District 31-6A / 32-6A Track and Field Area Championships Results

April 21

PSJA Stadium, Pharr

All times are fully automatic

Top four finishers automatically qualify for the regional track meet

Team Results

Boys — 1, Harlingen South, 91; 2, Brownsville Rivera, 73; 3, Edinburg Economedes, 69; 3, Harlingen High, 69; 5, Weslaco East, 60; 6, PSJA Memorial, 57; 7, Los Fresnos, 53; 8, Weslaco High, 42; 9, San Benito, 33; 10, PSJA North, 30; 11, Edinburg North, 29; 12, Brownsville Veterans Memorial, 10; 13, Brownsville Lopez, 3.

Girls — 1, Weslaco High, 130; 2, Los Fresnos, 82; 3, Edinburg North, 73; 4, Harlingen High, 63; 5, Edinburg North, 49; 6, Brownsville Veterans Memorial, 40; 7, PSJA North, 34; 8, Weslaco East, 34; 9, Edinburg High, 33; 10, Brownsville Hanna, 22; 11, Edinburg Economedes 18; 12, Brownsville Rivera, 17; 13, PSJA Memorial, 14; 14, San Benito, 15, Brownsville Lopez, 3.

Individual Results

Boys

Track Events

100-Meter dash — 1, Christian Perales, Los Fresnos, 10.83; 2, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 10.84; 3, Carlos Vela, Edinburg Economedes, 10.98; 4, Aron Gutierrez, Brownsville Rivera, 11.19; 5, Sammy Orive, Brownvsville Rivera, 11.24; 6, Andrew Guzman, Edinburg North, 11.51.

100-Meter dash wheelchair — 1, Joe Solis, Weslaco High, 19.94; 2, Leeroy Garcia, Weslaco High, 27.41.

200-Meter dash — 1, Christian Perales, Los Frenos, 21.64; 2, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 22.15; 3, Sammy Orive, Brownsvile Rivera, 22.63; 4, Arron Romero, Harlingen South, 22.84; 5, Oscar Cantu, PSJA North, 23.18; 6, Edward Ayala, Weslaco High, 23.39.

400-Meter dash — 1, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 49.49; 2, Christopher Montemayor, Harlingen High, 50.74; 3, Derick Ybarra, Weslaco East, 50.90; 4, Alex Castillo, San Benito, 51.15; 5, Noah Perez, Harlingen South, 51.54; 6, Adrian Saavedra, Edinburg Econmedes, 51.64.

400-Meter dash wheelchair — 1, Joe Solis, Weslaco High, 1:09.56; 2, Leeroy Garcia, Weslaco High, 1:49.79.

800-Meter run — 1, Manny Guerrero, Brownsville Rivera, 1:59.19; 2, Ruben Chapa, Brownsville Rivera, 1:59.37; 3, Luis Ramirez, Weslaco East, 1:59.95; 4, Abraham Villafranca, Harlingen South, 2:00.11; 5, Art Benavides, Harlingen High, 2:02.23; 6, Robert Rojas, Weslaco High, 2:04.51.

1600-Meter run — 1, Javyen Cordova, 4:25.46; 2, Cruz Gomez, PSJA Memorial, 4:28.53; 3, Joshua Doria, Edinburg North, 4:28.89; 4, Anthony Garza, Brownsville Rivera, 4:29.05; 5, Tristan Pena, Edinburg North, 4:31.51; 6, Jonathan Herrera, Brownsville Rivera, 4:38.81.

3200-Meter run — 1, Jayven Cordova, Weslaco East, 9:38.80; 2, Cruz Gomez, PSJA Memorial, 9:43.40; 3, Jonathan Herrera, Brownsville Rivera, 9:50.58; 4, Anthony Garza, Brownsville Rivera, 10:02.70; 5, Bryan Vela, Weslaco East, 10:03.88; 6, Ricardo Torres, Los Fresnos, 10:07.79.

110-Meter hurdles — 1, Alexander Lara, Weslaco High, 15.40; 2, Bony Rios, Edinburg Economedes, 15.58; 3, Juan Carlos Vargas, Weslaco East, 16.07; 4, Justin Guerra, Edinburg North, 16.24; 5, Alexis Perez, Brownsville Lopez, 16.26; 6, Joey Torres, Harlingen South, 16.53.

300-Meter hurdles — 1, Jorge Cantu, San Benitio, 40.32; 2, Justin Guerra, Edinburg North, 40.93; 3, Joey Torres, Harlingen South, 41.13; 4, Manny Guerrero, Brownsville Rivera, 41.20; 5, Issac Aguilar, Harlingen High, 41.25; 6, Michael Walden, PSJA Memorial, 41.50.

400-Meter relay — 1, Harlignen South, 43.11; 2, Edinburg Economedes, 43.21; 3, Weslaco High, 43.24; 4, Brownsville Rivera, 43.41; 5, PSJA North, 43.74; 6, Weslaco East, 44.21.

800-Meter relay — 1, Harlingen South, 1:29.80; 2, Los Fresnos, 1:30.21; 3, Edinburg Economedes, 1:30.24; 4, San Benito, 1:30.34; 5, Harlingen High, 1:31.02; 6, PSJA North, 1:32.13.

1600-Meter relay — 1, PSJA Memorial, 3:25.77; 2, Harlingen High, 3:26.65; 3, Harlingen South, 3:26.71; 4, Brownsville Rivera, 3:29.33; 5, Weslaco East, 3:29.36; 6, Edinburg North, 3:29.45.

Field Events

Shot put — 1, John Belmares, San Benito, 55-05; 2, Mike Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 51-06.5; 3, Gaston Cortina, Edinburg North, 51-01; 4, Jonathan Banda, Weslaco East, 49-10; 5, Adey Awah, Harlingen South, 49-02; 6, Abraham Pedraza, Brownsville Veterans Memorial, 47-08.5.

Discus — 1, Mike Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 174-06; 2, Jonathan Banda, Weslaco East, 160-00; 3, Travis Barnes, Harlingen High, 149-08; 4, Isaiah Zepeda, Los Fresnos, 146-08; 5, Andres Bodden, Brownsville Veterans Memorial, 144-06; 6, John Belmares, San Benito, 142-02.

Long Jump — 1, Ciro Hernandez, PSJA North, 22-09; 2, Pete Segura, Edinburg Economedes, 21-04; 3, Everardo Garate, Los Fresnos, 21-00.5; 4, Alexander Lara, Weslaco High, 20-10; 5, Rolando Montemayor, Weslaco East, J20-10; 6, Jose Echavarria, Brownsville Lopez, 20-08.

Triple Jump — 1, Gustavo Vasquez, Edinburg Economedes, 44-05.5; 2, Sammy Orive, Brownsville Rivera, 44-02; 3, Pete Perez, Los Fresnos, 43-06.5; 4, Raudel Alvarez, PSJA North, 43-06; 5, Josue Garcia, PSJA North, 42-06; 6, Devin Rosas, Harlingen High, 41-05.5.

High Jump — 1, Justice Free, Weslaco High, 6-02; 2, Pete Segura, Edinburg Economedes, J6-02; 3, Darian Thuki, Brownsville Veterans Memorial, 6-00; 4, Devin Rosas, Harlingen High, 5-08; 5, Marco Castellanos, Harlingen South, J5-08; 6, Miguel Yniesta, Brownsville Veterans Memorial, J5-08.

Pole Vault — 1, Sam Alvarez, Harlingen South, 14-00; 2, Marcus Ramirez, Harlingen South, 13-06; 3, Michael Garza, PSJA North, 13-00; 4, Jon Zapata, Weslaco High, J13-00; 5, Bryan Pedraza, PSJA Memorial, 12-06.

Girls

Track Events

100-Meter dash — 1, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 12.79; 2, Luisa Cruz, Los Fresnos, 12.91; 3, Marina Garcia, Bronwnsville Hanna, 12.92; 4, Yazmine Martinez, Harlingen High, 12.95; 5, Eldia Hernandez, Weslaco High, 13.17; 6, Alexandra Soto, PSJA Memorial, 13.20.

200-Meter dash — 1, Mellory Grannum, Harlingen South, 26.50; 2, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 26.50; 3, Alondra Escobar, Los Fresnos, 26.59; 4, Xitlaly Hernandez, Weslaco East, 26.69; 5, Alondra Toledo, Brownvsille Veterans Memorial, 26.92; 6, Jacklyn Salinas, PSJA Memorial, 27.41.

