Ingleside senior runner Victoria Gonzales finished sixth in the District 30-4A girls cross country meet, helping the Mustangs to a second-place finish and regional meet spot. (Photo by Len Hayward)
CORPUS CHRISTI — Victoria Gonzales has qualified for the regional cross country meet in each of her three years running for Ingleside. This year, Gonzales, a senior, will have her team with her.
The Mustangs qualified for the Region IV-4A cross country meet after a second place finish in the team standings with 63 points. Ingleside finished behind Rockport-Fulton, who totaled 29 in winning the district title.
Led by Gonzales’ seventh place finish, the Mustangs had five runners finish 21st or better in the meet. The regional meet is scheduled for Oct. 26 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
“It means the world to me, we haven’t done this since 2019,” Gonzales said. “In 2019, my sister was in high school and now I’m in high school and I’m a senior. It’s so exciting, and I’m so ready to show my girls what it’s like.”
Gonzales finished with a time of 13 minutes, 2.38 seconds and Jenna Bazan finished ninth at 13:14.72. Also for Ingleside, Isabel Murua was 14th at 13:34.21; Patricia Hernandez 17th at 13:44.28; CC Ford 21st at 14:19.68; and Mia Luna 26th at 14:35.86.
On the boys side, Julius Garcia was the top finisher taking 22nd with a time of 21:08.68. Noah Bustos was 35th at 23:04.93; Alan Douglas was 36th at 23:15.08 and Carson Davis was 42nd at 24:17.53.