By Rey Sifuentes Jr.
Eagle Pass High School's varsity boys track and field team placed second at a meet held in Uvalde on Saturday, February 23.
Evan Gloria was victorious in the Discus event where he threw a distance of 133’6”. Mando Rodriguez (sixth, 127’) and Alex Mason also competed in the Discus.
Sergio Morales won the 100-meter Dash (with a time of 11.34), while Rudy Martinez came in fourth (11.57), and Edgar De Luna also competed (12.07).
Louis Cortez was the victor of the 400-meter Dash (with a time of 51.47), while Edgar Gonzalez placed third (52.64) and Victor Garcia also competed (53.99).
Martin Lopez won the 3,200-meter Run (with a time of 10:00.4) while Hector Alvarez finished third (10:01) and Freddy Salinas also competed.
Carlos Elizondo was victorious in the 800-meter Run (2:01.07), while Jorge Ortiz finished third (2:02.58) and Victor Garcia placed fourth (2:04.94).
Winning the 1,600-meter Relay - with a time of 3:31.12 - were Sergio Morales, Louis Cortez, Edgar Gonzalez, and Carlos Elizondo.
Placing in the 200-meter Dash were Rudy Valdez (second, 23.59), Rich Gonzalez (fourth, 23.82), and Oliver Cortez (sixth, 24.22).
Oliver Cortez, Edgar De Luna, Louis Cortez and Sergio Morales came in second in the 400-meter Relay with a time of 44.50.
Finishing second in the 800-meter Relay (with a time of 1:34.31) were Rudy Valdez, Edgar De Luna, Rich Gonzalez and Oliver Cortez.
Rudy Valdez came in third in the High Jump (with a leap of 5’8”) while Mando Rodriguez (5’2”) and Fabian Pena also competed.
Michael Espinoza finished sixth in the 1,600-meter Run, while Freddy Salinas and Javier Guevara also competed.
Kevin Rivera placed sixth in the Pole Vault, while Colin Byrne and Troy Robledo also competed.
Colin Byrne finished the 110-meter Hurdles with a time of 17.96.
Byrne also competed in the 300-meter Hurdles where he finished with a time of 46.1, while Troy Robledo finished in 44.59.
Troy Robledo competed in the Triple Jump where he recorded a leap pf 36’7”.
Competing in the Long Jump were Troy Robledo (17’1”), Oliver Cortez (17’2”), and Rudy Valdez (17’9.5”).
Participating in the Shot Put event were Aram Borrego and Cesar Perez.
EPHS is scheduled to compete at the Queen City Relays in Del Rio on Friday, March 8.
GAMES THIS WEEK
Eagle Pass High School’s varsity and junior varsity girls soccer teams host Laredo United South on Tuesday (6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and then visit Laredo LBJ on Friday (6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.).
Eagle Pass High School’s varsity and junior varsity boys soccer teams host Laredo United South on Monday (6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and then host Laredo LBJ on Friday (6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.).
Eagle Pass High School’s varsity and junior varsity softball teams host Laredo United South on Tuesday (6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.), and then visit Laredo LBJ on Friday (6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.).
Eagle Pass High School’s varsity baseball team hosts Laredo Alexander at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles varsity team is then scheduled to compete at a tournament to be hosted in Austin Thursday through Saturday.
EPHS’s junior varsity and freshmen baseball teams visit Laredo Alexander at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
