Despite threats from inclement weather, there were a number of competitors from the Heart of Texas who competed in last week’s 1A UIL State Track Meet held at the University of Texas in Austin and several were State Champions. Sophomore Danni Ruiz from Menard defended her titles in the girls 400m and 800m runs, Brice Roesler from Richland Springs took the title in boys Shot Put and Ronni McClain from Zephyr was the girls champion in Pole Vault. Additionally, the Richland Springs Boys finished in third place as a team.
Area teams competing included Cherokee, Rochelle, May, Menard, Richland Springs and Zephyr.
Here are the top finishers from our area –
Boys –
100 Meter Dash – Jeremy Wakefield (Cherokee) – 3rd Place (11.05)
200 Meter Dash – Kannon Kensing (Blanket) – 4th Place (22.67), Colby Powell (Menard) – 6th Place (22.90)
300 Meter Hurdles – Cohen Ethridge (Richland Springs) – 2nd Place (39.22), Ethan Deeds (Richland Springs) – 5th Place (41.40)
400 Meter Run – Ben Harrell (May) – 4th Place (50.97)
3200m Run – Aaron Fagen (Zephyr) – 4th Place (10:14.44)
4×200 Relay – Richland Springs – 3rd Place (Ethan Deeds, Cohen Ethridge, Billy Perry, Rush Norris) – (1:30.44)
4×400 Relay – Richland Springs – 4th Place (Cohen Ethridge, Jim Eckerman, Ethan Deeds, Rush Norris) – (3:30.21)
Discus – Brice Roesler (Richland Springs) – 4th Place (148’ 8”), Kobey Morris (May) – 6th Place (138′ 6″)
Shot Put – Brice Roesler (Richland Springs) – State Champion (51′ 3″)
Girls –
100 Meter Dash – Sydney Smith (Rochelle) – 7th Place (12.79)
400 Meter Run – Danni Ruiz (Menard) – State Champion (59.64)
800 Meter Run – Danni Ruiz (Menard) – State Champion (2.17:32)
Triple Jump – Haley Eason (Zephyr) – 2nd Place (34’ 8 3/4”)
Pole Vault – Ronni McClain (Zephyr) – State Champion (10′ 10″)
Team Results – Boys
- Gordon
- Jayton
- Richland Springs
27. Cherokee (tie)
32. May
33. Zephyr and Blanket (tie)
42. Menard (tie)
Team Results – Girls
- Gordon
- McMullin County
- Eula
12. Menard (tie)
14. Zephyr (tie)
