San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)
Boys athlete of the year
Girls athlete of the year Boys Super Team
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