(Mission, Texas)-La Joya Palmview runner, Destiny Quintanilla (10:51.93) showed why she is best 3200m long distant runner by leaving the pack behind by two minutes to win the 30-5A title. She will now advance to the University Interscholastic League 5A Area playoffs next week. Sara Luna from Mission Veterans HS crossed the finished line in second place with a time of 12:14.21. Sharyland Pioneer High School Rosendo Melendez also made his way to the area championships by crossing the pole vault height of 15′-6″ along with Rio Grande City High School discus throwers Jose Lopez and teammate, Serina Ramirez, both advancing with wins. Ramirez is ranked as one of the best throwers in Class 5A. She set a marked of 144’09” on Thursday at Mission Veterans HS Patriots Field. In 31-5A, Ayden Granados from McAllen Memorial HS brought home the title in the 3200 meter run while PSJA North HS runner Hector Solis won titles in the 800m and 1600m runs. Orlando Martinez from Edinburg Economedes had his best jump of the season, crossing the high jump at 6′-06″ and Edinburg North’s Daniel Rodriguez won both the shot put and discus events in District 31-6A. Overall, the McAllen High School Girls Track team won the 31-5A title.
Here are the District Track Results…
District 30-5A Patriot Field Mission, TX
Boys
3200 Meters – 1. Daniel Alamilla, Mission Veterans, 9:32.46. 2. Manuel Flores, Mission Veterans 10:30.83. 3. Hector Pena, RGC 10:31.10. 4. Diego Ortiz, Laredo Martin 10:35.69.
Shot Put – 1. Pedro Contreras, Laredo Martin, 45-02.5. 2. Hiram Gonzalez, Rio Grande City, 44-08. 3. Joel Gonzalez, Roma 42-10.5. 4. Manuel Torres, Laredo Cigarroa 41-06.
Discus – 1. Jose Lopez, Rio Grande City, 136-05. 2. Artemio Belmontes, Roma, 136-00. 3. Raul Valdez, Mission Veterans, 126-08. 4. Tristian Solis, Rio Grande City, 122-05.
High Jump – 1. Allen Perez, Roma, 6-04. 2. Michael Hernandez, LJ Palmview, 5-08. 3. Reynaldo Gonzalez, Roma, 5-04. 4. Travis Rodriguez, Rio Grande City, 5-04.
Pole Vault – 1. Ernesto Rios, Mission Veterans, 11-06. 2. Rene Trujillo, Mission Veterans, 11-06. 3. Fernando Gallardo, Roma, 10-00. 4. Miguel Carreon, Rio Grande City, 9-00.
Long Jump – 1. Ya-Aqob Lozano, Laredo Cigarroa, 20-02. 2. Angel Villarreal, 19-08.5. 3. Alex Perez, Roma, 19-06.5. 4. Silverio Martinez, Roma, 19-02.
Triple Jump – 1. Ya-Aqob Lozano, Laredo Cigarroa, 40-05.5. 2. Enrique Ordaz, Mission Veterans, 39-09. 3. Victor Cardenas, Rio Grande City, 39-07.5. 4. Jorge Pena, Rio Grande City, 38-09.
Girls
3200 Meters – 1. Destiny Quintanilla, La Joya Palmview, 10:51.93. 2. Sarah Luna, Mission Veterans, 12:14.21. 3. Itzel Rojo, Laredo Cigarroa, 12:16.01. 4. Joselyn Rodriguez, 12:25.14.
Shot Put – 1. Melanie Duron, Laredo Martin, 44-10.5. 2. Serina Ramirez, Rio Grande City, 44-02. 3. Claudette Rodriguez, Rio Grande City, 28-11. 4. Gisel Hinojosa, Laredo Cigarroa, 28-08.5.
Discus – 1. Serina Ramirez, Rio Grande City, 144-09. 2. Melanie Duron, Laredo Martin, 127-04. 3. Claudette Rodriguez, Rio Grande City, 105-00. 4. Kathryn Villarreal, Mission Veterans, 101-02.
High Jump – 1. Jeslynn Flores, La Joya Palmview, 5-02. 2. Rylie Barnett, Mission Veterans, 5-01. 3. Michealle Rodriguez, 5-01. 4. Rae Cortinas, Rio Grande City, 4-10.
Pole Vault – 1. Michel Villarreal, Rio Grande City, 7-06. 2. Mae Garcia, Mission Veterans, 7-06. 3. Belen Aguirre, Mission Veterans, 7-00. 4. Anaiza Guajardo, Rio Grande City, 6-06.
