Track stars shine bright at district meet

New school records set in boys 400m, 4X100m relay

The girls 4X400 relay team of sophomore Jezell Shows, freshman Carmen White, senior Frida Sanchez and freshman Amalie Mills won the district crown Friday. They received these medals for their first place finish at the Ranger Relays.

Meggan Muzquiz

The girls 4X400 relay team of sophomore Jezell Shows, freshman Carmen White, senior Frida Sanchez and freshman Amalie Mills won the district crown Friday. They received these medals for their first place finish at the Ranger Relays.

From staff reports

With athletes advancing to area in more than 20 events, the boys and girls track teams held their own against tough competition in District 27-6A.

“We compete in the toughest district in the region and one of the most competitive in the state,” head coach Brittney Lanehart wrote in an email Saturday.

Top four performers in each event move on to the Area Championships.

Varsity Boys TEAM scores
1. Judson-167
2. Smithson Valley – 134
3. Steele-105
4. New Braunfels-63
5. Canyon-59
6.Clemens-54
7. Wagner-21  8. East Central-17
Varsity Girls TEAM scores
1. Judson-150
 2. Steele-131
3. Smithson Valley – 93
4. New Braunfels-82
5. East Central-63
6. Canyon-42
7.Wagner-30
8. Clemens-29
AREA QUALIFIERS
Girls 4×400 Relay (Mills, White, Shows, Sanchez) DISTRICT CHAMPIONS – 3:58.78
Jeremiah Gilliam – High Jump DISTRICT CHAMPION – 6’7″
Clayton Wilkerson – 3200m DISTRICT CHAMPION – 9:41
Tyler Keranen – 800m DISTRICT CHAMPION – 1:59.3
Jacob Zuber – 400m DISTRICT CHAMPION – 48.38 (New school record)
Clayton Wilkerson – 1600m DISTRICT CHAMPION – 4:27.2
Boys 4×100 Relay (Mount, J Zuber, Valdez, Eggleston) SILVER – 42.61 (New school record)
Boys 4×400 Relay (Williams, Lewis, Keranen, Zuber) SILVER – 3:20.74
Sara Scott – 3200m SILVER – 11:32
Christian Phelps – Long Jump SILVER – 21’10.25″
Mason Garner – 1600m SILVER – 4:27.9
Sara Scott – 1600m SILVER – 5:17.3
Jezell Shows – High Jump BRONZE – 4’10”
Avianna Trinidad – Pole Vault BRONZE – 12’6″
Arianna Gonzales – 3200m  BRONZE -11:34
Jezell Shows – Triple Jump BRONZE – 36’8.5″
Mason Garner – 3200m BRONZE – 9:48
John Lewis – 800m BRONZE – 1:59.6
Amalie Mills – 400m BRONZE – 59.51
Arianna Gonzales – 1600m BRONZE – 5:18.0
Girls 4×200 Relay (Thompson, Mann, Trinidad, Sanchez) FOURTH – 1:46.5
Devante Mount – 100m FOURTH – 11.19
Luke Yocum – 1600m FOURTH – 4:31.9
Junior Varsity Team Scores
Boys
1. Judson-125
2.Wagner-110
3. Smithson Valley – 102
4. Clemens-95
5. Canyon-67
6. New Braunfels-66
7. East Central-43
8. Steele-10
Girls
1. Steele-179
2. Smithson Valley – 128
3. Judson-87
4. New Braunfels-69
5.Canyon-62
6. East Central-42
7. Wagner-33
8.Clemens – 20
JV DISTRICT CHAMPIONS:
Brittany Herman – Discus
Zoe Maruquin – 3200 & 1600
Andres Engle – 3200 & 1600
Desmond Henderson – 800
Girls 4×400 Relay (Mickey, E Watson, Jimenez, McCarrell)