Top track athletes advance to area

Emily Ingram

Senior Elijah Hudson competes in the 4X400m relay March 4 at Ranger Stadium. Hudson is advancing to area in the 200mm dash, 4X100m relays and the 4X400 m relay.

Julissa Vargas, Sports Writer

Twenty-five track and field athletes qualified for area at District 26-5A track meet on Wednesday and Thursday at canyon. They will return to Canyon again for area next week. 

 

Three new school records were set at the qualifiers meet. Alyssa Jones is a district champion for the 200m dash running a 24.09. Jones is in the USA Top 25 for the 200m dash. 

 

AJ Breault set a record as a district champion for the 400m dash having a new PR time of 48.06, and he is a USA Top 50 for the 400m dash. Breault along with 4X100m Relay teammates Jahirey Calais, Freddie Dubose, Elijah Hudson, placed second having a new school record time of 41.72.

 

New PR times were set in the 400m dash by Freedie Dubose with a USA Top 50 time of 48.28, Kevon Carter had a TX Top 50 time of 49.29, and kevin Uduji also had a TX Top 50 time of 49.29.

Girls

Ella Pickron – Pole Vault – District Champion

Alyssa Jones – Long Jump – District Champion/200 m. – District Champion 

Sophia Goodwin – Triple Jump – 4th Place/800 m. – 4th Place

Lisabeth Steinhiser – Discus – 3rd Place

Madisyn Maley – Discus – 4th Place

Mia Perez – 800 m. – District Champion/1600 m. – 2nd Place

Zada Zimmerman – 100 m. Hurdles – District Champion/300 m. Hurdles – 2nd Place

Maycee Moody – 100 m. Hurdles – 3rd Place/300 m. Hurdles – 4th Place

Jazmyn Singh – 400 m. – District Champion

4 x 200 m. Relay – Jacquelyn Rolle, Favour Uduji, Jatorie Mobley, Alyssa Jones – District Champion

4 x 400 m. Relay – Zada Zimmerman, Favour Uduji, Mia Perez, Jazmyn Singh – District Champion

Boys

Bradyn Youngdahl – 3200 m – 2nd Place

Brody Day – Pole Vault – 2nd Place

Jaxson Maynard  – Discus – District Champion

Dylan Gass – Discus – 4th Place

Gavin Garcia – Shot Put – 3rd Place

Haven Johansen – 110 m Hurdles – 2nd Place/300 m Hurdles – 4th Place

Jahirey Calais – 100 m.  – District Champion/200 m. – District Champion

AJ Breault – 400 m. – District Champion 

Freddie Dubose – 400 m. – 2nd Place

Kevin Uduji – 400 m. – 4th Place

Elijah Hudson – 200 m. – 2nd Place

4 x 100 m. Relay – Jahirey Calais, Freddie Dubose, Elijah Hudson, AJ Breault – 2nd Place 

4 x 400 m. Relay – Elijah Hudson, Freddie Dubose, Jalen Davis, AJ Breault – District Champion