Eagle Passan Christian Garcia wins Lone Star Conference Indoor Shot Put Championship
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017
Former Eagle Pass High School Eagles and current Texas A & M University-Kingsville Javelina Track and Field student-athlete Christian Garcia won the 2017 Lone Star Conference Indoor Shot Put Championship on Sunday, February 19, 2017 in Alamosa, Colorado.
Garcia was sitting in third-place heading into his third and final throw of the Lone Star Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship with a previous best 16.07 Meters (52.75 Feet) throw in the competition. “Big Chris” as he is called by his teammates and family saved the best for last as he heaved an extraordinary 17.25 Meters (56’7″ Feet) to surpass the previous first and second place competitors to rally and win the 2017 Lone Star Conference Indoor Shot Put Championship while earning 10 points for his TAMUK Javelinas Track and Field Team.
The audience and competitors were stunned as they witnessed Garcia’s third throw sail in the air and landing almost five inches beyond the previous first place competitor, applauding for the outstanding performance they had just seen by Christian Garcia.
Garcia’s winning throw of 17.25 Meters places him among the top 20 Shot Put Throwers in NCAA Division II Track and Field sport. He is seeking to qualify for the 2017 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championship on March 11, 2017 in Birmingham, Mississippi.
Garcia also competed in the Weight Throw at the Lone Star Conference Indoor Track and Field Meet, earning fourth place and another five points for the TAMUK Javelina Track and Field Team.
Also during the 2017 Lone Star Conference Indoor Track and Field Meet Christian Garcia was named to the 2017 Lone Star Conference Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Team with a 3.49 GPA in Kinesiology. Garcia is a December 2016 graduate of TAMUK with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Kinesiology and is currently enrolled as a graduate student pursuing a Master’s degree while competing in his final fourth year in Track and Field. He also lettered four years as an offensive lineman for the TAMUK Javelinas football team.
The Eagle Pass Business Journal congratulates Christian Garcia on winning the 2017 Lone Star Conference Indoor Shot Put Championship and wish him the best in all of his athletic and academic endeavors.
