To really be considered a top program, you have to be consistent - and Del Rio has been in the top 10 in Texas for the last 3 years.
If you just look at the returning 5K rankings, Del Rio doesn't appear all that impressive (they come in at 12th overall and 10th among 6A teams). In the 3 Mile rankings, however, the Rams really shine: they rank 3rd among all teams in Texas. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle, as the famous saying goes, and that's where we have the team ranked. There's a lot going for this Del Rio team: they finished 5th in the 5A state championship last year with two seniors on the team (though one was former #1 Cesar Moreno), and Paul Delgado showed signs during track season of developing into a strong front-runner with his 4:19/9:37 combo. The 2014 Rams will have three more seniors in the top 7, in all likelihood, so they need to make waves in the brand-new 6A classification before graduation takes its toll. One more interesting tidbit on this team: over the last 3 years, Del Rio has had an average final ranking of 9.7 considering all classifications; expect that consistency to continue this fall.
| Del Rio (TX) | ||||
| 1) Paul Delgado | 16:07.50 | 37 | ||
| 2) Daniel Bermea | 16:23.80 | 75 | ||
| 3) Josh Lowe | 16:27.58 | 88 | ||
| 4) Jesse Arreola | 16:27.80 | 90 | ||
| 5) Sergio Ramirez | 17:31.40 | 470 | ||
| Average Time: 16:35.62 Total Time: 1:22:58.08 1-5 Split: 1:23.90 | ||||
| 6) Edson Venegas | 17:58.70 | 682 | ||
| 7) Jason Davila | 18:29.60 | 916 | ||