Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Gatesville’s cross country teams showed well at Midway this week and carry momentum into the annual Gatesville Bill Bradley Invitational, Sept. 18.
Gatesville freshman Vania Martinez finished seventh in a time of 19:17.0 in the 3-mile Class 5A-6A Division at the Hewitt Kiwanis Midway Invitational cross country meet Thursday, Sept. 9 at the HOT Soccer Complex.
The varsity girls were sixth as a team.
Ella Perry of Killeen Harker Heights won in 18:19.3.
Other Hornets were:
7 Vania Martinez Gatesville 19:17.0
16 Bethany Penrod Gatesville 20:49.1
38 Grace Penrod Gatesville 23:03.0
65 America Rodriguez Gatesville 31:27.4
Girls Team Scores
Place Team Points
1 Belton 48
2 Killeen Harker Heights 65
3 Killeen Ellison 89
4 Waco Midway 100
5 Robinson 119
6 Gatesville 134
7 Waco High 186
8 Corsicana High School 198
9 A&M Consolidated Inc.
10 College Station High Inc.
11 Waco University Inc.
Gatesville’s Carlo Martinez won his third race of the season for the Hornet boys. He edged out Maximus Austin of Eagle Christian Academy.
He clocked a 16:04.7 in the Class 1A-4A division.
Teammate Luis Macias was sixth in a time of 17:09.1.
The boys’ team was sixth overall.
The Hornet finishers were:
1 Carlo Martinez Gatesville 16:04.7
6 Luis Macias Gatesville 17:09.1
34 Jack Armstrong Gatesville 18:38.6
54 Morgan Clary Gatesville 19:13.9
61 Braeden Shuemake Gatesville 19:35.0
75 Damien Guerrero Gatesville 20:11.1
77 Ian Rainer Gatesville 20:14.0
88 Wallace Marty Gatesville 21:08.9
Boys Team Scores
Place Team Points
1 Hamilton 64
2 Hillsboro 87
3 Palestine 102
4 Riesel 127
5 Robinson 143
6 Gatesville 145
7 Lake Belton High School 148
8 Waco La Vega 244
9 River Oaks Castleberry 246
10 Groesbeck 255
11 Little River Academy 270
12 Bruceville-Eddy 336
13 Moody 356
14 Bosqueville 385
15 Waco Meyer 393
