"I know the work that Coach Gonzalez' kids have put into this and I commend them. When I ran, there was actually snow on the ground, I had socks on my hands because it was so cold and Del Rio had a strong runner named Chavez, but hard work, persistence and being resilient are key ingredients in this sport," said Cervantes who owes his success to his sister Lourdes Cervantes, now Cantú, who also happens to be Roland Cantú's mother, "CX is a sport where everyone is tired throughout and it comes down to who wants it the most, it's all mental." This is definitely a family tradition when it comes to Cervantes and his sister who went on to become an All-American at Texas A&I, and whose son also became a champion, "I have now discovered that these are the keys to overcoming life's challenges, hard work, persistence and resiliency." Also contributing to the overall victory for the Eagles were: Martin Lopez (15:29), Hector Alvarez (15:43), Jorge Ortiz (15:45), Carlos Elizondo (15:48), Victor Garcia (15:53) and Michael Espinoza (16:10).
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Hard Work Pays Off Vasquez Becomes Only 6th Eagle To Win District CX Title w/ 15:19 Eagles Capture Team Championship
- Written by David Venegas
- Wednesday, 31 October 2012 22:35
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A.D. Ibarra
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The Eagle Pass Eagles captured the District 29-AAAAA Cross-Country Team Championship in Del Rio on Saturday and did what they are seen doing day in and day out on the streets of Eagle Pass, running together in the hot South Texas sun and finishing as a pack. The Eagles left the 9th ranked CX team in the state in their rear view mirrors as they collectively turned in five of the top ten places at the event and senior Saul Vasquez turned in a brilliant time of 15:19 to become the sixth individual district champ in Eagle Pass school history following in the footsteps of Juan Gonzalez (Vasquez' coach) in 1991, Jerry Cervantes in 1993, Chris Hurtado in 1995, Luis Beltran 2004 and Roland Cantú (Cervantes' nephew) in 2010 carrying on the tradition and once again establishing the Eagle CX program as one of the finest in the state. The News Gram Sports caught up to Jerry Cervantes, EP's '93 champ and he had the following to say about the program and his win which happened to be in adverse conditions on a very cold day here in Eagle Pass.
