Cotulla sends 15 to area track competition

By Manuel Azocar III - Sports Writer/Managing Editor | April 10, 2024

DISTRICT 28-3A TRACK & FIELD

Cotulla will be sending 15 athletes to area competition following action at the District 28-3A track meet in Natalia on Wednesday, April 3.
The Cowboys finished fourth overall at the event while the Cowgirls were fifth.
Cotulla’s 800m relay team of Robert Perales, Alex Medina, Oscar Charo, Brayden Rodriguez were district champs in that event while Robert Sanchez was second in the discus, Brayden Rodriguez was second in the high jump and 200m dash and Dadrian DeLeon was second in the 100m hurdles. Sanchez also finished third in the shot put.
Jasmine De La Garza was a district champion in the pole vault for the Cowgirls while Jordan Bingaman was second in the high jump.

Varsity boys’ results are as follows: 110m hurdles, second, Dadrian De Leon, 17.34, fourth, Ryan Sanchez, 17.41; 100m dash, fifth, Alex Medina, 11.90; 800m relay, first, Robert Perales, Alex Medina, Oscar Charo, Brayden Rodriguez, 1:34.40; 1,600m run, fifth, CJ Garza, 4:53.23; 400m relay, third, Trevor Rodriguez, Alex Medina, Oscar Charo, Brayden Rodriguez, 45.25; 400m dash, sixth, Rene Barrera, 56.75; 300m hurdles, fifth, Ryan Sanchez, 45.57; 800m run, fourth, Frank Torres, 2:08.65; 200m dash, second, Brayden Rodriguez, 23.52, third, Oscar Charo, 24.08; 3,200m run, fifth, CJ Garza, 11:11.95; 1,600m relay, fifth, Rene Barrera, Frank Torres, Robert Perales, CJ Garza, 3:47.43; shot put, third, Robert Sanchez, 41’10-3/4″; discus, second, Robert Sanchez, 119’7-1/2″, sixth, Gerardo Gonzalez, 104’9-1/2″; high jump, second, Brayden Rodriguez, 5’6″; pole vault, fifth, John Michael Sanchez, 9’.
Varsity girls’ results are as follows: 100m hurdles, third, Jordan Bingaman, 19.59, sixth, Anadelia Garcia, 21.48; 100m dash, fourth, Sareen Ramirez, 14.02; 800m relay, fourth, Araceli Valles, Sareen Ramirez, Janell Gonzalez, Eloyandra Zertuche, 1:57.24; 1,600m run, sixth, Angela Vargas, 6:25.42; 400m dash, fifth, Raeanna Galindo, 1:07.47; 800m run, sixth, Carisia Rodriguez, 2:47.74; 200m dash, fifth, Araceli Valles, 29.81; 1,600m relay, fifth, Eloyandra Zertuche, Raeanna Galindo, Carisia Rodriguez, Nayeli Flores, 4:39.92; long jump, fifth, Raeanna Galindo, 15’5″; shot put, sixth, Eloyandra Zertuche, 28’2-1/2″; discus, fifth, Devyna Munoz, 80’10-1/4″, sixth, Kayle Guzman, 75’3″; triple jump, fifth, Aubriana Cantu, 30’4″; high jump, second, Jordan Bingaman, 4’6″, fourth, Raeanna Galindo, 4’4″; pole vault, first, Jasmine De La Garza, 8’6″.
In junior varsity action, the JV Cowgirls took home the district title with a dominant performance.
Multiple athletes secured numerous medals for the squad as they ran away with the title.
JV girls’ results are as follows: 100m hurdles, first, Kamryn Thomas, 20.40, second, Arcadia Velasquez, 27.95; 100m dash, second, Alexi Zertuche, 13.80; 800m relay, third, Jesirae Alvarado, Sienna Arevalo, Juliana Garcia, Kaylie Carrizales, 2:03.01; 400m relay, third, Jesirae Alvarado, Sienna Arevalo, Bella Linares, Alexi Zertuche, 56.65; 400m dash, first, Martina Garcia, 1:11.49, fifth, Randi Garcia, 1:17.52; 300m hurdles, first, Kamryn Thomas, 58.48; 800m run, first, Isabella Gonzalez, 2:48.71; 200m dash, fourth, Kaylie Carrizales, 31.38; 1,600m relay, third, Martina Garcia, Sienna Arevalo, Randi Garcia, Isabella Gonzalez, 5:16.93; long jump, second, Jesirae Alvarado, 14’, fifth, Bella Linares, 13’5″; shot put, third, Victoria Rodriguez, 23’5-1/4″; discus, third, Randi Garcia, 66’2-3/4″, fifth, Shizuka Roath, 65’6-1/4″, sixth, Jocelyn Ramirez, 63’9-1/2″; triple jump, second, Bella Linares, 28’3″, third, Sienna Arevalo, 27’2-3/4″.
Cotulla’s JV boys finished fourth overall at the event.
JV boys’ results are as follows: 800m relay, second, Jimmy Rodriguez, Marco Benavidez, Deric Aldaco, Joe Garrett Rodriguez, 1:41.78; 1,600m run, third, Paul Gonzalez, 5:23.15, fifth, Jesus Alcocer, 6:01.27; 400m relay, second, Jimmy Rodriguez, Marco Benavidez, Deric Aldaco, Joe Garrett Rodriguez, 47.57; ; 800m run, second, Jayanjru Ramirez, 2:15.18; 200m dash, fourth, Joe Garrett Rodriguez, 25.60, fifth, Jerome Ramirez, 25.75; 3,200m run, fourth, Paul Gonzalez, 12:18.13, fifth, Jesus Alcocer, 13:38.95; 1,600m relay, third, Jayanjru Ramirez, Uziel Contreras, Jerome Ramirez, Paul Gonzalez, 4:03.58; long jump, third, Joe Garrett Rodriguez, 17’6-1/2″; shot put, fourth, Deric Aldaco, 32’4-1/2″.
The top four placing athletes in each varsity event will advance to the area competition which was held on Wednesday, April 10 in Jourdanton.