400-Meter dash — 1, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 58.26; 2, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 58.67; 3, Juliana Guerrero, Harlingen High, 1:00.96; 4, Yazmine Martinez, Harlingen High, 1:01.48; 5, Reyna Medrano, Brownsville Lopez, 1:03.17; 6, Marissa Arce, Edinburg High, 1:04.86.

800-Meter run — 1, Stephanie Sauceda, Weslaco High, 2:18.95; 2, Aaliyah Garza, Weslaco High, 2:25.14; 3, Nadia Sifuentes, Brownsivlle Hanna, 2:25.19; 4, Adriana Cruz, Edinburg High, 2:25.21; 5, Sofia Salinas, Brownsville Hanna, 2:25.43; 6, Angela Nuno Gutierrez, Edinburg North, 2:29.63.

1600-Meter run — 1, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 5:11.51; 2, Andrea De la Rosa, Brownsville Rivera, 5:20.41; 3, Janet Figueroa, Weslaco High, 5:21.29; 4, Bryana Rios, Edinburg North, 5:28.99; 5, Vianney Sanchez, Edinburg High, 5:39.38; 6, Samantha Hernandez, Brownsville Lopez, 5:40.03.

3200-Meter run — 1, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 11:37.90; 2, Vianney Sanchez, Edinburg High, 11:57.68; 3, Andrea De la Rosa, Brownsville Rivera, 12:05.00; 4, Bryana Rios, Edinburg North, 12:06.2.; 5, Janet Figueroa, Weslaco High, 12:11.70; 6, Jennifer Lopez, Brownsville Rivera, 12:22.57.

100-Meter hurdles — 1, Alyssa Salazar, Los Fresnos, 16.07; 2, Esperanza Pedraza, Weslaco High, 16.66; 3, Brianna Alex, Los Fresnos, 16.99; 4, Bianca Garza, PSJA North, 17.22; 5, Audrey Franco, Edinburg Economedes, 17.22; 6, Danielle Rodriguez, Harlingen South, 17.46.

300-Meter hurdles — 1, Alyssa Salazar, Los Fresnos, 46.18; 2, Lynnda Lozano, Edinburg North, 47.80; 3, Esperanza Pedraza, Weslaco High, 47.90; 4, Danielle Rodriguez, Harlingen South, 49.74; 5, Karina Alfaro, Edinburg High, 50.33; 6, Sonia Garza, Brownsville Veterans Memorial, 50.49.

400-Meter relay — 1, Brownsville Veterans Memorial, 50.15; 2, Weslaco East, 50.22; 3, Weslaco High, 50.25; 4, Los Fresnos, 50.29; 5, Harlingen South, 50.72; 6, Harlingen High, 51.37.

800-Meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 1:45.36; 2, Harlingen South, 1:46.95; 3, Los Fresnos, 1:47.02; 4, Edinburg High, 1:47.75; 5, Brownsville Veterans Memorial, 1:48.42; 6, PSJA Memorial, 1:49.53.

1600-Meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 4:01.27; 2, Harlingen High, 4:08.80; 3, Brownsville Veterans Memorial, 4:11.23; 4, Los Fresnos, 4:14.10; 5, Brownsville Hanna, 4:15.99; 6, PSJA Memorial, 4:19.12.

Field Events

Shot Put — 1, Jazmin Cortez, PSJA North, 38-09.5; 2, Samantha Alvarez, Harlingen High, 36-07; 3, Soledad Villarreal, San Benito, 34-07; 4, Brittany Cantu, Edinburg Economedes, 34-01; 5, Silvia Perez, Edinburg Economedes, 33-04; 6, Valeria Granados, Los Fresnos, 32-08.5.

Discus — 1, Ciera Gonzalez, Weslaco High, 135-06; 2, Jazmin Cortez, PSJA North, 133-04; 3, Brittany Cantu, Edinburg Economedes, 127-03; 4, Valeria Granados, Los Fresnos, 120-01; 5, Samantha Alvarez, Harlingen High, 115-01; 6, Denise Acosta, San Benito, 104-03.

Long Jump — 1, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 17-08; 2, Alondra Escobar, Los Fresnos, 16-08.75; 3, Abriana Saenz, Edinburg North, 16-06.5; 4, Pamela Ellis, Brownsville Hanna, 16-03; 5, Tiffany Borrego, PSJA North, 16-01.25; 6, Alyssa Salazar, Los Fresnos, 15-04.5.

Triple Jump — 1,Danielle Burget, Weslaco East, 35-05.75; 2, Juliana Guerrero, Harlingen High, 35-05; 3, Abriana Saenz, Edinburg North, 34-11.5; 4, Monique Rodirguez, Edinburg Economedes, 34-05.5; 5, Chya Woodward, Edinburg High, 34-04.25; 6, Yazmine Martinez, Harlingen High, 34-02.5. 

High Jump — 1, Juliana Guerero, Harlingen High, 5-02; 2, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 5-00; 3, Jayla Santa Maria, Edinburg High, 4-10; 54 Alyssa Flores, Weslaco East, J4-10; 5, Joanna Hernandez, Brownsville Rivera, 4-08; 6, Pamela Sanchez, Brownsville Veterans Memorial, J4-08.

Pole Vault — 1, Mikaela Flores, Harlingen South, 9-06; 2, Victoria Barrios, PSJA Memorial, 8-06; 3, Carolina Carrillo, PSJA North, J8-06; 4, Kimberly Castro, PSJA North, J8-06; 5, Sara Alaniz, Harlingen High, J8-06.

Valley’s Best and Mythical Standings for April 21
Team Standings
Boys

1, McAllen Memorial, 69.16; 2, McAllen High, 62; 3, Harlingen High, 60.66; 4, Harlingen South, 46; 5, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 44; 6, La Joya Palmview, 43; 7, La Feria, 26; 8, Weslaco High, 25.16; 9, Los Fresnos, 24; 10, PSJA Memorial, 22.

Girls

1, Weslaco High, 91.3; 2, La Joya Palmview, 79; 3, McAllen Memorial, 72.4; 4, Harlingen South, 41.4; 5, McAllen Rowe, 40; 6, Los Fresnos, 37; 7, Mission Veterans Memorial, 36.75; 8, Brownsville St. Joseph, 36; 9, Edcouch-Elsa, 21; La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 20.

Individual Standings
Boys
* Fully Automatic Time

100-Meter dash —1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 10.66*; 2, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 10.74*; 3, Christian Perales, Los Fresnos, 10.82*; 4, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 10.83*; 5, Trevor Speights, McAllen Memorial, 10.93*; 6, Charlie Vela, Edinburg Economedes, 10.94*.

200-Meter dash —1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 21.62*; 2, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 21.71*; 3, Christian Perales, Los Fresnos, 21.76*; 4, Aaron Romero, Harlingen South, 22.21*; 5, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 22.22*; 6, Sammy Orive, Brownsville Rivera, 22.23*.

400-Meter dash — 1, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 49.03*; 2, Anthony Gonzales, Brownsville Porter, 49.35*; 3, Mario Garcia, Brownsville St. Joseph, 49.47*; 4, Sergio Murillo, Weslaco High, 49.74*; 5, Carlos Rodriguez, La Feria, 50.02; 6, Rodrigo Cedillo, Lyford, 50.15.

800-Meter run — 1, Ricardo Mendoza, La Joya High, 1:54.98*; 2, Carlos Rodriguez, La Feria, 1:55.10*; 3, Victor Bocanegra, La Joya Palmview, 1:55.77*; 4, Jesus Mata, Mission Veterans Memorial, 1:56.94*; 5, Jorge Perez, Mission High, 1:56.94*; 6, Manny Guerrero, Brownsville Rivera, 1:57.00*.

1600-Meter run — 1, Jayven Cordova, Weslaco East, 4:19.02*; 2, Anthony Garza, Brownsville Rivera, 4:21.47*; 3, Joshua Doria, Edinburg North, 4:23.51*; 4, Aldo Nava, Edinburg North, 4:24.11*; 5, Ricardo Mendoza, La Joya High, 4:24.88*; 6, Juan Orozco, PSJA North, 4:24.89*.

3200-Meter run — 1, Jayven Cordova, Weslaco East, 9:28.03*; 2, Cruz Gomez, PSJA Memorial, 9:30.32*; 3, Dominic Cavazos, Mercedes, 9:33.94*; 4, Fabian Garcia, Mission Veterans Memorial, 9:35.47; 5, Anthony Garza, Brownsville Rivera, 9:36.04*; 6, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 9:36.81.

