Cross Country District Meet

Finally, after three and a half months of sweat, pain and injuries .The big day for our Cross Country Athletes came at the District Meet that took place at the Travis County East Metro Park in Pflugerville. Lots of high expectations were set. “There’s no reason why we shouldn’t take at least four district championships home today”, said Coach Bohman, head Coach of the Cross Country team.

The day started early in the morning for our athletes. The atmosphere was tense due to the big responsibility and, as the sun rose, so did the excitement and nervousness towards the big race. The District Meet was divided in different categories: Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys, J.V Girls, J.V boys, and freshman Boys. The first team to race was the Varsity Girls. The Lady Mustangs finished fourth place after a very closed race. However, Senior Aimee Slagle made it to regionals finishing 5th in the district meet.

Next up on the line were the Varsity Boys. The team was composed of Juan Jaimes (11th); Alfredo Hernandez (10th); Issai Martinez (10th); Brian O’ Hara (10th); Eduardo Bustillos (10); Eduardo Escobar (10th); and Delfino Gonzalez (12th).The boys won district with a significant advantage, brought home the first championship of the day and their pass to regionals.

The J.V. girls were up next. They knew they had a tough race to run and that their possibilities of winning district were small but not impossible. However the ladies stepped it up and shocked everybody by winning district with and getting the second championship of the day.

Next, the J.V. boys were also in a very tough race. The J.V. runners had been working hard and their level of running was almost as good as the varsity level. The J.V. boys also finished first place with a shocking advantage over all the other schools having at least 6 out of the 7 needed runners on the top 10.

Last but not least, the Freshmen Boys were up in the starting line. The freshmen team had a tough race starting with a team of inexperienced runners and a numerical disadvantage. However the young runners fought hard and shocked everybody managing to win the fourth district championship of the day.

This Cross Country year has been very successful. The Mustang Cross Country teams are where no other team has ever been and have set the bar higher for future generations. New Team, New Tradition, New Legacy.