EPHS CROSS COUNTRY MEET REPORT

Eagles & Lady Eagles compete at

Nike South Invitational

The Woodlands, Texas

By: Conrado Perez, Jr. – Eagle Pass Sports Central

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The Eagle Pass High School highly touted boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams under the leadership of head coach Juan Gonzalez ventured to The Woodlands, Texas to compete in the high caliber Nike South Invitational Cross-Country Meet which is one of the premier high school cross country meets not only in the State of Texas but in the entire country as well.

The talented and youthful Eagle Pass Lady Eagles squad spearheaded by their dynamic duo of Shanya Luna and Monica Rivera finished a very respectable 9^th in the overall team competition out of 26 teams with a total of 282 points.  Spearheading the team was standout Shanya Luna who crossed the finish line in 28^th place individually out of 183 runners in the elite varsity girls’ division with a time of 19:35. Stellar teammate Monica Rivera came in 30^th individually with a time of 19:36.

The Eagle Pass Eagles varsity boys’ squad finished in 13^th place in the overall team competition out of 26 teams in the elite varsity boys’ division with a total of 359 points.  Leading the varsity boys’ contingent was standout Nathan Kowalski who came in 13^th individually out of 196 runners with a time of 16:02 while teammate Sergio Hernandez was next crossing the finish line in 38^th place individually with a time of 16:34

Varsity Girls

Team Standings:

1. Flower Mound 81, 2. Marcus 87, 3. The Woodlands College Park 193, 4. The Woodlands 213, 5. Montgomery 223, 6. Katy Cinco Ranch 241, 7. Cedar Park 251, 8. Houston St. Agnes 271, 9. Eagle Pass 282, 10. George Ranch 282, 11. Brenham 294, 12. El Paso Americas 294, 13. McKinney North 297, 14. Richland 357, 15. New Braunfels Canyon 373, 16. Bridgeland 401, 17. Cypress Ranch 426, 18. Friendswood 448, 19. Corpus Christi Carroll 487, 20. Alvin 496, 21. El Paso Eastlake 529, 22. Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial 553, 23. New Caney Porter 577, 24. Freeport Brazoswood 604, 25. Edinburg Vela 608, 26. Progreso 685.

Individual Standings:          183 runners

Shanya Luna                                   19:35              28^th

Monica Rivera                      19:36              30^th

Andrea Garcia                      20:22              63^rd

Jackeline Garza                   20:44              75^th

Ana Cristina Alvarez           21:26              109^th

Karina Fernandez               21:38              119^th

Varsity Boys

Team Standings:

1. The Woodlands 38, 2. The Woodlands College Park 81, 3. Flower Mound 97, 4. Marcus 182, 5. El Paso Americas 221, 6. Montgomery 245, 7. Cedar Park 261, 8. Edinburg Vela 267, 9. Progresso 297, 10. St. John’s Houston 302, 11. New Braunfels Canyon 303, 12. Friendswood 345, 13. Eagle Pass 359, 14. Mercedes 366, 15. Cypress Ranch 403, 16. El Paso Eastlake 424, 17. Mission 450, 18. George Ranch 477, 19. PSJA Memorial 477, 20. Eagle Pass Winn 486, 21. Foster 497, 22. Brenham 524, 23. La Joya 562, 24. Freeport Brazoswood 642, 25. Klein Collins 717, 26. New Summerfield 719.

Individual Standings:          196 runners

Nathan Kowalski                 16:02              13^th

Sergio Hernández              16:34              38^th

Ryan Rodríguez                  17:25              109^th

Homar Perez                                    17:35              121^st

Sebastian Villarreal             17:51              139^th

Jose Lugo                             17:55              144^th

 

The Eagle Pass High School boys and girls’ cross-country teams will next be competing at the District 29-6A Championships scheduled to be held at Casa Blanca Golf Course in Laredo, Texas on Saturday October 14^, 2017. Eagle Pass Sports Central wishes the Eagle Pass Eagles and Lady Eagles cross country teams the very best of luck at the upcoming District 29-6A Cross Country Meet.