110-Meter hurdles — 1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 13.59; 2, Tristan Myende, La Joya Palmview, 14.96*; 3, Bony Rios, Edinburg Economedes, 15.06*; 4, Manuel Lerma, McAllen high, 15.24*; 4, Omar Silva, Port Isabel, 15.24*; 6, Alexander Lara, Weslaco High, 15.13*.

300-Meter hurdles — 1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 37.36*; 2, Carlos Serna, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 39.11*; 3, Joseph Lunn, La Feria, 39.14*; 4, Gunner Henderson, McAllen High, 39.61*; 5, Jorge Cantu, San Benito, 39.69*; 6, Marc Garcia, Mission High, 39.70*.

400-Meter relay — 1, McAllen Memorial, 42.21*; 2, La Joya Palmview, 43.16*; 3, Harlingen South, 43.23*; 4, Harlingen High, 43.23*; 5, Sharyland High, 43.24*; 6, Edinburg Vela, 43.24*.

800-Meter relay — 1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:29.40*; 2, Harlingen South, 1:29.53*; 3, Los Fresnos, 1:29.73*; 4, Weslaco High, 1:29.84*; 5, Edinburg Vela, 1:30.24*; 6, Sharyland High, 1:30.34*.

1600-Meter relay — 1, Harlingen High, 3:21.76*; 2, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 3:22.60; 3, La Feria, 3:22.80*; 4, La Joya Palmview, 3:23.44*; 5, PSJA Memorial, 3:24.43*; 6, Harlingen South, 3:24.72*.

Field Events

Shot put — 1, Mike Zuniga, Rio Hondo, 57-09; 2, Travis Barnes, Harlingen High, 55-11; 3, Gaston Cortina, Edinburg North, 54-09; 4, Ricardo Espinoza, La Joya Palmview, 54-03; 5, John Belmares, San Benito, 53-11.25; 6, Johnny Howell, Sharyland Pioneer, 53-04.25.

Discus — 1, Mike Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 178-00; 2, Mike Zuniga, Rio Hondo, 165-11; 3, Jordan DeLeon, Mission Veterans Memorial, 162-00; 4, Cesar Villegas, Donna High, 155-07; 5, Sydney Mock, Port Isabel, 154-09; 6, Travis Barnes, Harlingen High, 154-07.

Long Jump — 1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 23-07; 2, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 22-06; 2, D.J. Johnson, McAllen Memorial, 22-06; 4, Ciro Hernandez, PSJA North, 22-04.5; 5, Alexander Lara, Weslaco High, 22-1.5; 6, Leo Lara, Santa Rosa, 22-00.75.

Triple Jump — 1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 47-05-75; 2, Dominic Castillo, Donna North, 45-11; 3, Raudel Alvarez, PSJA North, 45-1.5; 4, Hector Bosquez, McAllen Rowe, 44-05.5; 5, Isiah Martinez, La Feria, 44-04.5; 6, Sammy Orive, Brownvsille Rivera, 43-10.75.

High Jump — 1, Robert Rosales, Valley View, 6-04; 1, Max Oyervides, Sharyland High, 6-04; 1, D.J. Johsnon, McAllen Memorial, 6-04; 1, Leo Lara, Santa Rosa, 6-04; 1, Justice Free, Weslaco High, 6-04; 1, Pete Segura, Edinburg Economedes, 6-04.

Pole Vault — 1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 15-07’ 2, Marcus Ramirez, Harlingen South, 14-06; 3, Samuel Alvarez, Harlingen South, 14-00; 3, Jon Zapata, Weslaco High, 14-00; 3, Luis Trujillo, Mission Veterans Memorial, 14-00; 6, Saul Saavedra, Harlingen High, 13-06; 6, Trent Teinert, Harlingen High, 13-06; 6, Mike Garza, PSJA North, 13-06.

Girls
Track Events
* Fully Automatic Time

100-Meter dash — 1, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 12.32*; 2, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 12.47*; 3, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 12.64*; 4, Jacklynn Flores, Mercedes, 12.67*; 5, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, 12.74*; 6, Alondra Escobar, Los Fresnos, 12.74*; 6, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 12.74*.

200-Meter dash — 1, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 25.32*; 2, Alondra Escobar, Los Fresnos, 25.88*; 3, Mia Hinojosa, La Joya Palmview, 25.89*; 4, Mallory Grannum, Harlingen South, 26.09*; 5, Natalie Young, McAllen Memorial, 26.20*; 6, Rebeca Martinez, Sharyland Pioneer, 26.22*.

400-Meter dash — 1, Nicole Gonzales, Harlingen South, 58.04; 2, Lorraine Estrada, McAllen Rowe, 58.06*; 3, Mariah Gonzalez, Mission Veterans Memorial, 58.34*; 4, Natalie Garza, Port Isabel, 58.64*; 5, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 58.71*; 6, Jaida Muhammad, Edinburg Vela, 60.14*.

800-Meter run — 1, Stephanie Sauceda, Weslaco High, 2:16.63*; 2, Valery Tobias, Edinburg IDEA Quest, 2:16.97*; 3, Dylann Guerra, Edinburg Vela, 2:20.81; 4, Bailey Villalon, La Joya Palmview, 2:21.77*; 5, Adriana Cruz, Rio Grande City, 2:22.06; 6, Kelly Aguinaga, Edcouch-Elsa, 2:22.65*.

1600-Meter run —1, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 5:04.03*; 2, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 5:06.03*; 3, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 5:07.91*; 4, Soledad Cruz, Mercedes, 5:09.19*; 5, Ana Bautista, Rio Grande City, 5:14.63*; 6, Andrea De La Rosa, Brownsville Rivera, 5:21.05*.

3200-Meter run — 1, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 10;49.57*; 2, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 10:50.75*; 3, Tina Sierra, La Feria, 11:07.10*; 4, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 11:09.15*; 5, Soledad Cruz, Mercedes, 11:09.17*; 6, Ana Bautista, Rio Grande City, 11:11.55*.

100-Meter hurdles — 1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy, 14.45*; 2, Lanie Nitsch, McAllen Memorial, 15.18; 3, Karla Ibarra, Valley View, 15.74*; 4, Alyssa Salazar, Los Fresnos, 15.94*; 5, Aniah Chaleff-Reyna, McAllen High, 16.16*; 6, Oliva Garcia, Edinburg Vela, 16.16*.

300-Meter hurdles — 1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy, 43.51*; 2, Lanie Nitsch, McAllen Memorial, 45.39*; 3, Alyssa Salaza, Los Fresnos, 46.03*; 4, Brittany Cano, La Joya Palmview, 46.44*; 5, Thanya Garza, McAllen Memorial, 46.80*; 6, Caleigh Hausenfluck, Sharyland High, 46.94*.

400-Meter relay — 1, McAllen Memorial, 49.74*; 2, Weslaco High, 49.76*; 3, La Joya Palmview, 44.84*; 4, McAllen Rowe, 49.98*; 5, Harlingen South, 50.24*; 6, Mission Veterans Memorial, 50.34*.

800-Meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 1:44.34*; 2, La Joya Palmview, 1:44.80; 3, Los Fresnos, 1:46.96*; 4, Brownsville Veterans Memorial, 1:47.26*; 5, McAllen Memorial, 1:47.44*; 6, Harlingen South, 1:47.57*.

1600-Meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 4:00.23*; 2, McAllen Memorial, 4:01.51*; 3, McAllen Rowe, 4:02.87*; 4, Mission Veterans Memorial, 4:04.90; 5, Harlingen High, 4:06.11*; 6, La Joya Palmview, 4:06.40.

Field Events

Shot Put — 1, Eloisa Martinez, McAllen Memorial, 39-09; 2, Alexis Vasquez, Mission Veterans Memorial, 38-10.5; 3, Samantha Alvarez, Harlingen High, 38-09; 4, Valeria Granados, Los Fresnos, 37-10.5; 5, Serena Rivera, La Feria, 37-10; 6, Gertrudis Ruiz-Balli, Brownsville Pace, 35-09.5.

Discus — 1, Karen Guerra, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 133-08; 2, Gertrudis Ruiz-Balli, Brownsville Pace, 130-10; 3, Jazmin Cortez, PSJA North, 128-04; 4, Tamara Castillo, PSJA Southwest, 128-02; 4, Cierra Gonzalez, Weslaco High, 128-02; 6, Yvette Tamez, Donna High, 128-01.

Long Jump — 1, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, 18-00; 2, Jacklynn Flores, Mercedes, 17-08.5; 3, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 17-06.5; 4, Caleigh Hausenfluck, Sharyland High, 17-05.75; 5, Jovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 17-04.5; 6, Natalie Young, McAllen Memorial, 17-02.5.

