CORPUS CHRISTI – Bradley Wenger and Samantha Serna earned top-10 finishes as George West placed fourth in both varsity divisions at the District 29-3A cross country championship Thursday, Oct. 15 at West Guth park.
The Longhorns scored 79 points to tie Odem for third, but Odem won the tiebreaker on the strength of its sixth runner. Sinton won the boys championship with 25 points, followed by Corpus Christi West Oso with 67. Mathis finished fifth with 97.
Wenger led George West with a seventh-place finish in 18 minutes, 13.78 seconds.
Kegan Cortez placed 13th in 19:55.35, and Dean Troutman finished 14th in 19:58.36. Jorge Garcia placed 20th in 20:59.81, while Ivahn Miranda completed the Longhorns’ scoring lineup in 28th at 22:28.84.
Braxton Stealey finished 29th in 22:41.49.
Serna places eighth
Serna led the Lady Horns with an eighth-place finish in the two-mile race in 14:44.65.
George West scored 105 points. West Oso won the girls championship with 25, followed by Sinton with 43 and Mathis with 71. Odem finished fifth with 116.
Julizza Gonzalez placed 21st in 16:09.96, and Cadence Younts finished 23rd in 16:39.14.
Vanessa Rodriguez placed 29th in 17:40.13, Litzy Aldavera Ramirez finished 30th in 17:51.38, and Julie Campos placed 33rd in 20:01.48.