresnos, 48.28; 4, Esperanza, Pedraza, Weslaco High, 48.46; 5, Lynnda Lozano, Edinburg North, 49.24; 6, Kailha Reyes, San Benito, 49.60.

400-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 49.34; 2, Harlingen South, 50.20; 3, Los Fresnos, 50.23; 4, Weslaco East, 50.74; 5, Brownsville Veterans, 51.11; 6, PSJA Memorial, 51.64.

800-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 1:45.37; 2, Los Fresnos, 1:46.55; 3, Weslaco East, 1:47.30; 4, Brownsville Veterans, 1:47.38; 5, Edinburg North, 1:48.47; 6, Harlingen South, 1:48.86.

1600-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 3:58.05; 2, PSJA Memorial, 4:03.36; 3, Edinburg High, 4:07.08; 4, Brownsville Veterans, 4:07.17; 5, Harlingen High, 4:07.92; 6, Edinburg Economedes, 4:18.95.