Triple Jump — 1, Jovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 37-08; 2, Nyla Vela, Mission Veterans Memorial, 36-03.5; 3, Brenda Martinez, La Joya Palmview, 35-11.25; 4, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 35-11; 5, Alyssa Salavar, Los Fresnos, 35-09; 6, Diana Perez, Sharyland high, 35-05.5.

High Jump — 1, Ana Calderon, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 5-04; 2, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 5-02; 2, Hannah Kelly, McAllen High, 5-02; 2, Jackie Alanis, PSJA High, 5-02; 2, Valery Tobias, Edinburg IDEA Quest, 5-02; 2, Charlize De La Garza, Mission Veterans Memorial, 5-02; 2, Jayla Santa Maria, Edinburg High, 5-02; 2, Mackenzie Gerlach, Mission Veterans Memorial, 5-02; 2, Narumi Urdiales, PSJA Southwest, 5-02; 2, Juliana Guerrero, Harlingen High, 5-02.

Pole Vault — 1, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 12-00.25; 2, Marifer Valencia, Brownsville St. Joseph, 11-00; 3, Bianca Cardenas, Edcouch-Elsa, 10-06; 4, Alexandria Martinez, Port Isbael, 10-00; 4, Sara Solis, McAllen High, 10-00; 6, Mikaela Flores, Harlingen South, 10-00; 6, Elizabeth St. Clair, McAllen Memorial, 10-00; 6, Carolina Carrillo, PSJA North, 10-00.

BY JON R. LaFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

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PSJA High’s Jackie Alanis advances to regionals in three events

PHARR — Harunobu Akiyama always said he’d win the 100-meter dash. Not only would he cross the stripe first, he’d beat teammate Raul Rivas in the process.

While Akiyama got his wish Saturday at PSJA Stadium, reality didn’t match his dreams. While the PSJA Southwest junior envisioned running alongside his mentor to the finish line, a mid-race injury left Rivas bloody, bruised and writhing in pain.

As Akiyama took gold in the 100 in 11.21 seconds, Rivas remained on the hot track surface with what is likely a left hamstring injury. While Akiyama collected his medal atop the podium, Rivas rode in the back of a cart to the trainer’s tent.

“After the race, he told me he almost stopped to come back and pick me up,” Rivas, a senior, said. “I’m glad he didn’t. This is his moment. This was his time to win.”

Akiyama’s night also belongs to the rest of the PSJA Southwest boys team. Behind a surplus of sprinters, a long-distance stud and a freshman thrower, the Javelinas repeat as District 32-5A champions.

Akiyama’s victory in the 100 was one of two individual golds collected by Southwest. Ricky Cantu won the 200 dash in 22.86, reclaiming his district title in the event. The Javelinas also took gold in the 400 relay (with a healthy Rivas) in 43.59 and the 800 relay (with Oscar Garay racing in Rivas’ stead) with a time of 1:30.50.

“I always tell them to peak at the right time, and this is the time to start competing and running your best,” Southwest boys coach Ruben Moreno said. “You can win all the (pre-district) meets you want, but it doesn’t count. They had a good work ethic, and I just tell them to do their best. I never put pressure on them. I just ask that they do their best every time and the program has bought into it.”

The top two finishers in all events automatically qualify for the regional meet April 29 and 30 at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio. Valley athletes in Class 5A do not have an area meet.

The girls competition was once again dominated by the Mercedes Lady Tigers, sweeping the freshman, JV and varsity titles in back-to-back seasons.

Just as she did during Thursday’s field event finals, junior Jacklynn Flores demonstrated her athleticism and was an early spark for her team. Flores anchored the 400 and 800 relays during gold medal runs, and won the 100 dash in 12.67.

“She gave up softball because she just wanted to concentrate on track,” Mercedes girls coach Judy Gutierrez said. “So, after basketball season, we only put her in the long jump and the relays before she gradually started competing in all of her events. Since this was district, she knew that she had to pull her duty in all five events.”

Another notable individual performance for the Lady Tigers came from Marissa Lopez, winning the 300-meter hurdles in 50.26 after getting medically cleared to compete Monday. Lopez needed eight stitches in a knee after an non-track related injury.

Donna North’s I’Dasha Sorrell medaled in all three of her events, taking first in the 100-meter hurdles (16.24), second in the 100 dash (12.72) and third in the 200 dash (27.14). Sorrell placed second in the triple jump and third in the long jump Thursday despite competing with severe pain in her right foot that stems from an injury suffered her freshman year.

“She didn’t’ complain at all today,” Donna North girls coach Roy Corpus said. “I told her to just focus, calm down, relax and compete. I knew she was tired, she only had about an hour and a half to rest today, but I thought she did a good job. We’ve got another two weeks to get ready for San Antonio.”

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District 32-5A Track and Field Meet Results

April 16

PSJA Stadium, Pharr

TEAM STANDINGS

BOYS

1, PSJA Southwest, 146; 2, Edcouch-Elsa, 95; 3, Mercedes 95; 4, Donna High, 77; 5, Brownsville Porter, 62; 6, PSJA High, 53; 7, Brownsville Pace, 43; 8, Donna North, 35.

GIRLS

1, Mercedes, 157; 2, Edcouch-Elsa, 140; 3, PSJA High, 86; 4, PSJA Southwest, 81; 5, Donna High, 68; 6, Donna North, 43; 7, Brownsville Pace, 39

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

BOYS

TRACK EVENTS

100-meter dash

1, Haru Akiyama, PSJA Southwest, 11.21; 2, Joel Gomez, Mercedes, 11.23; 3, Rodrigo Vega, Donna High, 11.31; 4, Christian Cruz, Edcouch-Elsa, 11.58; 5, Matthew Sandoval, Brownsville Porter, 11.59; 6, Jaime Rojas, Mercedes, 11.61.

200-meter dash

1, Ricky Cantu, PSJA Southwest, 22.86; 2, Armando Payan, Brownsville Porter, 23.02; 3, Juan Espinoza, PSJA Southwest, 23.17; 4, Jimmy Maldonado, PSJA High, 23.18; 5, Justin Medina, Edcouch-Elsa, 23.28; 6, Mathew Ledesma, Mercedes, 23.93.

400-meter dash

1, Anthony Gonzalez, Brownsville Porter, 50.76; 2, Giovani Cardenas, Edcouch-Elsa, 50.99; 3, Adrian Rodriguez, Edcouch-Elsa, 52.12; 4, Rafael Cantu, PSJA High, 52.49; 5, Miguel De La Cruz, Brownsille Pace, 53.34; 6, Justin Sifuentes, Edcouch-Elsa, 54.14.

800-meter run

1, Jonathan Reyes, Mercedes, 2:00.76; 2, Hugo Pena, PSJA Southwest, 2:02.43; 3, Fernando Martinez, PSJA Southwest, 3:04.30; 4, Pablo Carrera, Donna High, 2:04.91; 5, Armando Rodriguez, Edcouch-Elsa, 2:09.63; 6, Andres Salinas, PSJA Southwest, 2:10.77.

1600-meter run

1, Dominic Cavazos, Mercedes, 4:30.05; 2, Victor Pedraza, PSJA Southwest, 4:30.90; 3, Jonathan Reyes, Mercedes, 4:38.18; 4, Bruce Degollado, Brownsville Pace, 4:41.37; 5, Ramiro Granados, PSJA High, 4:46.06; 6, Erik Doria, Edcouch-Elsa, 4:46.26.

110-meter hurdles

1, Robert Little, Mercedes, 15.96; 2, Dominic Castillo, Donna North, 16.32; 3, Marco Aguinaga, Edcouch-Elsa, 16.50; 4, Nathan Sanchez, PSJA High, 16.84; 5, Josh Mata, Donna High, 16.96; 6, Jose Salinas, PSJA Southwest, 17.86.

300-meter hurdles

1, Dominic Castillo, Donna North, 41.35; 2, Willie Gordillo, PSJA Southwest, 42.08; 3, Marcus Barrera, Donna High, 42.63; 4, Trey Guajardo, PSJA High, 43.14; 5, Robert Little, Mercedes, 43.74; 6, Marco Aguinaga, Edcouch-Elsa, 44.13.

400-meter relay

1, PSJA Southwest, 43.59; 2, Brownsville Porter, 43.93; 3, Mercedes, 43.96; 4, Edcouch-Elsa, 44.02; 5, Donna High, 44.82; 6, PSJA High, 54.22

800-meter relay

1, PSJA Southwest, 1:30.50; 2, Brownsville Porter, 1:31.38; 3, Edcouch-Elsa, 1:31.61; 4, Mercedes, 1:32.86; 5, PSJA High, 1:33.61; 6, Donna High, 1:36.30.

