The Monitor sports reporters Greg Luca and Jon R. LaFollette discus the 2016 All-Area selection for Girls #RGVHoops. They reveal the first and second teams, individual superlatives and the All-Area Player of the Year. Along the way, they debate possible snubs and put a bow on the Valley-girls basketball season.
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BY JON R. LaFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER
MISSION — Eloisa Martinez didn’t win the district title in December, but she almost lost it.
During a preseason workout five months before track and field enters district competition, the McAllen Memorial distance thrower put herself through an unnecessarily strenuous workout for the discus and shot put.
After pulling too hard on an attempted throw, she stumbled in the throwing ring, severely spraining her right ankle. The injury meant an extended absence from practice and time lost towards defending her District 30-6A shot put crown.
But during last week’s Patriot Relays at Mission Veterans Memorial High School, Martinez showed no aches or pain.
Fully healed and equally as motivated, the junior demonstrated why she’s the best female shot put thrower in the Valley, winning gold with a throw of 36 feet, 9 inches.
Despite claiming first, the throw was three feet shorter than her personal best of 39-09, a mark that also stands as the Valley’s best.
Though Martinez is on pace to repeat as a district champion, she knows her distances are lagging from where they should be.
“If I can get my form right, I’ll definitely be throwing a 44 or 45,” Martinez said. “I’m still not throwing where I want to be right now. I have to keep getting better and working on my technique. I definitely want to gain more balance when I’m in the ring.”
This marks Martinez’s first season as a field athlete, exclusively. She played basketball and volleyball her sophomore year, but dropped the sports after realizing greater success in the throwing ring. After winning a district title last spring, she followed that performance with a silver medal at the area meet in Laredo, throwing 35-00. Martinez placed sixth at the regional meet in San Antonio with an attempt of 37-11.75.
Doubling down on her efforts to reach the state meet, Martinez began working with Larry Howell, the Valley’s premier throwing coach, during the summer. Martinez says her workouts under Howell improved her quickness and she grew accustomed to throwing with technique instead of relying on power.
“The throwing technique we’re doing isn’t something you can grasp right away,” Martinez said. “It’s something you have to keep doing and doing and keep repeating.”
While Martinez is flourishing in shot put, she’s still a work in progress in the discus. At the Patriot Relays, she placed fifth with a throw of 111-09, eight feet behind first place. Undaunted, Martinez says she wants to compete at a high level in all of her events and that getting better in discus will help her remain strong in shot put.
“Discus is more technical,” Martinez said. “If one little thing goes wrong, you mess up your whole throw or you lose feet or inches from the throw. Shot, it’s technical, but there is a bit more power to it. A strong throw can make up for anything wrong I do.”
LEARNING BY OBSERVING
After a season of having two of the Valley’s elite sprinters as teammates, Abraham Garza is using lessons learned to lead Sharyland High’s group of sprinters.
The Rattlers were led in that department last year by James Cole and Sean Landez, who ranked among the Valley’s best in the boys 100, 200 and 400-meter dash. But with Cole and Landez at North Texas and Texas A&M Kingsville, respectively, Garza is shouldering the burden of being the fastest man for Sharyland.
At the Patriot Relays, Garza won first in the 100 dash with a hand time of 10.86 seconds, edging McAllen Memorial’s Trevor Speights by .04 seconds. Garza’s personal best time of 11.14 seconds (fully automatic) is tied for the sixth fastest time in the Valley.
“I just saw the hard work and time they put into what they did,” Garza said of Cole and Landez. “It showed me what kind of effort I had to put in to get better and compete at the same level they did.”
LOOKING AHEAD
Valley track and field athletes have the weekend off due to spring break, but will return to action next Thursday when four meets will be held in the area. The only Upper-Valley meet scheduled is the Rey Ramirez Relays at Joe R. Sanchez Stadium in Rio Grande City.
Valley’s Best and Mythical Standings for 3.16.16
Team Standings
Boys
1, McAllen Memorial, 58; 2, Harlingen High, 51.4; 3, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 48; 4, McAllen High, 47; 5, Harlingen South, 41.33; 6, La Joya Palmview, 38.75; 7, La Feria, 38; 8, Weslaco East, 25; 9, Edinburg Economedes, 24; 10, Weslaco High, 20; 10, Mission Veterans Memorial, 20.
Girls
1, McAllen Memorial, 87; 2, La Joya Palmview, 86; 3, Weslaco High, 74.6; 4, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy, 38; 5, Mission Veterans Memorial, 36.6; 5, Los Fresnos, 36.6; 7, Harlingen South, 36; 8, Edcouch-Elsa, 31; 9, McAllen Rowe, 26; 10, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 20.
Individual Standings
Boys
* Fully Automatic Time
100-Meter dash
1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 10.74*; 2, Christian Perales, Los Fresnos, 10.82*; 3, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen South, 10.83*; 4, Charlie Vela, Edinburg Economedes, 10.94*; 5, Daniel Perez, Rio Grande City, 11.04*; 6, Abraham Garza, Sharyland High, 11.14*; 6, Trevor Speights, McAllen Memorial, 11.14*.
200-Meter dash
1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 21.36; 2, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 22.10*; 3, Christian Perales, Los Fresnos, 22.22*; 4, Hector Bosque, McAllen Rowe, 22.24*; 5, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 22.45*; 6, Sammy Orive, Brownsville Rivera, 22.47*.
400-Meter dash
1, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 49.03*; 2, Mario Garcia, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy, 49.47*; 3, Anthony Gonzalez, Brownsville Porter, 49.61*; 4, Sergio Murillo, Weslaco High, 49.74*; 5, Rodrigo Cedilla, Lyford, 50.15; 6, Adrian Lopez, La Joya Palmview, 50.74*.
800-Meter run
1, Victor Bocanegra, La Joya Palmview, 1:57.77*; 2, Ricardo Mendoza, La Joya High, 1:56.60; 3, Jesus Mata, Mission Veterans Memorial, 1:57.35; 4, Carlos Rodriguez, La Feria, 1:57.81*; 5, Marcus Guajardo, Edinburg Vela, 1:58.17*; 6, Anthony Garza, Brownsville Rivera, 1:58.40*.
1600-Meter run
1, Jayven Cordova, Weslaco East, 4:23.97*; 2, Anthony Garza, Brownsville Rivera, 4:25.88*; 3, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 4:26.01*; 4, Dominic Cavazos, Mercedes, 4:26.03; 5, Jose Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 4:29.46; 6, Joshua Doria, Edinburg North, 4:30.24.
3200-Meter run
1, Jayven Cordova, Weslaco East, 9:28.03; 2, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 9:36.81; 3, Fabian Garcia, Mission Veterans Memorial, 9:41.18; 4, Francisco Morales, Donna High, 9:42.78; 5, Jose Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 9:43.50; 6, Luis Ramirez, Weslaco East, 9:44.76.
110-Meter hurdles
1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 13.59; 2, Tristen Myende, La Joya Palmview, 14.80; 3, Bony Rios, Edinburg Economedes, 14.90; 4, Manuel Lerma, McAllen High, 14.95; 5, Brandon Bradford, PSJA North, 15.15; 6, Alexander Lara, Weslaco High, 15.67*.
300-Meter hurdles
1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 37.97*; 2, Carlos Serna, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 39.15; 3, Marc Garica, Mission High, 39.62; 4, Joseph Lunn, La Feria, 39.93; 5, Jorge Cantu, San Benito, 40.51*; 6, Gunner Henderson, McAllen High, 40.52*.
400-Meter relay
1, McAllen Memorial, 42.78*; 2, Harlingen South, 43.23*; 3, Harlingen High, 43.24*; 4, PSJA Southwest, 43.32*; 5, Sharyland High, 43.24*; 6, Edinburg Economedes, 43.44*.
800-Meter relay
1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:29.40*; 2, Harlingen South, 1:30.63; 3, Edinburg Economedes, 1:30.87*; 4, La Feria, 1:31.24*; 5, San Benito, 1:31.29*; 6, Edcouch-Elsa, 1:31.47*.
1600-Meter relay
1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 3:22.60; 2, La Feria, 3:24.00; 3, La Joya High, 3:25.51; 4, PSJA Memorial, 3:24.56; 5, Weslaco East, 3:25.91*; 6, Weslaco High, 3:26.70*.
