By GARY LONG | THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD

Marte Rodriguez received the good news he was hoping for late Wednesday morning in the St. Joseph Academy Student Center when representatives of the Foot Locker Foundation showed up to award him a $20,000 scholarship as part of the Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Program.

Rodriguez and his classmates were in the student center as part of the annual Marist Day of Service. Ricardo Ramirez, general manager of Foot Locker operations in the Rio Grande Valley, presented him with a giant check for $20,000.

The award will be paid in four installments of $5,000 each during the course of Rodriguez’s university career. Ramirez, who is based in McAllen, said this is the first time in the seven years that Foot Locker has awarded the scholarship that it has gone to someone from the Rio Grande Valley.

“This proves that dreams do come true,” he said.

Rodriguez is the Class of 2018 valedictorian. He has been accepted and plans to attend the business honors program at the University of Texas at Austin.

“This will help a lot,” he said.

Also, he is captain of the cross country team, was a first-team state track & field selection, and received a number of awards, including the TAPPS Academic All-State Track & Field Award. He is active in the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society.

Rodriguez was one of 20 student-athletes to receive the Foot Locker award and was selected from a pool of more than 13,000 applicants as someone who demonstrates exemplary character and strength.

Ramirez presented the scholarship during an impromptu ceremony following an all-school service in observance of the Marist Day of Service, which was Wednesday.

During the day, St. Joseph students packed a minimum of 108,000 “manna packs” to meet the nutritional needs of malnourished children around the world for the Christian nonprofit Feed My Starving Children.

HENRY MILLER | SPECIAL TO THE MONITOR

WESLACO — For Eleanor Arndt, the script has already been written. Friday and Saturday, the Weslaco senior will be competing in three events at the UIL Region IV-6A track and field championships.

In two Fridays, she hopes to be at the state meet.

On the Friday in between, she turns 18.

“That’s a birthday present I’m hoping for,” said Arndt, who qualified with her team once as a freshman but has qualified for regionals all four years in high school. “To make it to state in my final year. That would be awesome.”

Arndt, considered one of the favorites to leap to a top-two finish and advance to the state meet, will lead a group of teammates that includes Ciera Gonzalez in the discus and three relay teams from a Panthers squad that won the 31/32-6A area championship as a team. Not only will Arndt jump, but she is also scheduled to compete in the 800- and 1,600-meter relays.

Arndt qualified for regionals in five events, including the triple jump and the 400 run. She also qualified for five events as a freshman, sophomore and junior.

“When we get to this stage, we look at the numbers and put together what we think is the best combination for us to do the best,” Weslaco girls track coach Pablo Almaguer said. “This gives her the opportunity to focus on the long jump, which we think she can advance in, as well as the two relays. Plus, she’s always looking out for the team and knows that five events can be difficult.”

Arndt agreed that removing those two events from her schedule gives her more time to focus and prepare. She said that she’s approaching the regional meet with a different mindset compared to past years.

“When I was younger, I would get very sensitive and emotional, but track has made me tougher,” said Arndt, whose personal record jump of 18 feet, 5.25 inches, came at the McAllen Relays. She jumped 17-3 to win the 31/32-6A area meet. “We also worked a lot more in the weight room this past year, and that has made a difference.”

“She goes all out on a weekly basis, and if she’s at the top of her game, things will fall in place for her,” said Almaguer, who has coached the team for 15 years. “She’s confident, seeded very well and has a chance to win it. And her mindset is about getting to the next round, even if she gets second at regionals.”

Three years ago, Gonzalez was pulled aside by her track coach and asked to consider throwing the discus. She had tried it in middle school but didn’t think anything more of it. Now, she’s getting ready for her third trip to regionals.

“It’s crazy to say this, but there are a lot who can throw as far as I can, but with all that around me, I think it will be a good competition day for me,” the senior thrower said. “I got kind of nervous my sophomore year, going in there as a young buck and then putting too much pressure on myself. Then, as a junior, my knee was injured pretty much the whole year, and it affected me in the fact I started doubting myself.”

Her personal record is 137-3.75 at the Meet of Champions preliminaries. She finished second at the area meet area with a 134-8.

“She understands the discus more this year, and she is throwing it year-round,” Almaguer said. “She has matured and grown and has so much knowledge. She wants to do good all the time, and her work ethic shows it.”

Almaguer said the Panthers’ 800 and 1,600 relays also have a shot to carry their batons to the state meet. The 800 is made up of senior Chantel Barrera, junior Lisamarie Sanchez, sophomore Jenna Martinez and freshman Amity Ebarb, who anchors the team. The 1,600 is sophomore Victoria Nguyen, Arndt, Sanchez and Ebarb.

“The 4-by-200 is a young group, and they have the second-fastest time in the Valley all time,” Almaguer said. “They’ve been impressive and amazing to watch this year. The 4-by-400 hasn’t lost a relay this year, but I don’t think they’ve run their best yet.

“If we do our best in that event, something special can happen there. No matter what, though, if we keep working hard, good things will happen.”

BY TJ GARCIA | SPECIAL TO THE MONITOR

Four years after Samantha Cordon walked onto the Schreiner University campus, the senior can look back now and say she was part of something special.

The Edinburg North product is one just two seniors remaining on the roster this year from a class of 10 that started back in 2015. But Cordon has been critical to the Mountaineers’ softball turnaround. They’ve rebounded from a hapless 20-61 during her first two seasons to 22-11-1 this year — a .647 winning percentage.

And through thick and thin, Cordon has been a leader on the field. She hasn’t missed a start in four years, playing in 157 straight games through April 8. This season is the first baseman’s fourth straight batting above .315 (.358 in 2018), and she’s already set a new school record for career hits with 164 — breaking a 15-year-old mark of 153.

Cordon said her time at Division-III Schreiner in Kerrville has been a “rewarding journey,” and that the team’s turnaround can be credited to softball coach Amy Meyer, whose first season was the same as Cordon’s — 2015. Cordon, a right-handed clean-up hitter, started every game as a freshman and batted .347 with 22 RBIs.

“The transition to college was not always easy. College softball is very different from high school, but I became a smarter hitter and learned how to make adjustments,” said the 5-foot-7 Cordon. “It’s a really incredible feeling to set that record. I think of all the time I spent hitting in the cage, hitting with my brother and dad. It all paid off. It hasn’t totally hit me yet.”

Cordon, a psychology major who has earned a slew of academic awards, said she and the Mountaineers have been busy preparing for next weekend’s Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament and will try to put a positive cap on the best Schreiner season in a decade.

“We’re going into the conference tournament hungry for a ring,” she said. “We plan to be disciplined, yet aggressive hitters and execute when we need to defensively.”

MUSTANGS’ LOREDO HAVING BANNER YEAR FOR JAVELINAS

Texas A&M-Kingsville outfielder Manny Loredo doesn’t make mistakes. His stat sheet can back him up. He’s had 50 chances in the outfield for the Javelinas, and the junior and 2014 McAllen Memorial grad has converted 48 of them into putouts while the other two were assists. No errors.

Loredo, a right fielder, is helping lead the Division-II Javelinas of the Lone Star Conference to a 31-10 overall record (10-6 in conference) with eight games remaining before the conference tournament. Loredo, a 5-foot-7 UTRGV transfer, is the team’s second-leading hitter with a .305 batting average and is tied for the team lead in home runs with four. He has started 32 of the 36 games he’s played in this year.

PSJA HIGH’S FONSECA STARTING TO HIT STRIDE AT PRAIRIE VIEW

The Prairie View A&M University softball team started the 2018 season 2-12. Enter former PSJA High all-district infielder Gabrielle Fonseca, and now the team is 12-19 and 9-5 in the SWAC (Division-I Southwestern Athletic Conference). Fonseca’s upturn in play at the plate has mirrored the Panthers’ improvement on the diamond.

Fonseca, a sophomore transfer from McClennan Community College, really began to turn it around in late March, when she was scuffling with an .083 batting average. But in Prairie View’s next game, against Alabama State, she went 3 for 4. From there, Panthers ripped off a six-game winning streak. Fonseca has improved her average nearly 200 points. Fonseca, a righty, has started 13 of 23 games she’s played in. The 5-foot-7 second baseman has committed just one error in 41 chances.

BROWNSVILLE VETERANS’ ANAYA A SUPER SOPHOMORE AT UIW

Consider former Brownsville Veterans star David Anaya an early bloomer. Last year, the University of the Incarnate Word infielder started 52 of 53 games for the Cardinals while batting .288 and leading the team in RBIs as a freshman. He also made the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll with a 3.61 GPA. Now, Anaya is at it again.

This year, the 5-foot-11 third baseman is batting .292 and is third on the team in RBIs with 31 for the 26-16 (10-8 in Southland) Cardinals in San Antonio. Anaya has hovered around the .300 mark all season. At one point, he was hitting .330. He also had a highlight reel game against Prairie View on April 10, when he went 5 for 6 and scored five runs. Anaya has only struck out 16 times in 144 at bats and has walked 24 times.

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STAFF REPORT

Nominations are now being accepted for the Tom Landry Award of Excellence — perhaps the most prestigious honor that will be bestowed during the 2018 All-Valley Sports Awards Banquet on June 10 at Mario’s Banquet & Conference Center in Mission.

The banquet, hosted by RGVSports.com and AIM Media Texas in conjunction with the RGV Sports Hall of Fame, will see 33 awards presented to athletes, coaches and teams across all 12 UIL sports.

RGVSports.com received permission from the Landry family to present the Tom Landry Award of Excellence to a student-athlete who represents the values for which Landry is still known: integrity, sportsmanship, character and teamwork. The recipient of the honor will be chosen based on academic excellence, athletic accomplishments, character and community service.

The award was initiated in 2016 to honor the legacy of the former Dallas Cowboys coaching great, a Mission native who died Feb. 12, 2000, at the age of 75. Landry coached the Cowboys from 1960-88 and holds the franchise record for career wins (250). He took the Cowboys to five Super Bowls, winning two.

