The East Bernard Cross Country Teams competed in San Antonio this past weekend at the Regional Cross Country Meet.
The Varsity Girls came home as the Regional Champions. They earned the championship with a total of 87 points followed by Brazos in 2nd place with 99 points, and Johnson City, last year's regional champs, in 3rd place with 171 points. Leading the girls team was Liz Guerra who came in 2nd overall with a time of 11:59 to earn an individual medal as well. AJ Navarro came in 2nd on the team followed closely by Carson Swoboda and Cassidy Mica. Katelyn Walters was the 5th East Bernard Runner with Kasey Kretzschmar right behind her and Lexi Atkinson coming in as the 7th runner. There were 179 girls competing in the race.
The Boys team earned the Runner-Up spot behind Luling . Luling was the 1st place team with 42 points, East Bernard 2nd with 139 points , and San Antonio Cole 3rd with 152 points. Wyatt Kieler led the way, earning the Regional Championship with an excellent time of 15:13 for the 5K race. Daniel Garza was the 2nd East Bernard Boy in to claim the 15th spot in 16:25. Brian Barta was the 3rd runner in followed closely by Caleb Moseley. Jacob Muniz was the 5th runner, John Failla earned the 6th spot and Blaine Whitley completed the team as the 7th runner in. There were 175 runners in the 2A Boys race.
Congratulations to all the runners! Almost all ran their best times of the season.
The State Meet will be Saturday in RoundRock. The girls will race at 9:50 am and the Boys at 10:10 am at Old Settler's Park.