Field Events
Shot put
1, Mike Zuniga, Rio Hondo, 57-09; 2, Travis Barnes, Harlingen High, 55-06; 3, Ricardo Espinoza, La Joya Palmview, 54-03; 4, John Belmares, San Benito, 53-11.25; 5, Gaston Cortina, Edinburg North, 53-05; 6, Johnny Howell, Sharyland Pioneer, 53-04.5.
Discus
1, Mike Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 170-04; 2, Mike Zuniga, Rio Hondo, 165-11; 3, Jordan De Leon, Mission Veterans Memorial, 162-00; 4, Cesar Villegas, Donna High, 155-03; 5, Sydney Mock, Port Isabel, 154-09; 6, Travis Barnes, Harlingen High, 154-07.
Long Jump
1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 23-07; 2, Ciro Hernandez, McAllen High, 23-07; 3, Alexander Lara, Weslaco High, 22-01.5; 4, Leo Lara, Santa Rosa, 22-00.75; 5, Alex Segura, Edcouch-Elsa, 22-00; 6, Brandon Fruasto, Brownsville Lopez, 21-07.5
Triple Jump
1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 46-04.5; 2, Raudel Alvarez, PSJA North, 45-01.5; 3, Isiah Martinez, La Feria, 44-04.5; 4, Pete Perez, Los Fresnos, 43-08; 5, Blake Klein, Sharyland High, 54-05; 6, Alex Segura, Edcouch-Elsa, 43-00; 6, Brandon Fruasto, Brownsville Lopez, 43-00.
High Jump
1, Robert Rosales, Valley View, 6-04; 1, Max Oyervides, Sharyland High, 6-04;1, DJ Johnson, McAllen Memorial, 6-04; 4, Victor Bocanegra, La Joya Palmview, 6-02; 4, Darren Gonzalez, Brownsville Lopez, 6-02; 4, Devin Rosas, Harlingen South, 6-02; 4, Leo Lara, Santa Rosa, 6-02.
Pole Vault
1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 15-02.5; 2, Samuel Alvarez, Harlingen South, 14-00; 2, Jon Zapata, Weslaco High, 14-00; 4, Marcus Ramirez, Harlingen South, 13-06; 4, Saul Saavedra, Harlingen High, 13-06; 4, Trent Teinert, Harlingen High, 13-06.
Girls
Track Events
* Fully Automatic Time
100-Meter dash
1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy, 12.47*; 2, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 12.64*; 3, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 12.74*; 3, Alondra Escobar, Los Fresnos, 12.75*; 5, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, 12.84*; 6, Jazmine Martinez, Harlingen High, 12.89*.
200-Meter dash
1, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 25.49*; 2, Alondra Escobar, Los Fresnos, 25.88*; 3, Mallory Grannum, Harlingen South, 26.09*; 4, Rebeca Martinez, Sharyland Pioneer, 26.22*; 5, Natalie Young, McAllen Memorial, 26.28*; 6, Audren Pineda, Brownsville Hanna, 26.43*.
400-Meter dash
1, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 58.16*; 2, Lorraine Estrada, McAllen Rowe, 58.34*; 3, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco high, 58.78*; 4, Valery Tobias, Edinburg IDEA Quest, 60.19*; 5, Juliana Guerrero, Harlingen High, 60.51*; 6, Reyna Medrano, Brownsville Lopez, 60.61*.
800-Meter run
1, Stephanie Sauceda, Weslaco High, 2:19.58*; 2, Bailey Villalon, La Joya Palmview, 2:23.06*; 3, Kelly Aguinaga, Edcouch-Elsa, 2:23.13*; 4, Ana Bautista, Rio Grande City, 2:23.40; 5, Sofia Salinas, Brownsville Hanna, 2:23.90*; 6, Valery Tobias, Edinburg IDEA Quest, 2:24.10*.
1600-Meter run
1, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 5:04.03*; 2, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 5:11.00; 3, Ana Bautista, Rio Grande City, 5:14.63*; 4, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 5:17.19*; 5, Soledad Cruz, Mercedes, 5:18.00*; 6, Andrea De La Rosa, Brownsville Rivera, 5:21.47*.
3200-Meter run
1, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 11:09.15*; 2, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 11:20.37; 3, Ana Bautista, Rio Grande City, 11:33.52*; 4, Soledad Cruz, Mercedes, 11:33.59*, 5, Tina Sierra, La Feria, 11:36.10; 6, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 11:36.29*.
100-Meter hurdles
1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy, 14.45*; 2, Lanie Nitsch, McAllen Memorial, 15.18; 3, Alyssa Salazar, Los Fresnos, 15.94*; 4, Karla Ibarra, Valley View, 16.00; 5, Aniah Chaleff Reyna, McAllen High, 16.30*; 6, Gabriela Solis, Edinburg Vela, 16.54*.
300-Meter hurdles
1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy, 43.51*; 2, Lanie Nitsch, McAllen Memorial, 45.68; 3, Brittany Cano, La Joya Palmview, 46.49; 4, Thanya Garza, McAllen Memorial, 46.59; 5, Skylar Hernandez, McAllen High, 47.12; 6, Caleigh Hausenfluck, Sharyland High, 47.33.
400-Meter relay
1, McAllen Memorial, 49.59; 2, Weslaco High, 50.20*; 3, La Joya Palmview, 50.24*; 4, Harlingen South, 50.24*; 5, McAllen Roew, 50.62; 6, Mission Veterans Memorial, 50.87*.
800-Meter relay
1, La Joya Palmview, 1:44.80; 2, Weslaco High, 1:46.29*; 3, McAllen Memorial, 1:47.44*; 4, Los Fresnos, 1:47.51*; 5, Brownsville Veterans Memorial, 1:47.95*; 6, Harlingen South, 1:48.25*.
1600-Meter relay
1, McAllen Memorial, 4:02.10; 2, Mission Veterans Memorial, 4:04.90; 3, La Joya Palmview, 4:06.50; 4, Weslaco High, 4:06.92*; 5, McAllen Rowe, 4:10.26*; 6, McAllen High, 4:10.60.
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, 131-04; 2, Gertrudis Ruiz-Balli, Brownsville Pace, 130-10; 3, Jazmin Cortez, PSJA North, 128-04; 4, Yvette Tamez, Donna High, 128-01; 5, Tamara Castillo, PSJA Southwest, 127-09; 6, Malaya Pistokache, Sharyland Pioneer, 125-07.
Long Jump
1, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, 17-10; 2, Jacklyyn Flores, Mercedes, 17-07; 3, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 17-06.5; 4, Caleigh Hausenfluck, Sharyland High, 17-05.75; 5, Natalie Young, McAllen Memorial, 17-02; 6, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 17-01.5.
Triple Jump
1, Jovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 36-04.25; 2, Nyla Vela, Mission Veterans Memorial, 36-03.5; 3, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 35-11; 4, Alyssa Salazar, Los Fresnos, 35-09; 5, Diana Perez, Sharyland High, 25-05.5; 6, Thanya Garza, McAllen Memorial, 35-05.
High Jump
1, Ana Claderon, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 5-04; 2, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 5-02; 2, Jackie Kingsbury, Los Fresnos, 5-02; 2, Charlize De La Garza, Mission Veterans Memorial, 5-02; 2, Hannah Kelly, McAllen High, 5-02;2, Natalie Martinez, 5-02; 2, Patty Young, Edinburg Vela, 5-02; 2, Juliana Guerrero, Harlingen High, 5-02; 2, Jayla Santa Maria, Edinburg High, 5-02.
Pole Vault
1, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 11-06; 2, Marifer Valenica, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy, 11-00; 3, Bianca Cardenas, Edcouch-Elsa; 3, Alexandria Martinez, Port Isabel, 10-00; 5, Carolina Carrillo, PSJA North, 9-06; 5, Sara Solis, McAllen High, 9-06.
The Monitor sports reporters Mario Aguirre, Saul Berrios-Thomas and Greg Luca discuss Edinburg Vela‘s trip to the UIL state tournament and talk about lessons learned from the SaberCats’ postseason run.
PSJA Tri City Championship Results
Thursday, March 10
PSJA Stadium, Pharr
TEAM RESULTS
BOYS
1, PSJA North, 200; 2, PSJA Southwest, 173; 3, PSJA Memorial, 142; 4, PSJA High, 83.
GIRLS
1, PSJA North, 231; 2, PSJA Memorial, 137; 3, PSJA Southwest, 130; 4, PSJA High, 122.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
BOYS
TRACK EVENTS
100-meter dash
1, Raul Rivas, PSJA Southwest, 11.33; 2, Haru Akiyama, PSJA Southwest, 11.39; 3, Jimmy Maldonado, PSJA High, 11.55; 4, Ciro Hernandez, PSJA North, 11.61; 5, Brandon Villarreal, PSJA North, 11.73; 6, Brandon Bradford, PSJA North, 11.96.
