The boys and girls Cross Country teams competed in the State Cross Country Meet in RoundRock this past Saturday. The 2 mile and 5K courses were changed due to all the rain that fell in the area, and they were somewhat more challenging than last year's courses.
The Varsity Girls competed first. Liz Guerra claimed the 15th spot coming in first for East Bernard with a time of 12:27. She was followed by Carson Swoboda who finished with a time of 13:04; Cassisy Mica with a time of 13:09; AJ Navarro 13:49; Katelyn Walters 13:57; Lexi Atkinson 14:00; and Kasey Kretzschmar 14:01. The girls ended the season finishing 7th at the State Meet. Congratulations to all the girls who competed as your District and Region 4 Champions.
Luling won their 4th State Championship in a row with 66 points. Boys Ranch came in 2nd with 111 points. Eustace took the third place medal with a 135 points and East Bernard came in 4th at the State Meet, just missing a podium finish, with 138 points.
Individually, all the boys raced their personal bests on the State Course. Wyatt Kieler earned the Runner-up spot and Silver medal racing to the 12th fastest time in the 2A division coming in with a time of 16:10. Evan McQuirk from Van Alstyne was the Gold Medalist racing to a 16:03 finish on the 5K course. The 5K course was definitely more challenging than last years course, so Wyatt's time was really exceptional. Daniel Garza was the next East Bernard runner in with a time of 17:23; Caleb Moseley 17:46; Brian Barta 18:11; Jacob Muniz 18:24; John Failla 18:51; and Blaine Whitley 19:47. Congratulations to all the boys who competed as your District and Region 4 Champions.
Both teams did an awesome job representing East Bernard and finished a successful season at the State Meet. Each year, our goal is to get a chance to compete at the State Meet. Wyatt Kieler, Daniel Garza, Cassidy Mica and Katelyn Walters have been State Qualifiers 4 years in a row. All 4 have been members of State Medalist teams and Wyatt Kieler has earned 2 Individual medals.
Congratulations to ALL our East Bernard Cross Country runners.