The deadline for submitting a nomination for the Tom Landry Award of Excellence is May 28. To nominate a student-athlete, superintendents or athletic directors may contact Marcia Kitten by email at [email protected] or by phone at 956-683-4463.

The two publishers of AIM Media’s Valley newspapers — Stephan Wingert (The Monitor) and Frank Escobedo (Valley Morning Star and Brownsville Herald) — will choose a winner from the nominations.

Sean Elliott, a former NBA champion with the San Antonio Spurs who now works with the team as a broadcaster, will be the keynote speaker at the banquet. Elliott played for the Spurs from 1989-93 and 1994-2001, earning All-Star recognition in 1993 and 1996 and helping San Antonio to an NBA title in 1999. This season, Elliott was an analyst for Spurs games on Fox Sports Southwest.

The Monitor, Valley Morning Star, The Brownsville Herald, Mid-Valley Town Crier and RGV Sports Hall of Fame will vote to determine the winners in the sports award categories. While The Monitor, the Star and the Herald have previously named their All-Area teams in certain sports, the All-Valley Sports Awards Banquet will recognize the very best across all three coverage areas.

The banquet, which will run approximately 6 to 8 p.m., returns to Mario’s for a second consecutive year. The venue has a seating capacity of more than 500 people. Tickets will be on sale soon at a cost of $40 per person.

BY TJ GARCIA | SPECIAL TO THE MONITOR

WESLACO — Weslaco East’s Amanda Aguirre ripped an inside pitch — a ball she wasn’t even supposed to swing at — to right-center field, driving in two runs and capping a late five-run rally to put the Wildcats past Brownsville Hanna 5-4 on Friday and into the playoffs.

The Wildcats overcame a disastrous start, as they fell behind 4-0 before scoring three runs in the fifth inning and two more in the seventh on Aguirre’s walk-off hit.

Weslaco East earned a playoff spot on the last night of the regular season by virtue of the victory and losses by Harlingen High and Los Fresnos elsewhere in District 32-6A. Upon learning the news, the team began a euphoric celebration on the field.

Weslaco East committed two errors and yielded three runs in the opening inning. The Wildcats looked completely discombobulated in what could have been one of their worst innings of the season.

“I think it was nerves, and I think it was a lot of emotion, because our seniors were playing their last home game if we didn’t continue,” Wildcats coach Victoria Vasquez said. “But we had to buckle down, and we told them that they just have to win a half-inning at a time.”

And they did just that. Aguirre, the senior pitcher and Texas Southern University commit, and her defense got into a groove and faced just four batters more than the minimum in innings two through seven, allowing just one unearned run.

Led by the hitting of Britney Garcia (3 for 4, two runs), Jasmine Villarreal and Tatiana Cabrera, the Wildcats woke up their bats and forced their way back into the game by scoring three runs in the fifth to make the score 4-3 Hanna entering the top of the sixth.

After an uneventful sixth, Aguirre struck out a batter and the Wildcats doubled up Hanna with one out to close the seventh inning and set up their last hurrah.

Cabrera and Garcia reached safely to open the inning, and then Hanna intentionally walked Abigail Ortiz to load the bases with no outs. Aguirre followed, and on the first pitch hit a screamer deep into right-center field. That allowed Cabrera and Garcia to cross home plate with ease, giving Weslaco East the win.

“Coach told me not to swing, and I ended up swinging. I wanted to hit,” Aguirre said. “I just took a chance. It’s just that in this game, you never know what could happen. In a game like this, you just don’t know, so you take a chance. And that’s what I did.”

The final at-bat marked Aguirre’s only hit of the game. From the circle, she struck out 10 and walked two.