200-meter dash
Event canceled due to weather
400-meter dash
1, Vicente Rodriguez, PSJA Memorial, 51.23; 2, Alexis Ramirez, PSJA Memorial, 53.44; 3, Damien Vela, PSJA North, 53.71; 4, George Molina, PSJA Memorial, 54.00; 5, Phillip Garcia, PSJA High, 54.09; 6, Danny Diaz, PSJA High, 54.58.
800-meter run
1, George Molina, PSJA Memorial, 2:01.58; 2, J.R. Elvira, PSJA North, 2:02.72; 3, Rafael Cantu, PSJA High, 2:03.77; 4, Fernando Martinez, PSJA Southwest, 2:06.18; 5, Andres Salinas, PSJA Southwest, 2:06.70; 6, Phillip Garcia, PSJA High, 2:06.79.
1600-meter run
Even canceled due to weather
3200-meter run
1, Victor Pedraza, PSJA Southwest, 9:45.26; 2, Cruz Gomez, PSJA Memorial, 9:57.63; 3, Julian Gomez, PSJA North, 10:12.55; 4, Luis Garza, PSJA Memorial, 10:22.14; 5, Juan Orozco, PSJA North, 10:25.36; 6, Ramiro Granados, PSJA High, 10:28.05.
110-meter hurdles
1, Brandon Bradford, PSJA North, 15.66; 2, Michael Walden, PSJA Memorial, 16.92; 3, Christian Loredo, PSJA North, 17.79; 4, Pedro Polanco, PSJA Southwest, 17.96; 5, Jose Salinas, PSJA Southwest, 18.28; 6, Robert Vasquez, PSJA Southwest, 18.70.
300-meter hurdles
1, Michael Walden, PSJA Memorial, 42.20; 2, Brandon Bradford, PSJA North, 42.41; 3, Rene Ramirez, PSJA North, 42.52; 4, Darran Fuentes, PSJA North, 42.79; 5, Willie Gordillo, PSJA Southwest, 42.95; 6, Trey Guajardo, PSJA High, 43.14.
400-meter relay
1, PSJA Southwest ‘B’, 43.32; 2, PSJA North ‘A’, 44.05; 3, PSJA High ‘A’, 44.64; 4, PSJA North, ‘B’, 45.28; 5, PSJA Southwest ‘A’, 45.75; 6, PSJA Memorial ‘B’, 46.56.
800-meter relay
1, PSJA Southwest ‘A’, 1:31.80; 2, PSJA North ‘A’, 1:33.51; 3, PSJA High ‘A’, 1:34.19; 4, PSJA North ‘B’, 1:35.00; 5, PSJA Southwest ‘B’, 1:37.45; 6, PSJA Memorial ‘B’, 1:39.45.
1600-meter relay
Event canceled due to weather
FIELD EVENTS
Shot Put
1, Mike Gonzalez, PJSA Memorial, 49-06; 2, Diego Treviño, PSJA Southwest, 46-01; 3, Sergio Barajas, PSJA Memorial, 42-01.5; 4, Orlando Treviño, PSJA Southwest, 39-11.5; 5, Alex Fuentes, PSJA Southwest, 38-00.5; 6, Fabian Ramirez, PSJA North, 37-06.5.
Discus
1, Mike Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 170-04; 2, Diego Treviño, PSJA Southwest, 137-03; 3, Agustin Padron Jr., PSJA High, 111-07; 4, Fabian Ramirez, PSJA North, 110-10; 5, Jordan Castillo, PSJA Southwest, 108-03; 6, Orlando Treviño, PSJA Southwest, 99-08.
Long Jump
1, Ciro Hernandez, PSJA North, 22-04.5; 2, Oscar Cantu, PSJA North, 20-04; 3, Ricky Cantu, PSJA Southwest, 20-00; 4, Vicente Rodriguez, PSJA Memorial, 19-11; 5, Isaac Espinoza, PSJA High, 19-08.5; 6, James Adams, PSJA North, 19-05.5.
Triple Jump
1, Raudel Alvarez, PSJA North, 45-01.5; 2, Vicente Rodriguez, PSJA Memorial, 42-04; 3, Josh Garcia, PSJA North, 40-01; 4, Damien Vela, PSJA North, 38-07; 5, Joaquin Torres, PSJA Southwest, 38-02.5.
High Jump
1, Christian Garza, PSJA Memorial, 6-00; 2, Mike Garza, PSJA North, 5-10; 3, Damien Vela, PSJA North, 5-08; 4, Raul Rivas, PSJA Southwest, 5-08; 5, Rafael Cantu, PSJA High, 5-08; 6, Nygul Anderson, PSJA Southwest, 5-06.
Pole Vault
1, Mike Garza, PSJA North, 12-06; 2, Bryan Sifuentes, PSJA Southwest, 12-00; 3, Raul Vargas III, PSJA High, 11-06.
GIRLS
TRACK EVENTS
100-meter dash
1, Alex Soto, PSJA Memorial, 13.48; 2, Angelica Flores, PSJA North, 13.72; 3, Lizbeth Melendez, PSJA Southwest, 13.80; 4, Kendra Garcia, PSJA North, 13.93; 5, Maddy Balderas, PSJA High, 14.00; 6, Cynthia Mora, PSJA Southwest, 14.50.
200-meter dash
Event canceled due to weather
400-meter dash
1, Anahia Robles, PSJA High, 1:03.40; 2, Tiffany Borrego, PSJA North, 1:04.83; 3, Alexis Cruz, PSJA Memorial, 1:04.92; 4, Mailen Navarro, PSJA Southwest, 1:06.72; 5, Alma Diaz, PSJA High, 1:07.39; 6, Alexis Salinas, PSJA North, 1:09.44.
800-meter run
1, Violet Torres, PSJA Memorial, 2:27.71; 2, Alma Diaz, PSJA High, 2:30.04; 3, Stephanie Martinez, PSJA Memorial, 2:30.36; 4, Tiffany Borrego, PSJA North, 2:32.58; 5, Mailen Navarro, PSJA Southwest, 2:32.92; 6, Jacklyin Villasenor, PSJA North, 2:33.40; 6, Gisela Flores, PSJA North, 2:33.40.
1600-meter run
Event canceled due to weather
3200-meter run
1, Anna Sanchez, PSJA High, 12:07.25; 2, Esther Vargas, PSJA North, 12:25.56; 3, Alma Villanueva, PSJA Southwest, 12:40.04; 4, Sandra Flores, PSJA High, 12:46.74; 5, Daniela Solis, PSJA North, 12:14.13; 6, Selina Vargas, PSJA Memorial, 12:22.33.
100-meter hurdles
1, Samantha Rivera, PSJA North, 17.11; 2, Narumi Urdiales, PSJA Southwest, 18.16; 3, Melissa Palacios, PSJA North, 18.33; 4, Haven Garcia, PSJA Memorial, 19.57; 5, Gabby Reyes, PSJA North, 19.62; 6, Karina Anguiano, PSJA Memorial, 20.95.
300-meter hurdles
1, Samantha Rivera, PSJA North, 50.82; 2, Narumi Urdiales, PSJA Southwest, 51.12; 3, Gabby Reyes, PSJA North, 52.59; 4, Bianca Garza, PSJA North, 52.67; 5, Carla Muro, PSJA North, 53.95; 6, Haven Garcia, PSJA Memorial, 57.33.
400-meter relay
1, PSJA High ‘A’, 52.93; 2, PSJA Southwest ‘A’, 53.12; 3, PSJA Memorial ‘A’, 53.32; 4, PSJA Memorial ‘B’, 53.49; 5, PSJA Southwest, ‘B’, 55.49; 6, PSJA North ‘B’, 55.74.
800-meter relay
1, PSJA High ‘A’, 1:52.40; 2, PSJA North, ‘A’, 1;54.55; 3, PSJA Memorial ‘A’, 1:55.42; 4, PSJA Southwest ‘A’, 1:56.53; 5, PSJA Memorial ‘B’, 2:01.17; 6, PSJA North ‘B’, 2:01.98.
