MacArthur boys, girls cross country teams dominate at District 14-6A meet
The MacArthur High School boys and girls cross country teams each won district titles at the District 14-6A Meet held recently at Lone Star North Harris College.
The Generals, under the direction of head coach Patrick James, won its 16th straight district title, while the Lady Generals, also under the direction of James, won its third straight league title.
Both teams qualified for the Region II Meet, which will be held on Oct. 21 in Grand Prairie at Lynn Creek Park. They will be joined at the regional meet by the Nimitz High boys team, which finished second at district, and the Eisenhower boys team, which finished third at the league meet. The Eisenhower girls team also qualified for the Region II Meet with a third-place finish at district. The Nimitz team is coached by Dennis Brazy, while the Eisenhower team is coached by Dan Bui.
Joining those teams at the regional meet will be Davis High School boys runner Alexis Peraloza, who finished fourth overall in the boy's division, and Arlen Esquivel of Aldine High School, who finished 10th overall in the girl's division. Peraloza is coached by Tramisha McGrew, while Esquivel is coached by Kerry Bowie.
The Lady Generals Alejandra Espinoza finished first overall in the girl's division, while Brian Martinez of MacArthur finished first overall in the boy's division.
The Generals team consisted of Martinez, Alexis Penaloza, Daniel Muniz, Refugio Sandoval, Marcello Ponce, Isaiah Macias and Jose Sanchez.
The Lady Generals team consisted of Espinoza, Marlene Guillen, Maria Gonzales, Chloe Orea and Ciara Ramirez.
The Nimitz boys team consisted of Aldo Villafuerte, Cruz Alvarez, Jaden Bergeron, Joseph Saucedo, Jonathan Ortega, Estaban Cortez Garza and Rodrigo Maldonado.
The Eisenhower boys team consisted of Nahum Ferrera, Emilio Lopez, Axel Torres, William Turner, Christian Lara, Korey Whiteley and Jaasiel Aguirre.
The Eisenhower girls team consisted of Addison Rogers, Ashly Fuentes, Angie Sandino, Aileen Morataya, Beverly Berrios, Lizbeth Padron and Victoria Reyna.
