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La Joya Palmview’s Victor Bocanegra and Brianna Robles took individual first-place prizes Saturday at the District 30-6A meet, and in the process they helped their respective teams crown, as well, at La Joya Palmview High School in Mission.
Bocanegra (15:58.5) and teammate Eliseo Rodriguez (16:06.2) came in first and second, respectively, as the Lobos tallied 48 points, ahead of runner-up La Joya Juarez-Lincoln (58) and Mission High (70) in the boys division. The top 10 individuals and the top three teams qualified for the Region IV-6A meet Oct. 26 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Robles (18:50.5), Nalia Flores (19:48.0) and Bailey Villalon (20:12.2) were the top three finishers in the girls division, helping Palmview generate 25 points. McAllen High (72) and McAllen Rowe (78) followed. Palmview’s Priscilla Flores (20:31.6), who finished sixth, also qualified for regionals as an individual.
DISTRICT 31-5A: At Mission, Sharyland Pioneer’s Jose Aleman and Rio Grande City’s Ana Bautista placed first at the district meet at Pioneer High School.
Aleman (16:08.7) provided a big lift for the Diamondbacks, who totaled 56 points to qualify for regionals. Mission Veterans finished second (59) and Rio Grande City (66) was third. Teammate Marcos Garza (16:41.1), who placed ninth, also punched his ticket for regionals.
Sharyland High’s Martin Gonzalez (16:10.56) came in second and Valley View’s Diego Monjaras (16:15.17) placed third.
Despite claiming the first two spots individually with Bautista (19:04.17) and Marlett Treviño(19:39.65), Rio Grande City finished third with 69 points. Edinburg Vela, which had four runners finish in the top 20, was first with 62 points and Pioneer had 67.
Dylan Guerra (20:14.48), who came in fourth, led Vela’s girls.
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VALLEY-CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS
Saturday, Oct. 17
District 30-6A meet
at Palmview High School, Mission
Boys
Team results — 1, La Joya Palmview, 48 points; 2, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 58; 3, Mission High, 70; 4, La Joya High, 92; 5, McAllen Memorial, 96; 6, McAllen High, 161; 7, McAllen Rowe, 167.
Individual results — 1, Victor Bocanegra, La Joya Palmview, 15:58.5; 2, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 16:06.2; 3, Martin Baez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 16:09.3; 4, Ricardo Mendoza, La Joya High, 16:36.3; 5, Jorge Perez, Mission High, 16:36.5; 6, Evan Williams, McAllen Memorial, 16:39.3; 7, Mauricio Hernandez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 16:45.3; 8, Trevor Williams, McAllen Memorial, 16:47.0; 9, Alfredo Huerta, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 17:00.5; 10, Jose Serna, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 17:03.6; 11, Pablo Vicente Franco, McAllen Rowe, 17:19.9; 12, Xavier Ortiz, Mission High, 17:23.7; 13, Isaac Tovar, La Joya Palmview, 17:24.7; 14, Agustus Martiello, Mission High, 17:28.7; 15, Hugh Rojas, La Joya Palmview, 17:32.8; 16, Caleb Guerrero La Joya High, 17:33.1; 17, Yerson Montano, La Joya Palmview, 17:33.8; 18, Jesus Garcia, Mission High, 17:43.3; 19, Martin Salinas, La Joya High, 17:44.3; 20, Fernando Gonzalez, McAllen Memorial, 17:45.4.
Girls
Team results — 1, La Joya Palmview, 25 points; 2, McAllen High, 72; 3, McAllen Rowe, 78; 4, Mission High, 100; 5, McAllen Memorial, 129; 6, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 141; 7, La Joya High, 170.
