(San Antonio) — The District 27-5A champion Seguin track and field teams collected several gold medals at the Class 5A Region IV area championship Friday at Gustafson Stadium.
On the boys side, senior Hunter Hill won gold in the 800 meters and junior Adrian Rangel took gold in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters. Seniors Marcus Troy and Ayden Avila went 1-2 in the 300-meter hurdles, and the Matador boys 4×100 relay team also claimed gold.
For the Seguin girls, junior Kendra De La Garza and freshman Gianna Ferreira went 1-2 in the 100-meter hurdles. Freshman Paige Leyendecker won gold in the long jump, and Leyendecker and freshman Katelyn Bright swept the top two spots in the triple jump. The Seguin girls 4×400 relay team rounded out the gold medal haul.
Seguin’s regional qualifiers will next compete at the Region IV championships May 1-2 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.
(Cuero) — The Navarro track and field teams competed at the Class 4A Region IV area meet Thursday in Cuero.
Sophomore Emersen Cochran swept the girls 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes to lead Navarro gold medal performers. Senior Lilia Flo also won gold in both the girls 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs.
Navarro’s regional qualifiers will compete at the Region IV championships May 1-2 at Texas A&M-Kingsville.
(Jourdanton) — The Marion track and field teams competed at the Class 3A Region IV area meet Thursday in Jourdanton.
Top performers for Marion included junior Ellis Turner, who took gold in the boys high jump. Junior Brody Fizer won gold in the boys pole vault. Senior Kaitlyn Rackley took gold in the girls pole vault.
Marion’s regional qualifiers advance to the Region IV championships May 1-2 at Seguin High School.