This past Friday, March 25, 2022, the Junior High Pirates traveled to Poth, for their final and biggest Meet of the season! All season long the boys have made growth, both physically and mentally. They have learned how to overcome adversity by pushing through tough races or having to out-jump or out-throw their competitors; all the past Meets have led up to this District Meet.
In a strong and competitive District full of good athletes, the 7th grade boys placed 4th with some solid individual and team performances.
7th Grade Results:
Long Jump:
Jayden Motes - 2nd
Weston Jackson - 4th
Triple Jump:
Jayden Motes - 2nd
Weston Jackson - 3rd
Seth Pierce - 4th
Shot Put:
Seth Pierce - 1st
Mason Hill - 3rd
Ethan Elizondo -4th
Discus:
Mason Hill - 1st
Ethan Elizondo - 2nd
Seith Pierce -3rd
Nathan Garza had another outstanding performance in the distance running, taking 1st place in both the 2400 and 1600 meter runs.
400M Dash:
Jayden Motes - 5th
4x1 Relay Team:
Jayden Motes, Jalen Rodriguez, Weston Jackson, Kash Friesenhan - 3rd
4x2 Relay Team:
Jayden Motes, Nathan Garza, Weston Jackson, Kash Friesenhan, - 6th
To polish off their strong season, the 8th Grade boys came out and continued to perform like they had all season and all year long; with nothing but high intensity, high energy, and a highly competitive spirit between each other and their opponents! These boys are truly great at holding themselves and each other to a high standard every week and it showed up Friday night as they came out WON the District Championship placing 1st amongst eight overall teams!
8th Grade Results:
Long Jump:
Chase Guevarra - 1st
Triple Jump:
Toby Davila - 2nd
Lee Mills - 3rd
Discus:
Noah Smoot - 1st
Chris Jacques - 4th
2400:
Bryan Montez Rodriguez 1st
Diego Reyna 2nd
Lucas Salazar 4th
1600:
Bryan Montez R. - 2nd
Diego Reyna 3rd
Lucas Salazar 5th
800:
Bryan Montez R. 2nd
Diego Reyna 3rd
Antonio Castro 4th
110 & 300 Hurdles:
Thomas Rubal - 2nd in both events
200M Dash:
Travis Norton - 4th
4x1 Relay Team:
Toby Davila, Chase Guevarra, Lee Mills, Chris Jacques - 2nd
4x2 Relay Team:
Toby Davila, Chase Guevarra, Lee Mills, Chris Jacques- 1st
4x4 Relay Team:
Toby Davila, Chase Guevarra, Lee Mills, Chris Jacques, 4th
The boys worked incredibly hard and deserve all the accolades they achieved this past week! They look to continue their winning ways as they move onto the baseball diamond to end the school year! Please congratulate them as you seem!