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Source: The Elgin Courier

Sports 11/03/2026 05:00 AM Candice Gilmore candice.gilmore @granitemediapartners.com Sophomore athlete Erik Trevino competed in the Regional cross country meet in Huntsville on Tuesday, Oct. 27, placing in the top 20 and qualifying for state.Trevino competed in the varsity boys 5000-meter run, finishing 16 out of 171 runners and achieved a personal record of 16:08.60. This tops his 16:18.00 personal record from the Bi-District cross country meet in Georgetown on Oct. 15.“At the beginning of the season, it was very evident the work he had put in over the summer to improve,” said boys cross country Head Coach Alvis Prince “He is okay pushing himself and understands that’s what is needed to make a future out of this.”Trevino was the lone qualifier from Elgin, the first since Luis Araujo Reyes advanced in 2021.

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