Lester wins Junior High cross country title; eighth grade girls finish second overall

The Gonzales ISD Junior High cross country team rocked it at the district meet in Lockhart earlier this month.

Ellie Lester defended her title as district champion girl for the second year in a row! Riley Cantu finished in fourth place for the eighth grade girls, while Lilah Coke was seventh. For the eighth grade boys, Nick Villa finished in fifth place while Dylan Moreno just missed the Top 10 in 11th place.

The Apache eighth grade girls secured an impressive second-place team finish, while the seventh-grade boys, seventh-grade girls, and eighth-grade boys all finished in fourth place.

8th Grade Girls – 2nd Place (30 Runners)

• Ellie Lester: 12:40 – 1st place(District Champion)
• Riley Cantu: 15:01 – 4th place
• Lilah Coke: 15:16 – 7th place
• Maya Showders: 15:54 – 11th place
• Jasmyn De Larosa: 17:34 – 17th place
• Gisselle Mendez: 17:39 – 21st place

8th Grade Boys – 4th Place (44 Runners)

• Nick Villa: 11:57 – 5th place
• Dylan Moreno: 13:12 – 11th place
• Conrad Canales: 13:25 – 13th place
• Giovani Rodriguez: 14:27 – 26th place
• Jesus Moreno: 14:34 – 28th place
• Dutch Zaitz: 15:43 – 37th place
• Tristen Buchans: 15:16 – 34th place
• Enrique Angel: 16:46 – 43rd place

7th Grade Boys – 4th Place (46 Runners)

• Braden Miller: 15:46 – 23rd place
• Dorian Greathouse: 15:48 – 24th place
• Colton Wainwright: 16:27 – 28th place
• Christopher Carrizales: 16:49 – 29th place
• Jaimil Joshi: 17:16 – 31st place
• Carlos Villegas: 18:54 – 40th place
• Johnathan Garcia: 19:46 – 42nd place
• Jessiah Ramirez: 22:24 – 44th place
• Julian Nava: 24:30 – 45th place

7th Grade Girls – 4th Place (55 Runners)

• Nataly Mar: 15:55 – 13th place
• Isabela Hataway: 16:06 – 17th place
• Daphne Skruhak: 17:25 – 27th place
• Grace Pennington: 19:04 – 32nd place
• Iris Eureste: 20:31 – 46th place
• Natalia Lopez: 21:20 – 49th place
• Yareli Perez: 21:45 – 50th place