Hondo Anvil Herald

Hondo girls compete at state; Lytle boys claim 3A crown

 

     Round Rock -- Hondo girls’ cross country competed at the UIL State Cross Country Meet on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Old Settlers Park, placing 15th in the 3A team standings.

     The highest finisher for the Owls, who were making their first trip to the UIL State meet, was junior Victoria Fuentez, who placed 65th in the field of 152 runners, with a time of 12:54.7. She was followed by junior Kristyn Ybarra in 77th, with a 13:05.2 time.

     In the next three spots for Hondo were junior Victoria Renteria (102nd, 13:27.3), freshman Ayelet Reus (124th, 13:49.5) and freshman  Ashlyn Tovar (141st, 14:13.1). Sophomore Dana Shaw (148th, 14:39.1) and senior Aebony Mendoza (149th, 14:49) rounded out the field for the Owls.

     Holliday, East Bernard and Dalhart were the top three teams, while the individual state champion was Sophia Bendet of Randolph (10:40.5).

     The other three teams representing Region IV at state were Poth (4th), Cole (9th) and Industrial (16th).

     In the 3A boys’ division, Lytle again brought home a state championship, led by Johnny Rey Alvarez, who finished in eighth place overall, in a time of 16:10.0 on the 5K course. Also representing the Pirates in the state title run were Lucas Salazar (16th, 16:38.8), Diego Reyna (24th, 16:46), Bryan Montes-Rodriguez (35th, 17:01.4) and Adrian Reyna (50th, 17:14.0). Yandel Esquivez (69th, 17:37.3) and Nathan Garza (76th, 17:41.5) also ran for Lytle.

     The 3A boys’ top individual finisher was Noah Strohman of Holliday, who ran a 15:24.8. Holliday was the state team runner-up, followed by East Bernard in third place.

     Also in the 3A girls’ division, one Lytle runner, Svetlana Lopez, competed, finishing  59th, in 12:51.8.

     Devine senior Donovan Dixon, competing in the 4A boys’ division on Friday, Nov. 1, placed 64th in a field of 152 runners. His time on the 5K course was 17:06.3. The winning time was turned in by Lathan Lewter of Canyon, with a 15:25.0. Canyon was the 4A boys’ team champ.

In Friday’s 1A boys state meet, Taylor Wiekemp of Utopia placed 48th, in a time of 18:47.5. The 1A winner was Sebastian Talamantez of state team champion Comstock.