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H.S. track: Abilene teams have big day at area meet

Joey D. Richards, Abilene Reporter-News
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LUBBOCK – The Abilene Cooper boys edged crosstown rival Abilene High in the 800-meter relay to highlight a big day for Abilene teams at the Districts 3- and 4-5A area meet Friday at Lowrey Field.

The Cougars won the 800 relay in 1 minutes, 27.88 seconds, while AHS was right on their heels at 1:27.95.

The Eagles also finished second in the 400 relay (42.39), behind Lubbock-Cooper (41.78).

Abilene High's Davare Payne competes in the 110-meter hurdles during the Districts 3/4-5A area track and field meet.
Abilene High's Davare Payne competes in the 110-meter hurdles during the Districts 3/4-5A area track and field meet.

AHS also nabbed a region berth in the 1,600 relay with a fourth-place finish (3:26.20.)

Both the boys and girls had individual golden moments at the area meet.

Wylie’s Kendrick Vanderbilt and Ryan Blake, along with AHS’ Devare Payne, each won events on the boys’ side.

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Abilene Cooper’s Jazlyn Hatcher and Anne-Lie Waite each came up golden for the girls, along with AHS’ Zoe Vann.

Boys region qualifiers

Payne won the 110 hurdles (14.60), beating Lubbock Coronado’s Camrien Manahan (14.89). AHS’ Josh Melson was third (15.14).

Melson finished second in the 300 hurdles (41.26). Cooper Morris of Lubbock-Cooper won it (40.24).

Vanderbilt won the boys shot put with a toss of 50 feet, 8½ inches. Lubbock-Cooper’s Ty Politte was second (50-5¼).

Wylie's Kendrick Vanderbilt competes in shot put during the Districts 3/4-5A area track and field meet.
Wylie's Kendrick Vanderbilt competes in shot put during the Districts 3/4-5A area track and field meet.

Ryan edged Vanderbilt for the discus title. Ryan threw 152-0, while Vanderbilt threw 151-5.

AHS’ Andruw Villa was second in the 3,200 (9:37.02), second in the 800 (2:01.82) and third in the 1,600 (4:30.75).

Abilene Cooper’s Daniel Bray nabbed second in the 100 (10.45) – just .02 behind winner Callan Ritz of Lubbock-Cooper. Wylie’s Braden Regala as third (10.50).

Regala came back to finish second in the 200 (22.07) behind Lubbock-Cooper’s Ritz (21.76).

Abilene Cooper’s Christian Rico also finished second in the 400 (52.18), nearly two seconds behind Amarillo Tascosa’s Makya Beacham (50.39).

Abilene Cooper's Jazlyn Hatcher competes in long jump during the Districts 3/4-5A area track and field meet.
Abilene Cooper's Jazlyn Hatcher competes in long jump during the Districts 3/4-5A area track and field meet.

Girls region qualifiers

Vann won the pole vault (11-6), beating out Tascosa’s Hollis Stowe by a half-foot. Wylie’s Rachael Sorenson was third (10-0).

Hatcher won the long jump (18-4¼) – edging Lubbock-Cooper’s Sofia De Groot (18-4). Abilene Cooper’s Asharee Davis was fourth (16-10¾).

Davis also nabbed a region berth in the triple jump (4th, 36-0¼).

The Lady Coogs’ Waite won the 100 (12.18), beating out Lubbock-Cooper’s Keagan Galmor (12.37) and AHS’ Malia Williams (12.37). Waite also was third in the 200 (24.65).

Abilene Cooper’s Justine Kalassa Tshibuabua took second in the shot put (36-4¾).

AHS’ Marin Murray finished third in the 3,200 (12:01.63).

AHS finished third in the 400 relay (49.10), and Wylie was third in the 1,600 relay (4:01.91).

Districts 3- & 4-5A area meet

At Lowrey Field, Lubbock

Top four advance to Region I-5A meet Friday and Saturday at Lowrey Field.

BOYS

Team – 1. Lubbock-Cooper 132, 2. Amarillo High 105, 3. Abilene High 92, 4. Amarillo Tascosa 71, 5. Lubbock Monterey 58, 6. Wylie 47, 7. Abilene Cooper 42, 8. Lubobck High 22, 9. Amarillo Caprock 15, 10. (tie) Plainview 14, Palo Duro 14, 12. Lubbock Coronado 8.