1600-meter relay

1, Donna High, 3:22.41; 2, PSJA High, 3:34.84; 3, Brownsville Pace, 3;44.14; 4, Edcouch-Elsa, DNF; 5, PSJA Southwest, DQ.

GIRLS

TRACK EVENTS

100-meter dash

1, Jacklynn Flores, Mercedes, 12.67; 2, I’Dasha Sorrell, 12.73; 3, Alena Gonzalez, Mercedes, 13.38; 4, Ana Vasquez, Edcouch-Elsa, 13.46; 5, Kayla Mendoza, PSJA Southwest, 13.74; 6, Madalene Balderas, PSJA High, 13.78.

200-meter dash

1, Teresa Gomez, Edcouch-Elsa, 27.02; 2, Jazmine Flores, Mercedes, 27.14; 3, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 27.14; 4, Elaine Hernandez, PSJA High, 27.89; 5, Gabriela Ramirez, PSJA Southwest, 28.20; 6, Karen Rodriguez, Mercedes, 28.59.

400-meter dash

1, Yvonne Sanchez, Donna High, 1:01.70; 2, Kelly Aguinaga, Edcouch-Elsa, 1:02.40; 3, Katia Trevino, Brownsville Pace, 1:02.95; 4, Madeline Gonzalez, Mercedes, 1:03.70; 5, Megan Cervantes, Brownsville Pace, 1:03.76; 6, Anahi Robles, PSJA High, 1:04.08.

800-meter run

1, Kelly Aguinaga, Edcouch-Elsa, 2:22.65; 2, Hope Ngo, Brownsville Pace, 2:25.77; 3, Anna Sanchez, PSJA High, 2:27.16; 4, Madeline Gonzalez, Mercedes, 2:30.99; 5, Yvonne Sanchez, Donna High, 2:31.69; 6, Alma Diaz, PSJA Southwest, 2:36.85.

1600-meter run

1, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 5:15.67; 2, Soledad Cruz, Mercedes, 5:26.93; 3, Leslie Alvarado, Edcouch-Elsa, 5:41.45; 4, Alma Villanueava, PSJA Southwest, 5:46.04; 5, Savanna Tamez, Donna High, 6:09.56; 6, Alondra Velasquez, PSJA Southwest, 6:11.15.

100-meter hurdles

1, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 16.24; 2, Marissa Lopez, Mercedes, 17.58; 3, Narumi Urdiales, PSJA Southwest, 17.67; 4, Melanie Arenas, Donna High, 17.78; 5, Lauren Martinez, Mercedes, 18.32; 6, Delyla Garcia, Mercedes, 18.67.

300-meter hurdles

1, Marissa Lopez, Mercedes, 50.26; 2, Narumi Urdiales, PSJA Southwest, 50.86; 3, Melanie Arenas, Donna High, 50.94; 4, Cynthia Sierra, Mercedes, 53.12; 5, Medeline Acevedo, Edcouch-Elsa, 53.22; 6, Renee Rora, Brownsville Pace, 54.87.

400-meter relay

1, Mercedes, 51.27; 2, Edcouch-Elsa, 52.02; 3, PSJA High, 52.28; 4, PSJA Southwest, 52.71; 5, Donna High, 53.17; 6, Brownsville Pace, 57.21.

800-meter relay

1, Mercedes, 1:48.40; 2, PSJA High, 1:49.45; 3, Edcouch-Elsa, 1:49.71; 4, PSJA Southwest, 1:55.96; 5, Brownsville Pace, 2:00.09; 6, Donna High, 2:00.81.

1600-meter relay

1, Edcouch-Elsa, 4:12.40; 2, Mercedes, 4:19.68; 3, PSJA Southwest, 4:19.85; 4, PSJA High, 4:14.28; 5, Brownsville Pace, DQ; 6, Donna High, DQ.

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Sharyland Pioneer, Mission Veterans shine on soggy first day of District 31-5A meet.

PHARR — Before the final race of the evening, and with the district championship on the line, plans unexpectedly changed.

The boys of Sharyland Pioneer led rival Sharyland High by five points in the team standings of the District 31-5A Championships heading into the 1600-meter relay. Crossing the finish line first meant the Diamondbacks’ first district title in program history. Any other result would leave things to chance.

But Pioneers’ Alec Garcia, the team’s best runner due to anchor the race, was pulled from the event after getting sick from exhaustion. Racing in his stead was sophomore Roman Garcia, who ran the third leg for the Diamondbacks.

Despite the reshuffled roster, Pioneer pulled through for a dramatic win at Valley View High School. Though Sharyland’s Jose Garza nearly caught Justin Romero on the back stretch of the final lap, Romero pulled away during the final 150 meters to give Pioneer the win in 3 minutes, 26.96 seconds, clinching the district crown to boot.

“I told (Roman), ‘You’re running. You gotta help us out. You can do it. I know you have the talent,’” Pioneer boys coach Thomas Lee said. “The kids were surrounding him. It was one of those times were the kids stepped up. It happens in sports all the time. That young man stepped up and we ended up winning. They all came to run today. That’s what the district meet does for each and every kid.”

Pioneer won a lone individual gold courtesy of senior Tristan Guerra, who won the 110 hurdles in 15.65 to qualify for the regional meet April 29 and 30 in San Antonio. Guerra also took second in the 300 hurdles with a time of 40.09. The top two finishers in all events Friday automatically qualify for regionals. Valley athletes in Class 5A do not have an area meet.

Friday marked a positive occasion for Guerra, who has battled inconsistent times and uneven performances in races throughout the season.

For Edinburg Vela’s Johnny Davila, however, Friday was more of the same. The senior anchored the 400 and 800 relays, giving gold medal performances for the SaberCats in each race. He then claimed an individual gold in the 200 dash in 21.93. Davila was a member of last year’s 1600-meter relay team that competed at the state meet.

“I had a great start in the 200,” Davila said. “I was hugging the curve and just staying on that white line and hugging the paint until I can get to the straight aways, and then I just kept pushing and tried to maintain at the end. That’s kind of what I’ve been working on in practice, hopefully it works out at regionals.”

While Davila did as Davila does, a new face emerged from the girls competition in Valley View’s Karla Ibarra. Though just a freshman, Ibarra took first in the 100 hurdles (15.50) and 200 dash (26.36), winning both races in close fashion. Ibarra beat Pioneer’s Rebeca Martinez, the defending champ in the 200, by .16 seconds.

The Lady Tigers won three individual golds on the evening, the most of any girls team.

“Towards the end of the season lately, she’s really been starting to focus a lot more,” Valley View girls coach Anthony Pinal said. “And that’s been the difference for her tonight, just focusing on what she wants and know that she has a lot of potential and talent.”

But while Valley View saw flashes of its future, the present belonged to Mission Veterans Memorial, who won its second district title in three years with 136 points, beating last year’s champion Sharyland Pioneer — who finished second with 115.50.

The Lady Patriots won the 400 and 1600 relays, but made up for a lackluster showing in the 800 relay with a strong performance in the open quarter mile. It was during that race in which Mariah Gonzalez took first in 58.12, and teammates Nyla Vela and Maria Gonzalez placed fourth and fifth respectively.

“The kids really made a statement in the (400),” Veterans girls coach Kathy Howell said. “… I think that was the turning point for us. We fell a little bit, but then we just needed to keep scoring. Sometimes they put it together, sometimes they don’t. You never know what can happen, so you’ve got to be prepared.”

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District 31-5A Track and Field Finals Results

April 15

Valley View High School, Pharr

Top two finishers qualify for the regional meet

All results are hand time

TEAM STANDINGS

BOYS

1, Sharyland Pioneer, 172; 2, Sharyland High, 142; 3, Edinburg Vela, 112; 4, Mission Veterans Memorial, 84; 5, Rio Grande City, 81; 6, Valley View, 18; 7, Roma 11.

GIRLS

1, Mission Veterans Memorial 136; 2, Sharyland Pioneer, 115.50; 3, Rio Grande City, 110; 4, Valley View, 85; 5, Edinburg Vela, 83.50; 6, Sharyland High, 79; 7, Roma, 11.

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

BOYS

100-meter dash

1, Abraham Garza, Sharyland High, 10.96; 2, Daniel Perez, Rio Grande City, 11.06; 3, Pablo Munguia, Sharyland High, 11.24; 4, Tyler Clough, Edinburg Vela, 11.28; 5, Jacob Rosales, Sharyland Pioneer, 11.46; 6, Issac Schweitzer, Sharyland High, 11.65.

