San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)

Boys athlete of the year

Girls athlete of the year Boys Super Team

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School: Boerne Champion

Grade: Junior

Notable: Earned a bronze medal at the UIL state Class 5A championsh­ips with a time of 17:32.42 (5,000 meters) ... Her third-place finish guided the Chargers to back-to-back state championsh­ips ... Gonzales finished second at the Region IV-6A meet behind eventual state champion Isabel Conde De Franke, a freshman from Cedar Park.

Also considered for E-N honor: Amalie Mills, Smithson Valley; Finley Hunting, Cole

DEVLYN LOVELL

Teams: Antonian boys and girls

Accomplish­ments: Guided Antonian to team sweeps at the TAPPS state championsh­ips ... Antonian’s boys won their 10th state crown in 11 years and 14th overall. Antonian’s girls won their first state championsh­ip since 2014, showing notable improvemen­t from last year when the Apaches were fifth.

Also considered for E-N honor: Jonathan Tate, Boerne Champion

Josiah Alvarado: Jefferson, junior — 26th at UIL 5A state; 15th at Region IV-5A Wyatt Hoover: Poth, junior — 3rd at UIL 3A state; 1st at Region IV-3A

Taj Lee: Johnson, senior — 7th at UIL 6A state; 1st at Region IV-6A.

Christophe­r Martinez: Boerne Champion, senior — 19th at UIL 5A state, 11th at Region IV-5A

Marcelo Parra: TMI, freshman — 2nd at TAPPS 5A state

Tate Underwood: Johnson, sophomore — 26th at UIL 6A state; 11th at Region IV-6A

School: Boerne Champion

Grade: Senior

Notable: Finished fourth in the UIL state Class 5A championsh­ips with a time of 14 minutes, 58.89 seconds on the 5,000-meter course at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. It was the only sub-15-minute time of any San Antonio area runner . ... Led the Chargers to a second-place finish in the team standings ... Won the Region IV-5A individual championsh­ip by less than a second. Also considered for E-N honor: Taj Lee, Johnson

 ?? Photos by Marvin Pfeiffer / Staff photograph­er ?? Junior Anastacia Gonzales, left, led the the Boerne Champion girls team to its second straight 5A state title and senior Foster Wilfong and the boys finished second.
Photos by Marvin Pfeiffer / Staff photograph­er Junior Anastacia Gonzales, left, led the the Boerne Champion girls team to its second straight 5A state title and senior Foster Wilfong and the boys finished second.
 ?? William Luther / Staff photograph­er ?? Johnson’s Taj Lee, running at the 28-6A meet, finished seventh at state at first at regionals.
William Luther / Staff photograph­er Johnson’s Taj Lee, running at the 28-6A meet, finished seventh at state at first at regionals.
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