1600-meter relay
Event canceled due to weather
FIELD EVENTS
Shot Put
1, Tamara Castillo, PSJA Southwest, 33-01; 2, Jazmin Cortez, PSJA North, 31-04.5; 3, Hannah Martinez, PSJA Southwest, 26-06.5; 4, Heaven Lazano, PSJA North, 27-02; 5, Crystal Mendoza, PSJA Southwest, 24-02; 6, Kara Ramirez, PSJA North, 23-11.5.
Discus
1, Jazmine Cortez, PSJA North, 128-04; 2, Tamara Castillo, PSJA Southwest, 127-09; 3, Heaven Lozano, PSJA North, 103-00; 4, Taylor Calderon, PSJA High, 91-03; 5, Hanah Martinez, PSJA Southwest, 90-05; 6, Kara Ramirez, PSJA North, 75-00.
Long Jump
1, Jackie Alanis, PSJ High, 16-01; 2, Tiffany Borrego, PSJA North, 15-10; 3, Carla Muro, PSJA North, 15-05; 4, Kendra Garcia, PSJA North, 14-08.5; 5, Jacklyn Salinas, PSJA Memorial, 13-03; 6, Carolina Carrillo, PSJA North, 14-00.
Triple Jump
1, Jackie Alanis, PSJA High, 34-08; 2, Carla Muro, PSJA North, 32-07; 3, Kendra Garcia, PSJA North, 32-06; 4, Jacklyn Salinas, PSJA Memorial, 31-11; 5, Lysette Orozco, PSJA Southwest, 31-04; 6, Tera Porter, PSJA Memorial, 30-11.5.
High Jump
1, Jackie Alanis, PSJA High, 5-00; 2, Narumi Urdiales, PSJA Southwest, 5-00; 3, Tera Porter, PSJA Memorial, 4-10; 4, Gabby Reyes, PSJA North, 4-04; 5, Alexis Cruz, PSJA Memorial, 4-04; 6, Sara Jo Hernandez, PSJA High, 4-04; 6, Debbie Martinez, 4-04.
Pole Vault
1, Carolina Carrillo, PSJA North, 9-00; 2, Victoria Barrios, PSJA Memorial, 8-09; 3, Kimberly Castro, PSJA North, 8-06; 4, Andrea Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 6-06; 5, Ashley Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 6-06; 6, Salma Gonzalez, PSJA Southwest, 6-06.
Jimmy Platt Mid-Valley Classic Results
Friday, March 11
Bobby Lackey Stadium, Weslaco
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
BOYS
TRACK EVENTS
100-meter dash
1, Darren Perez, Harlingen South, 11.49; 2, Joe Reyna, Harlingen High, 11.58; 3, Edward Ayala, Weslaco High, 11.58; 4, Brian Guerra, Weslaco High, 11.67; 5, Jesus Leal, Harlingen South, 11.75; 6, Isaac Aguilar, Harlingen High, 11.77.
200-meter dash
1, Sergio Murillo, Weslaco High, 22.61; 2, Victor Romero, Edcouch-Elsa, 22.71; 3, Aaron Romero, Harlingen South, 22.75; 4, Jesus Leal, Harlingen South, 23.27; 5, Justin Medina, Edcouch-Elsa, 23.32; 6, Javier Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 23.40.
400-meter dash
1, Sergio Murillo, Weslaco High, 49.74; 2, Giovani Cardenas, Edcouch-Elsa, 51.05; 3, Derick Ybarra, Weslaco East, 52.10; 4, Adrian Rodriguez, Edcouch-Elsa, 52.36; 5, Noah Perez, Harlingen South, 52.61; 6, Edward Ayala, Weslaco High, 52.75.
100-meter run wheelchair
1, Leeroy Garcia, Weslaco High, 30.44.
400-meter run wheelchair
1, Leeroy Garcia, Weslaco High, 1:56.16.
800-meter run
1, Luis Ramirez, Weslaco East, 2:00.27; 2, Jonathan Reyes, Mercedes, 2:00.52; 3, Robert Rojas, Weslaco High, 2:00.56; 4, Antonio Sanchez, Weslaco High, 2:04.77; 5, Art Benavides, Harlingen High, 2:05.48; 6, David Burciaga, Weslaco East, 2:06.66.
1600-meter run
1, Jayven Cordova, Weslaco East, 4:23.97; 2, Dominic Cavazos, Mercedes, 4:28.06; 3, Bryan Vela, Weslaco East, 4:31.63; 4, Francisco Morales, Donna High, 4:32.06; 5, Luis Ramirez, Weslaco East, 4:33.26; 6, Jonathan Reyes, Mercedes, 4:37.10.
3200-meter run
1, Jayven Cordova, Weslaco East, 9:33.14; 2, Dominic Cavazos, Mercedes, 9:47.95; 3, Francisco Morales, Donna High, 9:55.62; 4, Bryan Vela, Weslaco East, 9:59.90; 5, Edward Ramos, Harlingen High, 10:05.83; 6, David De Hoys, Edcouch-Elsa, 10:07.19.
110-meter hurdles
1, Juan Carlos Vargas, Weslaco East, 16.08; 2, Alexander Lara, Weslaco High, 16.11; 3, Joel Gomez, Mercedes, 16.35; 4, Robert Little, Mercedes, 16.53; 5, Joey Torres, Harlingen South, 16.81; 6, Marcos Lopez, Harlingen High, 16.82.
300-meter hurdles
1, Robert Little, Mercedes, 41.18; 2, Alexander Lara, Weslaco High, 41.38; 3, Joey Torres, Harlingen South, 41.42; 4, Juan Carlos Vargas, Weslaco East, 41.73; 5, Alex Cabagne, Weslaco High, 42.19; 6, Isaac Aguilar, Harlingen High, 42.29.
400-meter relay
1, Harlingen South, 43.23; 2, Edcouch-Elsa, 43.91; 3, Mercedes, 44.28; 4, Weslaco East, 44.41; 5, Donna High, 45.02.
800-meter relay
1, Harlingen South, 1:30.63; 2, Edcouch-Elsa, 1:31.47; 3, Weslaco East, 1:32.51; 4, Weslaco High, 1:33.24; 5, Mercedes, 1:35.08; 6, Donna High, 1:36.12.
1600-meter relay
1, Weslaco East, 3:25.91; 2, Weslaco High, 3:26.70; 3, Edcouch-Elsa, 3:27.07; 4, Harilngen South, 3:30.89; 5, Mercedes, 3:37.05; 6, Donna High, 3:39.18.
3200-meter relay
1, Weslaco East, 8:21.45; 2, Harlingen South, 8:36.30; 3, Weslaco High, 8:38.34; 4, Edcouch-Elsa, 9:00.68.
FIELD EVENTS
Shot Put
1, Adey Awah, Harlingen South, 48-10; 2, Cesar Villegas, Donna High, 48-07; 3, John Banda, Weslaco East, 45-08; 4, Jorge Jaimez, Harlingen High, 44-04; 5, Abel Villarreal, Harlingen South, 43-09; 6, Alex Santiago, Weslaco High, 43-02.
Discus
1, John Banda, Weslaco East, 154-06; 2, Cesar Villegas, Donna High, 152-08; 3, Abel Villarreal, Harlingen South, 154-05; 4, Sky Tatum, Harlingen South, 138-09; 5, Jesse Treviño, Weslaco East, 133-05.
Long Jump
1, Mark Lara, Weslaco High, 20-07.5; 2, Alex Segura, Edcouch-Elsa, 20-05; 3, Rolando Montemayor, Weslaco East, 19-09; 4, Marcus Barrera, Donna High, 19-02; 5, Alvaro Medrano, Weslaco High, 19-01.5; 6, Zachary Gomez, Mercedes, 19-01.
Triple Jump
1, Jose Galvan, Progreso, 42-06; 2, Marcus Barrera, Donna High, 41-06; 3, Alex Segura, Edcouch-Elsa, 41-03; 4, Zachary Gomez, Mercedes, 41-02.5; 5, Dominic Castillo, Donna North, 41-02; 6, Daniel Ramirez, Harlingen High, 38-10.
High Jump
1, Alex Segura, Edcouch-Elsa, 5-10; 2, Adrian Rodriguez, Edcouch-Elsa, 5-08; 3, Marco Castellanos, Harlingen South, 5-06; 4, Daniel Ramirez, Harlingen High, J5-06; 5, Robert Little, Mercedes, 5-04; 6, Nick Mora, Weslaco High, J5-04.
