Dilley cross country opens season at Floresville meet

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DILLEY CROSS COUNTRY

Dilley’s cross country Wolves and Lady Wolves opened their 2025 season at the always competitive Floresville Cross Country Invitational Saturday morning, August 16.
Josiah Benavides led the Wolves as he finished 14th overall while freshman Harvest Viesca paced the Lady Wolves with a 38th place finish in a field of 185 girls.
The Wolves did not field enough runners to compete as a team while the Lady Wolves were 14th overall out of 24 teams with a very young squad.
Benavides competed in a field of 208 runners in the Class 1A-4A division. Viesca dropped a new personal record time in her debut meet at the varsity level.

PACESETTER – Dilley junior Josiah Benavides rounds a corner during the Class 1A-4A boys’ division event at Floresville on Saturday. (Courtesy photo)

“It feels good to compare last year’s opening meet times to now and see a substantial improvement across the board on the same course,” DHS Head Coach James Rodriguez said.
Varsity boys’ results are as follows: Josiah Benavides, 14th, 18:02, Brazos Viesca, 82nd, 20:09, Jose Ortegon, 164th, 23:01.
Varsity girls’ results are as follows: Harvest Viesca, 38th, 14:19, Edelyn Rodriguez, 82nd, 15:37, Jewlea Tate, 98th, 15:59, Zoey Ortegon, 119th, 16:29, Jaelyn Rodriguez, 127th, 16:36, Maddie Proctor, 134th, 16:46, Jessell Duran, 172nd, 18:41.
Dilley’s junior varsity boys competed in a field of 106 runners. Results are as follows: Zaydrian Sauceda, 43rd, 23:06, Guadalupe Rodriguez, 52nd, 23:24, Rodrigo Cardenas, 58th, 24:08, Shawn Rodriguez, 60th, 24:13, Juan Rodriguez, 61st, 24:16.
“Our JV boys all ran faster than they have done in the years prior at the first meet of the season,” Rodriguez said of his team.
The team will be in action on Saturday, August 23 at the Karnes City Cross Country Invitational.