Girl’s DMR
Plano West’s Erin Bedell led off with an impressive 3:31[66.5,73.5(2:20), 71]. South Lake Carrol’s(SLC)Brooke Upshaw kept it close with her 3:36. Klein was third at 3:38. Plano West continued to lead through the next quarter leg 61. SLC cut the gap by a tiny 1 second with their 60. Then SLC’s other soph, Brittany Albertto raced to a 2:17 passing Plano West’s Anne Dillavou to take a 3 second lead going into the final leg.
SLC’s Miranda Walker cruised to a 4:57 to close out the race. Their time, 11:51.32 was a new meet and stadium record, obliterating Klein’s 12:04.29 from 2000. Plano West’s spilts of 3:31, 61, 2:24 and 5:08 brought them back into second on the final leg and was just outside the record. Klein finished strongly in 12:06.32. 4:38 through first two legs, then 2:19 and 5:09.
Boy’s DMR
Albuquerque Academy’s (AA) Cody Harper sped to a 3:04 opener to lead by 4 seconds on the first leg. The Woodlands’ Dane Hurtibise(doubling back from last night’s 7:30 final) kept his team close with his 3:10 in fourth. The Woodlands ran Shane Wiederhold brought the Woodlands to within 3 seconds with his 49 split. AA’s split was 52. A 1:56 800m leg by The Woodlands’ Luke Hansen(doubling back from the 4x800) gave them a 3 second lead over AA heading into the final leg. Brian Sullivan(also doubling back) cruised an open quarter of 63. He looked well controlled the half, 2:09, and the 1200m, 3:15 before closing with a 62 final lap(4:17). Their final time, 10:12.75 was just outside the meet record of 10.11.98 by Klein last year. Erik Stanley watched the race from the stands. He races the mile later this afternoon. AA closed well with a 4:20 to finish in a solid 10:21.58 (3:04,52,2:05, and 4:20).
Plano East’s Scott MacPherson ran the DMR, but was pretty spent afterwards.
“ I didn’t run so well, “ he commented. “ I’m just going to watch from the stands the rest of the day.”
Girls 4 x100m Div II prelims
Houston Westbury started off with what turned out to be an average time, 46.91 in the first heat. Dallas Skyline’s Krystin Lacy’s broke open the race with her 2nd leg. Her teammates finished it off in 45.74 to bring oohs and ahhs from the crowd. Austin Reagan had the 3rd best time in the 4th heat, 46.08. Wilson Long Beach again brought the crowd to their feet with the 2nd fastest time of 45.75. North Shore came up with the 4th fastest time, 46.36 to close out the qualifying. It should be an electrifying final.
Boys 4 x 100 Div II prelims
Houston Worthing had the best time of the day in heat 6, 41.19. They led all others by a good 0.4. Lancaster, 41.60, Beaumont Ozen, 41.61, mesquite Poteet, 41.64, and Jenks OK, 41.63 are evenly matched and could see the other side of 41 in the final.
Boys TJ
Winner: TJ Tiller, Elysian Fields 48-09.25
Tiller saved his best for last booming a series best 48-09.25(0.5) on his final jump for the win.Tiller bounded 48-02.50 on his first jump to lead the prelims. Joseph Davis grab the lead by a mere 0.5 on the fifth jump setting up Tiller’s (who stands at least 6-05) great final jump. Daniel Quinn also had also got a big final jump, 48-04 to finish second. 51-01 TJ’er Chessly Johnson, nephew of Spud Webb, never got in sync. “ He had a bad day,” said his coach.
