KFDM COOP Posted April 10, 2008 Report Posted April 10, 2008 Rough outing for Titans runners DISTRICT 21-5A TRACK & FIELD By Dave Rogers The News Sports Correspondent HUMBLE – The bus carrying Port Arthur athletes back here in a couple of weeks for the Region III-5A meet will probably be a Suburban, but coach Darrell Granger was happy with his team after the District 21-5A track meet Wednesday night. The Memorial boys finished seventh in a relatively close competition, their 52 points a little less than half of Kingwood’s winning 114. The Lady Titans fared better in the standings, finishing fifth with 51 points but 150-plus points behind Kingwood’s top-heavy 203.7 winning points. Still, the boys’ team teams managed to qualify three entries for regional on the track Wednesday, based on their top-three finishes. “I’m really pleased with the kids,†Granger said. “They fought through the meet. Despite the adversity they’ve had this year, they came here and competed well.†Reanaldo Claiborne, a junior running track for the first time, finished third in the 100 meters for the Titans, running 11.61 into a stiff breeze. Granger's boys also got a third place in the 200 from Marqee Brisco and their 4x200-meter relay team of Brisco, Claiborn, Desmond Gardiner and Corey Hayes also placed third. For the Port Arthur girls, their only track qualifier for regional was their third-place 4x100-meter relay team of Shakeitha Coles, Paris Collins, Terrell Robertson and Kierra Roy. The Lady Titans also got sixth- and fifth-place finishes by Collins in the 100 and 300 hurdles; a fourth in the 100 by Robertson; a sixth in the 400 by Mereby Green; and a sixth by their 4x200 team. Other scoring performances by the Memorial boys included a fifth in the 4x100 and a fifth in the 4x400 relay istrict 21-5A championships HUMBLE -- Here are Wednesday's running finals from the District 21-5A track and field championships held at Turner Stadium. Top three places advance to regionals 3,200-meter run -- 1. Kristen Hanselka, Kingwood, 10:50.00; 2. Megan Munoz, Kingwood, 11:20.00; 3. Hailey Nichols, Kingwood, 11:40.00. 400-meter relay -- 1. Channelview, 48.18; 2, Kingwood, 48.72; 3, Memorial (Shakeitha Coles, Paris Collins, Terrell Robertson, Kierra Roy), 49.35. 800 - 1, Sophie Blake, KW, 2:21.25; 2, Lawana Perkins, Lee, 2:22; 3, Deshelle Isaac, Sterling 2:22.22. 100 hurdles - 1, Kathryn Lupton, KW, 15.07; 2, Epiphany Pardue, Humble, 15.38; 3, Erin Lee, Kingwood, 15.79; 6, Paris Collins, Memorial, 16.38. 100- 1, Munikue McNorton, Channelview, 12.66; 2, Rhonda Clay, Lee, 13.00; 3, Nikki Kerney, KW, 13.15; 4, Terrell Robertson, Memorial, 13.30. 800-meter relay – 1, Atscocita, 1:43.17; 2, Channelview, 1:44.96; 3, Baytown Lee, 1:45.80; 6, Memorial (Shakeitha Coles, Tiffany Landry, Terrell Robertson, Kierra Roy), 1:48.71. 400 – 1, Lauren Garcia, KW, 59.74; 2, Lawana Perkins, Lee, 1:00.44; 3, Elizabeth Steptoe, KW, 1:00.83; 6, Mereby Green, Memorial, 1:02.81. 300-meter hurdles – 1, Kathryn Lupton, KW, 44.81; 2, Tiffany Tillett, Atascocita, 46.01; 3, Erin Lee, KW, 46.05; 5, Paris Collins, Memorial, 50.71. 200 – 1, Lauren Schopman, KW, 25.94; 2, Candi Allen, Sterling, 26.03; 3, Eboni Johnson, Channelview, 26.27. 1,600 – 1, Kristen Hanselka, KW, 5:14.51; 2, Sophie Blake, KW, 5:20.61; 3, Shelby Nicholls, KW, 5:23.70. 1,600 relay – 1, Kingwood, 3:58.23; 2, Atascocita, 4:04.34; 3, Baytown Sterling, 4:06.50. BOYS DIVISION 3,200-meter run -- 1. Ryan Bennett, Kingwood, 9:38.00; 2. Stephen Keller, Kingwood, 9:50.00; 3. Spencer Holt, Atascocita, 9:55.00 400-meter relay -- 1. Channelview, 42.58; 2, Atascocita, 42.74; 3, Lee, 43.17. 800-meter run -- 1, Humble, 1:59.84; 2, Lee (Malcolm Murray) 2:00.50; 3, Kingwood, 2:02.83.
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