Hondo Anvil Herald

Barr 5th in vault; Ybarra 7th in 400

 

     Austin -- Hondo’s two athletes at the UIL State Track & Field Meet performed well during their finals on Thursday, May 14, at Mike A. Myers Stadium. 

     Competing first thing in the morning, senior pole vaulter Mason Barr finished in a tie for fifth place in the 3A boys’ event, clearing 14’6” on his second attempt at the height. He just barely missed on his three attempts at 15’0”, which would have been a personal and school record. Max Garvin of New Diana won the event, getting over the bar for the final time at 17’21/4”.

     Thursday evening, Kristyn Ybarra competed in the 3A girls’ 400-meter dash, where she placed seventh, in 59.46, which is her second-best time in the event, just a fraction shy of the school record of 59.18 she set at the region meet two weeks earlier. Region IV champ Skye Thompson of Randolph added a state championship to her resume, with a 56.86. The gold and silver medalists were both freshmen, while everyone else in the event was a senior.

     Friday afternoon, May 15, Sabinal senior Aiden Tinker earned a state bronze medal in the 2A boys’ shot put. Less than a foot separated first from third place in the shot. Tinker’s best mark of 52’31/2” came on his second attempt, and he held second place until the final attempt by Brennon Ference of Big Sandy, who hit at 52’6” to claim second. Kagen Logan of Stamford won it with a 53’21/2”.

D’Hanis junior Kami Johnson placed seventh in both of her events at state. She went 35’41/4” in the triple jump. Freshman Amya Patterson of Hull-Daisetta won the triple at 37’01/2”.

     Saturday evening, May 16, in the 200m dash, Johnson also finished seventh, running a 26.35. The winning time of 24.78 was turned in by Chloe Becker of Veribest.

     In the 6A boys’ pole vault on Saturday, Medina Valley’s Cade Mangum finished tied for seventh, clearing 15’0”. Ben Haywood of Tomball Memorial won with a height of 17’6”.

     Utopia pole vaulter Jace Bennett earned the 1A state championship with a conference record of 17’03/4”.

Leakey’s Drake Hooten finished fourth in both the 1A boys’ 400-meter and 200-meter dashes, while Aden Rhiver was second in the shot put.

     From Lytle, Jacob Cantu was fourth in the 1600m run, while Jewell Hicks was fourth in the 400m dash. Sebastian Garcia was eighth in the 800m run.

     From Devine, Rowdy Esparza was third in the 4A boys’ long jump, going 22’93/4”. Karter Brown was eighth in the shot put and Bo Wheeler was ninth in the high jump. Rylie Wells was ninth in the girls’ triple jump. In Thursday evening’s running finals, Esparza was seventh in the 400, and the boys’ 4x400 relay– Zach Guerra, Ryan Weinkam, Mikey Rodriguez and Esparza – placed ninth.