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Renteria sets pace for the Cougars
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| Cy Creek junior Richard Renteria, the District 15 boys cross country champion, practiced for the Region II Meet last Thursday at the Cy Creek track. |
By Michael Sudhalter
Cy Creek junior Richard Renteria started running during the summer of 2006 to get ready for freshman football.
Little did he know, it would turn out to be something he enjoyed as more than just a hobby.
“That summer, one of my really good friends convinced me to run,” Renteria said. “I started losing weight, and I really enjoyed running. If you talk to any runner, they’ll tell you they like it. I don’t know why, it’s just a good feeling.”
Renteria, 16, won the District 15 Cross Country Championship Meet on Oct. 31 at Spring Creek Park (15:59) in Tomball and finished 28th out of 173 (16:03) at the UIL Region II Meet at Vandergriff Park in Arlington last Saturday.
All boys cross country meets are three miles in Texas; Renteria set a personal record of 15:43 earlier this season at the Sam Houston State Invitational in Huntsville
Although he didn’t reach his goal of advancing to Saturday’s UIL State Championships in Round Rock, Renteria proved to be one of the area’s premier runners.
“He’s super,” Cy Creek cross country coach Thomas Hensley said. “He’s what you hope for as a coach. He’s driven. It means more to him than anybody else. I don’t have to instill the motivation, it’s already there.”
Hensley, who ran cross country and track at Sam Houston State, said Renteria will adjust well to the collegiate level.
“He made the transition from football player to one of the best runners in Texas,” Hensley said. “He’d make a varsity squad for a lot of colleges today.”
Renteria ranks in the top 10 percent of his class and is keeping his options open for college; he said he’d like to run at the Division I level.
He’s also an accomplished two-miler, twice making it to the regionals in the 3200 (two-mile run) in track and field.
Renteria says he runs about 60 to 65 miles per week and rarely takes a day off. He rode his bicycle to set up a course for himself along Cypresswood and Louetta.
“I tried thinking about what I’d do if I couldn’t run, and it’s a weird thing,” Renteria said. “I hate taking days off. I had to because of my knee, but it’s fine now.”
“I tried thinking about what I’d do if I couldn’t run, and it’s a weird thing,
Cy Creek junior cross country runner Richard Renteria.
Little did he know, it would turn out to be something he enjoyed as more than just a hobby.
“That summer, one of my really good friends convinced me to run,” Renteria said. “I started losing weight, and I really enjoyed running. If you talk to any runner, they’ll tell you they like it. I don’t know why, it’s just a good feeling.”
Renteria, 16, won the District 15 Cross Country Championship Meet on Oct. 31 at Spring Creek Park (15:59) in Tomball and finished 28th out of 173 (16:03) at the UIL Region II Meet at Vandergriff Park in Arlington last Saturday.
All boys cross country meets are three miles in Texas; Renteria set a personal record of 15:43 earlier this season at the Sam Houston State Invitational in Huntsville
Although he didn’t reach his goal of advancing to Saturday’s UIL State Championships in Round Rock, Renteria proved to be one of the area’s premier runners.
“He’s super,” Cy Creek cross country coach Thomas Hensley said. “He’s what you hope for as a coach. He’s driven. It means more to him than anybody else. I don’t have to instill the motivation, it’s already there.”
Hensley, who ran cross country and track at Sam Houston State, said Renteria will adjust well to the collegiate level.
“He made the transition from football player to one of the best runners in Texas,” Hensley said. “He’d make a varsity squad for a lot of colleges today.”
Renteria ranks in the top 10 percent of his class and is keeping his options open for college; he said he’d like to run at the Division I level.
He’s also an accomplished two-miler, twice making it to the regionals in the 3200 (two-mile run) in track and field.
Renteria says he runs about 60 to 65 miles per week and rarely takes a day off. He rode his bicycle to set up a course for himself along Cypresswood and Louetta.
“I tried thinking about what I’d do if I couldn’t run, and it’s a weird thing,” Renteria said. “I hate taking days off. I had to because of my knee, but it’s fine now.”
“I tried thinking about what I’d do if I couldn’t run, and it’s a weird thing,
Cy Creek junior cross country runner Richard Renteria.
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