Athens Review, Athens, Texas

Sports

Related Photos

  • Members of the Eustace boys cross country team are (from left) Evan Arambula, Trey Russell, Ryan Brown, Gavin Kirkhart, coach Josh Sypert, Jason Ballenger, Preston Schwartz, Michael Yates, Mark Zimmerer and coach Gene Myers. Courtesy photo

    Eustace boys finish fourth

  • Junior Evan Arambula (left, seen with coach Josh Sypert) earned Cross Country All-State honors by finishing ninth overall at Saturday’s race. Courtesy photo

    Arambula with Sypert

Discussion

November 14, 2011

CLASS 2A CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP: Heads of state

Eustace boys finish fourth to earn best mark in school history

The Athens Review

ROUND ROCK — The Eustace Boys cross country team competed in Round Rock Saturday in the Class 2A State Championship race. The race was five kilometers and consisted of 12 teams, the top three teams qualifying from four regions.

The guys had a head wind of about 20 mph and gusts up to 40 mph, so the elements proved to add to the challenge. It was a very close race, the boys finished with a respectable fourth place, just two points away from the third place team and the medal stand.

It was the best finish in school history. The team was lead by junior Evan Arambula, who earned Cross Country All-State honors by finishing ninth overall. He ran a 16:56 and received a medal for placing in the top 10.

Next was freshman Mark Zimmerer, who was the second place freshman in the division, placing 21st overall clocking a 17:33. Jason Ballenger and Gavin Kirkhart came in at 18:23 and 18:27, respectively producing 54th and 55th overall; Michael Yates came in at 57th and ran an 18:29; Preston Schwartz, also among the top freshman as well, placed 72nd and ran a 19:05; and Trey Russell came in 87th and ran a 19:44.

Text Only
Sports
AP Video
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools $1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel? Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
Community Calendar
Loading…
Events by eviesays.com
Twitter Updates
Follow me on Twitter