Bangs Lady Dragon Kasey Solis in the Class 2A girls long jump and Zephyr’s Ronni McClain in the Class 1A girls pole vault push the number of Brown County’s 22 state track and field entrants that posted the best regional numbers across the state to seven.
Solis and McClain join the Brownwood Lady Lions 4×100 and 4×200 relays and Lady Lion Kaya Phillips in the 4A girls 200 meters, along with Early Longhorn Camden Myers in the 3A boys high jump and Lady Horn Jamie Vassar in the 3A girls shot put.
The reigning state champion, McClain’s 10-6 vault at in regionals is the best among Class A girls pole vault qualifiers. Comprising the rest of the participants in Austin will be Emily Landeros of Sanderson (10-0), Ella Braden of Garden City (9-9), Quin Billingsley of McLean (9-3), Baylee Gray of Woodson (9-3), Hayley Connell of Ackerly Sands (9-0), Jentry Bressler of Happy (9-0), Cambree Denham of Fayetteville (8-9) and Annalisa Culberson of Cumby Miller Grove (8-3).
Solis ranks first in the 3A girls long jump with a 18-6.75 effort at regionals. The rest of the state field consists of Jayla Lee of Bosqueville (18-3.5), Cayt Jackson of Timpson (18-1.75), Ava Burrell of Roscoe (18-1), Jazymn Howard of Refugio (17-9.25), Kaylee Hunt of Hico (17-8.25), Da’Nyzah Wells of Rosebud-Lott (17-7.25), Zanoviah Coleman of Chilton (17-5.25), and Saydee Williams of Sanford-Fritch (17-0).
Bangs’ four entrants in the UIL Track and Field State Championships will compete in Class 2A action Friday, May 2, while Zephyr, May and Blanket entrants will test their mettle in the Class 1A draw Saturday, May 3 at the University of Texas’ Myers Stadium in Austin.
The rest of the Brown County 2A and 1A state qualifiers, their ranks, and the athletes they will compete against are as follows:
Bangs’ Kasey Solis 4th in the 3A girls triple jump (37-1.5) – wild card
Ashtyn Burriss of Smyder (37-9.25), Jamiah Birmingham of Linden-Kildare (37-5.25), Saydee Williams of Sanford-Fritch (37-2.5), Anyya Mitchell of Lovelady (36-5.25), Ensley McGuire of Honey Grove (35-9.75), Gracie Sides of Santo (35-8.25), Kyla Lumpkins of Junction (35-8.25), and Claire Person of Yorktown (34-6.25)
Bangs Lady Dragons 4×100 relay of Valerie Razo, Kasey Solis, Cameryn Harmon and Abby Wolf 6th at 50.19 – wild card
Panhandle (48.37), Falls City (49.36), Timpson (49.42), New Home (49.58), Linden-Kildare (49.68), Rosebud-Lott (50.25), Honey Grove (50.36) and Cisco (50.37)
Bangs Lady Dragons 4×200 relay of Valerie Razo, Kasey Solis, Cameryn Harmon and Abby Wolf 9th at 1:47.01 – wild card
Refugio (1:42.14), Falls City (1:43.33), Panhandle (1:43.77), Linden-Kildare (1:44.85), Crawford (1:45.88), New Home (1:46.17), Chilton (1:46.17), and Cisco (1:46.33)
May’s Ben Harrell 5th in the Class A boys 400 meters at 51.15
Julian Barton of Booker (49.37), Griff Reel of Jayton (50.57), Kaison Nunez of Strawn (50.59), Aiden Fisk of Motley County (51.03), Kayson Campbell of Oglesby (51.42), Matthew Needham of Huckabay (51.69), Kalob Runnels of Fannindel (51.91), and Lawson Fritsch of Fayetteville (52.08)
May’s Kobey Morris 5th in the Class A boys discus at 143-9
Aden Rhiver of Leakey (163-2), Brice Roesler of Richland Springs (162-5), Alex Hughes of Strawn (152-10), Nate Sansom of Whitharral (150-5), Bradyn Kaufman of Apple Springs (139-3), Colton Bunger of Rankin (138-10), Trace Holt of Gorman (134-2), and Kristopher Gorecki of Miami (131-7)
Zephyr’s Aaron Fagan 6th in the Class 1A boys 3200 meters at 10:32.52
Adrian Rosales of Booker (9:57.39), Aiden Beversdorf of Petersburg (10:14.22), Sebastian Talamantez of Comstock (10:20.65), Ryker Haivala of Cumby Miller Grove (10:21.8), Eduardo Cedillo of O’Donnell (10.27.36), Brett Macias of Neches (10:35.7), Camden Lummus of Roby (10:35.8), and Yair Martinez of Balmorhea (10:36.58).