Girls TJ
Winner: Erica McClain 43-01.50(+1.6) Meet Record
Series 43-01.50(+1.6) 42-09.50(0.0), 42-04.50(0.0), 42-10.5(0.0), Foul, 41-00.50(0.0)
Erica McClain wasn’t quite sure what she did technically to boom a 43-01.5(+1.6) jump on her first attempt. The attempt was the 12th best high school performance ever and was a personal best by 0.5 inches. “ My first jump was really good. I was real relaxed and everything. I didn’t even know it was that far. I was just kind of jumping and not paying attention to anything. I guess it kind of got disappointing. The jumps were all good except my last one. They were all over 42-04. This was my best series all year. But it kind of sucked to have really good jumps and then go downhill from there. I didn’t even know what I did on that first jump. I didn’t feel anything. I just jumped. I didn’t know what to do again except basically relax. Normally, I start out OK and then increase my marks. But this is the first time I started out really good and just went downhill. It’s still ok. I’m aiming towards the national record. My first jump actually would have been really close because I was 6 inches behind the board. So I took off basically a whole foot off that jump. Now that I’ve done that 43 easy, it takes a lot of pressure off and makes me think that I can do it. Everything just flowed. My coach said I was I was real light and real active. Normally I settle in my phases, but that one was real light. That’s were the other ones actually started going wrong. I kept trying to jump on my ones after that and I started landing too hard on the board and pushing off my steps. The first one, I guess I pushed everything right. Normally here my marks are all wind aided. I don’t know if that 43-01 was wind-aided. [Informed that it was] Oh, that’s great. Last year. I set almost every national mark and class record, but they’ve all been wind-aided. It doesn’t really matter where I jump. Here and adidas are good places. I went 43-01 at adidas in June with being hurt and everything. I have a lot of big meets that will have a lot of competition. I’m going to Arcadia next weekend so that will be another chance for me. The injuries are sort of behind me. I had a stress fracture in the bone in my left toe. That happened last March. I was in a boot for a total of two months. I was in a boot in August and in January. It probably is going to start hurting when I go to the hotel to relax because once the adrenaline goes away it will slowly start to hurt. But it’s not bad anymore. It used to keep me from walking and jumping. I couldn’t do any sprints or get up on my toes. We’re working through it. It’s definitely a lot better. This kind of broke a barrier for me. I was stuck around 41. Today, to come out and do that was like wow, OK. It doesn’t seem that bad[the record]. We actually haven’t had that much training because after trying to get healthy after the stress fracture and then the pull in my hamstring, now I think I’m getting into shape.”
Girls Mile Run
Winner: Erin Bedell Jr Plano West 4:56.21
In her third race of the weekend( 2:15 800m in 4x800m, and 3:31 1200 in DMR), Erin Bedell was smart to follow early leader Dacia Barr. Barr hit the 400m in 72.8 with Kathryn Hearn, Bedell, Kristen Gibson and Crystal Rodrigues tightly bunched behind her. Another circuit of 77.8 kept Barr in the lead as Bedell moved to second, Rodrigues to 3rd and Cassie Hostick to 4th.
Barr kept the lead through 3, 77.5(3:48.1). Bedell sling shotted around her at the bell and proceeded to open up a lead. Hostick moved onto Rodriugues shoulder as they both passed a fading Barr. Bedell kept pressing to the finish stamping out a 67 final circuit to finish in 4:56.21. Rodrigues held Hostick off on the turn and came home second in 4:59.79. Hostick finished a few steps behind in 5:00.21.
Erin Bedell
“ It was fun. I just went out there to try and do as well as I could. See how I could do against some really good competition. I felt pretty relaxed the whole time. I was just waiting for the last lap. I tried to just draft off of Dacia through the first three laps and see what I could do in the last lap. I wasn’t too sure of myself. I knew Dacia has a really good kick because she’s a really great 800m runner. I just wanted to stay as close as possible to her and see what I could do in the end. We trained really really hard during the base phase to build up to our speed work. Once we started our speed work, I felt a lot more relaxed on the track. I think our workouts have been a lot harder so I think that’s helped a lot. I’ll be focusing more on the mile and the 800m. Hopefully, get out of district and then regionals. I’ll see if I can do the mile. I’ll probably focus on the mile, but probably the 800m too.”
Boys 1 Mile Run HS
Winner: Jake Morse, Arlington, 4:11.47
The mile didn’t produce the sub 4 effort that was much-anticipated, but it still produced a new star on the Texas miling scene. Unheralded, Jake Morse rebounded from a record setting steeple on Friday night to claim the mile in 4:11.47.
Kyle Miller led all through a tepid opening quarter of 64.4. Two time Texas Relay mile champ, Leonel Manzano was second. Jake Morse settled in behind those two.
Miller continued to lead down the backstretch of the second lap as Morse moved into second. Leonel Manzano was passed my Erik Stanley who tried to make a go of it, though he was just rebounding from 3 weeks bout with mono like symptoms. Miller kept trying to press the pace, but clipped off a 65.4 to hit the 800m in 2:09.7.
At 1k, Miller led Morse as Stanley and Daniel La Cava began to move. Charles Hampton also began to position himself.
With one lap to go(3:13.3), Miller stepped up that pace which was matched by Morse. Down the backstretch, Miller continued to lead, while Morse began to wind up. With 200m, Morse pounced and blew past Miller. He continued his drive home hitting the tape in 4:11.47, a PR by 3 seconds. Morse final quarter was a 58.2 and his final 200 was 28. Miller came home next best in 4:14.73.
