Shiner St. Paul wins boys’, girls’ state track titles

WACO — The Cardinals won the TAPPS 2A Track and Field meet for the third season in a row as the girls’ dominated their competition while the boys’ team edged out second-place Dallas First Baptist Academy by one point and third-place Ovilla Christian by two points.

On the girls’ side, Shiner St. Paul scored a whopping 143 points, beating out Waco Live Oak Classical who had 83 points. Bryan St. Joseph Catholic took third as a team with 76 points.

St. Paul girls’ results:

• 100-meter: Mallory Pokluda, 13.62, eighth
• 200-meter: Emma Hull, 28.71, eighth; Mallory Pokluda, 28.78, ninth
• 800-meter: Bailey Blair, 2:29.72, fourth
• 1600-meter: Emma Morgan, 5:45.88, fourth; Bailey Blair, 6:01.68, sixth
• 3200-meter: Emma Morgan, 12:46.99, fourth; Bailey Blair, 13:16.39, sixth
• 100-meter hurdles: Grace Irvin, 17.33, third; Riley Johnson, 17.61, fifth
• 300-meter hurdles: Riley Johnson, 50.21, third
• 4x100-meter relay: Gracey Novosad, Emma Hull, Elyssa Wagner, Hope Kapavik, 53.32, second
• 4x200-meter relay: Gracey Novosad, Mallory Pokluda, Grace Irvin, Elyssa Wagner, 1:51.96, first
• 4x400-meter relay: Riley Johnson, Hope Kapavik, Grace Irvin, Elyssa Wagner, 4:19.83, first
• Shot Put: Parker Clay, 43-0, first; Christine Wagner, 29-9 ½, fourth
• Discus: Parker Clay, 116-1, first
• High Jump: Mallory Pokluda, 4-6, fourth
• Pole Vault: Emma Morgan, 9-6, first
• Long Jump: Irena Fikac, 14-3 ¾, eighth
• Triple Jump: Grace Irvin, 33-4 ¾, third; Irena Fikac, 31-5, seventh; Delynn Pesek, 31-1 ½, eighth

The boys’ team scored 96 points, beating out Dallas First Baptist who had 95 points and Ovilla Christian who had 94 points.

St. Paul boys’ results:

• 400-meter: Austin Barton, 53.38, sixth
• 800-meter: Lane Jackson, 2:13.17, eighth
• 1600-meter: Lane Jackson, 4:48.99, fifth
• 3200-meter: Lane Jackson, 10:31.54, fourth
• 110-meter hurdles: Cole Brown, 18.35, sixth; Patrick Green, 18.59, seventh
• 300-meter hurdles: Patrick Green, 43.98, fifth
• 4x100-meter relays: Zachary Davis, Ryan Bell, Conor Kresta, Austin Barton, 45.37, fourth
• 4x200-meter relays: Zachary Davis, Ryan Bell, Joseph Natal, Conor Kresta, 1:38.04, eighth
• 4x400-meter relays: Patrick Green, Ryan Bell, Austin Barton, Cole Brown, 3:39.65, fourth
• Shot Put: Austin Barton, 42-3 ¼, second
• Discus: Austin Barton, 125-5, first; Josh Haynes, 116-0, third; Weston Geiger, 105-4, seventh
• High Jump: William Knox, 5-8, sixth
• Pole Vault: William Knox, 10-6, fourth; Josh Haynes, 10-0, fifth
• Long Jump: Ryan Bell, 19-6 ½, third; Conor Kresta, 16-0 ¾, ninth
• Triple Jump: Ryan Bell, 41-2 ¼, second