Pharr Relays Kickstart Outdoor Season

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Texas Outdoor has already gotten underway in Fort Worth. The Pharr Winter Relays has already set a high standard for Texas track. There were multiple US #1 performances, but that is with only a small portion of the country having started Outdoor Track.

Full Results

Boys Highlights

Brendon Rivera had a solid season opener by clearing 6'4" in the High Jump. The athlete led his team from Edinburg Vela to some quality performances this weekend.

The Edinburg Vela boys distance team is on a roll with their 18:36 4x1600m improving their mark from 2014 by over minute, having 4 guys averaging between 4:30-4:40. Also beating their 4x800m time from last season already in 8:14.10, which is a very good mark this early in the year.

M 4x400 Meter Relay - FinalsAll Results
PlaceOverallTeamResultHeat
11Edinburg Vela3:32.821
22PSJA Memorial3:33.491
33La Joya Juarez-Lincoln3:35.451

M 4x800 Meter Relay - FinalsAll Results
PlaceOverallTeamResultHeat
11Edinburg Vela8:14.101
22Mission Veterans Memorial8:19.301
33Weslaco East8:28.901

M 4x1600 Meter Relay - FinalsAll Results
PlaceOverallTeamResultHeat
11Edinburg Vela18:26.881
22Brownsville Rivera18:39.111
33Weslaco East18:48.271

Senior Vince Castillo easily took the 1st wins of his season. He's the defending 300H State Champ and 3rd in the 110H hurdles at 2014 states. He was able to just cruise in his season opener as his season will be focused on long term goals and not worrying about current times.
M 110 Meter Hurdles - FinalsAll Results
PlaceOverallAthleteClassTeamResultHeat
11Castillo, Vince12Donna14.741
22Bradford, Brandon11PSJA North16.591
33Barrera, Carlos12La Joya Juarez-Lincoln16.771
M 300 Meter Hurdles - FinalsAll Results
PlaceOverallAthleteClassTeamResultHeat
11Castillo, Vince12Donna40.331
22Villarreal, Jr.12Weslaco East43.121
33Barrera, Carlos12La Joya Juarez-Lincoln43.401

Brownsville Rivera senior Angel Espinosa is no stranger to big throws in the disc. He can be happy with a win in his first meet of the season, but with a PR over 170', he'll be throwing well over 157'06" before too long.

M Discus - FinalsAll Results
PlaceOverallAthleteClassTeamResultHeat
11Espinosa, Angel12Brownsville Rivera157-06.001
22Banda, John11Weslaco East148-11.001
33Rios, Lucas12McAllen Memorial147-10.001

Girls Highlights

One of the many exciting parts of the beginning of a running season is watching new comers emerge. Gaby Garza opened her HS career for Brownsville St. Joseph with wins in the 100H & 300H. The freshman posted winning times of 14.96 and 46.59 in those events.

F 100 Meter Hurdles - FinalsAll Results
PlaceOverallAthleteClassTeamResultHeat
11Garza, Gaby9Brownsville St Joseph14.961
22Gonzales, Yasmin10McAllen Memorial17.281
33Avila, Maria12Brownsville Pace17.401
F 300 Meter Hurdles - FinalsAll Results
PlaceOverallAthleteClassTeamResultHeat
11Garza, Gaby9Brownsville St Joseph46.571
22Garza, Thanya11McAllen Memorial49.121
33Vela, Nyla9Mission Veterans Memorial50.031


There were some other notable performances on the girls side with Britnay Vielma throwing a PR by almost 3' to win the shot put! Showing she's ready to start throwing over 40' and mix it up with the state's top throwers this season.

F Shot Put - FinalsAll Results
PlaceOverallAthleteClassTeamResultHeat
11Vielma, Britnay12PSJA Southwest39-08.001
22De Leon, Sarah12Donna34-09.001
33Kittleman, Eloise10McAllen Memorial32-05.001

McAllen Rowe & McAllen Memorial proved to be strongest in the short relays and traded wins in the 4x100m and 4x200m.
F 4x200 Meter Relay - FinalsAll Results
PlaceOverallTeamResultHeat
11McAllen Rowe1:50.981
22McAllen Memorial1:51.941
33La Joya Juarez-Lincoln1:52.471

F 4x100 Meter Relay - FinalsAll Results
PlaceOverallTeamResultHeat
11McAllen Memorial51.051
22McAllen Rowe52.621
33Weslaco East52.971


Full List of Participating Teams

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