Hondo Anvil Herald

Runners compete in pre-district meet 

 

     Carrizo Springs -- The District 28-3A cross country meet took place Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the city’s golf course, but results were not available of that event as the Anvil Herald went to press.

     The top three finishing varsity teams and the top ten finishing individuals at the district meet qualify for the Region IV-3A Meet, to be hosted Oct. 26-27 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

     From the regional meet, the top four qualifying teams, along with the top ten individuals who are not part of the top four teams, will advance to the UIL State Meet, Nov. 6-7, at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.

     In the meantime, Hondo cross country runners attended one final warmup meet last Wednesday, Oct. 7, in Carrizo Springs.

     The Hondo boys’ team placed fourth, while the girls’ were seventh in the team standings.

     For the Hondo boys’ team, James Agee placed fifth in the individual standings with a time of 17:25. The rest of the lineup for the Owls included Jack Lewis (10th, 18:14), Brice Terrill (20th, 19:12), Pierce Atkinson (21st, 19:14), Bryce Mueller (32nd, 20:46), Konrad Ottum (33rd, 20:47) and Ricardo Rojas (35th, 20:53).

     Emmanuel Lopez of Cotulla was the individual winner (16:56). In the boys’ team standings, Devine, Carrizo Springs and Cotulla took the top three spots.

     Ayelet Reus was the highest finisher for the Hondo varsity girls, taking seventh place in 13:47. Sylaine Pressley placed 21st in 14:25, followed by Julia Fuentez (37th, 15:14), Peyton Valdez (42nd, 16:04), Emery Brickles (43rd, 16:05) and Naomi Carbajal (44th, 16:22).