Long Jump – 1. Isabela Salinas, Rio Grande City, 16-08. 2. Tara Madrid, Mission Veterans, 16-06.5. 3. Melanie Ramirez, 15-11.5. 4. Emily Loredo, Laredo Cigarroa, 15-08.
Triple Jump – 1. Isabel Salinas, Rio Grande City, 35-05.5. 2. Tara Madrid, Mission Veterans, 35-00.75. 3. Carla Guerrero, Mission Veterans, 34-00. 4. Eunice Cervantes, Laredo Cigarroa, 33-02.5.
District 31-5A Results
PSJA Stadium Pharr, TX
Boys
3200 Meters – 1. Ayden Granados, McAllen Memorial 9:44.24. 2. Valdemar Veza, Sharyland 9:47.51. 3. Sebastian Salinas, McAllen Memorial, 9:59.41. 4. Diego DeLeon, McAllen Memorial, 10:02.09.
Shot Put – 1. Evan Thompson, Pioneer 54-02. 2. Trevor Huddleston, Sharyland Pioneer, 46-01.75. 3. Cole Woydziak, Sharyland Pioneer, 45-03.75. 4. Marco De Ochoa, McAllen Memorial, 44-09.
Discus – 1. Marco De Ochoa, McAllen Memorial, 158-08. 2. Evan Thompson, Sharyland Pioneer, 156-06. 3. Chukwubueze Ikondu, Sharyland 154-11. 4. Alejandro Perez, McAllen Memorial, 148-02.
High Jump – 1. Rolando Maldonado, Psja Memorial 6-02. 2. Jesus Moreno, McAllen Rowe 6-00. 3. Nicholas Karam, McAllen 6-00. 4. Kaharie Loggins, McAllen High, 5-10.
Pole Vault – 1. Rosendo Melendez, Sharyland Pioneer, 15-06. 2. Gabriel Sanchez, Sharyland Pioneer, 12-06. 3. Kolten Ottmers, McAllen High, 12-00. 4. Ryan Tavarez, McAllen High, 11-00.
Long Jump – 1. Rolando Maldonado, PSJA Memorial, 21-04.5. 2. Andres Espinoza, McAllen Rowe, 20-05.25. 3. Jordon Chappell, McAllen High, 20-01.5. 4. Darrel Perkins, Sharyland High, 20-01.5.
Triple Jump – 1. Rolando Maldonado, PSJA Memorial, 42-06.25. 2. Darrel Perkins, Sharyland High, 41-09.75. 3. Erasmo Alvarado, McAllen High, 40-09.25. 4. Obed Alvarez, McAllen High, 40-02.5.
Team Scores – 1. Sharyland Pioneer, 55. 2. McAllen Memorial, 46. 3. McAllen High, 37. 4. PSJA Memorial, 30. 5. Sharyland High, 28. 6. McAllen Rowe, 18. 7. Psja Southwest 3.
Girls
3200 Meters – 1. Carolyn Tudor, Sharyland High, 11:52.03. 2. Cecilia Cavazos, Sharyland High, 12:06.04. 3. Yazmin Guerra, PSJA Southwest, 12:13.72. 4. Zaida Sauceda, McAllen Rowe, 12:18.79.
Shot Put – 1. Ana Rodriguez, PSJA Southwest, 36-09.5. 2. Yaresi Ozuna, McAllen High, 34-10.5. 3. Celina Saenz, McAllen High, 33-10.5. 4. Lauryn Menchaca, McAllen High, 33-06.
Discus – 1. Ana Rodriguez, PSJA Southwest, 130-07. 2. Marcel Trevino, PSJA Southwest, 126-05. 3. Natalie Reyes, Sharyland Pioneer, 117-07. 4. Celina Saenz, McAllen High, 112-06.
High Jump – 1. Callie Keith, Sharyland High, 5-00. 2. Amare Hernandez, McAllen Memorial, 4-10. 3. Alicia Ziegler, McAllen Memorial, 4-10. 4. Celia Stone, PSJA Memorial, 4-08.
Pole Vault – 1. Molly Blackwell, McAllen High, 10-00. 2. Jenai Martinez, McAllen High, 10-00. 3. Arian De La Fuente, McAllen High, 9-06. 4. Sofia Correa, Sharyland High, 8-06.
Long Jump – 1. Morelia Moreno, Sharyland High, 16-03.25. 2. Alyssa Encarnacion, Sharyland High, 16-01. 3. Elizabeth Sandoval, McAllen High, 15-11.5. 4. Leslie Sequera, McAllen High, 15-09.5.