Blanket’s Kannon Kensing 7th in the Class 1A boys 200 meters at 22.89
Jordan Gutierrez of Iredell (21.84), Brayden Walters of Gordon (22.1), Julian Barton of Booker (22.39), Ace Walker of Spur (22.77), Colby Powell of Menard (22.8), Eean Hartman of Turkey Valley (22.88), Gavin Earl of Aquilla (23.33), and Jeremiah Wakefield of Cherokee (23.87)
Zephyr’s Avery Stevens 8th in the Class 1A girls 100-meter hurdles at 17.16
Maddie Francis of Silverton (14.76), Kaitlyn Collins of Wells (16.2), Camren Mallory of Newcastle (16.62), Kasidy Russell of McLean (16.67), Alivia Allison of Cross Plains (16.87), Emilee Silva of Aspermont (16.95), Addi Jernigan of Shamrock (17.0), and Baylee Rainey of Irion County (17.36)
Zephyr’s Haley Eason 8th in the Class A girls triple jump at 33-11.75
Reagan Barr of Eula (36-2.5), Emalyn Bohensky of Bronte (35-8.75), Emilee Silva of Aspermont (35-6.75), Faith Sneller of Texline (35-2), Giselle Esparza of Wildorado (35-1.5), Delila Crain of Gorman (34-6), Brenna Briles of Forestburg (34-4), and Kami Johnson of D’Hanis (33-7)
Zephyr’s Kirstan King 9th in the Class A girls long jump at 16-2
Kamryn Dyck of Loop (18-8), Faith Jackson of White Deer (17-7), Janaye Coston of Water Valley (17-7), McKinzi McManus of Wheeler Kelton (17-2.25), Talyn Lewis of Rotan (17-0), Mina Tinajero of Moulton (16-5), Jaycee Rigsby of Milford (16-5), and Lakendra Hatton of Coolidge (16-4)
Zephyr’s Ronni McClain 9th in the Class A girls 300-meter hurdles at 50.38
Gracie Lain of Gordon (45.97), Maddie Francis of Silverton (46.15), Mylee Van Meter of Rankin (48.75), Kasidy Russell of McLean (48.89), Tatum Heady of Highland (49.1), Kyndall Purvis of Cross Plains (49.76), Kaitlyn Collins of Wells (50.06), and Savannah Hill of Saint Jo (50.31)
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UIL Class 2A State Track and Field Meet
Friday, May 2 Schedule for Brown County Entrants
9 a.m. – Bangs Kasey Solis, Class 2A girls long jump
1 p.m. – Bangs Kasey Solis, Class 2A girls triple jump
5 p.m. – Bangs girls 4×100 relay
6:40 pm. – Bangs girls 4×200 relay
UIL Class 1A State Track and Field Meet
Saturday, May 3 Schedule for Brown County Entrants
9 a.m. – Zephyr’s Kirstan King, Class 1 girls long jump
9:15 a.m. – Zephyr’s Aaron Fagan, Class 1A boys 3200 meters
11 a.m. – Zephyr’s Ronni McClain, Class 1A girls pole vault
11 a.m. – May’s Kobey Morris, Class 1A boys discus
1 p.m. – Zephyr’s Haley Eason, Class 1A girls triple jump
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5:45 p.m. – Zephyr’s Avery Stevens, Class 1A girls 100 hurdles
7 p.m. – May’s Ben Harrell, Class 1A boys 400 meters
7:35 p.m. – Zephyr’s Ronni McClain, Class 1A girls 300 hurdles
7:55 p.m. – Blanket’s Kannon Kensing, Class 1A boys 200 meters