UIL District 29/30-6A Area Meet
April 20, 2018
La Joya ISD Stadium, La Joya
Girls 3200 Meter Run 6A Finals
1, Robles, Brianna, La Joya Palmview, 11:08.30. 2, Luna, Shanya, Eagle Pass, 11:20.78. 3, Romo, Anahi, Del Rio, 11:39.23. 4, Soto, Claudette, Laredo Alexander, 11:55.09. 5, Garcia, Andrea, Eagle Pass, 11:59.94. 6, Moreno, Alanah, McAllen, 12:31.04. 7, Delgado, Janie T00, McAllen Rowe, 12:49.22. 8, Sustaita, Jazmine T00, Mission High, 13:01.55.
Boys 3200 Meter Run 6A
1, Smith, Max, Del Rio, 9:37.33. 2, Kowalski, Nathan, Eagle Pass, 9:37.44. 3, Munoz, Alex, United, 9:41.98. 4, Williams, Evan, McAllen Memorial, 9:42.63. 5, Gonzalez, Raymon, Del Rio, 9:44.11. 6, Calvillo, Jose, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 9:54.41. 7, Williams, Trevor, McAllen Memorial, 9:57.19. 8, Castro, Marco, Mission High, 10:23.51.
Girls 4×100 Meter Relay 6A
1, Laredo Alexander ‘A’ (Puig, Avery 11, Perez, Liliana 12, Villarreal, Krysta 11, Emeremnu, Cynthia 11), 48.32. 2, La Joya Palmview ‘A’ (Gomez, Yoko 12, Hernandez, Mariana 12, Pecina, Damaris 11, Menchaca, Melissa 10), 49.20. 3, Del Rio ‘A’ (Cerda, Valentina De La 11, Gladson, Kyndal 10, Gonzalez, Nataly 10, Barnett, Bailey 11), 49.83. 4, Laredo United ‘A’ (Sanabria, Alexandra 11, Sanabria, Andrea 11, Garcia, Gabisa 11, Casarez, Abriana 9), 50.98. 5, McAllen Memorial ‘A’ (Lee, Rhyauna 11, Nitsch, Kathia 11, Regalado, Carolina 9, Deleon, Katherine 12), 51.00. 6, San Antonio Southwest ‘A’ (Luera, Valeria 12, Coats, Mylina 10, Garcia, Tonantzi 11, Williams, Allyson 12), 51.40. 7, Mission High ‘A’ (Martinez, Ileana 11, Gauna, Alyssa 12, Salinas, Leslie 11, Gutierrez, Cynthia 10), 51.71. 8, McAllen McAllen Rowe ‘A’ (Garduno, Karla 12, Solis, Jovanni 12, Sinclair, Jayla 9, Sepulveda, Jackeline 12), 52.49.
Boys 4×100 Meter Relay 6A
1, Laredo United ‘A’ (Alaniz, Ivan 12, Castro, Dominic 12, Esparza, Brandon 12, Tirado, Alex 12), 42.63. 2, La Joya ‘A’ (Moncada, Rodolfo 12, Milan, Jerry 11, Hernandez, Marc 12, Del Bosque, Aaron 11), 43.52. 3, Del Rio ‘A’ (Alfinio, Flores 11, Bailey, Ronald 12, Arguijo, Manny 12, Orozco, Isaac 11), 43.73. 4, McAllen Memorial ‘A’ (Speights, Campbell 10, Skaugen, Sean 11, Larson, Johnathan 12, Nwachuku, Kelechi 12), 43.76. 5, McAllen McAllen Rowe ‘A’ (Ramirez, Noe 11, Ortiz, Jonas 10, Rodriguez, Angel 11, Salinas, Adrian 11), 43.78. 6, La Joya Palmview ‘A’ (Pena, Cesar 10, Gonzalez, Alexis 10, Hernandez, Eddie 12, Monjar, Juan 11), 43.98. 7, Laredo Johnson ‘A’ (Avila, Fernando 11, Garcia, Albert 12, Guel, Sergio 11, Santillan, Eduardo 11), 44.84. 8, Laredo Alexander ‘A’ (Garcia, Guillermo 11, Garcia, Massimo 11, Pedraza, Camilo 10, Ibarra, Gabriel 12), 45.12.
Girls 800 Meter Run 6A
1, Robles, Brianna, La Joya Palmview, 2:21.07. 2, Rivera, Monica, Eagle Pass, 2:21.86. 3, Villalon, Bailey, La Joya Palmview, 2:24.25. 4, Soto, Claudette, Laredo Alexander, 2:24.71. 5, Trevino, Ellese, Laredo Alexander, 2:25.37. 6, Henderson, Macy, McAllen Memorial, 2:25.74. 7, Marburger, Sydney, McAllen Memorial, 2:29.09. 8, Gonzalez, Isabelle, Del Rio, 2:32.07.
Boys 800 Meter Run 6A
1, Rodriguez, Paco, McAllen, 1:59.09. 2, Vargas, Harley, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:59.99. 3, Gonzalez, Raymon, Del Rio, 2:00.32. 4, Cunningham, Elijah, South SA, 2:03.30. 5, Perez, Xavier, SA Southwest, 2:03.35. 6, Casas, Marlon T00, La Joya Palmview, 2:04.66. 7, Martinez, Ruben T00, United, 2:05.75. 8, Perez, Felix, Mission High, 2:11.04.
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles 6A
1, Barnett, Bailey, Del Rio, 15.40. 2, Nitsch, Kathia, McAllen Memorial, 15.68. 3, Calderon, Ana, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 16.08. 4, Williams, Sabrina, United, 16.19. 5, Puig, Avery, Laredo Alexander, 16.20. 6, Munguia, Andrea, McAllen Memorial, 16.84. 7, Ortiz, Yaretzi, Johnson, 17.42.
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles 6A
1, Skaugen, Sean, McAllen Memorial, 14.99. 2, Larson, Johnathan, McAllen Memorial, 15.43. 3, Charles, Anthony, United So., 15.44. 4, Martinez, Josiah, McAllen, 15.58. 5, Guevara, Albert, Eagle Pass, 15.85. 6, Varela, Ulises, McAllen Memorial, 16.69. 7, Pippen, Sam, Del Rio, 17.01. 8, Romero, Joe, United, 20.56.
Girls 100 Meter Dash 6A
1, Emeremnu, Cynthia, Laredo Alexander, 12.01. 2, Hernandez, Mariana, La Joya Palmview, 12.47. 3, Benavides, Alysse, Laredo Alexander, 12.64. 4, Hinojosa, Kayla, Laredo Alexander, 12.89. 5, Cerda, Valentina De La, Del Rio, 13.11. 6, Menchaca, Melissa, La Joya Palmview, 13.12. 7, Magee, Melody, McAllen, 13.35. 8, Lee, Rhyauna, McAllen Memorial, 13.45.
Boys 100 Meter Dash 6A
1, Tirado, Alex T00, United, 10.88. 2, Alaniz, Ivan, United, 11.01. 3, Henderson, Gunnar, McAllen, 11.03. 4, Orozco, Isaac, Del Rio, 11.13. 5, Lechler, Darwin, Eagle Pass, 11.21. 6, Speights, Campbell, McAllen Memorial, 11.46. 7, Ortiz, Jonas, McAllen Rowe, 11.55. 8, Ramirez, Noe, McAllen Rowe, 11.87.
Girls 4×200 Meter Relay 6A
1, Del Rio ‘A’ (Holsey, Hailey 9, Saucedo, Yanez 10, Cerda, Valentina De La 11, Barnett, Bailey 11), 1:45.87. 2, La Joya Palmview ‘A’ (Gomez, Yoko 12,
Pecina, Damaris 11, Lozano, Priscilla 10, Cano, Brittany 12), 1:46.60. 3, San Antonio Southwest ‘A’ (Luera, Valeria 12, Coats, Mylina 10, Marroquin, Mary Jane 9, Williams, Allyson 12), 1:47.25. 4, McAllen ‘A’ (Chaleff-Reyna, Aniah 11, Martinez, Anna 9, Martinez, Sofia 11, Magee, Melody 12), 1:48.92. 5, Laredo United South ‘A’ (Zapata, Emily 12, Martinez, Elisa 9, Serna, Karla 12, Castillo, Melanie 11), 1:50.39. 6, McAllen Memorial ‘A’ (Espinoza, Galilea 9, Deleon, Katherine 12, Hernandez, Maribel 11, Prado, Jennifer 10), 1:50.52. 7, Laredo United ‘A’ (Sanabria, Alexandra 11, Garcia, Gabisa 11, Contreras, Lorena 9, Williams, Christian 12), 1:50.91. 8, McAllen McAllen Rowe ‘A’ (Diaz, Daniela 9, Garduno, Karla 12, Sinclair, Jayla 9, Sepulveda, Jackeline 12), 1:52.05.
Boys 4×200 Meter Relay 6A
1, La Joya ‘A’ (Moncada, Rodolfo 12, Milan, Jerry 11, Hernandez, Marc 12, Del Bosque, Aaron 11), 1:30.13. 2, Laredo United ‘A’ (Alaniz, Ivan 12, Castro, Dominic 12, Esparza, Brandon 12, Reyes, Sammy 10), 1:30.16. 3, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln ‘A’ (Gonzalez, Kenneth 9, Vargas, Harley 12, Maldonado, Jose 12, Gutierrez, Elias 12), 1:31.30. 4, Mission High ‘A’ (Lopez, Alex 12, Gonzalez, Sebastian 11, Delva, Michael 12, Royal, Andre 11), 1:31.67. 5, La Joya La Joya Palmview ‘A’ (Pena, Cesar 10, Hernandez, Eddie 12, Monjar, Juan 11, Casas, Marlon 12), 1:31.70. 6, Eagle Pass ‘A’ (Palacios, Adrian 10, Ramirez, Adrian 12, Picaso, Osvaldo 12, Lechler, Darwin 12), 1:31.89. 7, Laredo Johnson ‘A’ (Avila, Fernando 11, Garcia, Albert 12, Guel, Sergio 11, Santillan, Eduardo 11), 1:34.65. 8, San Antonio Southwest ‘A’ (Lopez, Damian 11, Anguiano, Demitri 12, Bodden, Kaleb 10, Ruiz, Sean 12), 1:35.14.
Girls 400 Meter Dash 6A
1, Perez, Liliana, Laredo Alexander, 1:00.82. 2, Chapa, Karla, La Joya Palmview, 1:00.88. 3, Martinez, Anna, McAllen, 1:01.26. 4, Solis, Jovanni, McAllen Rowe, 1:01.57. 5, Henderson, Zaya, SA Southwest, 1:01.74. 6, Trevino, Alicia, Laredo Alexander, 1:02.21. 7, Sanabria, Andrea, United, 1:02.85. 8, Echavarria, Daniela,
McAllen, 1:04.25.
Boys 400 Meter Dash 6A
1, Cordova, Alex, Mission High, 48.83. 2, Calderon, D’Carlo, United, 49.87. 3, Rodriguez, Alejandro, McAllen, 49.96. 4, De Los Santos, Armando, Eagle Pass, 50.57. 5, Martinez, Robert, McAllen, 51.13. 6, Murillo, Miguel, Johnson, 52.56. 7, Garza, Jarod, McAllen Memorial, 54.10.
Girls 300 Meter Hurdles 6A
1, Puig, Avery, Laredo Alexander, 46.25. 2, Gladson, Kyndal, Del Rio, 46.45. 3, Cano, Brittany, La Joya Palmview, 48.38. 4, Ramirez, Kysta, McAllen Memorial, 49.15. 5, Chaleff-Reyna, Aniah, McAllen, 49.29. 6, Williams, Sabrina, United, 49.34. 7, Castro, Jiselle, SA Southwest, 50.56.
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles 6A