Pole Vault
1, Jon Zapata, Weslaco High, 14-00; 2, Saul Saavedra, Harlingen High, 13-06; 3, Marcus Ramirez, Harlingen South, J13-06; 4, Samuel Alvarez, Harlingen South, J13-06; 5, Trenton Teinert, Harlingen High, J13-06; 6, David Ozuna, Weslaco East, 11-06.
GIRLS
TRACK EVENTS
100-meter dash
1, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 12.74; 2, I’Dashs Sorrell, Donna North, 12.95; 3, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 13.20; 3, Jacklynn Flores, Mercedes, 13.20; 5, Xitlaly Hernandez, Weslaco East, 13.31; 6, Karina Quintanilla, Harlingen South, 13.34.
200-meter dash
1, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 25.88; 2, Mallory Grannum, Harlingen South, 26.73; 3, Elida Hernandez, Weslaco High, 27.08; 4, Jazmine Flores, Mercedes, 27.66; 5, Chantel Barrera, Weslaco High, 27.71; 6, Shana Alvarado, Edcouch-Elsa, 28.49.
400-meter dash
1, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 58.16; 2, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 1:00.65; 3, Yvonna Sanchez, Donna High, 1:02.18; 4, Leah Leal, Harlingen High, 1:02.97; 5, Ana Perez, Weslaco High, 1:03.69; 6, Victoria Lopez, Harlingen South, 1:03.72.
800-meter run
1, Stephanie Sauceda, Weslaco High, 2:19.58; 2, Kelly Aguinaga, Edcouch-Elsa, 2:23.13; 3, Aaliyah Garza, Weslaco High, 2:26.94; 4, Madeline Gonzalez, Mercedes, 2:27.30; 5, Yvonne Sanchez, Donna High, 2:30.55; 6, Genesis Cruz, Harlingen South, 2:31.44.
1600-meter run
1, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 5:05.69; 2, Kelly Aguinaga, Edcouch-Elsa, 5:26.50; 3, Janet Figueroa, Weslaco High, 5:29.87; 4, Genesis Cruz, Harlingen South, 5:35.94; 5, Gloria Martinez, Weslaco High, 5:42.10; 6, Justeen Cantu, Weslaco East, 5:55.69.
3200-meter run
1, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 11:17.70; 2, Soledad Cruz, Mercedes, 11:53.38; 3, Janet Figueroa, Weslaco High, 12:10.55; 4, Leslie Alvarado, Edcouch-Elsa, 12:23.67; 5, Gloria Martinez, Weslaco high, 12:29.83; 6, Mya Price, Harlingen South, 12:58.12.
100-meter hurdles
1, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 17.08; 2, Esperanza Pedraza, Weslaco High, 17.16; 3, Alyssa Flores, Weslaco East, 17.40; 4, Ninfa Aza, Weslaco East, 17.47; 5, Salila Sanchez, Donna North, 18.05; 6, Danielle Rodriguez, Harlingen South, 18.18.
300-meter hurdles
1, Esperanza Pedraza, Weslaco High, 48.78; 2, Melanie Arenas, Donna High, 50.37; 3, Desiree Sanchez, Harlingen High, 51.63; 4, Annelle Rodriguez, Harlingen South, 51.88; 5, Danielle Rodriugez, Harlingen South, 52.91; 6, Dalila Sanchez, Donna North, 53.10.
400-meter relay
1, Weslaco High, 50.20; 2, Mercedes, 50.20; 3, Harlingen South, 50.70; 4, Weslaco East, 52.16; 5, Donna High, 53.87; 6, Donna North, 55.17.
800-meter relay
1, Weslaco High, 1:46.29; 2, Harlingen South, 1:49.16; 3, Mercedes, 1:52.22; 4, Donna High, 1:52.24; 5, Weslaco East, 1:52.45.
1600-meter relay
1, Weslaco High, 4:07.64; 2, Donna High, 4:16.18; 3, Harlingen South, 4:16.89; 4, Mercedes, 4;31.39.
3200-meter relay
1, Weslaco High, 10:21.57; 2, Weslaco East, 10:43.89; 3, Donna North, 10:54.90.
FIELD EVENTS
Shot Put
1, Samantha Alvarez, Harlingen High, 35-04; 2, Judith Gonzalez, Donna High, 35-00; 3, Briana Gonzalez, Weslaco High, 32-06; 4, Yvette Tamez, Donna High, 32-02; 5, Briana Gonzalez, Weslaco High, 30-07; 6, Stephanie Handy, Donna High, 30-05.
Discus
1, Yvette Tamez, Donna High, 128-01; 2, Samantha Alvarez, Harlingen High, 116-04; 3, Ciera Gonzalez, Weslaco High, 114-05; 4, Briana Gonzalez, Weslaco High, 106-02; 5, Alinah Rodriguez, Edcouch-Elsa, 100-08; 6, Stephanie Handy, Donna High, 100-02.
Long Jump
1, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 16-04; 2, Jacklynn Flores, Mercedes, 16-00; 3, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 15-10; 4, Danielle Rodriguez, Harlingen South, 14-07.75; 5, Melanie Arenas, Donna high, 13-11.25; 6, Keandra Rodriguez, Mercedes, 13-08.
Triple Jump
1, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 33-10.25; 2, Jacklynn Flores, Mercedes, 33-03.75; 3, Annelle Rodriguez, Harlingen South, 31-07.25; 3, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 31-07.25; 5, Danielle Rodriguez, Harlingen South, 30-08.5; 6, Jessica Zepeda, Mercedes, 30-04.75.
High Jump
1, Gabriella Garza, Weslaco High, 5-00; 2, Anelle Rodriguez, Harlingen South, 4-10; 3, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 4-08; 4, Melanie Arenas, Donna High, J4-08; 5, Jessica Zepeda, Mercedes, J4-08; 6, Adriana Espinoza, Harlingen South, 4-06.
Pole Vault
1, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 11-00; 2, Bianca Cardenas, Edcouch-Elsa, 9-06; 3, Mikaela Flores, Harlingen South, 8-06; 4, Gabriella Garza, Weslaco High, 8-00; 5, Ana Tijerino, Donna North, 7-06; 6, Briana Alvarado, Edcouch-Elsa, J7-06.
Patriot Relays Results
Friday, March 11
Mission Veterans Memorial High School
TEAM RESULTS
BOYS
1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 94; 2, Sharyland Pioneer, 88; 3, La Joya Palmview, 64; 4, La Feria, 57; 5, Sharyland High, 55; 6, McAllen High, 54; 7, Mission Veterans Memorial, 50; 8, La Joya High, 38.
GIRLS
1, McAllen Memorial, 138; 2, La Joya Palmview, 136; 3, Los Fresnos, 61; 4, McAllen High, 54; 5, Mission Veterans Memorial, 49; 6, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 44.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
BOYS
TRACK EVENTS
100-meter dash
1, Abraham Garza, 10.86; 2, Trevor Speights, McAllen Memorial, 10.9; 3, Pablo Munguia, Sharyland High, 11.23; 4, Juan Peña, Roma, 11.39; 5, Gunner Henderson, McAllen High, 11.42; 6, Jose Maldonado, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 11.46.
200-meter dash
1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, McAllen Memorial, 21.36; 2, Hector Bosque, McAllen Rowe, 21.97; 3, Isaac Schweitzer, Sharyland High, 22.35; 4, Matt Guerrero, Mission Veterans Memorial, 22.55; 5, Armando Medrano, San Benito, 22.55; 6, Jose Maldonado, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 22.97.
400-meter dash
1, Adrian Lopez, La Joya Palmview, 50.52; 2, Martin Salinas, La Joya High, 50.75; 3, Ricky Mendez, La Joya High, 51.59; 4, Alex Corodva, Mission High, 52.37; 5, Sebastian Gonzalez, Mission High, 53.32; 6, Victor Castillo, McAllen Memorial, 53.35.
800-meter run
1, Ricardo Mendoza, La Joya High, 1:56.6; 2, Jesus Mata, Mission Veterans Memorial, 1:56.8; 3, Carlos Rodriguez, La Feria, 1:57.8; 4, Paco Rodriguez, McAllen high, 1:59.4; 5, Martin Salinas, La Joya High, 2:00.2; 6, Reyes Rodriguez, La Feria, 2:00.6.
1600-meter run
1, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 4:29.0; 2, Jose Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 4:29.7; 3, Jose Serna, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 4:31.9; 4, Brandon Garcia, Rio Grande City, 4:36.0; 5, Fabian Garcia, Mission Veterans Memorial, 4:37.2; 6, Reyes Rodriguez, La Feria, 4:38.1.
