Generals win 7th straight district cross country title

The MacArthur High Generals won their seventh straight district cross country title by defeating Memorial High School at the District 18-6A Cross Country Meet on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Lone Star College-North Harris.

The Generals finished with 29 points to Memorial’s 33 points.

In the girl’s division, MacArthur finished second and Aldine High finished in third place.

All three teams advanced to the Region III Meet, which will be held on Monday, Oct. 26 at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. The top four teams at regionals will advance to the state meet.

The Generals, under the direction of head coach Kelly Silha and assistant Xang Chareunsab, consisted of Francisco Hernandez, Luiz Yanez, Eulises Garcia, Santiago Solorio, Felix Cruz, Jose Porcayo and Gerardo Garcia.

The Lady Generals consisted of Erika Banda, Roma Martinez, Brillet Gonzalez, Claudia Cabrera, Crystal Lozano, Jazmin Murillo and Jasmin Salgado.

The Lady Mustangs, under the direction of head coach Lonnie Johnson, consisted of Freda Calvo, Kimberly Delarosa, Perla Hernandez, Alondra Ramirez, Rosio Rojo, Darinka Rosales and Samantha Tovias.