Jake Morse
“ [It went] Pretty good. I expected I’d be up there. I felt good and coming into that last 300m, real good. I started to turn it on and kicked it that last 200m, gave it everything I had. I felt really strong. It[the steeple on Friday night] definitely made me a little bit sore. I definitely felt it. I still just mustered it up and went for it. It feels great. To finally be up there at the top, let alone to beat these guys. You know, half of them or five of them, are going to Texas with me. It’s pretty awesome. [My strategy] was to just stick up there and run with those guys while I could and let it go the last 300m. I was definitely thinking about the pace. The main thing was just to make sure I felt good and to keep running. It was a 3 second PR so that’s always good. I will probably focus on the mile. This race was the deciding factor. That’s( the mile)what I’m shooting for this year.
That[the 57.8 announced final quarter] tells me I’m in shape. I’ve been running good. I put my speed work and just trying to stick with it and stay in focus and that’s what happened.”
Leonel Manzano has been battling with severe allergies that have plagued him
this year. The pollen count is at it’s highest ever and Manzano has had trouble in the last two weeks.
“I think it went pretty good considering I wasn’t feeling good or anything. Those guys were awesome. They just concentrated on that third lap and just pushed away. I didn’t have it in me. I think it was a lot of things I had recently done. All this past week, I haven’t run very well because of all the oak pollen that was out. I’ve been kind of sick. But all those guys out there are just awesome. They went out there and did an incredible job. 4:11 is a good time.
I’ve basically known for the past two weeks that I wasn’t in top shape. I’ve kind of felt bad. All that oak pollen and stuff has been getting me. I knew I wasn’t going to perform to the best of my ability. It’s alright. There’s always another race and each race is different. Hopefully, I’ll be back this year and give them a good race.”
Erik Stanley has had to miss three weeks because of mono like symptoms. At one point, Stanley was bedridden for 5 days. Given a choice, he opted to come to the Texas Relays to give his team a chance and an opportunity to run in the sprint medley. Friday might, his 1:55 anchor earned his team a hard fought second place. “ I wasn’t really expecting anything today. I just wanted to get out and run. It’s not what I wanted to do. I’m just trying to get back in shape. I was out three weeks. I had some symptoms of mono. I got over it pretty well. Training this week was alright. I’m just getting back into it. It will be a little later to get where I want to be, but it will be alright. I kind of dealt with it (the mono) and got over it. It hasn’t been bothering me since then
(Did he have it when he ran the 1:53?) That night, I wasn’t feeling that well. That weekend was the beginning of it, but I don’t think it affected me that race. It was just one race. I was pretty tired, but I ran well. Then, the next couple of weeks, I started feeling like crap. I’m feeling good now and it will take a little bit of time to get back.”
Kyle Miller
“ It went out a lot lot slower than I thought it would. I didn’t expect to lead most of the time. I thought I’d just hang of the leaders, a lot like I did at NIC. And then just go with 400m to go. When I got into the lead, I heard 65 and thought ‘this is really slow.’ I thought, I’m just going to stay here. It felt a lot like practice for some reason. I was like 65? I just kept going through and with a lap to go, I started going and with 300 to go, I felt someone coming up on me and I thought, it’s Leo. I was like oh no, here he comes. He passes me and it’s like Jake Morse. I’m like man! He keeps going and I’m like struggling. He ran a really good race and I didn’t have anything that last 100m.I think we both ran really gutsy races. I looked back with 20m to go and no one lese was there. It was just Jake who was behind me most of the way. I felt like it was a really good race, but I guess I didn’t have that much left in the tank with 200 to go. There’s definitely disappointment(about not running the 4 flat effort). I feel like this week in training, I prepared enough for this race. Of course, my coach and I talked about going out in 60, 60, 60. With that in my head the last couple of days, it played a lot of mental games on me. I got in there and did the best I could. You have bad days. I’m just going to take it and use it. Hopefully, I can do better. from here on out, I’m definitely going to be thinking about state. The main thing for me is getting the team points. We have a really good chance of winning state this year. If it comes down to me doubling in the 800 and the mile, I’ll do it. If it comes down to me doubling in the mile and the 2 mile, I’ll do it. After this, I’m really going to concentrate on doing the best for my team and just thinking about state.
The training has been going great. We’ve done a lot of speed work this week. Not a lot of base work. I feel like I’m where I need to be right now. Even though I had a bad race today, I still feel fit and I think I’m doing pretty good.
Girls 4 x 400m Div II Final
Winner: Long Beach Wilson 3:40.94
Splits 1)Shalise Williams, 56.0 (2) Carol Rodriguez, 53.4, (3)Marina Young, 56.3 (4) Ebony Collins, 54.3
Saturday’s final did not disappoint. Wilson raced to the lead on the first leg on the strength of Shalise Williams 56.0 opener. Skyline, Westbury and Fort Bend Thurgood Marshall were in close pursuit.
