CORPUS CHRISTI — The Gregory-Portland girls placed third in the varsity Gold Division to lead area teams Saturday at the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islander Splash.
Gregory-Portland scored 153 points in the 5,000-meter race. Northside Sotomayor won the division with 92 points, followed by Mission Sharyland with 141.
Emma Joppa led Gregory-Portland, placing 20th in 20 minutes, 32.04 seconds. Caitlyn Odom followed in 21st at 20:38.13, and Zoe Espinoza finished 24th at 20:41.76.
Avrie Demetros placed 37th in 21:10.26, while Alexia Reeves completed the team’s scoring with a 66th-place finish in 21:52.53.
Gregory-Portland also won the girls junior varsity division with 53 points. Ava Bernal placed eighth in 14:01.47, and Kiara Reeves followed in ninth at 14:02.58. Jordin Davis finished 12th in 14:15.33.
The Gregory-Portland boys placed 29th in the varsity Gold Division with 797 points. Jack Joppa led the Wildcats with a 113th-place finish in the 5,000-meter race, clocking 18:24.40. Colton Bronk placed 139th in 18:50.77.
In the boys varsity Blue Division, Sinton placed 14th with 399 points. Jayden Garcia led the Pirates by finishing 25th in 18:06.16. Wade Lemos placed 64th in 19:32.92, and Sean Correa was 100th in 20:11.14.
Mathis finished 26th with 690 points. Jaiden Carranza led the Pirates with a 48th-place time of 19:13.99. Gabriel Costilla placed 140th in 21:01.48.
Odem did not record a boys team score. Creek Coleman led the Owls in 217th place with a time of 23:12.13.
Taft placed seventh in the boys varsity Green Division with 162 points. Rick Rodriguez paced the Greyhounds by finishing 10th in 19:39.34.
Isaiah Vilarreal placed 25th in 21:16.72, Michael Ortiz Jr. was 37th in 22:11.83 and Dominick Marquez finished 53rd in 23:35.38.
In the girls varsity Blue Division, Sinton placed 19th with 476 points. Ruby Reyna led the Lady Pirates with a 98th-place finish in the two-mile race, recording a time of 13:49.56. Jovanka Morelos followed in 106th at 13:56.85, and Aubree Luna placed 112th in 14:02.40.
Mathis finished 30th with 780 points. Amerie Smith led the Lady Pirates, placing 68th in 13:30.75. Melody Araujo finished 193rd in 15:19.14.
Odem placed 35th with 971 points. Ralyn Salazar led the Lady Owls in 191st place with a time of 15:16.17. Elena Unterbrink was 202nd in 15:23.04.
Sinton also placed fifth in the girls junior varsity division with 148 points. Kelly Esquivel led the Lady Pirates in 24th place with a time of 14:51.42.