High Jump – 1. Brandon Infante, Monterey, 6-6; 2. Ke’Mauri Pinkard, Tascosa, 6-6; 3. Michael Dever, Lubbock-Cooper, 6-2; 4. Vincent Sipowicz, Lubbock-Cooper, 6-1; 5. Masla Abdi, Palo Duro, 6-0; 6. Paul Perez, Monterey, 5-10.

Pole Vault – 1. Joshua Wright, Amarillo High, 13-6; 2. Hudson Farris, Tascosa, 13-6; 3. Corbin Graham, Tascosa, 13-6; 4. John Love, Amarillo High, 13-0; 5. Kyler Greer, Lubbock-Cooper, 12-6; 6. Hayden Wright, Wylie, 12-0.

Long Jump – 1. Ke’Mauri Pinkard, Tascosa, 23-1¼; 2. Gavin Parrott, Lubbock-Cooper, 21-9½; 3. Dalles Hernandez, Caprock, 20-8½; 4. Hebrew Hunter, Monterey, 20-6; 5. Jaelnd Pryor, Abilene Cooper, 20-3.

Triple Jump – 1. Ke’Mauri Pinkard, Tascosa, 48-7¾; 2. Hunter Hebrew, Monterey, 47-9¾; 3. Gavin Parrott, Lubbock-Cooper, 45-10¼; 4. Davare Payne, Abilene High, 45-3; 5. Alhosan Sheriff, Caprock, 41-9; 6. Jaylen Parker, Abilene Cooper, 41-8.

Shot Put – 1. Kendrick Vanderbilt, Wylie, 50-8½; 2. Ty Politte, Lubbock-Cooper, 50-5¼; 3. Gustavo Morales, Palo Duro, 48-1½; 4. Danny Bentley, Amarillo High, 46-9½; 5. Ethan Hoffman, Wylie, 44-4; 6. Chris Carrillo, Lubbock-Cooper, 44-3¼.

Discus – 1. Blake Ryan, Wylie, 152-0; 2. Kendrick Vanderbilt, Wylie, 151-5; 3. Danny Bentley, Amarillo High, 150-7; 4. Ty Politte, Lubbock-Cooper, 148-7; 5. Cameron Vann, Wylie, 142-2; 6. Rafael Quiles, Amarillo High, 136-11.

3,200 – 1. David Mora, Monterey, 9:30.61; 2. Andruw Villa, Abilene High, 9:37.02; 3. Jerin Perkins, Amarillo High, 9:51.90; 4. Parker Maybin, Amarillo High, 9:52.95; 5. Elias Gonzales, Lubbock High, 9:55.98; 6. Xavier Sanchez, Monterey, 10:07.03.

400 Relay – 1. Lubbock-Cooper 41.78; 2. Abilene High 42.39; 3. Amarillo High 42.56; 4. Tascosa 42.98; 5. Caprock 43.07; 6. Palo Duro 43.11.

800 – 1. Noah Wyatt, Amarillo High, 1:58.29; 2. Andruw Villa, Abilene High, 2:01.75; 3. Robert Stephens, Monterey, 2:01.82; 4. Xavier Sanchez, Monterey, 2:02.59; 5. Jaelyn Glover, Amarillo High, 2:03.74; 6. Alfredo Haro, Caprock, 2:03.75.

110 hurdles – 1. Davare Payne, Abilene High, 14.60; 2. Camrien Manahan, Coronado, 14.89; 3. Josh Melson, Abilene High, 15.14; 4. Jordan Simmons, Lubbock-Cooper, 15.27; 5. Ruben Ek, Caprock, 15.59; 6. Logan Jackson, Amarillo High, 15.62.

100 – 1. Callan Ritz, Lubbock-Cooper, 10.43; 2. Daniel Bray, Abilene Cooper, 10.45; 3. Braden Regala, Wylie, 10.50; 4. Pius Vokes, Amarillo High, 10.65; 5. Aushaun Wilson, Tascosa, 10.80; 6. Coleman Vaughan, Lubbock-Cooper, 11.02.

800 Relay – 1. Abilene Cooper 1:27.88; 2. Abilene High 1:27.95; 3. Amarillo High 1:28.73; 4. Lubbock-Cooper 1:29.22; 5. Lubbock High 1:30.07; 6. Tascosa 1:30.93.

