This past Saturday, August 19, 2023, The Panthers and Prowlers participated in the Derek Hernandez Memorial Relay in Andrews, Texas. There were twenty teams from the South Plains to the Permian Basin competing in both boys and girls divisions. The relay was composed of eighty one girl teams and seventy seven boy teams running 1.5 miles each twice for a total of 3 miles per runner. Each team was composed of two runners from the same school. The Fort Stockton team of Ali Jackson and Summer Hinojos placed fifth of eighty one teams with a time of 43:54.56. The Lubbock Monterey team won the relay with a time of 40:17.78. Other prowler teams finished in 50th, 53rd, 54th, 62nd and 66th place. Khalil Jackson, Jose Aguilar, Diego Ronquillo, Bruno Arcides and Derik Waight competed for the Panthers. They placed 34th and 50th respectively. The girls and boys all competed and demonstrated the will to win and never quit attitude. The Panther and Prowler teams will continue the quest for the district championship this next Saturday, August 26th at The Tall City Invitational in Midland, Texas at Hogan Park. The Meet will begin at 9:00am with the boys 5K. This will also be the first meet for the Junior High Boys and Girls. If you're in the area, please come out and support your Fort Stockton Cross Country teams but warning you will sweat. #Team Never Quit