EPHS BOYS & GIRLS AREA TRACK & FIELD MEET NEWS Eagles & Lady Eagles compete at the UIL Region IV 6A Area Track Meet Advance to Region IV C
EPHS BOYS & GIRLS AREA TRACK & FIELD MEET NEWS
Eagles & Lady Eagles compete at the
UIL Region IV 6A Area Track Meet
Advance to Region IV Class 6A Meet
By: Conrado Perez, Jr. – Eagle Pass Sports Central
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The Eagle Pass High School varsity boys and girls track & field teams ventured to McAllen, Texas on Thursday, April 21, 2016 to compete in the high caliber UIL Region IV Class 6A Area Track & Field Meet held at the McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium. The participants at this track meet were seeking to earn a berth at the upcoming UIL Region IBV Class 6A Track & Field Meet scheduled to be held in San Antonio, Texas at Alamo Stadium on April 28-30. The top four finishers in each event would qualify for the UIL Region IV Track & Field Meet.
The Eagle Pass Eagles varsity boys under the direction of head coach Roger Olivas will have four individuals advancing to the 2016 UIL Region IV Class 6A Meet spearheaded by Iram Gaitan who captured the gold medal in his specialty the Shot Put with a winning toss of 55’ 2 ¾”, Speedster Mark Venegas who earned the silver medal finishing second in the 100 Meter Dash with a time of 11.32, Ricardo Flores who finished fourth in both the 110 Meter High Hurdles and 300 Meter Hurdles with respective times of 15.33 and 39.35 and fellow teammate Luis Hernandez who placed fourth in the Shot Put with a heave of 48’ ¼”.
The Eagle Pass Lady Eagles mentored by head coach Juan Gonzalez will have two individuals and one relay squad advancing to the 2016 UIL Region IV Class 6A Meet led by the dynamic middle distance duo of Ruby Briones and Monica Rivera who garnered the silver and bronze medals respectively in that event with respective times of 2:23.04 and 2:23,29, The Lady Eagles talented 4×400 Meter Relay quartet of Valerya Galindo, Monica Rivera, Shania Luna and anchored by Ruby Briones who placed fourth in that prestigious event with a great time of 4:07,55. Barely missing out was the First Lady of the distance races Jezabelle Rodriguez who came in fifth in the 3200 Meter Run with a time of 12:04.00 which closes out her magnificent four year Cross Country and Track & Field career at Eagle Pass High School.
Eagle Pass Sports Central congratulates each of these talented young Lady Eagles and Eagles on you most outstanding achievement in earning a berth at the upcoming high powered 2016 UIL Region IV Class 6A Track & Field Meet.
GIRLS DIVISION TEAM TOTAL POINTS: BOYS DIVISION TEAM TOTAL POINTS:
McALLEN MEMORIAL 105 LA JOYA PALMVIEW 113
DEL RIO 102 MCALLEN MEMORIAL 96
LA JOYA PALMVIEW 97 LA JOYA JUAREZ-LINCOLN 70
LAREDO ALEXANDER 85 McALLEN 69
NIKKI ROWE 58 LAREDO UNITED 52
LA JOYA JUAREZ-LINCOLN 43 UNITED SOUTH 50
McALLEN 37 DEL RIO 38
UNITED SOUTH 30 EAGLE PASS 30
LAREDO UNITED 28 LA JOYA 26
EAGLE PASS 27 LAREDO LBJ 25
LA JOYA 8 LAREDO ALEXANDER 22
MISSION 19
NIKKI ROWE 10
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