200-meter dash

1, Johnny Davila, Edinburg Vela, 21.93; 2, Matthew Guerrero, Mission Veterans Memorial, 22.43; 3, Omar Mendiola, Sharyland High, 4, Romeo DeLeon, Sharyland High, 23.09; 5, Issac Schweitzer, Sharyland High, 23.15; 6, David Gonzalez, Valley View, 23.18.

400-meter dash

1, Alec Garcia, Sharyland Pioneer, 50.46; 2, Michael Garza, Rio Grande City, 50.47; 3, Justin Romero, Sharyland Pioneer, 51.24; 4, Angel Ocanas, Edinburg Vela, 51.68; 5, Kevin Munoz, Valley View, 52.15; 6, Luis Escalera, Sharyland High, 52.31.

800-meter run

1, Marcus Guajardo, Edinburg Vela, 1:57.16; 2, Jesus Mata, Mission Veterans Memorial, 1:59.12; 3, Javier Gonzalez, Sharyland High, 2:01.76; 4, Christopher Hill, Edinburg Vela, 2:02.34; 5, Daniel Delgado, Sharyland Pioneer, 2:03.22; 6, Rolando Ramirez, Rio Grande City, 2:04.06.

1600-meter run

1, Fabian Garcia, Mission Veterans Memorial, 4:24.84; 2, Jose Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 4:29.12; 3, Martin Gonzalez, Sharyland High, 4:30.56; 4, Marcus Guajardo, Edinburg Vela, 4:32.44; 5, Brandon Garcia, Rio Grande City, 4:35.94; 6, Brandon Ramirez, Sharyland High, 4:42.78.

110-meter hurdles

1, Tristan Guerra, Sharyland Pioneer, 15.65; 2, Jordan Caballero, Edinburg Vela, 15.91; 3, Michael Landovazo, Sharyland Pioneer, 16.02; 4, Josh Rosales, Sharyland Pioneer, 16.24; 5, Diego Ortiz, Sharyland High, 16.62; 6, Dylan Salinas, Sharyland High, 17.55.

300-meter hurdles

1, Jose Garza, Sharyland High, 39.84; 2, Tristan Guerra, Sharyland Pioneer, 40.09; 3, Erick Glores, Rio Grande City, 41.00; 4, Michael Landovazo, Sharyland Pioneer, 41.56; 5, Diego Ortiz, Sharyland High, 42.18; 6, Isidro Avilla, Sharyland Pioneer, 42.60.

400-meter relay

1, Edinburg Vela, 43.02; 2, Sharyland High, 43.07; 3, Mission Veterans Memorial, 43.62; 4, Rio Grande City, 43.68; 5, Sharyland Pioneer, 43.71; 6, Valley View, 43.88.

800-meter relay

1, Edinburg Vela, 1:30.02; 2, Sharyland High, 1:30.20; 3, Sharyalnd Pioneer, 1:30.56; 4, Mission Veterans Memorial, 1:34.22; 5, Rio Grande City, 1:34.74; 6, Roma, 1:34.87.

1600-meter relay

1, Sharyland Pioneer, 3:26.96; 2, Rio Grande City, 3:27.15; 3, Edinburg Vela, 3:29.00; 4, Mission Veterans Memorial, 3:31.72; 5, Roma, 3:36.06; 6, Valley View, 3:39.96.

GIRLS

100-meter dash

1, Kumary Castaneda, Valley View, 11.94; 2, Bridgette Famigliette, Sharyland Pioneer, 12.00; 3, Camila Hernandez, Valley View, 12.16; 4, Victoria Salinas, Rio Grande City, 12.19; 5, Ayline Anzaldua, Rio Grande City, 12.44; 6, Marcela Garza, Sharyland High, 12.50.

200-meter dash

1, Karla Ibarra, Valley VIew, 26.36; 2, Rebeca Martinez, Sharyland Pioneer, 26.52; 3, Charliza De la Garza, Mission Veterans Memorial, 26.59; 4, Daniela Segura, Sharyland High, 26.78; 5, Ashley Gallegos, Valley View, 27.02; 6, Victoria Salinas, Rio Grande City, 27.47.

400-meter dash

1, Mariah Gonzalez, Mission Veterans Memorial, 58.12; 2, Jaida Muhammad, Edinburg Vela, 59.93; 3, Adriana Cruz, Rio Grande City, 59.93; 4, Nyla Vela, Mission Veterans Memorial, 1:01.62; 5, Maria Gonzalez, Mission Veterans Memorial, 1:02.78; 6, Giovanna Ventura, Valley View, 1:03.18.

800-meter run

1, Dylann Guerra, Edinburg Vela, 2:20.81; 2, Adrianna Cruz, Rio Grande City, 2:22.42; 3, Liliana Perez, Edinburg Vela, 2:24.75; 4, Nyla Vela, Mission Veterans Memorial, 2:24.96; 5, Maria Gonzalez, Mission Veterans Memorial, 2:26.54. 6, Lydia De la Garza, Sharyland Pioneer, 2:27.14.

1600-meter run

1, Ana Bautista, Rio Grande City, 5:20.86; 2, Dylann Guerra, Edinburg Vela, 5:28.49; 3, Nydia De la Garza, Sharyland Pioneer, 5:31.58; 4, Joanna Alanis, Edinburg Vela, 5:34.59; 5, Samantha Guerrero, Sharyland High, 5:37.09; 6, Yanelly Garza, Sharyland Pioneer, 5:39.43.

100-meter hurdles

1, Karla Ibarra, Valley View, 15.50; 2, Karina Ibarra, Valley View, 16.87; 3, Idani Garza, Rio Grande City, 17.02; 4, Gabriella Solis, Edinburg Vela, 17.12; 5, Jessica Zarate, Sharyland Pioneer, 17.30; 5, Julia Cordon, Edinburg Vela, 17.30.

300-meter hurdles

1, Caleigh Hausenfluck, Sharyland High, 46.68; 2, Diana Perez, Sharyland High, 47.52; 3, Idani Garza, Rio Grande City, 49.97; 4, Jessica Zarate, Sharyland Pioneer, 50.83; 5, Guadalupe Gruz, Mission Veterans Memorial, 51.50; 6, Alexis Mendoza, Edinburg Vela, 51.59.

400-meter relay

1, Mission Veterans Memorial, 50.20; 2, Valley View, 50.556; 3, Sharyland Pioneer, 51.02; 4, Sharyland High, 51.37; 5, Rio Grande City, 51.49; 6, Roma, 52.72.

800-meter relay

1, Valley View, 1:47.87; 2, Sharyland Pioneer, 1:47.99; 3, Rio Grande City, 1:48.87; 4, Sharyland High, 1:49.92; 5, Mission Veterans Memorial, 1:51.08; 6, Edinburg Vela, 1:51.12.

1600-meter relay

1, Mission Veterans Memorial, 4:06.35; 2, Sharyland High, 4:11.10; 3, Sharyland Poineer, 4:11.53; 4, Rio Grande City, 4:12.93; 5, Edinburg Vela, 4:18.10; 6, Roma, 4:23.19.

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McGowen has record day on first day of District 30-6A meet

McALLEN — During Thursday’s District 30-6A track finals, a refocused and reenergized Hinojosa delivered her best run of the season in the girls 200-meter dash, winning her signature event in 25.89 seconds.
Hinojosa’s standout performance was one of several for the Lady Lobos, who clinched their second straight district title. Palmview won four individual gold medals and placed first in two out of three relay events.

“We all just came in here with goals today,” Hinojosa said. “I wanted this race so bad because of how hard I’ve had to work to get back to where I was. I’m just glad the effort paid off.”
The top four finishers in each event automatically qualify for the area meet April 22 and 23 at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Hinojosa’s go in the 200 pitted her against McAllen Memorial’s Natalie Young, who entered the event with the fastest preliminary time. Though Hinojosa clipped Young by .31 seconds, the race was a microcosm of the girls competition. While Memorial entered as a contender for the team title, a bad exchange in the 400 relay and even worse exchange in the 800, cost the Lady Mustangs.

While the Memorial girls had to settle for second, their male counterparts claimed the boys competition, winning the district crown after placing second at district a year ago. The boys won the 400 relay in addition to receiving a notable individual contribution from Michael Boltie in the 200 dash in 21.61.

