Eagle Pass Winn Mavericks Carlos Tijerina Earns Fourth Place in Discus Throw and Mariano Hernandez Garners Seventh Place in 400 Meter Run at State Track & Field Meet

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017

Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks Track and Field student-athletes Carlos Tijerina and Mariano Hernandez successfully placed among the top 10 in their respective events at the 2017 Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 5A State Track and Field Championship Meet on Friday, May 12, 2017, at the Univesity of Texas at Austin Mike Myers Stadium, announced Winn Head Track and Field Coach Apolinar Garza.

Garza stated that standout senior Maverick Carlos Tijerina earned fourth place in the Discus Throw with a distance of 168 Feet and 5 inches at the 2017 Texas 5A Track and Field Championship Meet, bringing statewide recognition to himself and the C. C. Winn High School Track and Field Program.

  “We are very proud of Carlos Tijerina’s fourth place honors at the State Track and Field Meet as he has worked very hard all-year and elevated the Mavericks Track and Field Program to a new state-level,” said Winn High School Athletic Campus Administrator and Head Football Coach Eric Villasenor.  “Carlos also earned the 2016 District 29-5A Most Valuable Player Award in Football and was a key member of our historic 2016 Football Run into the state playoffs,” added Villasenor.

Garza also announced that standout junior Maverick Mariano Hernandez garnered seventh place in the 400 Meter Run at the 2017 Texas 5A Track and Field Championship Meet with an impressive time of 50.39 seconds, placing him among the top 10 fastest 400 Meter Sprinters in Class 5A in Texas.

“We are excited with Mariano Hernandez’s seventh place honors at the State Track and Field Meet because he had sustained an injury in 2016 and was able to rehabilitate himself into one of the top 10 fastest 400 Meter Sprinters in Class 5A in Texas,” said Villasenor.  “The future is very bright for Mariano to continue improving next year during his senior season at Winn.  I am definitely looking forward to having him in our Mavericks Varsity Football Team in the Fall 2017 Season,” added Villasenor.

“We like to congratulate Carlos Tijerina and Mariano Hernandez for representing C. C. Winn High School extremely well at the State Track and Field Championships and finishing among the Top 10 in Texas in their respective events, elevating the proud Mavericks Track and Field Program among the best in Texas,” said Villasenor. 

 “We like to commend all the Track and Field student-athletes at Winn and Head Track and Field Coach Apolinar Garza and his Assistant Coaches Sarah June Gonzalez, Patty Pete Rodrigues, Luis Sanchez, Rey Jimenez, Roger Riojas, Rene Ramirez, Erika Rodriguez, Domingo Lopez, and Yvette Mejia for an outstanding 2016-2017 season,” added Villasenor.

The Eagle Pass Business Journal congratulates Winn Mavericks Carlos Tijerina and Mariano Hernandez on their Track and Field State honors and wishes them the best in all of their future endeavors.  Go Mavericks Go!