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DISTRICT 29-4A TRACK & FIELD

Sprint relay team shatters school mark, Mavs win third straight district championship.

Pearsall ran one of its best races of the year and finished second in the mile relay, the final event of the evening, to pull away from Pleasanton and secure a third straight District 29-4A championship in action at the league meet in Floresville last week.
The Mavericks will send 13 athletes to area competition in ten different events as they had athletes place in 13 of 17 total events and garnered gold or silver medals in seven events to secure the track and field ‘Three-Peat”.
“It’s great for our young men and our program to earn another district title,” PHS Head Track Coach Julian Hernandez said. “It’s a culmination of all of their hard work and dedication not just throughout the season, but throughout their high school careers.
“A third district title was one of our goals for the season as a team, and our athletes came out and fought hard for that title. Not only did we have athletes compete for the top spots in their event, but we had guys who fought to get into those spots that would help the team gain points overall.”
Pearsall captured gold medals in the 200m dash, sprint relay and triple jump events but also captured gold and bronze in numerous others.

PEARSALL 400m relay team members Leon Martinez (Right) and Curtis Saenz make the final exchange en route to a first place finish and school record shattering time of 42.08 in the event at the District 29-4A meet in Floresville on Thursday, April 4.
(CURRENT photo: Manuel Azocar III)

The Maverick 400m relay squad of Tristan Ellis, Nathaniel Rodriguez, Leon Martinez and Curtis Saenz shattered their previous school record in the event, capturing a time of 42.08 at Floresville.
“We are beyond proud of every athlete on our teams, JV and varsity,” Hernandez said. “They came out and proved that we truly have speed in Frio County.
“We were very impressed with how these young men came out and competed, even though we were down by 25 points after field events were completed. Huge congratulations to all of our area qualifiers; we look to carry some of this momentum from the district meet with us to the area track meet in Port Lavaca.”
The Mavericks tallied 129 points to the Eagles’ 116 points to win the league championship. Floresville was third with 101 points while Devine was fourth with 76 points. The top four finishers in each event move on to area competition.
Varsity boys’ results are as follows: 100m dash, second, Curtis Saenz, 11.09, third, Nathaniel Rodriguez, 11.31, eighth, Eduardo Martinez, 11.74; 200m dash, first, Curtis Saenz, 22.11, second, Leon Martinez, 22.77, fifth, Alvaro Abrego, 23.43; 400m dash, fourth, Dillon Wolfe, 52.59, seventh, Ayden Rodriguez, 53.88; 1,600m run, sixth, Romeo Vega, 4:58.31; 3,200m run, second, Jonathan Viesca, 10:52.12, eighth, Romeo Vega, 11:44.94; 110m hurdles, fourth, Elijah Luna, 17.41; 300m hurdles, third, Elijah Luna, 41.43; 400m relay, first, Tristan Ellis, Nathaniel Rodriguez, Leon Martinez, Curtis Saenz, 42.08; 800m relay, sixth, Tristan Ellis, Dillon Wolfe, Leon Martinez, Alvaro Abrego, 1:33.11; 1,600m relay, second, Abel Elizondo, Ayden Rodriguez, Dillon Wolfe, Alvaro Abrego, 3:32.64; pole vault, fifth, Jesus Leal, 11′, eighth, Shawn Rivera, 10′; long jump, Leon Martinez, 20’5-1/2″, fifth, Nathaniel Rodriguez, 19’6-1/4″, eighth, Alvaro Abrego, 18’9-1/4″; triple jump, first, Xavier Rendon, 41’3-1/4″, second, Marcus Woodard, 40’9-1/2″, fourth, Alvaro Abrego, 39’9-3/4″.
Pearsall’s Lady Mavs were seventh at the district meet, tallying 32 points overall and will send four athletes to the area track meet.
Devine rolled to another district title with 174 points while Floresville was second with 162 points.

Pearsall’s Iliana Camacho finishes third in the 100m hurdles at Floresville to advance to area.
(CURRENT photo: Manuel Azocar III)

Varsity girls’ results are as follows: 400m dash, fourth, Angelyna Montes, 1:03.11; 100m hurdles, third, Iliana Camacho, 18.24; 300m hurdles, fifth, Mareli Aranda, 54.16; 800m relay, sixth, Natalie Ortegon, Samara Ruiz, Anisty Martinez, Sariah Longoria, 1:54.35; 1,600m relay, sixth, Zailey Hurst, Samara Ruiz, Isabel Gutierrez, Gezlynn Wolfe, 4:31.35; long jump, third, Anisty Martinez, 15’6-1/2″; triple jump, sixth, Natalie Ortegon, 32’1″; shot put, fourth, Kristen Morales, 31’1-1/2″, sixth, Deranda Talamantes, 28′ 1/2″; discus, fourth, Kristen Morales, 85′.
In sub-varsity action, Pearsall’s JV boys came in just behind Floresville for first place. The Tigers tallied 159 points while the JV Mavs had 142 points.
JV boys’ results are as follows: 100m dash, first, Ethan Vela, 11.66, second, Easton Martinez, 11.92; 200m dash, Samuel Martinez, 24.05, second, Ponceano Cavazos, 24.14, seventh, Dwayne Marshall, 25.20; 1,600m run, fifth, Joseph Leija, 5:33.52; 3,200m run, sixth, Joseph Leija, 12:54.13; 110m hurdles, third, Jaiden Ortiz, 19.74, fourth, Hunter Harrison, 19.99, fifth, Martin Rosales, 20.96; 300m hurdles, first, Alejandro Briseno, 47.29, second, Jaiden Ortiz, 48.24, sixth, Martin Rosales, 51.17; 400m relay, first, Jose Gutierrez, Easton Martinez, Samuel Martinez, Ethan Vela, 45.68; 800m relay, second, Jose Rocha, Samuel Martinez, Ponceano Cavazos, Ethan Vela, 1:35.19; 1,600m relay, fourth, Jose Rocha, Alejandro Briseno, Dwayne Marshall, Sebastian Melendez, 3:51.98; long jump, first, Ethan Vela, 17’11-1/4″, eighth, Samuel Martinez, 16’10-1/4″; triple jump, second, Jose Rocha, 38’2-3/4″, fourth, Jaiden Ortiz, 36’3″, eighth, Samuel Martinez, 33’7″; shot put, third, King Velasquez, 32’11-3/4″.
Pearsall’s JV girls were sixth at the event, finishing with 53 points.
JV girls’ results are as follows: 100m dash, fourth, Kaley Briseno, 14.39; 200m dash, fourth, Abcde Martinez, 29.38; 400m dash, third, Abcde Martinez, 1:08.19, eighth, Izaely Ovalle, 1:12.67; 800m run, fifth, Izaely Ovalle, 2:58.85; 100m hurdles, fourth, Maddy Luera, 21.61; 300m hurdles, seventh, Jezlyn Leal, 1:01.94; 400m relay, second, Marissa Castro, Jeralynn Gutierrez, Abcde Martinez, Kaley Briseno, 54.80; 800m relay, fifth, Jeralynn Gutierrez, Maddy Luera, Savannah Jasso, Jezlyn Leal, 2:02.23; shot put, Sole Aguilar, 25’3-1/2″, sixth, Genesis Leal, 24’4-1/4″; discus, fourth, Sole Aguilar, 69’9″.
The top four finishers in the varsity events will compete in the area track meet on Thursday, April 11 at Sandcrab Stadium in Port Lavaca.