PHARR — Edinburg North’s boys dominated and Edinburg Economedes’ girls delivered late to lift their respective teams to win district championships at the District 31-6A track and field meet Thursday at PSJA Stadium.
The Cougars’ boys won the district title with 167 team points. Mission High finished second with 118 points, and La Joya High took third with 111 points.
| Edinburg North’s Isaac Vidaurri looks back after crossing the finish line in first as he competes in the 200 meter run during the 31-5A/6A District track meet at PSJA Stadium on Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Pharr. (Joel Martinez | [email protected]) Joel Martinez |
Edinburg North’s Keyshawn Garcia won district titles in the 400- and 800-meter-runs and was part of a group of three Cougars to take first, second and third in the 1,600-meter run as Alexis Rodriguez (4:25.89) won the district title, Garcia took silver and Alexis Garcia won bronze.
“All that work has paid off. We tried to come back and triple it from basketball, football, to track and soccer, we’ve been working really hard for this,” Keyshawn Garcia said.
Edinburg Economedes’ girls team was crowned District 31-6A champion with 142 points, narrowly edging Edinburg High at 138.5 and La Joya High in third at 114.5.
| Edinburg Economedes’ Herminia Corado competes in the 100 meter hurdles during the 31-5A/6A District track meet at PSJA Stadium on Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Pharr. (Joel Martinez | [email protected]) Joel Martinez |
The Economedes 4×400 relay team of Herminia Corado, Christina Herrera, Alina Rocha and Francesca Alvarado pulled through in the meet’s final race to win a district title with a time of 4:06.09 and secure the team championship.
“We have a small team, and they all did what they needed to do today and they showed it at the end. They really wanted it,” Economedes girls track head coach Veronica Vasquez said. “They’ve been working really hard. We’ve had a really tough season and all of them are doing multiple events, so it was tough, but we came through.”