Congratulations to ALL the Cross Country Teams!! 5 out of the 6 teams came home as the District Champions, with the Jr. High Boys as the District Runner-Up to Brazos.
The Varsity girls team started the day in the first race with the girls placing in the 2--8 spots to earn the title of District Champs with 20 points. Brazos placed 2nd and Danbury 3rd to all qualify for the Regional Meet that will be held Nov. 3rd in San Antonio at the National Shooting Complex.
Individually, Carson Swoboda was the first East Bernard runner to cross the finish line in 2nd place. She was followed by Corinna Navarro-3rd, Cassidy Mica 4th, Melody Jenkins 5th, Lissa Blackert 6th, Katelyn Walters 7th, and Stefani Ortiz in 8th to all earn individual Regional qualifying spots.
The Varsity Boys also earned the District Championship, with 20 points, with runners placing in the top 3 spots, as well as 5th, and 8th. Wyatt Kieler earned the title of District Champion, followed by Brian Perez and Daniel Garza in the top spots. Brian Barta was 5th, and Jacob Muniz 8th to all earn individual Regional qualifying spots. Caleb Moseley placed 11th and Brady Babin 15th.
The JV girls placed 1st overall with Lexi Atkinsson placing 1st followed by Emily Barboza 2nd, Hallye Mica 3rd, Angie Cruz 4th, and Allison Allen 6th to all earn individual medals to go with their 1st place team medal.
The JV boys also earned the District Championship with Chris Dickson 3rd, Russell Zahradnik 5th, John Failla 8th, Joey Ortiz 9th, Patrick Marik , Andrew Hudgins , and Shane Kresta.
The Jr. High Girls earned the District Championship title with Liz Guerra placing 1st, Jessica Rabius 4th, AJ Navarro 6th, Kasey Kretzchmar 8th, and Jillian Hlavinka 9th to all earn individual medals. Also competing were: Baylee Jankowski , Kristen Kieler , Calynn Grymes , Elena Montalvo , Cheyenne Novicke, and Ana Martinez.
The Jr. High Boys placed second with 29 points behind Brazos with 26 points. Josh Mica was the first East Bernard runner to cross in 3rd place, followed by Jose Cardona 4th, Blaine Whitley 7th, and Zach Gohlke in 8th to all earn individual medals. Brent Vacek placed 11th, Trey Schmidt , Bo Berry , Stephen Castillo , Anthony Gil , and Blake Winkler.
The Varsity Girls and Boys will be competing at the Regional Meet at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio on Nov. 3rd, 2012 with the girls racing at 10:50 a.m. followed immediately after by the Varsity Boys. Both teams will be racing with the goal of earning a chance to compete at the State Meet on Nov. 10, 2012.
To earn that right, East Bernard will have to place in one of the top 3 spots.
Congratulations to ALL runners and good luck to the Varsity teams when they race in San Antonio.
