Cross country season has started and there are a lot of high expectations for both the girl’s and the guy’s teams. The Mustangs ran their first meet this past Friday August 27th, at the AISD Invitational, which took place at Walter E. Long Park. The meet was separated into two divisions; Division 1(Mostly 5A schools) and Division 2 (Mostly 4A and 3A schools).Both the Varsity and J.V. teams ran Division 1. This represented a bigger challenge and obviously better preparation for the District meet.”We’re going to be on the state meet this year”, said Coach Bohman, head coach of the cross country program.
The Varsity girls started the day running a 2 mile course on Division 1.The first mustang lady to cross the finish line was Senior Kelsey Rightmer, she finished second place with an overall time of 12:36:60. She was then followed by her teammates, Junior Aimee Slagle (13:52:36,10th place), Senior Janette Hernandez (14:39:69,21st place), Junior Yessenia Estrada (16:16:04,27th place), Junior Alma Vega (16:20:04,29th place) and Yesenia Jacobo (17:07:94,30th place).The ladies cross country finished 4th place overall.
The Varsity boys ran the 3 mile course on Division 1 as well. Junior Juan Jaimes was the first runner from manor to finish. He finished in 5th place with a time of 16:58:55. He was then followed by his teammates Sophomore Issai Martinez (18:05:92,16th),Sophomore Brian O’Hare(18:14:90,18th), Senior Delfino Gonzalez(18:22:12,20th)Junior Steven Dominguez (18:23:53,22nd),Senior Cristopher Gutierrez(18:47:77,26th)and, last but not least, Senior Garrison Smith(21:08:53,42nd).The boys ran a hard race and they also finished 4th overall.
The J.V. girls finished as follows: Senior Maria Casique (16:18.99,15th), Freshman Gladys Sanchez (16:27.38,17th), Sophomore Riley Daniels (16:30.94,18th), Freshman Melanie Leyva (16:37.59,20th), Freshman Shanian Dipuccio (17:09.81,26th), Junior Nancy Huerta(17:24.30,28th), Junior Alma Casique (17:30.84,29th), Senior Ilse Garcia (18:05.71), Freshman Cochran Shaquoa ( 18:07.58),and Freshman Monica Hernandez (19:50.91).
The J.V Boys blew everyone away starting with sophomore Alfredo Hernandez finishing first (18:36.75),followed by sophomore Eduardo Bustillos(18:56.29,4th); sophomore Jesus Salas(19:07.44,5th); sophomore Edgar Fuentes(19:08.77,6th);Sophomore Ray Landry(19:19.05,7th); sophomore Francisco Martinez (20:13.70,10th);
Sophomore Jason Morales (20:43.55,14th); and Junior Jesus Del Rio (22:52.50).The J.V guys finished first place over all the other schools.
Cross country season is barely starting and we sure can expect a lot of great things from this group of athletes who represent our school in a great way. We need to remember that cross country is more than “running”. It’s a mental sport that tests the human ability to persist and not give up. After excruciating pain and exhausting courses only the best athletes hold tight and keep running until the end of the race .As a cross country runner myself, I can’t explain the feeling of accomplishment and pride that comes with crossing the finish line. We need to support our cross country program that is only getting better and something is sure….we are barely starting….
Cristopher Gutierrez 12th
The Varsity girls started the day running a 2 mile course on Division 1.The first mustang lady to cross the finish line was Senior Kelsey Rightmer, she finished second place with an overall time of 12:36:60. She was then followed by her teammates, Junior Aimee Slagle (13:52:36,10th place), Senior Janette Hernandez (14:39:69,21st place), Junior Yessenia Estrada (16:16:04,27th place), Junior Alma Vega (16:20:04,29th place) and Yesenia Jacobo (17:07:94,30th place).The ladies cross country finished 4th place overall.
The Varsity boys ran the 3 mile course on Division 1 as well. Junior Juan Jaimes was the first runner from manor to finish. He finished in 5th place with a time of 16:58:55. He was then followed by his teammates Sophomore Issai Martinez (18:05:92,16th),Sophomore Brian O’Hare(18:14:90,18th), Senior Delfino Gonzalez(18:22:12,20th)Junior Steven Dominguez (18:23:53,22nd),Senior Cristopher Gutierrez(18:47:77,26th)and, last but not least, Senior Garrison Smith(21:08:53,42nd).The boys ran a hard race and they also finished 4th overall.
The J.V. girls finished as follows: Senior Maria Casique (16:18.99,15th), Freshman Gladys Sanchez (16:27.38,17th), Sophomore Riley Daniels (16:30.94,18th), Freshman Melanie Leyva (16:37.59,20th), Freshman Shanian Dipuccio (17:09.81,26th), Junior Nancy Huerta(17:24.30,28th), Junior Alma Casique (17:30.84,29th), Senior Ilse Garcia (18:05.71), Freshman Cochran Shaquoa ( 18:07.58),and Freshman Monica Hernandez (19:50.91).
The J.V Boys blew everyone away starting with sophomore Alfredo Hernandez finishing first (18:36.75),followed by sophomore Eduardo Bustillos(18:56.29,4th); sophomore Jesus Salas(19:07.44,5th); sophomore Edgar Fuentes(19:08.77,6th);Sophomore Ray Landry(19:19.05,7th); sophomore Francisco Martinez (20:13.70,10th);
Sophomore Jason Morales (20:43.55,14th); and Junior Jesus Del Rio (22:52.50).The J.V guys finished first place over all the other schools.
Cross country season is barely starting and we sure can expect a lot of great things from this group of athletes who represent our school in a great way. We need to remember that cross country is more than “running”. It’s a mental sport that tests the human ability to persist and not give up. After excruciating pain and exhausting courses only the best athletes hold tight and keep running until the end of the race .As a cross country runner myself, I can’t explain the feeling of accomplishment and pride that comes with crossing the finish line. We need to support our cross country program that is only getting better and something is sure….we are barely starting….
Cristopher Gutierrez 12th
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