Four El Paso runners race for state glory

Four El Paso athletes will compete for medals at the UIL Track and Field Championship Friday and Saturday at Mike Myers Stadium in Austin.

Eastwood juniors Adelynn Rodriguez and Danny Torres will each race in two Class 6A events – the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs.

Franklin senior Juan Leal will race in the Class 6A 800-meter run and El Paso High junior Miles Westbrook will compete in the Class 5A 3,200-meter run.

The following are the race schedules, the athletes and their times in each race involving El Paso runners:

El Paso High junior Miles Westbrook will race for state medal in the Class 5A 3,200 run at 8:45 a.m. Friday.

5A Boys 3,200 run

8:45 a.m. Friday  

Logan Tauch, 12, Melissa, 9:05.80

Adam Burlison, 12, Amarillo, 9:07.59

Joseph Wienen, 12, Georgetown, 9:10.38

Nolan House, 12, Georgetown, 9:11.26

Aiden Fitzgerald, 10, Friendswood, 9:15.7

Edwin Rotich, 12, Leander Rouse, 9:18.84

Caden Gary, 11, Lucas Lovejoy, 9:18.85

Miles Westbrook, 11, El Paso, 9:19.67

Charlie Houck, 11, Boerne Champion, 9:24.94

Eastwood junior Adelynn Rodriguez will race in the 3,200 meter run at 8:30 a.m. and the 1,600 at 6:50 p.m. Both Class 6A races are on Saturday.

6A Girls 3,200 run

8:30 am Saturday

Macy Wingard, 10, Denton Braswell, 10:17.92

Alexandra Fox, 11 Lewisville Flower Mound, 10:19.48

San Juanita Leal, 12, Edinburg North, 10:23.92

Staucie Lees, 12, Conroe Grand Oaks, 10:32.74

Adelynn Rodriguez, 11, Eastwood, 10:33.32

Madison Peters, 12, Pearland, 10:35.05

Kathryn Koonts, 12, Klein, 10:37.01

Jamie Klander, 10, Katy Mayde Creek, 10:40.19

Emma Wade, 11, CP Vista Ridge, 10:44.84

Eastwood Aiden Torres, left, will have two opportunities for a Class 6A state medal – in the 3,200 run at 8:45 a.m. Saturday and in the 1,600 meter run at 7:15 p.m. Saturday.

6A Boys 3,200 run

8:45 a.m. Saturday

Zach Troutman, 12, Southlake Carroll, 8:58.11

Caden Leonard, 10, Southlake Carroll, 8:59.31

Aidan Torres, 11, Eastwood, 9:00.99

Benjamin Montgomery, 11, Bridgeland 9:06.67

Kerlin, Kebede, 12, Round Rock, 9:10.01

Manuel Vela, 12, Cypress Springs, 9:11.35

Gavin Chapa, 11, San Antonio Reagan, 9:11.90

Griffen Saacke, 10, Katy Tompkins, 9:14.69

Matthew Montgomery, 12, Katy Seven Lakes, 9:15.75

Franklin senior Juan Leal will race in the Class 6A 800 run at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

6A Boys 800 run

4:30 p.m. Saturday

Luke Bone, 11, Austin, 1:51.34

Alejandro Rosales, 12, Churchill, 1:51.41

Noah Wood, 12, Austin Lake Travis, 1:51.61

Adin Lathrop, 12, Bridgeland, 1:52.67

Jedadiah Stockton, 12 Humble, 1:52.80

Shawn Freeman, 12, Pearland, 1:52.83

Jacoby Harmon, 12, Cypress Springs, 1:53.27

Layne Sheely, 12, Prosper, 1:54.03

Juan Leal, 12, Franklin, 1:54.22

6A Girls 1600 meter run

6:50 p.m. Saturday

San Juanita Leal, 12, Edinburg North, 4:46.57

Nicole Humphries, 12, Lewisville Flower Mound, 4:50.08

Macy Wingard, 10, Denton Braswell, 4:50.63

Felicity Hamilton, 12, Klein Cain, 4:51.65

Staucie Lees, 12, Conroe Grand Oaks, 4:52.38

Adelynn Rodriguez, 11, Eastwood, 4:52.72

Emma Wade, 11, CP Vista Ridge, 4:54.86

Katherine Valentine, 11, LC Clear Falls, 4:55.45

Rowan Saacke, 10, Katy Tompkins, 4:55.65

6A Boys 1600 meter run

7:15 p.m. Saturday

Caden Leonard, 10, Southlake Carroll, 4:10.25

Joaquin De La Cruz, 11, McKinney Boyd, 4:10.41

Aidan Torres, 11, Eastwood, 4:11.55

Camden Gibson, 10, Woodlands College Park, 4:12.86

Benjamin Montgomery, 11, Bridgeland, 4:13.02

Kebede Kerlin, 12, Round Rock, 4:14.27

Chris Creedon, 11, LC Clear Creek, 4:14.51

Benjamin Pearce, 11, Houston Stratford, 4:15.65

Gavin Chapa, 11, San Antonio Reagan, 4:15.98

Author: Victor R. Martinez

My love of running began with my son Deric. His passion and talent for distance running opened my eyes to a sport I never imaged I would embrace with such enthusiasm. As a journalist at the El Paso Times, I was the lead writer for cross country and track for several years and I was able to tell the stories of these amazing unsung athletes. Never a runner myself, I decided to change that when I turned 50 in 2016 when I trained for my first 5K. I've been running ever since and I love every minute of it - well - sort of.

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