3200-meter run
1, Fabian Garcia, Mission Veterans Memorial, 9:36.7; 2, Jose Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 9:47.9; 3, Martin Baez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 9:55.0; 4, Evan Williams, McAllen Memorial, 9:58.0; 5, Trevor Williams, McAllen Memorial, 9:58.9; 6, Moises Campos, Hidalgo, 9:59.3.
110-meter hurdles
1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 13.59; 2, Tristen Myende, La Joya Palmview, 14.8; 3, Manuel Lerma, McAllen High, 14.95; 4, Mike Landovazo, Sharyland Pioneer, 15.93; 5, Fernando Elizondo, McAllen Memorial, 16.09; 6, Tristen Guerra, Sharyland Pioneer, 16.21.
300-meter hurdles
1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 39.22; 2, Carlos Serna, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 39.52; 3, Marc Garcia, Mission High, 39.75; 4, Jose Cantu, San Benito, 40.7; 5, Gunner Henderson, McAllen High, 40.7; 6, Manuel Lerma, McAllen High, 41.31.
400-meter relay
1, McAllen Memorial, 42.67; 2, Sharyland High, 43.22; 3, La Juarez-Lincoln, 43.78; 4, Mission Veterans Memorial, 44.01; 5, La Joya Palmview, 44.28; 6, Sharyland Pioneer, 44.51.
800-meter relay
1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:30.0; 2, La Feria, 1:31.1; 3, McAllen Memorial, 1:31.4; 4, McAllen High, 1:31.7; 5, Sharyland Pioneer, 1:32.0; 6, Mission High, 1:32.1.
1600-meter relay
1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 3:22.6; 2, La Feria, 3:24.0; 3, La Joya High, 3:2.51; 4, La Joya Palmview, 3:26.6; 5, Mission Veterans Memorial, 3:28.2; 6, Rio Grande City, 3:29.4.
3200-meter relay
1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 8:08.5; 2, Sharyland Pioneer, 8:18.3; 3, La Joya Palmview, 8:31.6; 4, Rio Grande City, 8:33.7; 5, Mission Veterans Memorial, 8:39.1; 6, Mission High, 8:42.0.
FIELD EVENTS
Shot Put
1, John Belmares, San Benito, 51-00.5; 2, Johnny Howell, Sharyland Pioneer, 50-06; 3, Tanner Trigg, Sharyland Pioneer, 48-10; 4, Iram Gaitain, Eagle Pass, 48-00; 5, Ricky Espinosa, La Joya Palmview, 48-00; 6, Ricardo Miner, McAllen Memorial, 47-07.5.
Discus
1, Jordan Deleon, Mission Veterans Memorial, 150-03; 2, Johnny Howell, Sharyland Pioneer, 147-07; 3, Tanner Trigg, Sharyland Pioneer, 142-06; 4, Sidney Meek, Port Isabel, 137-07; 5, Juan Ramirez, Roma, 136-10; 6, Frank Meza, McAllen Memorial, 136-09.
Long Jump
1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 23-01; 2, Jordan Wilson, Sharyland Pioneer, 21-03.5; 3, Tristen Myende, La Joya Palmview, 21-00; 4, Julian Treviño, La Feria, 20-07; 5, DJ Johnson, McAllen Memorial, 20-07; 6, Manuel Lerma, McAllen High, 20-04.5
Triple Jump
1, Isaiah Martinez, La Feria, 44-04.5; 2, Blake Klein, Sharyland High, 43-05; 3, Hector Bosque, McAllen Rowe, 32-04.25; 4, Damian Quintanilla, La Joya Palmview, 41-10; 5, Pete Perez, Los Fresnos, 41-06.5; 6, Mike Landovazo, Sharyland Pioneer, 40-07.5.
High Jump
1, DJ Johnson, McAllen Memorial, 6-04; 2, Robert Rosales, Valley View, 6-04; 3, Max Oyervides, Sharyland High, 6-04; 4, Jose Garza, Sharyland High, 5-10; 5, Marcus Torres, La Feria, 5-10; 6, Julio Gonzalez, La Joya High, 5-08; 6, Carlos Mercado, Los Fresnos, 5-08; 6, Andrew Rodriguez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 5-08.
Pole Vault
1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 14-06; 2, Santiago Garcia, Sharyland Pioneer, 11-00.
GIRLS
TRACK EVENTS
100-meter dash
1, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, 12.63; 2, Luisa Cruz, Los Fresnos, 12.8; 3, Kim Nuñoz, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 13.07; 4, Kumary Castaneda, Valley View, 13.16; 5, Mareek Garza, Sharyland High, 13.16; 6, Tanya Prazalini, Los Fresnos, 13.32.
200-meter dash
1, Rebecca Martinez, Sharyland Pioneer, 26.18; 2, Natalie Young, McAllen Memorial, 26.19; 3, Larissa Martinez, Grulla, 27.32; 4, Daniele Segura, Sharyland High, 27.67; 5, Sofia Naverette, Los Fresnos, 28.01; 6, Ashley Gallegos, Valley View, 29.29.
400-meter dash
1, Lorraine Estrada, McAllen Rowe, 58.14; 2, Natalie Garza, Port Isabel, 60.86; 3, Julissa Montoya, La Joya High, 61.15; 4, Valerie Ramirez, McAllen Memorial, 61.56; 5, Nori Castaneda, Los Fresnos, 61.60; 6, Carolina Saenz, McAllen High, 62.62.
800-meter run
1, Ana Bautista, Rio Grande City, 2:23.4; 2, Julissa Montoya, La Joya High, 2:26.8; 3, Yareli Tamez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 2:28.7; 4, Monica Yanez, Valley View, 2:30.0; 5, Victoria Izaguirre, McAllen Memorial, 2:31.8; 6, Nydia De La Garza, Sharyland Pioneer, 2:31.9.
1600-meter run
1, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 5:11; 2, Baiy Villalon, La Joya Palmview, 5:24; 3, Tina Sierra, La Feria, 5:24.1; 4, Naila Flores, La Joya Palmview, 5:25; 5, Nydia De La Garza, Sharyland Pioneer, 5:30; 6, Alessandra Gutierrez, McAllen Rowe, 5:35.
3200-meter run
1, Tina Sierra, La Feria, 11:36.1; 2, Alessandra Gutierrez, McAllen Rowe, 11:46; 3, Priscilla Flores, La Joya Palmaview, 11:55; 4, Alex Conchola, McAllen High, 12:03; 5, Sam Guerrero, Sharyland High, 12;05; 6, Victoria Benitez, Roma, 12:06.
100-meter hurdles
1, Lanie Nitsch, McAllen Memorial, 15.49; 2, Alyssa Salazar, Los Fresnos, 15.68; 3, Yasmin Gonzalez, McAllen Memorial, 16.77; 4, Andrea Munguia, McAllen Memorial, 16.85; 5, Alexis Garcia, San Benito, 17.23; 6, Aniah C. Reyna, McAllen High, 17.52.
300-meter hurdles
1, Lanie Nitsch, McAllen Memorial, 46.1; 2, Brittany Cano, La Joya Palmview, 46.49; 3, Thanya Garza, McAllen Memorial, 46.94; 4, Skylar Hernandez, McAllen high, 47.12; 5, Alyssa Salazar, Los Fresnos, 48.36; 6, Diana Perez, Sharyland High, 50.11.
400-meter relay
1, La Joya Palmview, 50.03; 2, McAllen Memorial, 50.96; 3, Valley View, 51.21; 4, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 51.92; 5, La Feria, 51.04; 6, Los Fresnos, 52.05.
800-meter relay
1, La Joya Palmview, 1:44.8; 2, McAllen Memorial, 1:47.3; 3, Grulla, 1:49.1; 4, Mission Veterans Memorial, 1:49.9; 5, Los Fresnos, 1:50.1; 6, Sharyland High, 1:51.2.
1600-meter relay
1, McAllen Memorial, 4:02.1; 2, Mission Veterans Memorial, 4:04.9; 3, La Joya Palmview, 4:06.4; 4, McAllen high, 4:10.6; 5, Rio Grande City, 4:14.8; 6, Los Fresnos, 4:15.1.
3200-meter relay
1, La Joya Palmview, 9:49.00; 2, Mission Veterans Memorial, 10:04; 3, McAllen Memorial, 10:07; 4, Rio Grande City, 10:08; 5, Sharyland Pioneer, 10:14; 6, McAllen High, 10:46.
