After having their 18-meet regular-season/area winning streak ended recently at Joshua, the Aledo Bearcats continued another streak by winning the District 5-5A championship in the confines of their own Tim Buchanan Stadium April 3-4.
It’s the fifth straight time the Bearcats have won district dating to 2019, with no meet being held in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This season they scored 197 points and outdistanced runner-up Northwest, which finished with 111.
Meanwhile, the Ladycats placed second by a single point, scoring 174 points to 175 for district champion Northwest.
Individually, the top four finishers in each event qualified for the Area 5/6-5A Meet at Clark Stadium on Friday, April 12. From there, the top four finishers in each event will advance to the Class 5A Region I Meet in Lubbock April 19-20, where the first- and second-place finishers in each event, along with the top third-place finisher across the entire region, will qualify for state at the University of Texas in Austin May 2-4.
Individually for the Ladycats, Lauren St. Peters won both the discus and shot put. Sofia Brandenburg (800), Addison Smith (200) and Taylor Hindman (pole vault) also won gold, as did the 4x400-meter relay.
For the Bearcats, Jack Fink (3200), Evan Thompson (110 hurdles), Vincent Luffey (1600) and Braylon Brown (pole vault) captured gold.
Also, the Bearcats won two medals in six events, finishing 1-2-3 in the pole vault and 1-2 in the 1600. The Ladycats won two medals in five events, with a 1-2-3 finish in the 800 and a 1-2 finish in the pole vault.
“It wound up much closer than I thought it would be – which is a testament to our girls team,” Ladycats coach Mike Pinkerton said. “They gave it everything they had. Northwest has an extremely good team, and are very strong in areas that we are not as strong in. It was a great battle.
“I fully expect our girls to compete well at area.”
The Bearcats won district despite a disqualification for flinching in the starting block in the 4x200-meter relay. While that could be challenging to try and win another area meet without competing in that event, Clark has confidence in his squad, nonetheless.
“I think we have a shot at it. The guys ran great, had a lot of PRs (personal records), which is what you want at district,” he said. “I still think we have some places where we can shave off more time and hopefully, we get that done before regionals in two weeks.”
District 5-5A Track and Field Meet
April 3-4 at Aledo
Aledo results
Top four in each varsity event qualify for area meet
Running distances in meters, field events in feet and inches
Varsity Boys
Team score: 197 points, first place.
Top individual finishes
3200: 1. Jack Fink, 9:52.52.
4x100 relay: 2. Adrian Fuller, Adam Averett, Jayton Owens, Kaydon Finley, 41.81.
800: 2. Vincent Luffey, 1:57.49; 3. Anderson Smith, 2:00.93; 4. Dominick Barrera, 2:02.15.
110 hurdles: 1. Evan Thompson, 15.19; 3. Lincoln Tubbs, 15.50; 4. Isaac Brooks, 15.79.
400: 2. Averett, 48.61; 4. Trey Warner, 50.52.
300 hurdles: 3. Tubbs, 40.41; 4. Thompson, 40.86.
200: 2. Fuller, 22.02; 3. Aven Lawrence, 22.28.
1600: 1. Luffey, 4:30.19; 2. Fink, 4:33.69.
4x400 relay: 2. Warner, Owens, Averett, Lawrence, 3:21.34.
High jump: 3. Averett, 6-0.
Pole vault: 1. Braylon Brown, 15-0; 2. Bradley Campbell, 14-0; 3. Kantyn Kasich, 12-6.
Long jump: 2. Averett, 22-0; 3. Owens, 21-9.
Discus: 3. Christian Sandoval, 122-4; 4. Carson Dempsey, 120-9.
Shot put: 2. Dempsey, 45-6.75; 6. Jacob McIntire, 44-4.25.
Varsity Girls
Team score: 174 points, second place (Northwest 175)
Top individual finishes
3200: 2. Molly Garrison, 11:18.86; 3. Carley Couch, 12:33.81; 4 Kjersten Loy, 12:52.06.