Carol Rodriguez then popped off a 53.4 leaving Marshall, Westbury and Krystin Lacy led Skyline by a good 2-3 second margin. Skyline’s Chanelle Curry made it interesting on the third leg as she closed the gap on Wilson’s third leg, Marina Young(56.3). Westbury, 3rd fastest qualifier, was in a heated battle with Marshall and Skyline on the backstretch dropped the baton and went back to retrieve it. They never recovered.
Frosh, Ebony Collins had a slim lead over an inspired Skyline who had the crowd of 22,000 on its feet. Collins headed into the first curve and down the backstretch seemingly waiting for Skyline anchor, Ashley Harvey to pull up on her. Cruising the first 200m,she even took a few glances over her left shoulder look for the shadows of her challenger who pulled within 2-3 meters of Collins on the backstretch. On the final glance at 200m, as if on cue, Collins began to drive home hard drawing a “whoaaas” from the crowd. She stormed home easily (54.3) to pull away from Skyline(3:43.29). Marshall closed well on the anchor to finish a close third, 3:43.81.
With the win, Wilson, who brought 10 girls with them, became the first team in Texas Relays History to sweep the 4x 100, 4x 200m, and 4 x 400m relay. They also won the 4x800m relay, placed 2nd in sprint medley relay and placed 6th in the distance medley relay. In all, they brought and used 10 girls.
Boys 4 x 400m Div II Final
Winner: Lancaster, 3:13.99
Splits: 51.1, 45.7(Had trouble seeing the exchange zone in lane 1 first hand-off), 48.6, and 48.2.
Lancaster, donned in bright orange uniforms and drawing lane 1, raced to an early lead on the strength of their 51.1 opening leg (probably much faster). Marshall was 2nd.
Lancaster’s 2nd leg (my watch, 45.7, but I’m pretty sure that was way off) maintained the lead through as Marshall held second. Jason Richardson’s torrid leg (reported 47.0) brought Cedar Hill into a close 2nd. Lancaster cruised down the backstretch and into the homestretch(48.6) as Ozen came on big to claim second entering the final handoff. Marshall was 3rd.
Lancaster closed with a 48.2 to seal the victory in a very quick 3:13.99. Marshall regained the lead briefly on the final leg, but Ozen roared back to claim 2nd.
Boys 4 x 200 Div II Final
Winner: Lancaster, 1:24.78, 14th best All-Time
Greenville was DQ’ed for a false start, and Houston Worthing did not start leaving only seven teams to decide the title.
It was a tight race at the first handoff as Lancaster and Jenks were neck and neck. Lancaster got a huge 2nd leg to blow the race wide open. Jenks chased them, but could never close the gap. Cinco Ranch did not finish. Lancaster moves to #14 All-Time.
Girls 4 x 200 Div II Final
Winner: Long Beach Wilson, 1:35.22 New Meet Record 3rd All Time US
Krystin Lacy gave Skyline a lead with her 23.8 opener. Wilson was able to claim the lead and extend it. Carol Rodriguez’s anchor carried Wilson to the 3rd best time ever. Skyline claimed the 7th best mark ever with their 1:36.13 2nd place finish.
Girls Shot Put HS
Winner: Candis Kelley, A&M Consolidated 43-03.75
Candis Kelley was able to edge fellow junior D’Andra Carter 43-03.75 to 42-06.00 to claim the victory. It also broke the Carter stranglehold on the shot put title.
Girls Discus Throw HS
Winner: D’ Andra Carter, Red Oak, 156-00
D’Andra Carter claimed a victory with her 156-00 best in the discus. It didn’t come easy as she fouled her first two throws and needed a third to advance her to the finals. She got it with a 150-01 effort that moved her into 1st. She fouled again and then improved to 152-04 before getting off her 156-00 best. Christina Mueller flirted with the 150-00 barrier all competition and finally sailed a 151-08 on her final throw.
Girls 4 x 100m Div II Final
Winner: Long Beach Wilson, 44.93 New Meet Record, 5th All-Time. National Leader
Long Beach Wilson sped to early lead, but was caught on the second leg by Skyline’s Krystin Lacy. Skyline kept it close, but Carol Rodriguez brought it home to the roar of the crowd in a splendid 44.93, 5th best All-Time. Skyline claimed a 45.41 which was just off last year’s best of 45.38(A) mark.
Boys 4 x 100m Div II Final
Winner: Lancaster, 40.80
Prelim leader Worthing led the first three legs and looked like they would win. But orange clad Lancaster came up in the final 25 meters to just
outlean them, 40.80 to 40.81.