Individual results — 1, Briana Robles, La Joya Palmview, 18;50.5; 2, Naila Flores, La Joya Palmview, 19:48.0; 3, Bailey Villalon, La Joya Palmview, 20:12.2; 4, Paulina Maldonado, McAllen High, 20:17.6; 5, Courtney Macias, McAllen Rowe, 20:27.3; 6, Priscilla Flores, La Joya Palmview, 20:31.6; 7, Luvia Mejia, Mission High, 20:35.6; 8, Natalia Nevarez, Mission High, 20:37.3; 9, Layla Treviño, Mission High, 20:43.7; 10, Samantha Perez, McAllen Memorial, 20:46.7; 11, Carolina Acosta, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 20:55.4; 12, Alessandra Gutierrez, McAllen Rowe, 20:57.4; 13, Denise Esqueda, La Joya Palmview, 21:02.9; 14, Julissa Montoya, La Joya High, 21:04.3; 15, Isha Guerra, McAllen High, 21:06.6; 16, Adriana Valencia, McAllen High, 21:10.3; 17, Valerie Flores, Mission High, 21:11.7; 18, Leighanna Duque, McAllen High, 21:13.8; 19, Alexandria Canchola, McAllen High, 21:21.5; 20, Yoko Gomez, La Joya Palmview, 21:35.1.
Saturday, Oct. 17
District 31-5A meet
at Sharyland Pioneer HS, Mission
Boys
Team Results — 1, Sharyland Pioneer, 56 points, 2 Mission Veterans, 59; 3, Rio Grande City, 66; 4, Edinburg Vela, 75; 5, Sharyland High, 118; 6, Valley View, 156; 7, Roma, 177.
Individual Results — 1, Jose Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 16:08.68; 2, Martin Gonzalez, Sharyland High, 16:10.56; 3, Diego Monjaras, Valley View, 16:15.17; 4, Hiram Rivera Rio Grande City, 16:19.17; 5, Brandon Garcia, Rio Grande City, 16:22.00; 6, Jacinto Garza, Edinburg Vela, 16:25.48; 7, Jesus Mata, 16:35.39, Mission Veterans, 8, Marcus Guajardo, Edinburg Vela, 16:49.16; 9, Marcos Garza, Sharyland Pioneer, 16:41.13; 10; J.R. De Ochoa, Mission Veterans, 16:48.61; 11, Rudy Aranda, Sharyland Pioneer, 16:52.11; 12, Frank Gonzalez, Jr., Rio Grande City, 17:01.66; 13, Rudy Vela, Mission Veterans, 17:05.00; 14, Eric Chavez, 17:09.07, Mission Veterans, 15, Yael Sanchez, Mission Veterans, 17:16.40; 16, Eddie Velador, Edinburg Vela, 17.21.28; 17, Wilberth Soberanis, Sharyland Pioneer, 17:22.31; 18, Ayden Rodriguez, Sharyland Pioneer, 17:22.79; 19, Daniel Delgado, Sharyland Pioneer, 17.25.08; 20, Jose Corona, Rio Grande City, 17:30.03.
Girls
Team Results — 1,Edinburg Vela, 62 points; 2, Sharyland Pioneer, 67; 3, Rio Grande City, 69; 4, Mission Veterans, 92; 5, Sharyland High, 110, Valley View, 120, Roma, 160
Individual Results — 1, Ana Bautista, Rio Grande City, 19:04.17; 2, Marlett Treviño, Rio Grande City, 19:39.65; 3, Samantha Guerrero, Sharyland High, 20:02.46; 4, Dylan Guerra, Edinburg Vela, 20:14.48; 5, Maria Gonzalez, Mission Veterans, 20:21.25; 6, Nadia Gutierrez, Sharyland Pioneer, 20:26.44; 7, Yanelly Garza, Sharyland Pioneer, 20:35.86; 8, Nyla Vela, Mission Veterans, 20:39.42; 9, Lilliana Perez, Edinburg Vela, 20:42.98; 10, Maria Varela, Sharyland Pioneer, 20:53.26; 11; Victoria Benitez, Roma, 20:55.78; 12, JoAnna Alaniz, Edinburg Vela, 20:59.10; 13, Melanie Cruz, Edinburg Vela, 21:00.80; 14, Ashley Arteaga, Valley View, 21:06.63; 15, Cynthia Hernandez, Sharyland High, 21:11.29; 16, Lupe Cruz, Mission Veterans, 21:22.47; 17, Monica Yanez, Valley View, 21:22.47; 18, Kelsie Bazan, Sharyland Pioneer, 21:23.05; 19, Berlin Barrera, Rio Grande City, 21:29.13; 20, Natalia De Angel, Valley View, 21:32.51.