Though Memorial’s gold count was light on Friday (two gold and one silver), the team was buoyed in part by its strong showing during field event finals on Tuesday.

“I’m pleased with the meet and glad we had so many kids show so well,” Memorial boys coach Tony Niemeier said. “We set a bunch of personal records and team records and improved times in a lot of events. We thought things would be close, but the kids pulled through.”

The night’s biggest spotlight shown on McAllen High’s Joshua McGowen, who swept all three of his events, including the 110 and 300 hurdles and the 100 dash. McGowen, who looks to compete at state in four events, has drawn crowds in the hurdles all season. His biggest audience, however, came in the 100 when he sprinted against Memorial football standout Trevor Speights.

The two athletes ran astride each other for the opening half of the race, but McGowen pulled away in the closing meters as Speights pulled up near the finish line. McGowen’s gold-medal time of 10.66 seconds set a new personal record as well as a new Valley’s best on the season. Speights ran an 11.04.

“I think whoever finished the strongest was going to win that one,” McGowen said. “I was just in tunnel vision mode in that race. I was just in the zone until the end. For me, it wasn’t me trying to beat Trevor. It was just two athletes out there trying to compete and do their best.”

And while McGowen’s go in the hurdles went like clockwork, he entered the evening with some apprehension after a scare during preliminaries Tuesday. During the 110 hurdles, the senior clipped the first hurdle with a knee, causing him irritation for the rest of the race. McGowen says the knee was not an issue Thursday.

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PHARR — By Thursday afternoon, Jackie Alanis grew acquainted with the taste of sand.
During the girls triple jump, the PSJA High freshman landed in the pit with such force, she often came up spitting out grains of dust and dirt.

But by the conclusion of the field event finals for the District 32-5A meet at PSJA Stadium, Alanis tasted victory having qualified for regionals in three events, placing second in the long jump, and winning gold in the triple jump and high jump.

All top two finishers automatically qualify for the regional meet April 29 and 30 in San Antonio. Valley athletes in Class 5A do not compete in an area meet.

Alanis’ podium-topping performance also set a new personal record with a distance of 35 feet, 5 1/4 inches. She set another personal best in the long jump at 16-08 1/2. She won the high jump by clearing 5-02.

“I try to practice a lot as much as I can,” Alanis said. “Everytime I come out here, I just focus on how hard I work and the time I put in. I just felt relaxed today. I just kept going forward in my jumps and reaching and landing at the spots I did.”

Alanis edged Donna North junior I’Dasha Sorrell in the triple jump by an inch and a half. Sorrell jumped with an injured right foot that shot pain up her leg every time she landed in the sand. Sorrell says the pain is a side effect of an injury suffered her freshman year during basketball season.

The girls long jump was won by Mercedes junior Jacklynn Flores with a new personal best of 17-08 1/2.

The throwing events were a showcase for PSJA Southwest and Donna High. The Javelinas swept the boys and girls shot puts while Donna collected gold in the boys and girls discus. Donna’s Cesar Villegas won the boys discus with an attempt of 150-11 while teammate Yvette Tamez won the girls in 126-10.

For Southwest, freshman Diego Treviño won the boys shot, setting a new personal best on his final throw with a mark of 49-03 1/2. Treviño took the lead for good on his second attempt of the event with a 46-06, but aimed for a bigger distance on his last throw with the district title already guaranteed.

Treviño, a 6-foot-3, 260 left tackle, has spent his first varsity season adjusting to the new techniques employed by Southwest throwing coach Eloy Garza.

“In high school, it’s all technique,” Trevino said. “You can’t just chunk it out there. You have to know what you’re doing. I’ve really been working inside the ring, using my hips and everything. You have to attack with your hips and an open chest. That was hard to learn at first.”

Treviño’s teammate Tamara Castillo won the girls shot put with a new personal best of 35-04 1/4. Castillo rebounded after a lackluster showing in the discus with a fourth place finish and a distance of 116-00.

“Tamara really rebounded in the shot,” Garza said. “She didn’t have the day she knew she could have in the discus, so that was a chance for her to rebound. She’s a thrower. Regardless of event, she’s a thrower. She just to go out there and perform, and I think she did a very good job today.”

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District 30-6A Track and Field Meet

April 14

McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium

Top four finishers automatically qualify for the area meet

TEAM STANDINGS

BOYS

1, McAllen Memorial, 156; 2, La Joya Palmview, 133; 3, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 109; 4, McAllen High, 95; 5, La Joya HIgh, 51; 6, Mission High, 42; 7, McAllen Rowe, 34

GIRLS

1, La Joya Palmview, 179.33; 2, McAllen Memorial, 142; 3, McAllen High, 99; 4, McAllen Rowe, 97.66; 5, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 73; 6, La Joya High, 26; 7, Mission High, 3.

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

BOYS

TRACK EVENTS

100-meter dash

1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 10.66; 2, Trevor Speights, McAllen Memorial, 11.04; 3, Gunnar Henderson, McAllen High, 11.29; 4, Eric Guerrero, McAllen Memorial, 11.55; 5, Jesus Vera, Mission High, 11.59; 6, D.J. Johnson, McAllen Memorial, 11.61.

200-meter dash

1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 21.61; 2, Angel Garcia, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 22.55; 3, Hector Bosquez, McAllen Rowe, 22.61; 4, Elias Gutierrez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 23.17; 5, Amen Ramon, McAllen High, 23.20; 6, Victor Castillo, McAllen Memorial, 23.50.

400-meter dash

1, Adrian Lopez, La Joya Palmview, 51.26; 2, Martin Salinas, La Joya High, 51.59; 3, Mauricio Hernandez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 52.47; 4, Isaac Martinez, MAllen Rowe, 52.52; 5, Alex Cordova, Mission High, 52.52; 6, Bryan Torres, La Joya HIgh, 53.46.

800-meter run

1, Ricardo Mendoza, La Joya High, 1:55.73; 2, Victor Bocanegra, La Joya Palmview, 1:56.64; 3, Jorge Perez, Mission High, 1:56.94; 4, Paco Rodriguez, McAllen High, 1:57.65; 5, Martin Salinas, La Joya High, 1:59.45; 6, Mauricio Hernandez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 2:03.60.

1600-meter run

1, Ricardo Mendoza, La Joya High, 4:24.88; 2, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 4:25.25; 3, Jose Serna, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 4:31.99; 4, Paco Rodriguez, McAllen High, 4:33.51; 5, Arturo Cedillo, McAllen High, 4:34.27; 6, Evan Williams, McAllen Memorial, 4:36.76.

110-meter hurdles

1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 13.97; 2, Tristen Myende, La Joya Palmview, 14.96; 3, Manuel Lerma, 15.32; 4, Giovani Arredondo, La Joya Palmview, 15.61; 5, Chase Kinney, McAllen Memorial, 15.74; 6, Eriberto Rodríguez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 15.95.

300-meter hurdles

1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 37.55; 2, Carlos Serna, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 39.11; 3, Marc Garcia, MIssion High, 39.70; 4, Gunnar Henderson, McAllen High, 40.16; 5, Manuel Lerma, McAllen High, 40.72; 6, Jonathan Larson, McAllen Memorial, 40.82.

400-meter relay

1, McAllen Memorial, 42.21; 2, La Joya Palmview, 43.16; 3, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 43.31; 4, Mission High, 43.83; 5, McAllen High, 44.49; 6, McAllen Rowe, 44.65.

800-meter relay

1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:30.67; 2, McAllen Memorial, 1:30.85; 3, La Joya Palmview, 1:31.52; 4, La Joya High, 1:31.99; 5, Mission High, 1:32.20; 6, McAllen ROwe, 1:32.28.

1600-meter relay

1, La Joya Palmview, 3:23.44; 2, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 3:25.70; 3, La Joya High, 3:29.42; 4, La Joya High, 3:29.42; 5, McAllen Rowe, 3:29.90; 6, McAllen High, 3:36.35.

GIRLS

TRACK EVENTS

100-meter dash

1, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, 12.81; 2, Natalie Young, McAllen Memorial, 12.84; 3, Kimberly Munoz, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 12.96; 4, Victoria Castro, McAllen Rowe, 13.02; 5, Damaris Pecina, La Joya Palmview, 13.16; 6, Mariana Hernandez, La Joya Palmview, 13.22

200-meter dash

1, Mia Hinojosa, La Joya Palmview, 25.89; 2, Natalie Young, McAllen Memorial, 26.20; 3, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, La Joya Palmview, 26.26; 4, Taylor Marburger, McAllen Memorial, 26.58; 5, Allissa Michelle Ramos, La Joya High, 27.22; 6, Olivia Cano, Mission High, 27.23.

