TAMUCC Invitational

September 29, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Thanks to John Gilger for this report.

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX. --- The Tuloso-Midway boys and the McAllen-Rowe girls won team 4A-5A titles at the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Cross County High School Invitational, Saturday morning at West Guth Park. 

Tuloso-Midway, which was led by Roberto Ramos' second place finish, won the combined 4A-5A boys title by 27 points over Carroll High. Premont finished third. Randy Salazar of Edinburg's Economedes High covered the
three-mile course in 16:01 to edge Ramos by one second. Carroll's Luis Gutierrez placed third.

Despite watching Tuloso-Midway's Yvonne and Yvette Rodriguez finished second and third respectively, McAllen Rowe claimed the 4A-5A girls team title by four points over Tuloso-Midway. LaPorte, led by individual champ Nicole Warren, placed third.

Premont and St. Joseph commanded the boys and girls 1-2-3A races respectively. Premont, who edged Falfurias by a mere four points, placed four of the race's top 10 runners. Jo Hanson led St. Joseph's title run with a fifth-place effort.
Robstown and Belton won the junior varsity boys and girls events.

4A-5A Boys

Teams: 1. Tuloso-Midway 96; 2. Carroll 123; 3. Premont 130; 4. LaPorte 133; 5. Edinburg 140; 6. Brownsville Hanna 141; 7. Robstown 147; 8. PSJA-North 161; 9. Belton 235; 10. Calallen 253.

Individuals: 1. Randy Salazar (Economedes) 16:01; 2. Roberto ramos (Tuloso Midway) 16:02; 3. Luis Gutierrez (Carroll) 16:14; 4. Ehliert (El Campo) 16:16; 5. Julien Acuna (Agua Dulce) 16:19; 6. Freddy Cantu (Premont) 16:26; 7. Andrew De la Garza (Edinburg) 16:27; 8. Marc Farris (Goliad) 16:27; 9. Chris Warren (LaPorte) 16:30; 10. Fernando Gonzalez (Roma) 16:32.

4A-5A Girls

Teams: 1. Rowe 62; 2. Tuloso-Midway 66; 3. LaPorte 101; 4. Belton 119; 5. Edinburg 123; 6. Gregory-Portland 238; 7. Incarnate Word 245; 8. Robstown 277; 9. Carroll 281; 10. McAllen 288.

Individuals: 1. Nicole Warren (LaPorte) 12:40; 2. Yvonne Rodriguez (Tuloso-Midway) 12:49; 3. Yvette Rodriguez (Tuloso-Midway) 12:50; 4. Samantha Wood (El Campo) 12:50; 5. Jessa Simmons (Gregory Portland) 12:52; 6. Jackie Davis (SA Incarnate Word) 12:57; 7. Angelica Garcia (Rowe) 12:58; 8. Lizet Garcia (McAllen) 13:07; 9. Naila Sanchez (McAllen) 13:12; 10. Meagan Shropshire (Edinburg) 13:13.

1-2-3A Boys

Teams: 1. Premont 37; 2. Falfurrias 41; 3. Kingsville Academy 99; 4. Industrial 124; 5. Zapata 142; 6. Skidmore-Tynan 183; 7. Three Rivers 193; 8. Yorktown 201; 9. Ingelside 266; 10. St. Joseph 279.

Individuals: 1. Jacob Garza (Falfurrias) 16:56; 2. Anthony Garza (Falfurrias) 17:48; 3. Robert Ramirez (Premont) 18:03; 4. Bob Grantham (Industrial) 18:03; 5. Alberto Garza (Falfurrias) 18:04; 6. Miguel Vero (Premont) 18:06; 7. Margarito Corona (Premont) 18:15; 8. Aldo Grimaldo (Premont) 18:19; 9. Derly Bueno (Zapata) 18:28; 10. Anthony Leal (Industrial) 18:37.

1-2-3A Girls

Teams: 1. St. Josephs 90; 2. Devine 95; 3. Odem 106; 4. Industrial 110; 5. Castle Hills Academy 114; 6. Ingleside 122; 7. Zapata 183; 8. San Diego 196; 9. Mathis 213; 10. Three Rivers 214.

Individuals: 1. Anna Westhoff (Industrial) 13:11; 2. Natasha Mallory (Castle Hills) 13:50; 3. Kim Crouch (Devine) 13:54; 4. Dana Frerich (Devine) 14:12; 5. Katie Johanson (St. Josephs) 14:12; 6. Tiffany Chandler (Yorktown) 14:15; 7. Brittany Urban (Cuero) 14:18; 8. Ashley Perez (Falfurias) 14:22; 9. Elva Guerra (Zapata) 14:22; 10. Anna Garcia (Agua Dulce) 14:31. 

Junior Varsity Boys

Teams: 1. Robstown 58; 2. Economedes 75; 3. Hanna 87; 4. Belton 160; 5. LaPorte 163; 6. Carroll 184; 7. Laredo-Alexander 211; 8. 9. Hebronville 263; 9. Robstown #2 265; 10. Laredo-Nixon 304

Individuals: 1. Caesar Martinez (Economedes) 17:40; 2. Hector Zapata (Economedes) 17:47; 3. Ismael De La Rosa (Economedes) 18:13; 4. Eric Melendez (Hanna) 18:17; 5. Ralph Maldonado (Sinton) 18:18; 6. Tony Limon (Robstown) 18:26; 7. David Trevino (Hanna) 18:26; 8. Armando Guzman (Robstown) 18:37; 9. Jason Moore (LaPorte) 18:42; 10. Isiah Ortiz (LaPorte) 18:49.

Junior Varsity Girls