Your Lytle Pirate XC team made their second trip to the Friday Night Lights XC meet at Alamo City Youth Sports Fields on Aug. 21.
We had a lot of opportunities to make a big difference at this meet, with many of San Antonio's best competing. Some of those we took advantage of, while others we left out there on the course.
The night started with the JV girls where Hailey Montes captured 1st place out of 306 runners. It is unfortunate that she does not become eligible to run Varsity until the upcoming Track season. She would really help the Varsity group this year. Also running JV was Haleigh Monreal who came in 130th.
In the 1A-4A Varsity girls division, we only had four runners, so we did not have enough to compete as a team. Leading the way was sophomore Annalise Quintanilla, who set a Personal Best on her way to a 17th place finish. She was followed closely by Elyse Cortinas who came in 24th. Rounding out, the group was Sophia Herrera (100th) and Addison Wagner (135th).
Some of the biggest performances came in the 1A-4A Varsity Boys Division where our JV boys finished 8th out of 26 varsity teams! Kaleb Cantu, in his debut 5K, ran a blistering 17:22 to lead the group. Coming into the summer, he was probably the 6th or 7th man on the JV but his hard work definitely showed as he led the JV group to a great overall finish. Not far behind were some of his teammates as Shawn Robinette (32nd), Frank Cantu (36th) and Chase Burley (50th), set Personal Bests that they will try and break as the season goes. Helping them to that 8th place finish were also Weston Cook (144th) and Zane Davenport (153rd).
In the 5A/6A division, the Varsity boys finished 8th out of 26 teams. Both Jacob Cantu (8th) and Adrian Reyna (19th) ran Personal Bests and set the tone for the team. Nathan Garza (61st), Jaden Castro (84th), and Sebastian Garcia (94th) followed.
All results are in the link below:
https://www.athleteguild.com/event/san-antonio-tx/2026-sa-friday-night-lights-xc/results
I want to thank all the people who made it through all the traffic and had to walk miles just to watch these student/athletes. It was a great showing from the LYTLE COMMUNITY and I hope that we can repeat that this next meet as we travel down the road to Medina Valley on Aug. 29. It will be our first meet for our JH as well.
Medina Valley Meet Schedule Aug. 29
VARSITY DIVISIONS:
Large School Boys: 7:00 A.M.
(5K) -- Jacob Cantu, Adrian Reyna, Nathan Garza, Jaden Castro, Sebastian Garcia
Large School Girls: 7:30 A.M. (5K) -- Annalise Quintanilla, Elyse Cortinas
Small School Boys: 8:00 A.M. (5K) -- Shawn Robinette, Frank Cantu, Chase Burley, Weston Cook, Zane Davenport
Small School Girls: 8:30 A.M. (2 Miles) -- Sophia Herrera, Addison Wagner
JUNIOR VARSITY DIVISION:
Boys: 9:00 A.M. (5K )
Girls: 9:30 A.M. (2 Miles) -- Hailey Montes, Kaycee Galindo, Haleigh Monreal
MIDDLE SCHOOL: (Combined Divisions)
2 MILE DIVISION 10:00 A.M.
7th Grade Girls -- Parker Leverton, Sadie Hernandez, Valentina Palacios, Mila Antu, Marisela Angeles, Sophia Santoya
8th Grade Girls -- Monica Mercado, Karley Emerson
2 MILE DIVISION 10:30 A.M.
7th Grade Boys -- Christopher Ramirez, Jacob Ramos
8th Grade Boys -- Mariano Davila, Drake Castro, Max Cortinas, Shawn Sanchez, Vance Schott, Daniel Reyes
Start and finish are on the track. All divisions will follow a rolling-start schedule.
- Coach Ruiz
View photos at https://photos.app.goo.gl/mBA7rPUqjxEusYH28