Two Students Suffer Heat Exhaustion in Eula Cross-Country Meet

EULA, TX — The heatwave permeating throughout the state of Texas continues this summer. On Tuesday morning, September 5, two high school students collapsed from heat exhaustion at a cross-country meet in Eula. The incidents occurred at Eula High School between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.

San Angelo LIVE! spoke to the Eula ISD Superintendent Tim Kelly about the incident, and he confirmed that two students participating in the cross-country meet were dehydrated and suffered from heat exhaustion. An ambulance was called as a precaution, but the two students were cleared by medical staff by the time the event concluded. It is not confirmed what school these students competed for at the meet.

Temperatures in Eula reached 89 degrees and 40% humidity during the cross-country meet.

At times, early in the season, conditioning and the elements are especially brutal on the student-athletes before they achieve peak-level conditioning. Heat exhaustion, dehydration, and cramps are almost always prevalent in the first few weeks of the school year. In football, coaches and team training staff have to ensure that the student-athletes are well-hydrated before and during the contest to prevent these conditions. However, even with these precautions in place, muscle cramps still happen in almost every game.

Texas has experienced one of the hottest summers in recent memory this summer, with over 70 days of temperatures exceeding 100 degrees. In San Angelo, those hot days will continue for a little longer still. Expect temps to reach above 100 degrees every day through the middle of next week.