On Saturday morning, the Tiger cross country team won the Thrall Invitational and the Lady Tiger team placed fourth overall, which head coach Cheryl Meuth described as growth from last year.
For the boys, Jesus Bocanegra won the varsity division with a time of 17:07.12 while his teammate Yovanney Delgadillo placed third, crossing the finish line with a time of 18:06.38.
Other top runners for the Tigers were Cristo Hernandez, who placed sixth with a 18:56.63 and Jose Tenorio was right behind Hernandez in seventh with a 19:10.06. Freshman Austin Caldwell placed 32nd overall Rockdale sophomore Logan Smallwood (right) makes her way up a hill during the Thrall Invitational on Saturday morning. The Lady Tigers placed fourth as a team.
Submitted photo with a time 21:10.5 and sophomore Aaron Montelongo placed 42nd with a time of 22:02.53. Alex Cooper ran a 22:49.78 and placed 53rd out of 91 runners.
Bocanegra, who won the meet for the second straight year, talked about the feeling of taking first in Thrall and how the season is going for him so far.
“Winning a meet feels amazing, especially when you win with your team,” he said. “My team and I have been putting in the work and setting high goals for each other.”
The RHS junior has been very motivated this season after a concussion during a baseball game led to him not being able to compete at the area track meet last spring.
“Once I was cleared, my main focus was to train for my junior year,” he said. “Because I knew I had something to prove.”
LADY TIGERS— For the girls, 2021 regional qualifier Ciara Miles led the way, placing 16th with a time of 14:31.72. Daniella Bocanegra was five spots behind Miles with a time of 14:49.69 and Logan Smallwood placed 26th with a 15:09.84. Sophomore Izabella Delgadillo finished in 38th with a time of 16:11.12 and Aliana Ramos placed 42nd, running the two-mile course in a time of 16:16.62. Jadira Luna placed 52nd and ran a 16:58.75 while Lucy Grivas placed 57th with a 17:48.72.
THIS WEEK— Tigers and Lady Tigers will next run Friday at the Midnight Mile. The event takes place at Tiger Stadium, where runners get a parent, family member or friend to run with them following at midnight around the track.
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