Triple Jump – 1. Miranda Quintanilla, McAllen High, 35-08. 2. Camille Alvarez, McAllen High, 34-08. 3. Elizabeth Sandoval, McAllen High, 34-02.75. 4. Xanath Reyes, Valley View, 33-07.25.
District 31-6A Track and Field Championships
Richard R. Flores Stadium, Edinburg, TX
Boys
100 Meters – 1. Nick Gaona, Psja North 11.42. 2. Noel Serna, Edinburg 11.48. 3. Pablo Rivera, 11.62. 4. Rene Guerra, La Joya 11.66.
200 Meters – 1. Jaime Lopez, PSJA 22.11. 2. Keyshawn Garcia, Edinburg North 22.42. 3. Cristopher Barrera, Edinburg North, 22.54. 4. Justin Vega, Vela 22.94.
400 Meters – 1. Matthew Luna, Edinburg Vela, 49.65. 2. Erik Lozano, Economedes 50.38. 3. Daniel Montes, Mission 50.45. 4. Heriberto Gonzalez, Edinburg Economedes, 51.28.
800 Meters – 1. Hector Solis, PSJA North, 1:57.45. 2. Dalys Hernandez, Edinburg Economedes, 1:57.91. 3. Jesus Rodriguez, Edinburg Economedes, 2:01.9. 4. Miguel Reyes, PSJA North, 2:05.86.
1600 Meters – 1. Hector Solis, PSJA North, 4:17.51. 2. Rogelio Aguirre, Mission 4:21.55. 3. Edelmiro Marroquin, Edinburg High, 4:32.8. 4. Jayeth Lopez, Edinburg Vela, 4:37.92.
110m Hurdles – 1. Victor Salinas, Edinburg Economedes, 15.87. 2. Isaac Castellano, Edinburg North, 16.3. 3. Osiel Cantu, PSJA High, 16.51. 4. Maliek Redmond, Edinburg Vela, 16.68.
300m Hurdles – 1. Victor Salinas, Edinburg Economedes, 40.8. 2. Sebastian Cerda, PSJA North, 41.56. 3. Osiel Cantu, PSJA High, 42.2. 4. Christian Cerda, PSJA North, 42.95.
4×100 Relay – 1. Edinburg Vela, 43.2. 2. LJ Juarez Lincoln 43.78. 3. Edinburg North, 44.08. 4. PSJA North, 44.29.
4×200 Relay – 1. Edinburg North 1:29.18. 2. PSJA High, 1:29.96. 3. PSJA North, 1:30.41. 4. Edinburg High, 1:30.45.
4×400 Relay – 1. Economedes, 3:22.62. 2. Edinburg Vela, 3:24.96. 3. PSJA High, 3:26.15. 4. Edinburg North, 3:26.49.
Team Scores – 1. Edinburg Vela, 114. 2. PSJA North, 112. 3. Economedes, 108. 4. Edinburg North, 97. 5. PSJA 61. 6. Edinburg 46. 7. Mission High, 34. T8. La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 24. T8. La Joya 24.
Girls
100 Meters – 1. Delicia Drain, Edinburg Vela, 12.95. 2. Kimora Fagan, Edinburg High, 13.28. 3. Kianna Flowers, La Joya High, 13.39. 4. Dayanne Ramos, Edinburg Vela, 13.57.
200 Meters – 1. Delicia Drain, Edinburg Vela, 26.4. 2. Kimora Fagan, Edinburg 26.86. 3. Marcela Herrera, Economedes, 27.32. 4. Ariadna Serrato, Edinburg North, 27.42.
400 Meters – 1. Dianett Garcia, Economedes, 58.48. 2. Francesca Alvarado, Economedes, 1:02.56. 3. Natalie Garcia, Edinburg Vela, 1:02.87. 4. Aideen Guerrero, Edinburg North, 1:03.85.
800 Meters – 1. San Juanita Leal, Edinburg North, 2:17.91. 2. Dianett Garcia, Economedes, 2:19.51. 3. Norma Torres, Mission 2:24.39. 4. Mia Guillen, Edinburg 2:28.45.
1600 Meters – 1. San Juanita Leal, Edinburg North, 5:05.16. 2. Mia Guillen, Edinburg 5:22.96. 3. Madison Surita, Economedes, 5:35.75. 4. Marbella Marquez, Economedes, 5:49.24.
100m Hurdles – 1. Larissa Rodriguez, PSJA North, 16.46. 2. Cachelle Flores, Edinburg Vela, 16.83. 3. Karyn Jackson, La Joya 16.89. 4. Gloriana Betancourt, Edinburg Vela, 17.18.