800: 1. Sofia Brandenburg, 2:19.59; 2. Mykel Murry, 2:21.62; 3. Micah Neal, 2:21.89.
100 hurdles: 4. Savannah Thompson, 16.82.
100: 2. Addison Smith, 12.34.
4x200 relay: 3. Aleza Plantz, Sarah Edwards, Thompson, Leighton Bratcher, 1:48.04.
400: 5. Murry, 1:01.46.
300 hurdles: 5. Victoria Crews, 47.81.
200: 1. Smith, 24.59.
1600: 2. Garrison, 5:12.30; 3. Brandenburg, 5:29.19; 4 Neal, 5:30.70.
4x400 relay: 1. Murry, Mayden Mitchell, Brandenburg, Smith, 4:00.44.
High jump: 3. Taylor McKenzie, 5-0.
Pole vault: 1. Taylor Hindman, 12-0; 2. Maggie Kilburn, 11-6; 4. Claire Campbell, 10-6.
Discus: 1. Lauren St. Peters, 147-7; 5. Adrianna Lambert, 93-1.
Shot put: 1. St. Peters, 47-0; 3. Lambert, 33-2.
JV Girls
Team score: 147 points, second place (Northwest 216)
Top individual finishes
3200: 1. Aubrey Connelly, 13:12.66; 4. Sophia Frank, 13:28.36; 6. Eliza Busick, 14:00.81.
800: 4. Sadie Williams, 2:43.08.
100 hurdles: 6. McKenzie Spain, 19.57.
4x200 relay: 1. Scarlet Wermuth, Hannah Hubley, Jillian Moore, Taelyn Price, 1:52.95.
400: 1. Eden Anderson, 1:02.56.
300 hurdles: 1. Spain, 51.06; 5. Audrey Reaves, 54.89; 6. Amely Bischof, 57.83.
200: 2. Moore, 27.76; 6. Price, 28.37.
1600: 2. Busick, 6:00.41; 6. Williams, 6:18.96.
4x400 relay: 1. Emma Davis, Williams, Spain, Eden Anderson, 4:23.89.
Pole vault: 1. Kaitlyn Walker, 10-0; 2. Austyn Johnson, 9-6; 3. Kara Overstreet , 9-6.
Triple jump: 4. Morgan Estevez, 31-4.50; 5. Trinity Hindman, 29-9.25.
Discus: 3. Nealee Parsons, 71-5; 4. Kyla Pierce, 71-4.
JV Boys
Team score: 204 points, first place.
Top individual finishes
3200: 1. Tyler Connelly, 10:38.25; 2. Bo Merrill, 11:06.71; 5. Ian Robbins, 11:40.39.
4x100 relay: 2. Lamel Swanson, Jeremiah Johnson, Cash Martin, Bayne Martin, 44.34.
800: 2. Luke Schabel, 2:04.62.
110 hurdles: 1. Jacob Patton, 15.65; 4. Briley Perkins, 17.11.
100: 6. Charles Hibbler, 12.16.
4x200 relay: 2. Swanson, Johnson, C. Martin, B. Martin, 1:32.08.
400: 4. Cooper Hull, 55.54.
300 hurdles: 1. Patton, 41.94; 4. Perkins, 43.53.
200: 6. Hibbler, 24.09.
1600: 1. Schabel, 4:49.41; 2. Connelly, 4:54.40; 5. Merrill, 4:59.99.
4x400 relay: 2. Landon Kusic, Jaden Powell-Willis, C. Martin, B. Martin, 3:38.00.
High jump: 2. Caden Cunningham, 5-8.
Pole vault: 1. Lukas Green, 12-0; 2. Evan Murdock, 11-0; 3. Landon Kusich, 11-0.
Long jump: 1. C. Martin, 19-11.75; 3. Powell-Willis, 19-3.
Discus: 3. Grant Foreman, 108-0.
Shot put: 1. Cody Cartwright, 44-1; 2. Omari Din-Mbuh, 41-1.75; 5. Tymon Meeks, 37-2.50.
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