1, Henderson, Gunnar, McAllen, 39.71. 2, Charles, Anthony, United So., 39.71. 3, Skaugen, Sean, McAllen Memorial, 41.18. 4, Ibarra, Gabriel, Laredo Alexander, 41.31. 5, Pippen, Sam, Del Rio, 42.06. 6, Salazar, Jose, Del Rio, 42.48. 7, Varela, Ulises, McAllen Memorial, 44.73. 8, Batres, Alberto, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 49.77.
Girls 200 Meter Dash 6A
1, Emeremnu, Cynthia, Laredo Alexander, 25.37. 2, Hernandez, Mariana, La Joya Palmview, 26.12. 3, Holsey, Hailey, Del Rio, 26.83. 4, Pecina, Damaris, La Joya Palmview, 26.86. 5, Benavides, Alysse, Laredo Alexander, 27.27. 6, Gutierrez, Cynthia, Mission High, 27.28. 7, Villarreal, Krysta, Laredo Alexander, 27.42. 8, Cano, Brianna, La Joya Palmview, 29.24.
Boys 200 Meter Dash 6A
1, Tirado, Alex T00, United, 22.22. 2, Esparza, Brandon, United, 22.65. 3, Cordova, Alex, Mission High, 22.69. 4, Gonzalez, Alexis, La Joya Palmview, 22.74. 5, Gonzalez, Rolando, La Joya, 23.20. 6, Orozco, Isaac, Del Rio, 23.32. 7, Salinas, Adrian, McAllen Rowe, 23.51. 8, Garcia, Massimo T00, Laredo Alexander, 23.65.
Girls 1600 Meter Run 6A
1, Robles, Brianna, La Joya Palmview, 5:14.10. 2, Luna, Shanya, Eagle Pass, 5:23.53. 3, Rivera, Monica, Eagle Pass, 5:26.72. 4, Villalon, Bailey, La Joya Palmview, 5:30.46. 5, Soto, Claudette, Laredo Alexander, 5:33.17. 6, Romo, Anahi, Del Rio, 5:33.91. 7, Jenkinson, Holly Hu, McAllen Memorial, 5:53.34.
Boys 1600 Meter Run 6A
1, Smith, Max, Del Rio, 4:28.13. 2, Williams, Trevor, McAllen Memorial, 4:29.04. 3, Williams, Evan, McAllen Memorial, 4:30.51. 4, Munoz, Alex, United, 4:31.51. 5, Gonzalez, Raymon, Del Rio, 4:31.78. 6, Kowalski, Nathan, Eagle Pass, 4:41.70. 7, Rodriguez, Paco, McAllen, 4:51.73. 8, Castro, Marco, Mission High, 5:02.19.
Girls 4×400 Meter Relay 6A
1. La Joya Palmview ‘A’ (Gomez, Yoko 12, Chapa, Karla 11, Villalon, Bailey 11, Cano, Brittany 12), 4:06.38. 2, Del Rio ‘A’ (Gladson, Kyndal 10, Saucedo, Yanez 10, Holsey, Hailey 9, Rodriguez, Arianna 11), 4:06.77. 3, McAllen Memorial ‘A’ (Deleon, Katherine 12, Marburger, Sydney 10, Nitsch, Kathia 11, Henderson, Macy 10), 4:06.88. 4, Laredo Alexander ‘A’ (Sandoval, Victoria 12,
Trevino, Ellese 10, Trevino, Alicia 10, Perez, Liliana 12), 4:07.30. 5, San Antonio Southwest ‘A’ (Henderson, Zaya 9, Luera, Valeria 12, Williams, Allyson 12, Mattson, Haley 11), 4:13.19. 6, Laredo United ‘A’ (Sanabria, Alexandra 11, Sanabria, Andrea 11, Williams, Christian 12, Casarez, Abriana 9), 4:14.86. 7, McAllen McAllen Rowe ‘A’ (Sinclair, Jayla 9, Solis, Jovanni 12, Ramirez, Yaleina 9, Sepulveda, Jackeline 12), 4:16.17.
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay 6A
1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln ‘A’ (Martinez, Joe 11, Vargas, Harley 12, Gutierrez, Elias 12, Gonzalez, Kenneth 9), 3:24.22. 2, La Joya ‘A’ (Milan, Jerry 11, Hernandez, Marc 12, Del Bosque, Aaron 11, Camero, Nelson 10), 3:24.40. 3, Mission High ‘A’ (Samaniego, Jonathan 10, Gonzalez, Sebastian 11, Samaniego, Jason 12, Perez, Felix 10), 3:27.26. 4, McAllen ‘A’ (Martinez, Robert 12, Rodriguez,
Alejandro 10, Martinez, Josiah 10, Henderson, Gunnar 12), 3:27.28. 5, Eagle Pass ‘A’ (Jimenez, Jacob 12, Monsivais, Josh 11, Ramirez, Adrian 12, De Los Santos, Armando 9), 3:30.81. 6, Laredo Alexander ‘A’ (Ibarra, Gabriel 12, Palomo, Lorenzo 11, Neel, Pierce 12, Castillo, Jonathan 10), 3:34.67. 7, San Antonio Southwest ‘A’ (Campos, Guillermo 12, Ruiz, Sean 12, Perez, Ricardo 11, Perez, Xavier 10), 3:35.05. 8, Del Rio ‘A’ (Alfinio, Flores 11, Salazar, Jose 10, Silva, Armin 12, Pippen, Sam 11), 3:40.68.
Girls Discus Throw 6A
1, Rodriguez, Sadey, United, 140-00.50. 2, Fey, Morgan, SA Southwest, 130-07.50. 3, Rios, Lorena, McAllen Rowe, 118-06. 4, Rivera, Daniela, Del Rio, 116-08. 5, Espinoza, Leyla, United So., 114-06. 6, Mendoza, Jacqueline, McAllen Rowe, 103-06. 7, Gonzalez, Audrey, McAllen, 99-08.50. 8, Alanis, Iris, La Joya, 96-03.
Boys Discus Throw 6A
1, Rodriguez, Oscar, Del Rio, 168-08. 2, Cantu, Raul (Tito), McAllen, 158-09.50. 3, Garcia, Caleb, Eagle Pass, 157-04.50. 4, Lira, Bryan, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 150-10. 5, Garcia, Ricardo, McAllen Memorial, 143-11. 6, Iruegas, Chris, Laredo Alexander, 137-05. 7, Villareal, Daniel, La Joya, 134-10. 8, Castaneda, Cesar, United, 120-11.
Girls High Jump 6A
1, Gladson, Kyndal, Del Rio, 5-02. 2, Herrera, Emily, SA Southwest, J5-02. 3, Barnett, Bailey, Del Rio, 5-00. 4, Calderon, Ana, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, J5-00. 5, Gonzalez, Natalia, Laredo Alexander, 4-10. 6, Magallon, Cynder, La Joya Palmview, J4-10. 7, Moseley, Katarina T00, McAllen, 4.
Boys High Jump 6A
1, Huerta, Carlos, Laredo Alexander, 6-02. 2, Guevara, Albert, Eagle Pass, 6-00. 3, Flores, Luis, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, J6-00. 4, Torres, Adan, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, J6-00. 5, Plummer, Ethan, McAllen Memorial, J6-00. 6, Reyna, Elian, McAllen Memorial, 5-10.
Girls Long Jump 6A
1, Benavides, Alysse, Laredo Alexander, 17-05.50. 2, Magee, Melody, McAllen, 17-01.25. 3, Gutierrez, Cynthia, Mission High, 16-10.50. 4, Gladson, Kyndal, Del Rio, 16-06. 5, Solis, Jovanni, McAllen Rowe, 16-02. 6, Herrera, Emily, SA Southwest, 15-09.75. 7, Holsey, Hailey, Del Rio, 15-02.
Boys Long Jump 6A
1, Gonzalez, Sebastian, Mission High, 21-08.25. 2, Gonzalez, Alexis, La Joya Palmview, 21-06. 3, Alaniz, Ivan, United, 20-09. 4, Skaugen, Sean, McAllen Memorial, J20-09. 5, Resendez, Sebastian, United So., J20-09. 6, Caudillo, Sergio, Johnson, 19-11.25. 7, Gonzalez, Kenneth, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 19-07.75. 8, Lopez, Damian, SA Southwest, 19-02.75.
Girls Pole Vault 6A
1, Trevino, Catherine, Laredo Alexander, 9-06. 2, Solis, Sarah, McAllen, J9-06. 3, Steed, Emma, Laredo Alexander, 8-06. 4, Kuhn, Peyton, McAllen, J8-06. 5, Wagner, Hannah, SA Southwest, J8-06. 6, Arroyo, Brissa, Laredo Alexander, 7-06. 7, Helmcamp, Madison, McAllen, J7-06. 8, Vail, Cecilia, McAllen Memorial, 7-00.
Boys Pole Vault 6A
1, Martinez, Josiah, McAllen, 14-00. 2, Pequeno, Michael, McAllen Memorial, J14-00. 3, Frias, Miguel, Mission High, J14-00. 4, Haby, Tillman, SA Southwest, 13-06. 5, Ramon, Anthony, Mission High, 13-00. 6, Rodriguez, Joey, United, 12-06. 7, Kierstead, Edward, SA Southwest, 11-06. 8, Trevino, Nick, United, 11.
Girls Shot Put 6A
1, Fey, Morgan, SA Southwest, 38-05.50. 2, Nitsch, Kathia, McAllen Memorial, 36-01.50. 3, Diaz, Alexia, Eagle Pass, 35-08. 4, Morales, Rebecca, Del Rio, 33-08. 5, Mendoza, Jacqueline, McAllen Rowe, 33-05.50. 6, Rivera, Daniela, Del Rio, 32-09. 7, Ojeaga, Alice, McAllen Memorial, 32-08.50. 8, Gaona, Isela, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 30-01.
Boys Shot Put 6A
1, Rodriguez, Alex, La Joya, 53-03. 2, Cantu, Raul (Tito), McAllen, 51-06. 3, Rodriguez, Oscar, Del Rio, 48-05.50. 4, Friesenhahn, Cole, SA Southwest, 47-06. 5, Luna, Marcus, SA Southwest, 47-02.25. 6, Adame, Christian, SA Southwest, 46-03.25. 7, Lira, Bryan, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 45-10.50. 8, Clemons, Zachary, Mission High, 45-07.
Girls Triple Jump 6A
1, Solis, Jovanni, McAllen Rowe, 35-00. 2, Barnett, Bailey, Del Rio, 34-06.50. 3, Chaleff-Reyna, Aniah, McAllen, 33-09.50. 4, Garcia, Scarlett, United, 33-07. 5, Villarreal, Daisy, La Joya, 31-06. 6, Munguia, Andrea, McAllen Memorial, 31-00. 7, Gonzalez, Nataly, Del Rio, 30-09.50. 8, Garza, Denise, Johnson, 30-02.
Boys Triple Jump 6A
1, Gonzalez, Alexis, La Joya Palmview, 42-11. 2, Gonzalez, Sebastian, Mission High, 42-06. 3, Caudillo, Sergio, Johnson, 42-00. 4, Garcia, Zacary, McAllen, 41-04.50. 5, Chisum, Ryan, Eagle Pass, 40-02. 6, Gutierrez, Elias, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 39-06. 7, Garcia, Israel, United So., 39-02. 8, Gonzalez, Andrew, Laredo Alexander, 39-00.
Girls 100 Meter Run Wheelchair
1, Swanson, Suzannah T00, McAllen Memorial, 24.51.
Girls 400 Meter Run WheelChair
1, Swanson, Suzannah T00, McAllen Memorial, 1:51.03.

