CORPUS CHRISTI – Three Rivers senior Morgan Niembro qualified for the state cross country meet with a 13th-place finish at the Region IV-2A championships Monday, Oct. 26 at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Niembro finished in 12 minutes, 23.54 seconds to claim one of the 10 individual berths available to runners who were not members of qualifying teams.
The Lady Bulldogs placed sixth with 232 points. Port Aransas won the regional title with 88 points, followed by Mumford with 90, Skidmore-Tynan with 95 and Centerville with 158. The top four teams advanced to state.
Senior Kenley Gilbreath finished 43rd in 13:28.35, followed by freshman Kendall Pond in 45th at 13:30.83.
Freshman Emery Guajardo placed 64th in 13:49.23, while junior Mylah Niembro completed Three Rivers’ scoring lineup in 105th place at 14:27.08.
Sophomore Mia Perez finished 130th in 15:27.30, and sophomore Genesis Hernandez placed 151st in 16:36.63.
In the boys race, senior Nathan Rivera led Three Rivers with a 20th-place finish in 18:17.95. The Bulldogs placed ninth with 316 points but did not have a state qualifier.
Senior Roberto Hernandez finished 62nd in 19:54.64, while sophomore Nestor Cruces placed 85th in 20:31.83.
Junior Sam Osborne finished 99th in 20:55.93, followed by freshman Robert Gonzales in 124th at 21:53.00.
Sophomore Landen Terry placed 141st in 22:53.56, and senior Xavion Carranza finished 158th in 24:22.09.