From Staff Reports
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Both Luling and Nixon-Smiley competed in the District 27-3A track and field meet, with top four athletes advancing to the area round. As a team, the Luling boys team placed fourth with 95 points while Nixon-Smiley placed sixth with 36. Yoakum took the crown with 158 points. On the girls side, Luling was fifth with 62 points and Nixon-Smiley was sixth with 28 points. Yoakum girls placed first as a team with 165 points.
Top six athletes (varsity boys):
- 100-meter dash
- Xavier Arias, sixth, 11.93 (Nixon-Smiley)
- 200-meter dash
- Ulysses Esparza, third, 23.43 (Luling)
- Javen Mendiola, sixth, 24.70 (NS)
- 400-meter dash
- Antonio Rangel, third, 56.15 (NS)
- Robert Garcia, fifth, 57.46 (NS)
- 800-meter run
- Thomas Roberts, first, 2:03.47 (LHS)
- 1600-meter run
- Edwin Zamudio, first, 4:41.10 (LHS)
- Aden Gonzales, second, 4:44.52 (LHS)
- 3200-meter run
- Edwin Zamudio, first, 10:03.78 (LHS)
- Aden Gonzales, second, 10:07.61 (LHS)
- Jesus Osario, third, 10:38.16 (LHS)
- 110-meter hurdles
- Alex Salas, fifth, 18.14 (LHS)
- 300-meter hurdles
- Alex Salas, fourth, 46.37 (LHS)
- Dario Jantes, sixth, 48.72 (NS)
- 4X100-meter relays
- Nixon-Smiley, fifth, 46.51
- 4x200-meter relays
- 4x400-meter relays
- Luling, first, 3:35.12
- Nixon-Smiley, fourth, 3:47.23
- Long jump
- Xavier Arias, third, 19-3 (NS)
- Jesus Vasquez, sixth, 17-3 (NS)
- Triple jump
- Jeremiah Solis, sixth, 38-1 ¾ (LHS)
- Shot put
- Zacary Perez, third, 40-10 ¾ (NS)
- Russell Bosquez, fifth, 38-11 (LHS)
Top six athletes (varsity girls):
- 100-meter dash
- McKenzie Dees, third, 13.56 (LHS)
- Valerie Bermudez, fourth, 13.86 (LHS)
- 200-meter dash
- Caitlin Smith, second, 26.86 (LHS)
- 400-meter dash
- Julie Ivey, third, 1:08.23 (NS)
- Greenlee Houseton, fourth, 1:16.60 (NS)
- Lilliana Jenks, fifth, 1:20.06 (NS)
- 1600-meter run
- Vidi Muñoz, fifth, 6:03.01 (LHS)
- Gimena Olvera, sixth, 6:14.01 (LHS)
- 3200-meter run
- Vidi Muñoz, fifth, 12:58.84 (LHS)
- Gimena Olvera, sixth, 13:29.48 (LHS)
- 4x100-meter relay
- Luling, second, 51.47
- Nixon-Smiley, sixth, 55.06
- 4x200-meter relay
- Nixon-Smiley, third, 2:00.46
- High jump
- Taylin Anderson, second, 5-2 (LHS)
- Long jump
- Vidi Muñoz, fourth, 15-4 (LHS)
- Caitlin Smith, fifth, 14-10 (LHS)
- Triple jump
- Taylin Anderson, second, 35-11 (LHS)
- Shot put
- Katy Tschoepe, fifth, 29-11 (NS)