31/32-6A Area Meet
April 19, 2018
PSJA Stadium
Girls 3200 Meter Run Finals
1, De La Rosa, Andrea, Rivera, 11:42.43. 2, Longoria, Destinee, Weslaco, 11:45.30. 3, Garcia, Tessie, Weslaco East, 11:53.79. 4, Cienfuegos, Samantha, Weslaco, 12:00.91. 5, Gonzalez, Carissa, PSJA High, 12:22.36. 6, Lozano, Dayan, Ed. Economedes, 12:30.75. 7, Bernardo, Mayra, Ed. Economedes, 12:33.53. 8, Garcia, Isabella, Ed. North, 12:44.14.
Boys 3200 Meter Run
1, Gomez, Cruz, PSJA Memorial, 9:35.78A. 2, Pena, Tristan, Ed. North, 9:36.04. 3, Nino, Jeremy, Ed. Vela, 9:37.91. 4, Pena, Leo, Hanna, 9:39.01. 5, Sanchez, Antonio, Weslaco, 9:45.94. 6, Escovar, Fernando, Harlingen, 10:00.84. 7, Moreno, Ramsey, Ed. Vela, 10:01.72. 8, Ramos, Edward, Harlingen, 10:02.43.
Girls 4×100 Meter Relay
1, Brownsville Hanna ‘A’ (Badiola, Valeria 12, Garcia, Marina 12, Aguero, Aniel 11, Mora, Jacqueline 10), 49.28. 2, Weslaco ‘A’ (Martinez, Jenna 10, Arndt, Eleanor 12, Barrera, Chantel 12, Ebarb, Amity 9), 49.66. 3, Edinburg Economedes ‘A’ (Talamantes, Kimberly 12, Gonzalez, Laura 12, Mitchell, Briana 9, Gonzalez, Karla 10), 50.44. 4, Weslaco East ‘A’ (Elizondo, Giovana 10, Caceres, Jiovana 9, Juarez, Sara 11, Guzman, Bryssa 10), 50.71. 5, Edinburg Vela ‘A’ (Solis, Gabriella 11, Selber, Danya 10, Maldonado, Mia 10, Ramirez, Sophia 12), 50.76. 6, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ‘A’ (Sanchez, Adamaris 12, De La Cruz, Leslie 11, Cantu, Korrie 10, Flores, Marianna 9), 51.19. 7, Edinburg ‘A’ (De Leon, Valorie 11, Zavala, Maya 11, Alfaro, Karina 12, Santamaria, Julissah 9), 51.47.
Boys 4×100 Meter Relay
1, Weslaco ‘A’ (De Santiago, Matt 12, Olszak, Richard 12, Gonzalez, Gabriel 10, Garza, Alex 12), 43.07. 2, Edinburg Economedes ‘A’ (Vasquez, Gustavo 12, Rios, Domingo 12, Garcia, Enrique 11, Segura, Pete 12), 43.16. 3, Weslaco East ‘A’ (Vargas, Juan Carlos 12, Muniz, Hector 10, Alvarado, Leo 11, Serna, Jose 11), 43.24. 4, Brownsville Rivera ‘A’ (Smith, Quintae 12, Hernandez, Hector 10, Limon, Danny 12, Tavares, Julian 10), 43.31. 5, San Benito ‘A’ (Rodriguez, Marco 11, Morales, Marcelino 12, Trevino, Isaiah 12, Benavidez, Imanol 11), 43.41. 6, Edinburg Vela ‘A’ (Guzman, Brandon 12, Enriquez, Danny 11, Flores, Christian 11, Guzman, Eddie 10), 43.86. 7, PSJA Memorial ‘A’ (Alvarado, Omar 10, Pedraza, Anthony 10, Morelos, Christian 9, Sain, Tavis 12), 43.99. 8, PSJA North ‘A’ (Gomez, Aquiles 11, Rangel, Iziaah 10, Salinas, Nathan 11, Beltran, Arturo 11), 44.56.
Girls 800 Meter Run
1, Diaz, Marielena, Weslaco East, 2:22.40. 2, Perez, Liliana, Ed. Vela, 2:24.26. 3, Garcia, Tessie, Weslaco East, 2:25.09. 4, Mendez, Savannah, Weslaco, 2:25.09. 5, Torres, Violet, PSJA Memorial, 2:25.36. 6, Lozano, Dayan, Ed. Economedes, 2:30.32. 7, Zamorano, Lindsay, Harlin South, 2:37.16. 8, Puente, Stephanie, Ed. North, 2:40.98.
Boys 800 Meter Run
1, Benavides, Art, Harlingen, 2:00.15. 2, Sanchez, Antonio, Weslaco, 2:00.63. 3, Chapa, Ruben, Rivera, 2:00.96. 4, Hill, Christopher, Ed. Vela, 2:01.07. 5, Martinez, Fernando, PSJA SW, 2:02.43. 6, Maldonado, Abram, Weslaco East, 2:02.56. 7, Orozco, Juan, PSJA North, 2:02.81. 8, Rodriguez, Jacob, Ed. Vela, 2:04.32.
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
1, Alex, Brianna, Los Fresnos, 15.41. 2, Zeron, Natasha, Hanna, 16.71. 3, Schlatter, Rebekah, Hanna, 16.77. 4, Solis, Gabriella, Ed. Vela, 17.02. 5, Sanchez, Priscilla, Ed. North, 17.18. 6, Larsen, Hannah, Ed. Vela, 17.32. 7, Mata, Carmen, Ed. Economedes, 17.50. 8, Castillo, Devany, San Benito, 18.61.
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
1, Marroquin, Kyle, Ed. Economedes, 14.96. 2, Sanchez, Nathan, PSJA High, 15.31. 3, Duran, Nitai, Harlin South, 15.35. 4, Renterria, Roel, Harlingen, 15.59. 5, Deleon, Roel, Ed. North, 16.09. 6, Vargas, Juan Carlos, Weslaco East, 16.27. 7, Villanueva, Joey, Ed. Economedes, 16.74.
Girls 100 Meter Dash
1, Cruz, Luisa, Los Fresnos, 12.35. 2, Martinez, Yazmine, Harlingen, 12.50. 3, Cruz, Alexis, PSJA Memorial, 12.69. 4, Grannum, Mellory, Harlin South, 12.75. 5, Hartman, Natasha, Harlin South, 12.93. 6, Flores, Marianna, PSJA High, 13.27. 7, Selber, Danya, Ed. Vela, 13.34.
Boys 100 Meter Dash
1, Luna, Pedro, Harlingen, 10.98. 2, Garcia, Jose, Harlingen, 11.00. 3, Sain, Tavis, PSJA Memorial, 11.07. 4, Smith, Quintae, Rivera, 11.11. 5, Valencia, Nico, Los Fresnos, 11.25. 6, Gomez, Aquiles, PSJA North, 11.45. 7, Almaguer, Joachim, PSJA High, 11.48.
Girls 4×200 Meter Relay
1, Weslaco ‘A’ (Martinez, Jenna 10, Sanchez, Lisamarie 11, Barrera, Chantel 12, Ebarb, Amity 9), 1:43.23A. 2, Los Fresnos ‘A’ (Salazar, Sandra 11, Garcia, Kameron 10, Garcia, Kylie 10, Cruz, Luisa 11), 1:44.00A. 3, Brownsville Hanna ‘A’ (Badiola, Valeria 12, Pineda, Audren 12, Garcia, Marina 12, Mora, Jacqueline 10), 1:44.47. 4, Harlingen South ‘A’ (Coronado, Monica 12, Rodriguez, Annelle 12, Gonzalez, Bianca 10, Grannum, Mellory 11), 1:46.90. 5, Edinburg Economedes ‘A’ (Talamantes, Kimberly 12, Garcia, Charlene 12, Mitchell, Briana 9, Gonzalez, Karla 10), 1:48.59. 6, Edinburg ‘A’ (De Leon, Valorie 11, Santamaria, Julissah 9, Carrillo, Naylea 10, Martinez, Natalie 12), 1:49.08. 7, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ‘A’ (Sanchez, Adamaris 12, De La Cruz, Leslie 11, Cantu, Korrie 10, Flores, Marianna 9), 1:50.99. 8, PSJA Memorial ‘A’ (Barragan, Danna 10, Salinas, Chelsea 10, Salazar, Vianey 10, Salinas, Jacklyn 11), 1:52.79.
Boys 4×200 Meter Relay
1, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ‘A’ (Guajardo, Marco 10, Almaguer, Joachim 12, Flores, Miguel 10, Andrade, Jose 11), 1:29.24A. 2, Weslaco ‘A’ (De Santiago, Matt 12, Sanchez, Luis 12, Gonzalez, Gabriel 10, Garza, Alex 12), 1:29.35A. 3, Brownsville Rivera ‘A’ (Smith, Quintae 12, Hernandez, Hector 10, Limon, Danny 12, Tavares, Julian 10), 1:29.36A. 4, San Benito ‘A’ (Rodriguez, Marco 11, Morales, Marcelino 12, Trevino, Isaiah 12, Benavidez, Imanol 11), 1:30.00. 5, Weslaco East ‘A’ (Banuelos, Jamie 12, Muniz, Hector 10, Animas, Jon 10, Alvarado, Leo 11), 1:30.79. 6, Edinburg Vela ‘A’ (Guzman, Brandon 12, Enriquez, Danny 11, Flores, Christian 11, Luna, Rene 10), 1:31.49. 7, PSJA Memorial ‘A’ (Alvarado, Omar 10, Pedraza, Anthony 10, Morelos, Christian 9, Sain, Tavis 12), 1:32.29. 8, Edinburg North ‘A’ (Hernandez, Donavan 11, Garces, Derek 9, Cardenas, Alejandro 12, Jaramillo, Eugenio 11), 1:34.77.
Girls 400 Meter Dash
1, Martinez, Yazmine, Harlingen, 57.29A. 2, Aguero, Aniel, Hanna, 59.21. 3, Arndt, Eleanor, Weslaco, 59.45. 4, Cruz, Alexis, PSJA Memorial, 1:01.10. 5, Ramos, Evana, Ed. North, 1:03.05. 6, Arguello, Savannah, Ed. North, 1:03.06. 7, Arndt, Emma, Weslaco, 1:06.61.
Boys 400 Meter Dash
1, Andrade, Jose, PSJA High, 50.97. 2, Martinez, Crestony, Harlin South, 51.06. 3, Tijerina, Edgar, PSJA SW, 51.87. 4, Swinnea, Cole, Harlingen, 52.10. 5, Garcia, Jose, Weslaco East, 52.78. 6, Salazar, Aidan, Ed. Vela, 53.36. 7, Ybarra, Derick, Weslaco East, 53.50.
Girls 300 Meter Hurdles
1, Tulloch, Jasmyn, Harlingen, 46.38. 2, Sanchez, Lisamarie, Weslaco, 46.63. 3, Rodriguez, Monique, Ed. Economedes, 47.86. 4, Maldonado, Kristin, PSJA Memorial, 47.99. 5, Sanchez, Desiree, Harlingen, 48.19. 6, Larsen, Hannah, Ed. Vela, 48.40. 7, Urdiales, Narumi, PSJA SW, 48.52. 8, Camarillo, Lorna, Los Fresnos, 48.89.
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