400 – 1. Makya Beacham, Tascosa, 50.39; 2. Christian Rico, Abilene Cooper, 52.18; 3. Emmett Jones, Lubbock-Cooper, 52.27; 4. Zion Daniels, Monterey, 52.89; 5. Matthew Gjerde, Tascosa, 53.31; 6. Ethan Bailey, Amarillo High, 53.71.

300 Hurdles – 1. Cooper Morris, Lubbock-Cooper, 40.24; 2. Josh Melson, Abilene High, 41.26; 3. Jordan Flores, Plainview, 41.76; 4. Cole Kotara, Lubbock-Cooper, 42.05; 5. Gabriel Alcantar, Abilene High, 42.12; 6. Logan Jackson, Amarillo High, 42.66.

200 – 1. Callan Ritz, Lubbock-Cooper, 21.76; 2. Braden Regala, Wylie, 22.07; 3. Ryder Walter, Plainview, 22.09; 4. Ja’kryia Luckey, Palo Duro, 22.15; 5. Jaylen Parker, Abilene Cooper, 22.32; 6. Jaelnd Pryor, Abilene Cooper, 22.41.

1,600 – 1. David Mora, Monterey, 4:20.82; 2. Noah Watt, Amarillo High, 4:22.32; 3. Andruw Villa, Abilene High, 4:30.75; 4. Elias Gonzales, Lubbock High, 4:34.99; 5. Jerin Perkins, Amarillo High, 4:41.26; 6. Parker Maybin, Amarillo High, 4:42.73.

1,600 Relay – 1. Lubbock-Cooper 3:23.42; 2. Amarillo High 3:23.77; 3. Lubbock High 3:25.48; 4. Abilene High 3:26.20; 5. Tascosa 3:27.91; 6. Plainview 3:33.80.

From left to right: Amarillo High's Memori Hibbler, Abilene Cooper's Anne-Lie Waite and Lubbock-Cooper's Keagan Galmor compete in the 100 meter dash.
From left to right: Amarillo High's Memori Hibbler, Abilene Cooper's Anne-Lie Waite and Lubbock-Cooper's Keagan Galmor compete in the 100 meter dash.

GIRLS

Team – 1. Amarillo High 124, 2. Lubbock-Cooper 106, 3. Monterey 78, 4. Lubbock High 72, 5. Tascosa 71, 6. Abilene Cooper 44, 7. Abilene High 40 8. Wylie 24, 9. Palo Duro 23, 10. Coronado 22, 11. Plainview 14, 12. Caprock 2.

High Jump – Victoria Mireles, Tascosa 5-6; 2. Niomi Wines, Lubbock-Cooper, 5-8 (cleared on jump off with Emile); 3. Sieyera Emile, Tascosa, 5-6; 4. Alyssa Singletary, Lubbock High, 5-4; 5. Brantley Preston, Lubbock-Cooper, 5-2; 6. Kennadi Payne, Amarillo High, 5-2.

Pole Vault – 1. Zoe Vann, Abilene High, 11-6; 2. Hollis Stowe, Tascosa, 11-0; 3. Rachael Sorenson, Wylie, 10-0; 4. Lawsyn Everrett, Lubbock-Cooper, 9-6; 5. Kynli Greer, Lubbock-Cooper, 9-0; 6. Patton Posey, Amarillo High, 9-6 (cleared on jump off for sixth).

Long Jump – 1. Jazlyn Hatcher, Abilene Cooper, 18-4¼; 2. Sofia De Groot, Lubbock-Cooper, 18-4; 3. Saphina Stanley, Tascosa, 17-2; 4. Asharee Davis, Abilene Cooper, 16-103/4; 5. M’Lia Whitman, Wylie, 16-9; 6. Sienna Cavalier, Amarillo High, 16-6¼.

Triple Jump – 1. Sofia De Groot, Lubbock-Cooper, 38-3; 2. Kahlen Whitley, Lubbock-Cooper, 36-9; 3. Asharee Davis, Abilene Cooper, 36-0¼; 4. Brooklyn Campbell, Tascosa, 35-9¼; 5. Brooke Nails, Plainview, 35-1; 6. Saphina Stanley, Tascosa, 34-10.

Shot Put – 1. Kelly Mora, Monterey, 39-1¼; 2. Justine Kalassa Tshibuabua, Abilene Cooper, 36-4¾; 3. Riley Curtis, Plainview, 36-4½; 4. Payton Redar, Palo Duro, 36-3; 5. Emmalyn Reilly, Amarillo High, 36-0; 6. Ava Rahlfs, Amarillo High, 35-4.

