Brownwood Lady Lion junior Kylie Morris finished 6th in the Class 4A girls triple jump with a best effort of 36-8 Thursday afternoon.
Morris entered the state meet with the seventh-best regional performance among the nine state qualifiers, and climbed a spot during the competition. Morris’ best jump came on her third attempt, where at that point she made the move from seventh to fifth place. Jacqueline Garcia of Hildago (37-1.5) moved ahead of Morris on the last of her six jumps.
Leah Anderson of Midlothian Heritage won the 4A girls triple jump state championship with a leap of 38-10.25, while Allie Estrada of Beeville Jones (38-5) earned the silver medal and Kiyleyah Parr of La Vega (38-0) captured the bronze medal.
Morris jumped 36-11.25 at the Region I-4A meet, finishing second, to qualify for state after capturing the area championship with a 36-3.5 effort. Morris jumped 36-0.5 at the District 6-4A meet.
Lady Lion freshman Emma Stegemoller finished 9th in the Class 4A girls 800 meters in a time of 2:27.72.
Canyon’s Abree Winfrey won the state championship in a time of 2:10.97 followed by silver medalist Adele Clarke of Celina (2:11.47) and bronze medalist Taylor Grona of Fredericksburg (2:16.29).
Stegemoller sat in seventh place after one lap, clocking a time of 1:07.49 over 400 meters.
Stegemoller advanced to state as the wild card, the best third-place performer from all four regions across the state, with a 2:22.33 effort at the Region I meet. Stegemoller placed second at area in a time of 2:26.27 and second at the District 6-4A meet with a time of 2:27.83.
Early Lady Horn senior Grecia Yebra finished 8th in the Class 3A girls 200 meters with a time of 26.07.
Newton’s Jayla Franklin won the state title in a time of 24.24 followed by silver medalist Jaysa Coney of Palestine Westwood (25.22) and bronze medalist Brandi Drake of Cameron Yoe (25.32).
Yebra ran a 25.39 to earn the Region I-3A championship and qualify for the state meet.
On Saturday, six more Brown County entries will vie for state medals: Brookesmith’s Avery Williamson in the boys triple jump at 1 p.m., the Brookesmith boys 4×100 relay team of Clayton Adame, Randall Williams, Avery Williford, Johnathan Willoughby and alternate Trey Toft at 5 p.m., May’s Reese Chambers in the girls 100 meters at 6:05 p.m., the Brookesmith boys 4×200 relay team of Adame, Williams, Williford, Willoughby and alternate Toft at 6:25 p.m., Blanket’s Tyler Simpson in the boys 400 meters at 6:45 p.m., and Williford in the boys 100 meters at 7:30 p.m.