1, Renterria, Roel, Harlingen, 38.90. 2, Sanchez, Nathan, PSJA High, 39.94. 3, Conde, Manuel, Harlingen, 40.50. 4, Vargas, Juan Carlos, Weslaco East, 41.00. 5, Walden, Michael, PSJA Memorial, 41.36. 6, Jaramillo, Eugenio, Ed. North, 42.50.
Girls 200 Meter Dash
1, Cruz, Luisa, Los Fresnos, 25.29A. 2, Mora, Jacqueline, Hanna, 25.69. 3, Ramirez, Sophia, Ed. Vela, 25.85. 4, Grannum, Mellory, Harlin South, 26.00. 5, Hartman, Natasha, Harlin South, 26.67. 6, De La Cruz, Leslie, PSJA High, 27.31. 7, Selber, Danya, Ed. Vela, 27.94.
Boys 200 Meter Dash
1, Flores, Miguel, PSJA High, 22.36. 2, Guajardo, Marco, PSJA High, 22.58. 3, Garza, Alex, Weslaco, 22.70. 4, Aguilar, Isaac, Harlingen, 22.71. 5, Valencia, Nico, Los Fresnos, 22.91. 6, Martinez, Crestony, Harlin South, 23.05.
Girls 1600 Meter Run
1, De La Rosa, Andrea, Rivera, 5:26.79. 2, Longoria, Destinee, Weslaco, 5:27.95. 3, Garcia, Tessie, Weslaco East, 5:28.44. 4, Perez, Liliana, Ed. Vela, 5:29.08. 5, Salazar, Samantha, Weslaco East, 5:32.55. 6, Garcia, Isabella, Ed. North, 5:45.85. 7, Noyola, Angelica, Edinburg, 5:48.19. 8, Gonzalez, Carissa, PSJA High, 5:48.35.
Boys 1600 Meter Run
1, Pena, Tristan, Ed. North, 4:25.72. 2, Gomez, Cruz, PSJA Memorial, 4:25.76. 3, Benavides, Art, Harlingen, 4:27.55. 4, Nino, Jeremy, Ed. Vela, 4:28.63. 5, Sanchez, Antonio, Weslaco, 4:29.36. 6, Ramos, Edward, Harlingen, 4:31.55. 7, Pena, Leo, Hanna, 4:34.64. 8, Garcia, Juan, Edinburg, 4:42.36.
Girls 4×400 Meter Relay
1, Weslaco ‘A’ (Nguyen, Victoria 10, Arndt, Eleanor 12, Sanchez, Lisamarie 11, Ebarb, Amity 9), 4:01.24. 2, Harlingen ‘A’ (Sanchez, Desiree 11, Tulloch, Jasmyn 12, Kattan, Kirsten 11, Martinez, Yazmine 12), 4:04.19. 3, San Benito ‘A’ (Saucedo, Desirae 10, Rivera, Kalista 10, Perez, Michelle 10, Bernal, Alejandra 12), 4:07.55. 4, Brownsville Hanna ‘A’ (Badiola, Valeria 12, Pineda, Audren 12, Hernandez, Valerie 11, Aguero, Aniel 11), 4:08.45. 5, Edinburg Economedes ‘A’ (Mitchell, Briana 9, Garcia, Charlene 12, Gutierrez, Itzel 12, Rodriguez, Monique 12), 4:11.27. 6, Edinburg Vela ‘A’ (Ednie, Debhani 10, Cantu, Dayana 10, Larsen, Hannah 10, Ramirez, Sophia 12), 4:15.80. 7, PSJA North ‘A’ (Alvarez, Susana 12, Hernandez, Aracely 11, Ovalle, Amaris 10, Lozano, Angel 9), 4:20.95. 8, PSJA Memorial ‘A’ (Torres, Violet 12, Barragan, Danna 10, Gonzalez, Yozary 12, Porter, Tera 12), 4:20.98.
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay
1, Brownsville Rivera ‘A’ (Hernandez, Hector 10, Limon, Danny 12, Lucio, Jesus 11, Tavares, Julian 10), 3:23.70. 2, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ‘A’ (Guajardo, Marco 10, Casas, Andrew 11, Flores, Miguel 10, Andrade, Jose 11), 3:23.97. 3, Weslaco East ‘A’ (Alvarado, Leo 11, Garcia, Jose 12, Ybarra, Derick 12, Muniz, Hector 10), 3:25.53. 4, PSJA North ‘A’ (Beltran, Arturo 11, Salinas, Marco 11, Salinas, Nathan 11, Rangel, Iziaah 10), 3:26.17. 5, Edinburg Economedes ‘A’ (Galvan, Ronnie 11, Sauceda, Jose 12, Vasquez, Gustavo 12, Marroquin, Kyle 12), 3:27.51. 6, Harlingen South ‘A’ (Bustamonte, John Adam 9, Villarreal, Israel 11, Duran, Nitai 11, Martinez, Crestony 11), 3:27.68. 7, Weslaco ‘A’ (Gonzalez, Gabriel 10, Sanchez, Juan 11, Sanchez, Luis 12, Olszak, Richard 12), 3:30.58. 8, PSJA Southwest ‘A’ (Tijerina, Edgar 12, Martinez, Fernando 11, Salinas, Andres 12, Rodriguez, Manuel 10), 3:32.48.
Girls Discus Throw
1, Cantu, Brittany, Ed. Economedes, 136-03. 2, Gonzalez, Ciera, Weslaco, 134-08. 3, Lozano, Heaven, PSJA North, 121-00. 4, Muniz, Ashley, Los Fresnos, 118-07. 5, Cavazos, Victoria, Ed. Vela, 115-03. 6, Vidana, Odie, Harlin South, 112-04. 7, Barrios, Jazmine, Weslaco, 105-09. 8, Sanchez, Brianna, Edinburg, 104-04.
Boys Discus Throw
1, Tatum, Sky, Harlin South, 175-07A. 2, Ayala, Jorge, Edinburg, 164-01. 3, Cortez, Cristian, Harlin South, 162-03. 4, Ruiz, Benjamin, Harlin South, 155-10. 5, Huerta, Orlando, PSJA High, 152-11. 6, Hernandez, Felix, Ed. Vela, 145-01. 7, Cerda, Joshua, Hanna, 139-10. 8, Patlan, Lazaro, Edinburg, 131-05.
Girls High Jump
1, Martinez, Natalie, Edinburg, 5-03. 2, Santamaria, Jenessah, Edinburg, J5-03. 3, Rodriguez, Annelle, Harlin South, 5-02. 4, Villarreal, Isabella, Ed. Vela, 5-00. 5, Bucio, Kassandra, PSJA SW, 4-10. 6, Leyva, Amber, Harlingen, 4-08. 7, Salazar, Sandra, Los Fresnos, J4-08. 8, Ibarra, Giselle, Los Fresnos, J4-08.
Boys High Jump
1, Ramirez, Daniel, Harlingen, 6-00. 2, Trevino, Noah, Ed. Vela, J6-00. 3, Feekes, Caden, Harlingen, J6-00. 4, Mercado, Carlos, Los Fresnos, 5-11. 5, Segura, Pete, Ed. Economedes, 5-09. 6, Farias, Bryan, Ed. Vela, J5-09. 7, Gutierrez, Nathan, Harlingen, J5-09.
Girls Long Jump
1, Arndt, Eleanor, Weslaco, 17-03. 2, Rodriguez, Monique, Ed. Economedes, 16-05.75. 3, Porter, Tera, PSJA Memorial, 16-00. 4, Deandra, Casares, PSJA SW, 15-11.50. 5, Schlatter, Rebekah, Hanna, 15-09.75. 6, Mora, Nichole, Los Fresnos, 15-04.75. 7, Santamaria, Jayla, Edinburg, 15-03.75. 8, Ibarra, Giselle, Los Fresnos, 14-08.50.
Boys Long Jump
1, Garcia, Jose, Harlingen, 22-10A. 2, Guajardo, Marco, PSJA High, 21-10.25. 3, Vasquez, Gustavo, Ed. Economedes, 21-09.75. 4, Luna, Pedro, Harlingen, 21-05. 5, Quilantan, Eric, Harlingen, 21-00.75. 6, Rangel, Iziaah, PSJA North, 20-05.75. 7, Cantu, Ricky, PSJA SW, 20-05. 8, Granados, Jay, Weslaco, 19-05.50.
Girls Pole Vault
1, Barrios, Victoria, PSJA Memorial, 10-06. 2, Aranda, Michele, PSJA High, J10-06. 3, Castro, Kimberly, PSJA North, 9-06. 4, Gonzalez, Ashley, PSJA Memorial, J9-06. 5, Perez, Ava, Weslaco, 9-00. 6, Gonzalez, Karina, San Benito, J9-00. 7, Alaniz, Sara, Harlingen, 8-06. 8, Rogers, Allison, Weslaco East, J8-06.
Boys Pole Vault
1, Zapata, Jon, Weslaco, 15-00A. 2, Ramirez, Marcus, Harlin South, J15-00A. 3, Salinas, Nathan, PSJA North, 13-06. 4, Mcnabb, Luke, Harlingen, J13-06. 5, Barrios, Derek, PSJA Memorial, J13-06. 6, Chavez, Emmanuel, Los Fresnos, 12-06. 7, Ramirez, Brando, PSJA North, 11-06.
Girls Shot Put
1, Cantu, Brittany, Ed. Economedes, 36-08. 2, Sanchez, Brianna, Edinburg, 35-04. 3, Ramirez, Lizette, Ed. Economedes, 35-03. 4, Zamorano, Estrella, Ed. Vela, 34-02. 5, Gonzalez, Ciera, Weslaco, 32-11.50. 6, Cavazos, Gia, Weslaco, 31-06.50. 7, Munoz, Landry, Weslaco East, 31-06. 8, Garcia, Alejandra, Los Fresnos, J31-06.
Boys Shot Put
1, Ott, Andrew, Harlin South, 58-06.50A. 2, Harrell, Chase, Harlin South, 55-10.50A. 3, Trevino, Diego, PSJA SW, 50-08. 4, Ruiz, Benjamin, Harlin South, 50-07. 5, Ayala, Jorge, Edinburg, 49-07.50. 6, Rivera, Giovanni, Hanna, 48-00.50. 7, Hinojosa, George, Ed. Vela, 45-11.50. 8, Muller, Jordan, PSJA Memorial, 44-06.
Girls Triple Jump
1, Arndt, Eleanor, Weslaco, 36-08.25. 2, Rodriguez, Monique, Ed. Economedes, 36-03.75. 3, Schlatter, Rebekah, Hanna, 35-02.50. 4, Guzman, Bryssa, Weslaco East, 35-01. 5, Bucio, Kassandra, PSJA SW, 34-03. 6, Grannum, Caroline, Harlin South, 34-01. 7, Truitt, Kathryn, Edinburg, 34-00. 8, Garcia, Charlene, Ed. Economedes, 32-08.75.
Boys Triple Jump
1, Gonzalez, Gabriel, Weslaco, 44-06.75. 2, Guajardo, Marco, PSJA High, 44-05.25. 3, Vasquez, Gustavo, Ed. Economedes, 43-11.25. 4, Segovia, Victor, Ed. Vela, 43-09. 4, Ramirez, Daniel, Harlingen, 43-09. 6, Rangel, Iziaah, PSJA North, 41-04.75. 7, Medrano, Alvaro, Weslaco East, 40-10.50. 8, Morales, Adrian, Harlin South, 40-05.
Boys 100 Meter Dash Wheelchair
1, Solis, Joe, Weslaco, 19.70.
Boys 400 Meter Dash Wheelchair
1, Solis, Joe, Weslaco, 1:08.08.

