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August 19, 2024
Bandera boys XC has strong showing to open season
Brady Keane
The Bandera Prophet
The Bandera boys cross country team kicked off its season with the Alkek Cross Country Relay Saturday morning, and several runners opened the year with a strong start out of the gate.
Sixteen Bulldogs competed in the relay style event, where runners were paired in groups of two before running a combined four miles (one mile at a time, each). Senior Ruben Ruiz Palacios and junior Zach Goodin placed 2nd overall as a team while seniors Michael Verhey and Hayden Swalve finished 4th overall.
“Our guys competed well for the first meet of the season,” first-year Head Coach Aidan Keane said. “We saw guys push themselves and get PRs on their first mile. We had two guys in the top 3 for most of the race and even had first place until about the last 800. They stayed focused and produced results that should motivate them to bring home more medals this season.”
Senior Ashton Robinson also ran an impressive race for the Bulldogs, showing the most improvement in his mile time while posting a 5:11 in his first mile of the day. Michael Ramirez, a newcomer to the squad, posted a 5:48 mile, and Goodin ran the fastest leg of the day with a 4:52 mile to open things up.
Full results for Bandera included:
Ruben Palacios Ruiz
Mile 1: 4:56, Mile 2: 5:19
Zach Goodin
Mile 1: 4:52, Mile 2: 5:10
Hayden Swalve
Mile 1: 5:16, Mile 2: 5:32
Michael Verhey
Mile 1: 5:04, Mile 2: 5:39
Ayden Sarver
Mile 1: 5:29, Mile 2: 6:13
Sammy Roque
Mile 1: 5:28, Mile 2: 6:11
Ashton Robinson
Mile 1: 5:11, Mile 2: 7:29
Kelton Rabb
Mile 1: 5:53, Mile 2: 7:02
Carter Rissmiller
Mile 1: 5:49, Mile 2: 6:52
Jacob Tuma
Mile 1: 5:42, Mile 2: 6:27
Adan Sixtos
Mile 1: 5:32, Mile 2: 6:33
Dominic Garcia
Mile 1: 5:29, Mile 2: 6:17
Tristan Wilson
Mile 1: 6:10, Mile 2: 6:52
Marcus Gonzalez
Mile 1: 6:12, Mile 2: 6:52
Adrian Aguirre
Mile 1: 6:08, Mile 2: 8:08
Michael Ramirez
Mile 1: 5:48, Mile 2: 6:57
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Aug. 24, in New Braunfels.
“We showed what we can do early this season,” Keane said. “We look forward to working toward bringing home more hardware in New Braunfels. It will be great to get these guys out to a big meet and show how competitive they are.”
Sixteen Bulldogs competed in the relay style event, where runners were paired in groups of two before running a combined four miles (one mile at a time, each). Senior Ruben Ruiz Palacios and junior Zach Goodin placed 2nd overall as a team while seniors Michael Verhey and Hayden Swalve finished 4th overall.
“Our guys competed well for the first meet of the season,” first-year Head Coach Aidan Keane said. “We saw guys push themselves and get PRs on their first mile. We had two guys in the top 3 for most of the race and even had first place until about the last 800. They stayed focused and produced results that should motivate them to bring home more medals this season.”
Senior Ashton Robinson also ran an impressive race for the Bulldogs, showing the most improvement in his mile time while posting a 5:11 in his first mile of the day. Michael Ramirez, a newcomer to the squad, posted a 5:48 mile, and Goodin ran the fastest leg of the day with a 4:52 mile to open things up.
Full results for Bandera included:
Ruben Palacios Ruiz
Mile 1: 4:56, Mile 2: 5:19
Zach Goodin
Mile 1: 4:52, Mile 2: 5:10
Hayden Swalve
Mile 1: 5:16, Mile 2: 5:32
Michael Verhey
Mile 1: 5:04, Mile 2: 5:39
Ayden Sarver
Mile 1: 5:29, Mile 2: 6:13
Sammy Roque
Mile 1: 5:28, Mile 2: 6:11
Ashton Robinson
Mile 1: 5:11, Mile 2: 7:29
Kelton Rabb
Mile 1: 5:53, Mile 2: 7:02
Carter Rissmiller
Mile 1: 5:49, Mile 2: 6:52
Jacob Tuma
Mile 1: 5:42, Mile 2: 6:27
Adan Sixtos
Mile 1: 5:32, Mile 2: 6:33
Dominic Garcia
Mile 1: 5:29, Mile 2: 6:17
Tristan Wilson
Mile 1: 6:10, Mile 2: 6:52
Marcus Gonzalez
Mile 1: 6:12, Mile 2: 6:52
Adrian Aguirre
Mile 1: 6:08, Mile 2: 8:08
Michael Ramirez
Mile 1: 5:48, Mile 2: 6:57
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Aug. 24, in New Braunfels.
“We showed what we can do early this season,” Keane said. “We look forward to working toward bringing home more hardware in New Braunfels. It will be great to get these guys out to a big meet and show how competitive they are.”