300m Hurdles – 1. Herminia Corado, Economedes, 46.55. 2. Cachelle Flores, Edinburg Vela, 47.00. 3. Karyn Jackson, La Joya 49.4. 4. Kaylee Andrade, Edinburg North, 50.24.
4×100 Relay – 1. Edinburg Vela, 50.66. La Joya 51.06. PSJA North, 51.29. 4. Edinburg 51.48.
4×200 Relay – 1. Economedes, 1:45.7. 2. Edinburg 1:47.09. 3. Edinburg Vela, 1:48.56. 4. PSJA North, 1:50.07
4×400 Relay – 1. Economedes, 4:05.02. 2. Edinburg Vela, 4:07.18. 3. Edinburg 4:19.68. 4. Edinburg North, 4:20.29.
Boys Field Events
3200 Meters – 1. Hector Solis, PSJA North, 9:22.93. 2. Rogelio Aguirre, Mission High, 9:23.60. 3. Ethan De Leon, Edinburg Vela, 10:20.97. 4. Edelmiro Marroquin, Edinburg High, 10:23.58.
Shot Put – 1. Daniel Rodriguez, Edinburg North, 49-01.5. 2. Dante Garcia, PSJA North, 49-00. 3. Aaron Vallejo, La Joya High, 46-0.5. 4. Jordan Ayala, Edinburg High, 45-04.
Discus – 1. Daniel Rodriguez, Edinburg North, 161-09. 2. Taylor Medina, La Joya High, 143-10.75. 3. Aaron Vallejo, La Joya High, 136-10.5. 4. Daniel Garcia, PSJA North, 134-06.
High Jump – 1. Orlando Martinez, Edinburg Economedes, 6-06. 2. Jaxson Shupe, Edinburg Vela, 5-08. 3. Oscar Tolentino, PSJA High, 5-08. 4. James Salinas, Edinburg Vela, 5-08.
Pole Vault – 1. Warren Villarreal, Edinburg High, 13-00. 2. Adalberto Del Angel, Mission High, 13-06. 3. Javier Cruz, Edinburg North, 12-00. 4. Joshua Diaz, Edinburg Vela, 11-06.
Long Jump – 1. Orlando Martinez, Edinburg Economedes, 21-00. 2. Victor Salinas, Edinburg Economedes, 20-02.75. 3. Pablo Rivera, Edinburg Vela, 20-02. 4. Ulysses Melendez, Edinburg North, 19-10.75.
Triple Jump – 1. Josiah Barboza, PSJA North, 43-05. 2. Jaxson Shupe, Edinburg Vela, 42-01. 3. Jesus Rodriguez, Edinburg Economedes, 39-08. 4. Kevin Garcia, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 39-07.
Girls Field Events
3200 Meters – 1. San Juanita Leal, Edinburg North, 11:08.43. 2. Mia Guillen, Edinburg High, 11:51.35. 3. Norma Torres, Mission High, 12:42.08. 4. Maddison Surita, Edinburg Economedes, 12:52.69.
Shot Put – 1. Jaylah Martinez, PSJA North, 36-07.5. 2. Natalie Jimenez, Edinburg Economedes, 35-04. 3. Kaylah Hernandez, PSJA High, 35-03. 4. Sofia Rodriguez, Edinburg Vela, 31-11.
Discus – 1. Kaylah Hernandez, PSJA High, 136-08. 2. Jaylah Martinez, PSJA North, 117—8. 3. Krystal Villarreal, Mission High, 101-00.5. 4. Karen De La Rosa, Mission High, 100-05.
High Jump – 1. Larissa Rodriguez, PSJA North, 5-00. 2. Kimora Fagan, Edinburg High, 4-10. 3. Marcela Herrera, Edinburg Economedes, 4-10. 4. Mia Gonzales, Edinburg High, 4-08.
Pole Vault – 1. Angeliza Balderas, PSJA North, 8-00. 2. Meagan Medrano, Edinburg High, 8-00. 3. Herminia Corado, Edinburg Economedes, 7-06. Kenia Islas, Edinburg High, 7-06.
Long Jump – 1. Dayanne Ramos, Edinburg Vela, 17-01.5. 2. Marcela Herrera, Edinburg Economedes, 17-00.5. 3. Delicia Drain, Edinburg Vela, 16-09.75. 4. Herminia Corado, Edinburg Economedes, 16-08.5.
Triple Jump – 1. Francesca Alvarado, Edinburg Economedes, 35-02.5. 2. Marcela Herrera, Edinburg Economedes, 33-09.5. 3. Tanya Mendoza, Edinburg High, 33-03. 4. Melissa Kotzur, Edinburg North, 32-11.5.