HENRY MILLER | SPECIAL TO THE MONITOR

McALLEN — Everybody who talked about McAllen Memorial swimmer Jorge Vazquez on Wednesday mentioned his “plan.”

“He knew what he wanted,” his McAllen Swim Club coach, Alex Lerma, said. “He had a plan, and it involved his schooling, his athletics — all of it. He knew what he was doing.”

In front of hundreds of classmates, teammates and teachers as well as his mom, dad, brother, sister and grandparents, Vazquez signed his national letter of intent to swim for Division I University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. His scholarship was a combination between athletics and academics.

“I’ve been nervous all week,” said Vazquez, the two-time District 30-6A champion in the 100-meter breaststroke and school record holder in that event. “This is something I’ve been looking forward to and working hard for. I can’t believe it’s finally here.”

Vazquez’s dad, Rafael Vazquez, began swimming when he was 8 and competed until he was 15. At 16, he found out he was going to be a young father and turned his attention to his family.

“When Jorge got older, we asked him what he wanted to do as far as sports,” the elder Vazquez said in Spanish. “He said swimming. He wanted to do the same sport I did, and we put him in at 8 years old.

“I’m very proud. I gave it up at a young age, and I’m so happy he took it up and has worked so hard. He made a plan and stuck to it.”

During his first year swimming for the McAllen Swim Club, Jorge Vazquez qualified for the South Texas Age Group championships, passing by others who had been swimming and competing for years.

“It was an honor and just amazing to be there,” he said.

A year later, he qualified for the Texas Age Group Swimming Championships in all three of his events — the 50-, 100- and 200-yard breaststroke, finishing in the top eight in all three.

“Jorge has a really good work ethic, and he’s a natural talent,” Lerma said. “He also has that ability to find the things that he needs. As soon as he entered high school, he just exploded his first year.”

Lerma said the sky is the limit for Vazquez because of the talent and coaching that will surround him.

“He hasn’t swam as much his senior year, but he knows what he’s doing,” Lerma said. “He’s planned it out very thoroughly and carefully.”

“I’ve worked hard and had good teammates and coaches and family support,” Jorge Vazquez said. “I just can’t wait to start this new chapter in my life. I’ve waited for this moment.”

Valley’s Best and Mythical Standings for April 17, 2018
Team Standings
Boys – 1, Mission High, 74.33; 2, Harlingen High, 55; 3, McAllen Memorial, 50.75; 4, Harlingen South, 45; 5, PSJA High, 43; 6, McAllen High, 39.33; 7, Edinburg Economedes, 39; 8, Sharyland Pioneer, 31.75; 9, Brownsville Veterans, 31; 10, Weslaco High, 26.
Girls – 1, La Joya Palmview, 114; 2, Weslaco High, 84; 3, McAllen High, 82; 4, Los Fresnos, 38; 4, Harlingen High, 38; 6, Edinburg Economedes, 24; 7, McAllen Rowe, 23; 7, Brownsville Hanna, 23; 9, Edinburg IDEA Quest, 18; 9, Edcouch-Elsa,18.

Boys
Individual Standings
All Times Fully Automatic
100-meter dash – 1, Jose Garcia, Harlingen High, 10.69; 2, Pedro Luna, Harlingen High, 10.86; 3, Gunnar Henderson, McAllen High, 10.87; 4, Alex Cordova, Mission High, 10.94; 5, Nico Valencia, Los Fresnos, 11.01; 6, Isaac Ambriz, Los Fresnos, 11.02
200-meter dash – 1, Alex Cordova, Mission High, 21.94; 2, Miguel Flores, PSJA High, 22.24; 3, Alex Garza, Weslaco High, 22.26; 4, Crestony Martinez, Harlingen South, 22.34; 5, Matt De Santiago, Weslaco High, 22.46; 6, Isaac Ambriz, Los Fresnos, 22.62
400-meter dash – 1, Alex Cordova, Mission High, 49.34; 2, Jose Andrade, PSJA High, 49.64; 3, Andrew Casas, PSJA High, 49.94; 4, Cosme Ibarra, Donna High, 50.19; 5, Elias Gutierrez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 50.28; 6, Max Carmona, Brownsville Veterans, 50.39
800-meter run – 1, Paco Rodriguez, McAllen High, 1:57.57; 2, Art Benavides, Harligen High, 1:57.65; 3, Reyes Rodriguez, La Feria, 1:57.82; 4, Max Carmona, Brownsville Veterans, 1:57.88; 5, Harley Vargas, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:57.88; 6, Tristan Peña Edinburg North, 1:57.98
1600-meter run – 1, Cruz Gomez, PSJA Memorial, 4:16.26; 2, Dominic Cavazos, Mercedes, 4:18.71; 3, Trevor Williams, McAllen Memorial, 4:18.99; 4, Evan Williams, McAllen Memorial, 4:22.23; 5, Tristan Peña, Edinburg North, 4:23.65; 6, Everardo Esparza, Progresso, 4:26.19
3200-meter run – 1, Dominic Cavazos, Mercedes, 9:19.61; 2, Tristan Pena, Edinburg North, 9:23.99; 3, Cruz Gomez, PSJA Memorial, 9:24.12; 4, Brandon Gracia, Rio Grande City, 9:34.73; 5, Trevor Williams, McAllen Memorial, 9:38.14; 6, Everardo Esparza, Progreso, 9:38.54
110-meter hurdles – 1, Sean Skaugen McAllen Memorial, 14.67; 2, Michael Landovazo, Sharyland Pioneer, 14.72; 3, Kyle Marroquin, Edinburg Economedes, 14.74; 4, Jonathan Larson, McAllen Memorial, 15.13; 5, Nitia Duran, Harlingen South, 15.14; 6, Roel Renterria, Harlingen High, 15.33
300-meter hurdles – 1, Roel Renterria, Harlingen High, 38.37; 2, Gunnar Henderson, McAllen High, 38.62; 3, Alex Ayala, Santa Rosa, 39.73; 4, Sean Skaugen, McAllen Memorial, 39.75; 5, Michael Landovazo, Sharyland Pioneer, 39.84; 6, Samuel Mata, Valley View, 40.32
400-meter relay – 1, McAllen Memorial, 43.05; 2, Brownsville Veterans Memorial, 43.16; 3, Harlingen High, 43.18; 4, Roma, 43.34; 5, Weslaco East, 43.42; 6, Brownsville Rivera, 43.41
800-meter relay – 1, Mission High, 1:29.94; 2, PSJA High, 1:30.14; 3, Brownsville Rivera, 1:30.28; 4, Weslaco High, 1:30.32; 5, La Joya High, 1:30.44; 6, Edinburg Economedes, 1:30.95
1600-meter relay – 1, Mission High, 3:24.13; 2, Sharyland Pioneer, 3:24.84; 3, McAllen High, 3:24.99; 4, La Joya High, 3:25.04; 5, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 3:25.18; 6, PSJA North, 3:25.44
Field Events
Shot put – 1, Diego Trevino, PSJA Southwest, 59-03.5; 2, Andrew Ott, Harlingen South, 58-05.5; 3, Alex Rodriguez, La Joya High, 57-05.25; 4, Johnny Howell, Sharyland Pioneer, 56-08; 5, Chase Harrell, Harlingen South, 56-08; 6, Raul Cantu, McAllen High, 53-08
Discus – 1, Sky Tatum, Harlingen South, 184-05; 2, Andres Bodden, Brownsville Veterans, 170-04; 3, Benjamin Ruiz, Harlingen South, 166-11; 4, Kobe Gibson, PSJA High, 164-11; 5, Johnny Howell, Sharyland Pioneer, 164-08; 6, Pablo Zolezzi, Brownsville St. Joseph, 161-04
Long jump – 1, Gustavo Vasquez, Edinburg Economedes, 22-06.5; 2, Sebastian Gonzalez, Mission High, 22-03; 3, Julian Treviño, La Feria, 22-00.75; 4, Kai Money, Brownsville St. Joseph, 22-00; 5, Ricky Cantu, PSJA Southwest, 21-11.5; 6, Pete Segura, Edinburg Economedes, 21-10
Triple jump – 1, Gustavo Vasquez, Edinburg Economedes, 46-08; 2, Blake Klein, Sharyland High, 44-06.5; 3, Abelardo Lopez, Rio Grande City, 44-00.5; 4, Leo Cantu, Mission Veterans, 43-05; 5, Jose Zarate, Brownsville Veterans, 43-04.5; 6, Marco Guajardo, PSJA High, 43-03.25
High jump – 1, Pete Segura, Edinburg Economedes, 6-05; 2, Adrian Morales, Harlingen South, 6-04; 2, Daniel Ramirez, Harlingen High, 6-04; 2, Caleb Arthur, Mercedes, 6-04; 5, Jonathan Larson, McAllen Memorial, 6-02; 5, Carlos Mercardo, Los Fresnos, 6-02; 5, Parker Barrett, Sharyland Pionneer, 6-02; 5, Noah Treviño, Edinburg Vela, 6-02
Pole Vault – 1, Jon Zapata, Weslaco High, 15-07; 2, Ryland Olguin, Edinburg Vela, 15-03; 3, Marcus Ramirez, Harlingen South, 15-02; 4, Josiah Martinez, McAllen High, 14-06; 6, Miguel Frias, Mission High, 14-06; 6, Carlos Guerrero, Edcouch-Elsa, 14-06