FIELD EVENTS
Shot Put
1, Eloisa Martinez, McAllen Memorial, 36-09; 2, Alexis Vasquez, Mission Veterans Memorial, 35-01; 3, Felicita Saenz, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 35-00; 4, McKenzia Chapa, Orange Grove, 34-06; 5, Valeria Granados, Los Fresnos, 34-03.5; 6, Malaya Pistokache, Sharyland Pioneer, 33-03.5.
Discus
1, McKenzie Chapa, Orange Grove, 119-09; 2, Valeria Granados, Los Fresnos, 119-03; 3, Karen Guerra, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 119-01; 4, Malaya Pistokache, Sharyland Pioneer, 119-00; 5, Eloisa Martinez, McAllen Memorial, 111-09; 6, Serna Rivera, La Feria, 108-09.
Long Jump
1, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, 17-10; 2, Natalie Young, McAllen Memorial, 17.00.25; 3, Melody Magee, McAllen High, 16-09.75; 4, Mariah Gonzalez, Mission Veterans Memorial, 16-04.5; 5, Bridgette Famigliette, Sharyland Pioneer, 16-01.5; 6, Deandra Garza, Sharyland Pioneer, 16-01.
Triple Jump
1, Jovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 36-04.25; 2, Alyssa Salazar, Los Fresnos, 35-09; 3, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, 34-09.25; 4, Thanya Garza, McAllen Memorial, 34-01.25; 5, Brenda Martinez, La Joya Palmview, 33.01.25; 6, Simone Harry, Port Isabel, 33-09.
High Jump
1, Ana Calderon, La Joya Jaurez-Lincoln, 5-00; 2, Hanna Kelly, McAllen High, 5-00; 3, Seven tied at 4-08.
Pole Vault
1, Alex Martinez, Port Isabel, 10-00; 2, Sara Solis, McAllen High, 9-06; 3, Tanya Prazelini, Los Fresnos, 9-00; 4, Alejandrea Clarke, Rio Grande City, 9-00; 5, Maria Gonzalez, Mission Veterans Memorial, 8-06; 6, Chelsea Chandler, Sharyland Pioneer, 8-06.
The Monitor sports reporters Mario Aguirre and Greg Luca discuss Edinburg Vela’s state semifinal match up against Lancaster, and preview the different dynamics that could play a role in the SaberCats’ success or demise.
Before Valery Tobias took to the track Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Relays in Mercedes, her coach pulled her aside for a moment of clarity.
While the Edinburg IDEA Quest sophomore has hopes of winning a second state medal in as many years, Tobias began the year in uncharacteristic form. While she cooly won silver in the 800-meter run last year at state, Tobias began the season bitten by nerves and exhaustion from soccer season.
Looking to correct his middle-distance runner’s early season struggles, coach Robbie Cruz spoke with Tobias before competing in the finals for the girls 400-meter dash.
“She feels like everybody is on her because of what she did last year,” Cruz said. “Everybody expects her back. We do, and I know she expects herself back. … ‘I told her, ‘You go out there and run for you. Don’t worry about your times or the critics. Just do it for you.’”
Tobias responded to the personal pep talk by taking first in the 400 run with a time of 59.8 seconds, dropping 20 seconds from her previous run at a Port Isabel meet where she ran against the wind. Tobias holds the Valley’s fourth fastest time in the 400 run.
“We like coming out of nowhere,” Cruz said. “We like being the underdog. Whenever they announce our athletes on the podium, everyone looks at them like, ‘Who are these kids?’”
Though Tobias excels at middle distance events, she will also compete in the 1600 run. The move was made by Cruz in order to maximize the number of events she can qualify for in the run to state. Tobias is also competing in the long jump and with teammate Jillian Terry in the high jump, a state qualifier in the event a season ago.
SURPRISING SERNA
La Joya Juarez-Lincoln’s goal of winning back-to-back district titles will be a dream deferred if the Huskies fail to find the proper relay lineups. Finding the right mixture of speed, strength and endurance is the mission for coach Horacio Garza, who changes relay units with each meet.
But amidst the roulette of Juarez-Lincoln’s relays, the individual talents of Carlos Serna have flourished. The senior has been a utility athlete for the Huskies, competing in the hurdles and field events in addition to competing in the 800 and 1600 relay — two events in which he did not compete in 2015.
Serna’s strongest individual showing is in the 300 hurdles, where he holds the Valley’s second fastest time of 39.15.
“He’s been a big surprise for us this year,” Garza said. “He’s improved by leaps and bounds. It’s amazing how much he’s improved. He is completely blowing us away as far as the way he’s been able to improve. He made up his mind after football season. He said he really wanted to run in earnest and he’s really shown it to us in his workouts.”
Valley’s Best and Mythical Standings for 3.9.16
Team Standings
Boys
1, McAllen Memorial, 54; 2, McAllen High, 53; 3, Harlingen High, 50; 4, La Joya Palmview, 50; 5, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 42; 6, Weslaco East, 29; 7, PSJA Memorial, 28; 7, La Feria, 28; 9, Los Fresnos, 24, 9, Sharyland High, 24; 9, Edinburg Economedes, 24.
Girls
1, Weslaco High, 86; 2, McAllen Memorial, 78; 3, La Joya Palmview, 59; 4, Harlingen South, 54; 5, Mission Veterans, 38; 5, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy, 38; 7, Los Fresnos, 37; 8, McAllen Rowe, 30; 9, Edcouch-Elsa, 29; 10, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 20.
Individual Standings
Boys
* Fully Automatic Time
100-Meter dash
1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 10.74*; 2, Christian Perales, Los Fresnos, 10.82*; 3, Daniel Perez, Rio Grande City, 11.04*; 4, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 11.14*; 4, Abraham Garza, Sharyland High, 11.14*; 6, Abel Martinez, Brownsville Veterans Memorial, 11.15*.
200-Meter dash
1, Christian Perales, Los Fresnos, 22.22*; 2, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 22.24*; 3, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 22.34*; 4, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 22.45*; 5, Sammy Orive, Brownsville Rivera, 22.47*; 6, Anthony Gonzalez, Brownsville Porter, 22.51*.
400-Meter dash
1, Christopher Rosales, Harlingen High, 49.30; 2, Sergio Murillo, Weslaco High, 49.62; 3, Rodrigo Cedillo, Lyford, 50.15; 4, Anthony Gonzalez, Bronwsville Porter, 50.79*; 5, Adrian Lopez, La Joya Palmview, 50.93*; 6, Giovani Cardenas, Edcouch-Elsa, 51.07*.
800-Meter run
1, Victor Bocanegra, La Joya Palmview, 1:57.77*; 2, Ricardo Mendoza, La Joya High, 1:56.80*; 3, Jesus Mata, Mission Veterans Memorial, 1:57.35; 4, Carlos Rodriguez, La Feria, 1:57.81*; 5, Marcus Guajardo, Edinburg Vela, 1:58.17*; 6, Anthony Garza, Brownsville Rivera, 1:58.40*.
1600-Meter run
1, Jayven Cordova, Weslaco East, 4:25.36; 2, Anthony Garza, Brownsville Rivera, 4:25.88*; 3, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 4:26.01*; 4, Dominic Cavazos, Mercedes, 4:26.03; 5, Jose Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 4:29.46; 6, Joshua Doria, Edinburg North, 4:30.24.
3200-Meter run
1, Jayven Cordova, Weslaco East, 9:28.03; 2, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 9:36.81; 3, Fabian Garcia, Mission Veterans Memorial, 9:41.18; 4, Francisco Morales, Donna High, 9:42.78; 5, Jose Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 9:43.50; 6, Luis Ramirez, Weslaco East, 9:44.76.
110-Meter hurdles
1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 13.96; 2, Manuel Lerma, McAllen High, 15.14; 3, Brandon Bradford, PSJA North, 15.15; 4, Bony Rios, Edinburg Economedes, 15.48*; 5, Alexander Lara, Weslaco High, 15.67*; 6, Tristan Myende, La Joya Palmview, 15.84*; 6, Omar Silva, Port Isabel, 15.84*.
300-Meter hurdles
1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 37.97*; 2, Carlos Serna, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 39.15; 3, Marc Garcia, Mission High, 39.62; 4, Joseph Lunn, La Feria, 39.93; 5, Jorge Cantu, San Benito, 40.51*; 6, Gunner Henderson, McAllen High, 40.52*.
400-Meter relay
1, McAllen Memorial, 42.78*; 2, Harlingen High, 43.05; 3, Sharyland High, 43.18; 4, Harlingen South, 43.40*; 5, Edinburg Economedes, 43.44*; 6, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 43.74*.