Discus – 1. Shelby Robinson, Monterey, 120-9; 2. Sylvia Cardona, Tascosa, 113-7; 3. Ava Rushing, Plainview, 113-4; 4. Tayli Sneed, Tascosa, 111-4; 5. Shyann Huerta, Lubbock-Cooper, 107-3; 6. Payton Redar, Palo Duro, 106-8.

3,200 – 1. Reese Pena, Lubbock High, 11:19.97; 2. Adeline Turman, Amarillo High, 11:59.70; 3. Marin Murray, Abilene High, 12:01.63; 4. Sydney Smothers, Monterey, 12:06.84; 5. Tayley Bullen, Lubbock-Cooper, 12:16.05; 6. Emma Milsow, Amarillo High, 12:36.41.

400 relay – 1. Amarillo High 48.17; 2. Lubbock-Cooper 48.86; 3. Abilene High 49.10; 4. Monterey 49.27; 5. Tascosa 49.61; 6. Palo Duro 49.63.

800 – 1. Zanashia Harris, Coronado, 2:15.66; 2. Sierra Cornell, Amarillo High, 2:15.70; 3. Bailey Springer, Monterey, 2:17.73; 4. Caroline Hernadez-Acosta, Lubbock High, 2:18.38; 5. Molly Bessent, Abilene High, 2:26.01; 6. Mollie Ferro, Amarillo High, 2:26.03.

100 hurdles – 1. Sara Dy, Lubbock High, 15.02; 2. Keely Harper, Amarillo High, 15.04; 3. Za’Miyah Dickson, Tascosa, 15.77; 4. Darby Brandt, Tascosa, 16.02; 5. Jessie Houston, Lubbock-Cooper, 16.37; 6. Blakely Brandt, Tascosa, 16.93.

100 – 1. Anne-Lie Waite, Abilene Cooper, 12.18; .2. Keagan Galmor, Lubbock-Cooper, 12.37; 3. Malia Williams, Abilene High, 12.37; 4. Prexous Means, Monterey, 12.45; 5. Saphina Stanley, Tascosa, 12.59; 6. Madyson Castellion, Amarillo High, 12.61.

800 relay – 1. Lubbock-Cooper 1:42.41: 2. Amarillo High 1:43.49; 3. Monterey 1:45.32; 4. Palo Duro 1:45.61; 5. Coronado 1:45.72; 6. Wylie 1:46.65.

400 – 1. Elizabeth Flores, Lubbock High, 57.25; 2. Sierra Cornell, Amarillo High, 58.78; 3. Madyson Castellion, Amarillo High, 58.85; 4. Savannah Woods, Lubbock-Cooper, 1:00.04; 5. Taylar Riley, Wylie, 1:00.15; 6. Mollie Ferro, Amarillo High, 1:01.63.

300 hurdles – 1. Keely Harper, Amarillo High, 45.95; 2. Sara Dy, Lubbock High, 46.61; 3. Reginae Essix, Monterey, 46.36; 4. Sienna Cavalier, Amarillo High, 47.36; 5. Darby Brandt, Tascosa, 48.69; 6. Blakely Brandt, Tascosa, 48.91.

200 – 1. Niomi Wines, Lubbock-Cooper, 24.37; 2. Juantai Williams, Palo Duro, 24.62; 3. Anne-Lie Waite, Abilene Cooper, 24.65; 4. Germanie Williams, Abilene High, 26.13; 5. Anna Rodgers, Monterey, 26.21; 6. Brittney Brantley, Amarillo High, 26.52.

1,600 – 1. Reese Pena, Lubbock High, 5:13.45; 2. Zanisha Harris, Coronado, 5:22.29; 3. Bailey Springer, Monterey, 5:23.76; 4. Adeline Turman, Amarillo High, 5:36.26; 5. Sydney Smothers, Monterey, 5:45.34; 6. Ayla Baer, Amarillo High, 5:46.46.

1,600 relay – 1. Amarillo High 3:56.73; 2. Lubbock High 3:59.32; 3. Wylie 4:01.91; 4. Monterey 4:14.82; 5. Tascosa 4:15.01; 6. Caprock 4:16.11.

Abilene Cooper's 800 meter relay team competes in the Districts 3/4-5A area track and field meet.
Abilene Cooper's 800 meter relay team competes in the Districts 3/4-5A area track and field meet.

This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Abilene teams have golden moments at area track meet