Girls
Individual Standings
All Times Fully Automatic
100-meter dash – 1, Mariana Hernandez, La Joya Palmview, 12.24; 2, Luisa Cruz, Los Fresnos, 12.26; 3, Jazmine Martinez, Harlingen High, 12.29; 4, Jacquelina Mora, Brownsville Hanna, 12.52; 5, Daniela Muniz, Rio Grande City, 12.73; 6, Jasmine Flores, Mercedes, 12.74
200-meter dash – 1, Mariana Hernandez, La Joya Palmview, 25.49; 2, Luisa Cruz, Los Fresnos, 25.53; 3, Merary Garza, Grulla, 25.74; 4, Mallory Grannum, Harlingen South, 25.83; 5, Sophia Ramirez, Edinburg Vela, 25.84; 6, Alyssa Gauna, Mission High, 26.24
400-meter dash – 1, Aniel Aguero, Brownsville Hanna, 58.59; 2, Valery Tobias, Edinburg IDEA Quest, 58.61; 3, Yazmine Martinez, Harlingen High, 58.67; 4, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 59.25; 5, Anna Martinez, McAllen High, 59.84; 6, Auden Pineda, Brownsville Hanna, 59.88
800-meter run — 1, Bailey Villalon, La Joya Palmview, 2:18.84; 2, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 2:18.87; 3, Vanessa Cerda, Edcouch-Elsa, 2:21.09; 4, Valery Tobias, Edinburg IDEA Quest, 2:21.23; 5, Aaliyah Garza, Weslaco High, 2:21.32; 6, Soledad Cruz, Mercedes, 2:21.40
1600-meter run — 1, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 5:03.69; 2, Bailey Villalon, La Joya Palmview, 5:18.44; 3, Valeria Diaz, Sharyland High, 5:23.04; 4, Andrea De La Rosa, Brownsville Rivera, 5:25.91; 5, Robbie Sue Espericueta, La Villa, 5:26.39; 6, Dariana Vasquez, La Feria, 5:26.44
3200-meter run — 1, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 11:07.60; 2, Valeria Diaz, Sharyland High, 11:22.10; 3, Alanah Moreno, McAllen High, 11:42.96; 4, Dariana Vasquez, La Feria, 11:43.14; 5, Ana Hernandez, Sharyland Pioneer, 11:43.63; 6, Andrea De La Rosa, Brownsville Rivera, 11:44.56
100-meter hurdles — 1, Brianna Alex, Los Fresnos, 15.20; 2, Aniah Chaleff-Reyna, McAllen High, 15.21; 3, Kathia Nitsch, McAllen Memorial, 15.73; 4, Ana Calderon, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 15.74; 5, Idani Garza, Rio Grande City, 16.00; 6, Zoe Flores, McAllen High, 16.04; 6, Gabriella Solis, Edinburg Vela, 16.04
300-meter hurdles — 1, Jasmyn Tulloch, Harlingen High, 46.51; 2, Aniah Chaleff-Reyna, McAllen High, 46.90; 3, Lisa Marie Sanchez, Weslaco High, 47.31; 4, Zoe Flores, McAllen High, 47.65; 5, Brianna Alex, Los Fresnos, 47.78; 6, Caleigh Hausenfluck, Sharyland High, 48.04
400-meter relay — 1, La Joya Palmview, 49.43; 2, McAllen High, 49.52; 3, Weslaco High, 50.16; 4, San Benito, 50.34; 5, Brownsville Hanna, 50.45; 6, Mercedes, 50.61
800-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 1:44.28; 2, La Joya Palmview, 1:44.75; 3, McAllen High, 1:46.51; 4, Los Fresnos, 1:47.34; 5, Brownsville Hanna, 1:47.95; 6, McAllen Rowe, 1:48.34
1600-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 4:00.99; 2, Harlingen High, 4:05.42; 3, La Joya Palmview, 4:05.44; 4, McAllen Memorial, 4:06.52; 5, McAllen High, 4:07.89; 6, Mission Veterans, 4:08.24
Field Events
Shot put — 1, Brittany Cantu, Edinburg Economedes, 38-04; 2, Charlee Salinas, Mission Veterans, 37-01; 3, Jacqueline Mendoza, McAllen Rowe, 36-09.5; 4, Iesha Garcia, Rio Grande City, 36-09; 5, Mackenzie Contreras, Edcouch-Elsa, 36-08.5; 6, Abigal Flores, Grulla, 36-08
Discus — 1, Abigal Flores, Grulla, 148-03; 2, Brittany Cantu, Edinburg Economedes, 137-05; 3, Ciera Gonzalez, Weslaco High, 137-03; 4, Lorena Rios, McAllen Rowe, 130-11; 5, Diana Bustos, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 130-04; 6, Daizy Monie, Sharyland Pioneer, 128-00
Long Jump — 1, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 18-05.25; 2, Melody Magee, McAllen High, 17-06; 3, Jazmine Flores, Mercedes, 17-05.25; 4, Bryssa Guzman, Weslaco East, 17-05; 5, Nichole Mora, Los Fresnos, 17-05; 6, Jacklyn Alanis, McAllen Rowe, 17-02
Triple Jump — 1, Jovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 37-01.5; 2, Caroline Grannum, Harlingen South, 37-00.75; 3, Monique Rodriguez, Edinburg Economedes, 36-06; 4, Eleanor Arndt, Weslaco High, 36-01; 5, Daniella Muniz, Rio Grande City, 35-11.25; 6, Bryssa Guzman, Weslaco East, 35-09.75
High Jump — 1, Hannah Kelly, McAllen High, 5-06; 2, Valery Tobias, Edinburg IDEA Quest, 5-04; 2, Natalie Martinez, Edinburg High, 5-04; 2, Charlize De La Garza, Mission Veterans, 5-04; 5, Six tied at 5-02
Pole Vault — 1, Bianca Cardenas, Edcouch-Elsa, 12-06.75, 2, Victoria Barrios, PSJA Memorial, 10-09; 3, Michelle Aranda, PSJA High, 10-06; 4, Sarah Solis, McAllen High, 10-00; 5, Camryn Gloor, Brownsville St. Jospeh, 10-00; 6, Olivia Tite, McAllen High, 9-07

VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER SCHEDULE

Regional Semifinal
Friday’s Games
Class 6A
Blossom Athletic Center, San Antonio
San Antonio Lee 2, Brownsville Rivera 1
San Antonio Reagan 2, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln 0

Class 5A
Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi
Valley View 6, Marble Falls 0
Brownsville Veterans 3, Austin High 0

Class 4A
McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium, McAllen
Progreso 2, Taylor 1
Liberty Hill 3, Hidalgo 1

Regional Final
Saturday’s Games
Class 5A
Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi
Valley View vs. Brownsville Veterans, 2 p.m.

Class 4A
McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium, McAllen
Progreso vs. Liberty Hill, noon

VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER SCHEDULE

Regional Semifinal
Friday’s Games
Class 6A
Blossom Athletic Center, San Antonio
Austin Lake Travis 5, Brownsville Rivera 0
McAllen High 2, San Antonio Johnson 1

Regional Final
Saturday’s Game
Class 6A
Blossom Athletic Center, San Antonio
McAllen High vs. Austin Lake Travis, 1 p.m.

HENRY MILLER | SPECIAL TO THE MONITOR

McALLEN — Progreso goalkeeper Arturo Gallegos was lying on the ground, stunned after watching a ball fly by him and into the goal to give Taylor a lead 46 seconds into the first 10-minute overtime of a Class 4A Region IV semifinal match on Friday at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.

But after Progreso’s Matthew Perez netted the game-tying goal with 8:27 remaining in the second extra period, Gallegos knew he would have another chance.

He took advantage of that opportunity.

Gallegos, a junior, stopped the first two Taylor shots during penalty kicks, and Progreso’s first four players scored on their attempts as the Red Ants claimed a 2-1 victory in PKs to advance to today’s noon regional final against Liberty Hill at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.

“I felt like I was going to stop them,” Gallegos said. “Especially after they scored in the first overtime period. They surprised me.”

The Ducks’ goal surprised everyone in attendance. For the game’s first 80 minutes, Taylor kept everyone back on defense. Progreso controlled possession, won most of the battles for the ball and had several attempts, but couldn’t break through the Ducks’ defense.

“We knew they were going to come out and play like that and put a lot of people in the box and on defense,” Progreso coach Margarito Jimenez Jr. said. “But this team never gives up. When we were down in the first extra period, I was already thinking the game was going to go to penalty kicks.”

Gallegos was almost fooled on the first penalty kick he faced, at first leaning to his right. The kick, however, came low and to his left, and he dove feet first to kick it away. The second shot went to his right, and he made a diving glove save. That was all the work he needed to do for the day.

Anthony Vasquez started the PKs for Progreso with a low shot to the right corner of the goal. Alejandro Salazar and Fabrizzio Gonzalez followed suit, putting the ball on the same route with the same result.

With the score 3-1, Jacob Martinez sealed the victory with a shot to the other corner, and Progreso players and coaches mobbed Martinez before doing the same to Gallegos.

“I’m blessed to have had a chance to play in a game like this, and my reflexes were ready,” he said. “I almost moved the wrong way on that one shot but was able to recover and kick it away.”

“We kept trying to get through their defense with long balls and long strikes, but nothing worked the entire regulation,” Jimenez said. “This is how we play, though. This is how we’ve played all season.”

Perez had three opportunities to score in regulation, but he was greeted by three or four defensive players every time he came near the goal.

“Coach just keeps telling me to try to get one,” Perez said in Spanish. “We just kept working and working. We had some chances but couldn’t score. But we finally did, and he (Gallegos) was great at the end.”

“He stops everything in practice,” Jimenez said of his keeper. “When we got to the PKs, I was pretty confident at that point that he would stop them then, too.”