800-Meter relay
1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:29.40*; 2, Edinburg Economedes, 1:30.87*; 3, San Benito, 1:31.29*; 4, McAllen Memorial, 1:31.75*; 5, PSJA Southwest, 1:31.80*; 6, Harlingen South, 1:31.94*.
1600-Meter relay
1, PSJA Memorial, 3:25.56; 2, La Feria, 3:26.47*; 3, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 3:27.40*; 4, Weslaco East, 3:28.42*; 5, La Joya Palmview, 3:28.87*; 6, Harlingen High, 3:28.90.
Field Events
Shot put
1, Mike Zuniga, Rio Hondo, 57-09; 2, Ricardo Espinoza, La Joya Palmview, 54-03; 3, John Belmares, San Benito, 53-11.25; 4, Travis Barnes, Harlingen High, 53-11; 5, Gaston Cortina, Edinburg North, 53-05; 6, Johnny Howell, Sharyland Pioneer, 53-04.25.
Discus
1, Mike Zuniga, Rio Hondo, 165-11; 2, Michael Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 165-09; 3, Jordan De Leon, Mission Veterans Memorial, 162-00; 4, Cesar Villegas, Donna High, 155-03; 5, Sydney Mock, Port Isabel, 154-09; 6, Tanner Trigg, Sharyland Pioneer, 154-03; 6, Sky Tatum, Harlingen South, 154-03.
Long Jump
1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 23-07; 2, Alexandra Lara, Weslaco High, 22-01.5; 3, Alex Segura, Edcouch-Elsa, 22-00; 3, Ciro Hernadnez, PSJA North, 22-00; 5, Brnadon Frausto, Brownsville Lopez, 21-07.5; 6, Michael Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 21-04.5.
Triple Jump
1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 46-04.5; 2, Raudel Alvarez, PSJA North, 44-01; 3, Pete Perez, Los Fresnos, 43-08; 4, Isiah Martinez, La Feria, 43-05; 5, Alex Segura, Edcouch-Elsa, 43-00; 5, Brandon Frausto, Brownsville Lopez, 43-00.
High Jump
1, Robert Rosales, Valley View, 6-04; 1, Max Oyervides, Sharyland High, 6-04; 3, Victor Bocanegra, La Joya Palmview, 6-02; 3, Darren Gonzalez, Brownsville Lopez, 6-02; 3, Devin Rosas, Harlingen South, 6-02; 4, Six tied at 6-00.
Pole Vault
1, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 15-02.5; 2, Samuel Alvarez, Harlingen South, 14-00; 3, Jon Zapata, Weslaco High, 13-06; 3, Marcus Ramirez, Harlingen South, 13-06; 5, Mike Garza, PSJA North, 13-00; 6, Saul Saavedra, Harlingen High, 13-00; 6, Trent Teinert, Harlingen High, 13-00.
Girls
Track Events
* Fully Automatic Time
100-Meter dash
1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy, 12.21; 2, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 12.40; 3, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 12.43; 44, Alondra Escobar, Los Fresnos, 12.50; 5, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, 12.55; 6, Jazmine Martinez, Harlingen South, 12.89*.
200-Meter dash
1, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 25.49*; 2, Alondra Escobar, Los Fresnos, 25.88*; 3, Mallory Grannum, Harlingen South, 26.09*; 4, Rebeca Martinez, Sharyland Pioneer, 26.22*; 5, Natalie Young, McAllen Memorial, 26.28*; 6, Mariah Gonzalez, Mission Veterans Memorial, 26.73*.
400-Meter dash
1, Lorraine Estrada, McAllen Rowe, 58.51*; 2, Nicole Gonzalez, Harlingen South, 59.55*; 3, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco high, 58.78*; 4, Valery Tobias, Edinburg IDEA Quest, 60.19*; 5, Juliana Guerrero, Harlingen High, 60.51*; 6, Reyna Medrano, Brownsville Lopez, 60.61*.
800-Meter run
1, Stephanie Sauceda, Weslaco High, 2:22.10*; 2, Bailey Villalon, La Joya Palmview, 2:23.06*; 3, Sofia Salinas, Brownsville Hanna, 2:23.90*; 4, Kelly Aguinaga, Edcouch-Elsa, 2:24.02*; 5, Valery Tobias, Edinburg IDEA Quest, 2:24.10*; 6, Lillana Perez, Edinburg Vela, 2:25.86*.
1600-Meter run
1, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 5:04.03; 2, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 5:14.15; 3, Ana Bautista, Rio Grande City, 5:14.63*; 4, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 5:17.19*; 5, Soledad Cruz, Mercedes, 5:18.00*; 6, Andrea De La Rosa, Brownsville Rivera, 5:23.65*.
3200-Meter run
1, Krysta Martinez, Edcouch-Elsa, 11:09.15*; 2, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 11:20.37; 3, Ana Bautista, Rio Grande City, 11:33.52*; 4, Soledad Cruz, Mercedes, 11:33.59*; 5, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 11:36.29*; 6, Andrea De La Rosa, Brownsville Rivera, 11:42.18*.
100-Meter hurdles
1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy, 14.45*; 2, Lanie Nitsch, McAllen Memorial, 15.18; 3, Karla Ibarra, Valley View, 16.00; 4, Aniah Chaleff Reyna, McAllen high, 16.30*; 5, Oliva Garcia, Edinburg Vela, 16.59*; 6, Alyssa Salazar, Los Fresnos, 16.64*.
300-Meter hurdles
1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy, 44.54*; 2, Lanie Nitsch, McAllen Memorial, 45.68; 3, Thanya Garza, McAllen Memorial, 46.59; 4, Caleigh Hausenfluck, Sharyland High, 47.33; 5, Ariel Bustamante, Mission Veterans Memorial, 47.77*; 6, Brittany Cano, La Joya Palmview, 47.79*.
400-Meter relay
1, McAllen Memorial, 49.59; 2, Harlingen South, 50.08; 3, La Joya palmview, 50.27*; 4, Weslasco High, 50.46; 5, McAllen Rowe, 50.62; 6, Mercedes, 50.87*.
800-Meter relay
1, Weslaco High, 1:46.27; 2, La Joya Palmview, 1:46.63*; 3, Los Fresnos, 1:47.51*; 4, Harlingen South, 1:48.25*; 5, McAllen Memorial, 1:48.31*; 6, Sharyland High, 1:48.88.
1600-Meter relay
1, Weslacoc High, 4:06.92*; 2, McAllen Memorial, 4:07.34; 3, Mission Veterans Memorial, 4:09.41*; 4, McAllen Rowe, 4:01.26*; 5, Los Fresnos, 4:10.78*; 6, Harlingen High, 4:11.59.
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, 131-04; 2, Gertrudis Ruiz-Balli, Brownsville Pace, 130-10; 3, Tamara Castillo, PSJA Southwest, 126-08; 4, Malaya Pistokache, Sharyland Pioneer, 125-07; 5, Jazmin Cortez, PSJA North, 123-07; 6, Valeria Granadas, Los Fresnos, 122-11.
Long Jump
1, Jacklyyn Flores, Mercedes, 17-07; 2, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 17-06.5; 3, Caleigh Hausenfluck, Sharyland High, 17-05.75; 4, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, 17-02.5; 5, Natalie Young, McAllen Memorial, 17-02; 6, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 17-01.5.
Triple Jump
1, Nyla Vela, Mission Veterans Memorial, 36-03.5; 2, Jovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 36-03.25; 3, I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North, 35-11; 4, Diana Perez, Sharyland High, 35-05.5; 5, Thanya Garza, McAllen Memorial, 35-05; 6, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 35-04.
High Jump
1, Ana Claderon, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 5-04; 2, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 5-02; 2, Jackie Kingsburg, Los Fresnos, 5-02; 2, Charlize De La Garza, Mission Veterans Memorial, 5-02; 2, Hannah Kelly, McAllen High, 5-02;2, Natalie Martinez, 5-02; 2, Patty Young, Edinburg Vela, 5-02; 2, Juliana Guerrero, Harlingen High, 5-02.
Pole Vault
1, Sydney Salinas, Weslaco High, 11-06; 2, Marifer Valenica, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy, 10-06; 2, Bianca Cardenas, Edcouch-Elsa; 2, Alexandria Martinez, Port Isabel, 10-00; 5, Carolina Carrillo, PSJA North, 9-06; 6, five tied at 9-00.