Girls 100m Hurdles HS Div II
Winner: Alandra Sherman, Houston Eisnehower 13.63(+1.9)
Sherman got out quickly and by the second hurdle was all by herself. She won easily in 13.63. Ohanaja claimed second by the slightest margin over LeeAndrea Robinson. Frosh April Williams(Ashlee Williams’ sister) claimed 4th in 13.96. The frosh best is 13.75(A) by Dominique Callway(South, Denver, CO) set in 1993.
Girls 100m dash HS Div II
Winner: Cleo Tyson, Huntsville, TX, 11.59w(+2.1)
Cleo Tyson, in lane 6, knew she needed to lead from the start to have a chance to beat Krystin Lacy, lined up in lane 5. She got that start and the lead and never looked back.
Cleo Tyson
“ I’m very surprised. I’m happy. All I can say is thank you, Jesus. Thank you Jesus. I had to (get out quickly). Krystin Lacy has the best start, oh my goodness. The girl, for her to be so tall, you would think tall people wouldn’t have a good start, but that girl has a phenomenal start so I knew I had to come out and get ahead and stay ahead. My whole strategy is to make people come and get me. You have to pull a gasket to come and get me. I don’t want to have to pull one to come and get you. [I would rate her 100m performance] an 8. Because I’m always going to leave room for improvement. [ 11.59] is pretty good for me right now. I’m not mad, but you always leave room for improvement. Until I run a 9.9, I’m going to always leave room for improvement.
I’ve been training maybe five weeks. I haven’t been training that long. The fact of not being 100%.. injuries come with sports and you have to cope with that. But you have to come back out when you’re healed. It’s been a trial this year. It’s almost over. That’s all I can say. It’s almost over. I’m going to the University of Tennessee.”
Boys 100m Dash Div II
Winner: Jacob Norman, Temple, 10.41w(+3.4)
Jacob Norman, in lane 5, had to overcome a poor start to catch early leaders Adrian Peterson(considered by some the best high school football prospect in the nation. He’s an Oklahoma signee and very large for a sprinter), and Bradley Green to earn a narrow victory.
Green, visibly upset, stormed out off the track at the announcement of his 0.02 loss while Norman and Green were swarmed by reporters.
Jacob Norman
“ I felt it went pretty good. I had a bad start, but I finished hard and finished well. I stayed focus and didn’t let the start get me down. I just stayed strong in the race. The gun popped and the crowd got loud as they always do when the guns goes off. I came out as strong as I could. I came out driving and caught up at the end. Winning was kind of surprise to me. Yesterday, I had the fastest time coming in, so I figured I’d win again. I didn’t expect to win at the end. That start killed me. Those guys were ready today. Thank God I caught them at the end. I started closing the gap at 60-70m on Adrian. Getting the lean at the end and getting the win, that’s all that mattered.”
Boys Shot Put A Final
Winner: Jason Guillory, De Soto , 60-00.75
Jason Guillory got off the only 60’ throw of the competition to claim the win.
Boys Discus Throw HS
Winner: Robert Clark, Weatherford, 186-06
Clark led all throwers after round 3 with his 184-08. Brad Stickler was a close second with a throw of 183 05. Clark was able to improve to 186-06 on his final throw. Stickler got off one fair throw, 177-04 in the final series and claimed second.
Boys 110m Hurdles HS Div II
Winner; Jason Richardson, Cedar Hill, 13.70
Jeremy Jackson, in lane 6, got to hurdle 1 first with Jason Richardson, in lane 5, in hot pursuit. Jackson clipped hurdle 2 and crashed into hurdle 3 to end his hopes of victory. Richardson continued on unabated to a 13.70 which improved on his 13.75 from the prelims. Jackson finished up in a time of 17.08.
Boys Long Jump Section A HS
Winner: Hugh Charles, Keller, 23-05.00(+0.8)
Hugh Charles unseated leader, Quieto Teasley, by 1.75 inches to win the LJ on his final attempt. The jump was an improvement of 7.75 inches over his previous best of the competition, 22-08.25(+0.6) in round 3. Teasley had an opportunity to knock him off on his final jump, but came up short with a 22-01.75(+1.3)
Girls LJ (Friday night final)
Winner: Erica McClain, Plano East 19-07(+0.6)
Stanford bound Erica McClain began her double with a win on Friday night. Claiming the lead on her second jump, 18-10.00(+0.7), she improved to 19-05.75(+1.4) in the third round and 19-07.00(+0.6) in the 5th to outdistance the rest of the competition.
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