AUSTIN – Athletes from Coleman and Goldthwaite brought home bronze medals, while the Bangs Dragons came up just shy in two events at the Class 2A portion of the UIL Track and Field State Championships Friday at Myers Stadium at the University of Texas.
Coleman’s Victoria Guerrero finished third in the girls 1600 meters in a school-record time of 5:10.22, which trailed only state champion Cara Sims of Elysian Fields (5:08.84) and runner-up Alexis Wade of Farwell (5:10.15).
Meanwhile, Goldthwaite’s Rylie Hillis placed third in the girls 800 meters in a time of 2:20.41. Only state champion Jaylee Belcher of Windthorst (2:19.61) and runner-up Anna Pearcy of Hamilton (2:20.01) posted faster times.
The Bangs Dragons almost reached the medal stand twice as Hunter Withers, Connor Bible, Brennan Mendieta and Jayden Robinson placed fourth in the boys 4×200 relay in a time of 1:28.67. Medalists in the race were Tioga (1:27.3), Frankston (1:28.2) and Shiner (1:28.3).
Also, Cason Tidwell – the “wild card” in the boys 300-meter hurdles – finished fourth overall in a time of 39.83. Securing medals were Kayden Patterson of Burton (38.63), Slayden Young of Stamford (39.4) and Brock Bierschwale of Junction (39.72).
The Coleman girls 4×400 relay of Kylie Strickland, Makenna Edwards, Victoria Guerrero and Savannah Hurtado also added a fourth-place effort in a time of 4:06.03. Medal winners were Panhandle (3:59.81), Gruver (4:04.42) and Falls City (4:05.34).
Complete state results for Bangs, Coleman and Goldthwaite entrants are as follows:
Bangs
Cason Tidwell, 4th in Boys 300-Meter Hurdles (39.83)
Hunter Withers, Connor Bible, Brennan Mendieta and Jayden Robinson, 4th in Boys 4×200 Relay (1:28.67)
Cameryn Harmon, 7th in the Girls Long Jump (16-8.25)
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Coleman
Victoria Guerrero, 3rd in the Girls 1600 Meters (5:10.22)
Kylie Strickland, Makenna Edwards, Victoria Guerrero and Savannah Hurtado, 4th in Girls 4×400 Relay (4:06.03)
Victoria Guerrero, 5th in the Girls 3200 Meters (11:46.57)
Braylon Stewart, 6th in the Boys 200 Meters (22.22)
Braylon Stewart, 6th in the Boys 100 Meters (10.8)
Savannah Hurtado, 6th in Girls 300-Meter Hurdles (46.1)
Cheyenne Moore, 7th in the Girls Discus (115-11)
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Goldthwaite
Rylie Hillis, 3th in the Girls 800 Meters (2:20.41)
Emily Bartek, 6th in the Girls 3200 Meters (11:53.71)
Emily Bartek, 6th in the Girls 1600 Meters (5:20.92)
The UIL Track and Field State Championships conclude Saturday, and local Class 1A competitors, as well as the time of their events, are as follows:
Saturday, May 16
9 a.m. – Boys Pole Vault – Richland Springs’ Evan Deeds
9 a.m. – Girls Long Jump – May’s Lauren Hicks
9 a.m. – Boys Long Jump – Richland Springs’ Cohen Ethridge
9:15 a.m. – Boys 3200 meters – Zephyr’s Aaron Fagan
11 a.m. – Boys Discus – May’s Kobey Morris
11 a.m. – Boys Discus – Richland Springs’ Brice Roesler
11 a.m. – Boys Discus – Priddy’s Trapper Schoenhals
1 p.m. – Boys Triple Jump – Cross Plains Colton Wedeking
1 p.m. – Boys Triple Jump – Panther Creek’s Adan Wyatt
2 p.m. – Boys Shot Put – Richland Springs’ Brice Roesler
5 p.m. – Girls 4×100 Relay – May
5 p.m. – Boys 4×100 Relay – Richland Springs
5:20 p.m. – Girls 800 Meters – Sidney’s Kallin Woodley
5:20 p.m. – Girls 800 Meters – Rising Star’s Laynee Allgood
5:20 p.m. – Boys 800 meters – Blanket’s Alex Valdes
5:20 p.m. – Boys 800 meters – Blanket’s Leo Valdes
5:45 p.m. – Boys 110-meter hurdles – Cross Plains’ Rylen Reed
6:05 p.m. – Boys 100 meters – Blanket’s Kannon Kensing
6:40 p.m. – Boys 4×200 Relay – Richland Springs
7 p.m. – Girls 400 meters – Sidney’s Kallin Woodley
7:35 p.m. – Girls 300-meter hurdles – Brookesmith’s Brooklyn Haby
7:35 p.m. – Girls 300-meter hurdles – Cross Plains’ Alivia Allison
7:35 p.m. – Boys 300-meter hurdles – Richland Springs’ Cohen Ethridge
7:35 p.m. – Boys 300-meter hurdles – Cross Plains’ Rylen Reed
7:55 p.m. – Boys 200 meters – Blanket’s Kannon Kensing
8:15 p.m. – Girls 1600 meters – Rising Star’s Laynee Allgood
8:15 p.m. – Boys 1600 meters – Zephyr’s Aaron Fagan
8:45 p.m. – Girls 4×400 Relay – May
8:45 p.m. – Boys 4×400 Relay – Blanket
