Congratulations to BOTH Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams!!
Both qualified to compete at the State Cross Country meet that will be held Saturday in Roundrock at Old Settler's Park.
The Girls ran first finishing as the 2nd place team by 1 point to Johnson City. Johnson City won the top spot with 77 points to East Bernard's 78 points to earn the 2nd place finish. East Bernard runners all placed between 12th and 37th to help them earn the Runner Up spot. Individually, Corinna was the first East Bernard girl to cross the finish line in 12th, followed by Carson Swoboda in 16th, Lissa Blackert in 21st, Stefani Ortiz in 24th, Melody Jenkins in 25th, Cassidy Mica in 28th, and Katelyn Walters in 37th. There were 175 girls competing with 24 teams represented at the regional Meet.
The Boys team also finished in 2nd place to earn a qualifying spot at the State Meet. Luling Boys dominated the race with all 7 of their runners finishing in the top 20. Luling had 36 points, followed by East Bernard with 121 points for the second spot, with Dilley in 3rd with 170 points as the top 3 qualifying teams. Individually, Wyatt Kieler placed 4th to also earn a state qualifying spot individually. Brian Perez was the next East Bernard runner in 15th place, followed by Daniel Garza in 20th, Caleb Moseley in 25th, Jacob Muniz in 72nd, Brian Barta in 80th, and Brady Babin in 93rd place. There were 176 boys competing with 24 full teams competing in the boys race.
The Girls will run at 10:50 Saturday morning at Old Settler's Park in Round Rock, followed by the boys at 11:10. Congratulations to all the runners!!
