Apache cross-country teams advance to regionals

SEGUIN — The Gonzales Apaches boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams will be headed to Corpus Christi after both teams qualified, advancing from the District 30-4A meet that took place in Seguin on Tuesday.

On the girls side, Veronica Moreno led the way with her fourth-place finish with her time of 12:34. Maria Vazquez placed 10^th with a time of 12:59, Genevieve Kelley 12^th with a time of 13:10, Brooklyn Simper 13^th with a time of 13:12, Stephanie Reyna 14^th with a time of 13:13, Krisanta Esquivel 17^th with a time of 13:19 and Emily Moore 21^st with a time of 13:34, good for 53 points. The Lady Apaches placed second behind Pleasanton who had 45 points. Pleasanton was led by Karolyna Martinez who finished first overall with a time of 11:54.

For the boys, three Apaches finished in the top 10, giving Gonzales a third-place score of 60 points behind La Vernia who had 42 and Pleasanton who had 45. Antonio Hernandez led the way Apaches with a fifth place time of 16:53. Avery Almaguer took sixth with a time of 17:06 while Daniel Garcia took eighth with a time of 17:12. Other racers include Avram Almaguer who placed 20^th, Carlos Mendoza 21^st, Mark Burek 22^nd and Alejandro Reyna 27^th.

In junior varsity, both boys and girls teams placed second. The 7^th grade Lady Apaches placed fourth as a team, the 8^th grade Lady Apaches finished first, the 7^th grade boys placed fourth and the 8^th grade boys placed third.

The Region IV-4A meet takes place at Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Monday, Oct. 28. The Class 4A girls race is expected to begin at 11 a.m. while the 4A boys race is right after at 11:20 a.m.

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The Gonzales Apaches boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams are advancing to the Region IV-4A meet after placing in the top three in the District 30-4A meet on Tuesday.