400-meter dash

1, Lorraine Estrada, McAllen Rowe, 58.06; 2, Daniela Echavarria, McAllen High, 1:01.00; 3, Katherine Deleon, McAllen Memorial, 1:01.22; 4, Julissa Montoya, La Joya High, 1:01.36; 5, Carolina Suarez, McAllen High, 1:01.51; 6, Keren Valdez, McAllen Rowe, 1:02.05.

800-meter run

1, Bailey Villalon, La Joya Palmview, 2:23.32; 2, Julissa Montoya, La Joya High, 2:26.55; 3, Priscilla Flores, La Joya Palmview, 2:28.76; 4, Victoria Izaguirre, McAllen Memorial, 2:29.98; 5, Samantha Perez, McAllen Memorial, 2:32.89; 6, Veronica Dougherty, McAllen Rowe, 2:33.02.

1600-meter run

1, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 5:11.83; 2, Naila Flores, La Joya Palmview, 5:27.09; 3, Alexanddria Canchola, McAllen High, 5:27.21; 4, Yareli Tamez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 5:27.23; 5, Alessandra Gutierrez, McAllen Rowe, 5:29.03; 6, Paulina Maldonado, McAllen High, 5:37.90.

100-meter hurdles

1, Kathia Nitsch, McAllen Memorial, 15.75; 2, Aniah Chaleff-Reyna, McAllen High, 16.16; 3, Ana Calderon, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 16.23; 4, Andrea Munguia, McAllen Memorial, 16.35; 5, Yasmin Gonzalez, McAllen Memorial, 16.39; 6, Halleigh Scott, McAllen Rowe, 17.09.

300-meter hurdles

1, Kathia Nitsch, McAllen Memorial, 45.39; 2, Brittany Cano, La Joya Palmview, 46.44; 3, Thanya Garza, McAllen Memorial, 46.80; 4, Mayte Zapata, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 48.37; 5, Yasmin Gonzalez, McAllen Memorial, 48.57; 6, Halleigh Scott, McAllen Rowe, 48.89.

400-meter relay

1, La Joya Palmview, 49.84; 2, McAllen Rowe, 49.98; 3, McAllen Memorial, 50.81; 4, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 50.94; 5, McAllen High, 52.60; 6, Mission High, 52.67.

800-meter relay

1, La Joya Palmview, 1:45.75; 2, McAllen Rowe, 1:48.31; 3, McAllen High, 1:49.26; 4, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:49.77; 5, McAllen Memorial, 1:49.98; 6, La Joya High, 1:51.76.

1600-meter relay

1, McAllen Rowe, 4:02.87; 2, McAllen Memorial, 4:04.80; 3, La Joya Palmview, 4:08.99; 4, McAllen High, 4:10.52; 5, La Joya High, 4:22.96; 6, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 4:35.71.

District 32-5A Track and Field Meet Results

April 14

PSJA Stadium, Pharr

BOYS STANDINGS

TRACK EVENTS

3200-meter run

1, Dominic Cavazos, Mercedes, 9:45.15; 2, Victor Pedraza, PSJA Southwest, 9:57.46; 3, Ramiro Granados, PSJA High, 10:09.26; 4, Alejandro Castillo, Donna High, 10:10.23; 5, Erik Doria, Edcouch-Elsa, 10:15.11; 6, David De Hoyos, Edcouch-Elsa, 10:29.14.

FIELD EVENTS

Shot Put

1, Diego Trevino, PSJA Southwest, 49-03.5; 2, Omar Rodriguez, Brownsville Pace, 44-08; 3, Marcos Mendoza, Mercedes, 43-09; 4, Elijah Sanchez, Edcouch-Elsa, 42-07; 5, Juan Vallejo, Donna High, 42-00.25; 6, Robert Bermudez, Brownsville Pace, 41-09.

Discus

1, Cesar Villegas, Donna High, 150-11; 2, Rolando Rincon, Mercedes, 141-11; 3, Juan Jesus Mendez, Brownsville Pace, 141-09; 4, Diego Trevino, PSJA Southwest, 138-11; 5, Ralph Huape, Edcouch-Elsa, 138-03; 6, Mathew Molina, Donna High, 125-04.

Long Jump

1, Anthony Gonzalez, Brownsville Porter, 21-09; 2, J.J. Flores, Edcouch-Elsa, 21-01; 3, Ricky Cantu, PSJA Southwest, 20-03.5; 4, Nathan Sanchez, PSJA High, 20-03; 5, Alex Segura, Edcouch-Elsa, 20-01; 6, Dominic Castillo, Donna North, 19-09.5.

Triple Jump

1, Dominic Castillo, Donna Norht, 45-05.5; 2, Marcus Barrera, Donna High, 42-11.5; 3, Alex Segura, Edcouch-Elsa, 42-05; 4, Nygul Anderson, PSJA Southwest, 41-05; 5, Zachary Gomez, Mercedes, 41-02; 6, J.J. Flores, Edcouch-Elsa, 38-09.

High Jump

1, Levi Jaramillo, Brownsville Pace, 6-00; 2, Adrian Rodriguez, Edcouch-Elsa, 5-10; 3, Alex Segura, Edcouch-Elsa, J5-10; 4, Dominic Castillo, Donna North, J5-10; 5, Rafael Cantu, PSJA High, J5-10; 6, Robert Little, Mercedes, 5-06.

Pole Vault

1, Bryan Sifuentes, PSJA Southwest, 12-06; 2, Jacob Mata, Donna High, 12-03; 3, Haru Akiyama, PSJA Southwest, 12-00; 4, Franky Cavazos, Edcouch-Elsa, 11-06; 5, Orlando Morales, Donna North, J11-06; 6, Raul Vargas III, PSJA High, 11-00.

GIRLS STANDINGS

TRACK EVENTS

3200-meter run

1, Soledad Cruz, Mercedes, 11:18.66; 2, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 11:31.41; 3, Anna Sanchez, PSJA High, 11:53.56; 4, Alma Villanueva, PSJA Southwest, 12:06.44; 5, Leslie Alvarado, Edcouch-Elsa, 12:55.39; 6, Jennifer Chacon, Donna North, 13:05.12.

FIELD EVENTS

Shot Put

1, Tamara Castillo, PSJA Southwest, 35-05.25; 2, Gertrudis Ruiz-Balli, Brownsville Pace, 34-10.25; 3, Stephanie Handy, Donna High, 33-10.5; 4, Yvette Tamez, Donna High, 33-07.5; 5, Judith Gonzalez, Donna High, 31-11.75; 6, Ashley Tapia, PSJA High, 31-09.

Discus

1, Yvette Tamez, Donna High, 126-10; 2, Gertrudis Ruiz-Balli, Brownsville Pace, 124-03; 3, Sarahi Gayton, Edcouch-Elsa, 119-06; 4, Tamara Castillo, PSJA Southwest 116-00; 5, Alinah Rodriguez, Edcouch-Elsa, 103-11; 6, Ashley Tapia, PSJA High, 102-00.

Long Jump

1, Jacklyn Flores, Mercedes, 17-08.5; 2, Jackie Alanis, PSJA High, 16-08.5; 3, Shana Alvarado, Edcouch-Elsa, J16-08.5; 4, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 16-00; 5, Soledad Cruz, Mercedes, 15-09; 6, Gabriela Ramirez, PSJA Southwest, 15-08.

Triple Jump

1, Jackie Alanis, PSJA High, 35-05.25; 2, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 35-04; 3, Jacklynn Flores, Mercedes, 35-00; 4, Shana Alvarado, Edcouch-Elsa, 32-05; 5, Gabriela Ramirez, PSJA Southwest, 32-04; 6, Jazmine Flores, Mercedes, 31-11.5.

High Jump

1, Jackie Alanis, PSJA High, 5-02; 2, Narumi Urdiales, PSJA Southwest, J5-02; 3, Melanie Arenas, Donna High, 4-10; 4, Zyra Garcia, Mercedes, J4-10; 5, Jessica Zepeda, Mercedes, J4-10; 6, Sara Jo Hernandez, PSJA High, 4-04.

Pole Vault

1, Bianca Cardenas, Edcouch-Elsa, 9-06; 2, Savanna Tamez, Donna High, 8-03; 3, Ana Tijerino, Donna North, 8-00; 4, Briana Alvarado, Edcouch-Elsa, J8-00; 5, Celeste Mata, Donna High, 7-06; 6, Salma Gonzalez, PSJA Southwest, 6-06.