KFDM COOP Posted May 6, 2008 Report Posted May 6, 2008 State tracksters can size up the competition Van Wade The Orange Leader It’s going to be a busy Friday at the 97th University Interscholastic League State Track & Field Championships for Orange County qualifiers as all of them have medal dreams at the University of Texas. Vidor junior Jared Parker, who claimed bronze in the pole vault in Class 4A, will vault at 6 p.m. Friday. Parker, who has vaulted a season-best of 16 feet, 6 inches, won the 4A Region III Meet with a 15 foot effort in Huntsville a couple weeks ago. Parker should get some tough competition from the other competitors that will include Kaleb Sharder of Gregory-Portland, who went 16-3 1/2 to win his regional. Other participants and their regional vaults include Keller Fossil Ridge’s Jeffrey Rodriguez, Midlothian’s Eric Frawley (15-0), Denton Ryan’s Michael McLeod (15-0), Fredericksburg’s Kevin Weirich (14-6) and Midlothian’s Vince Frawley (14-6). The West Orange-Stark quartet of Josh Gloston, Trey Franks, Seth Thomas and James Haynes will certainly have a busy hour and a half in the 400-meter relay and the 800-meter relay. They will run the 400-meter relay at 6:10 p.m. and will compete in the 800-meter relay at 7:35 p.m. The Mustangs enter the state meet with the fastest regional time in the 800-meter relay (1:27.17) and the third fastest time in the 400-meter relay (42.26). The foursome will face the likes of Waco La Vega (1:27.64), Dallas Madison (1:27.88), Cuero (1:28.23), Atlanta (1:28.45), Sanger (1:29.21), Abilene Wylie (1:29.72) and Lytle (1:30.16) in the 800-meter relay. Waco La Vega has the fastest 400-meter relay time going in at 41.99 followed by Cuero (42.22), WO-S, Atlanta (42.80), Van (42.96), Ingleside (43.00), Argyle (43.01) and Snyder (43.05). Bridge City senior Corey Smith, who is running track for the first time since junior high, will compete in the 800 meters at 6:30 p.m. The Cardinal ran a 1:59.29 at regionals to place second. His competition will nclude the likes of Lorena’s Freddy Navarro (1:58.16), Bandera’s Dylan Stevens (1:59.51), San Diego’s Samuel Rodriguez (1:59.67), Abilene Wylie’s Drew Seale (1:59.95), Argyle’s Connor Hughey (2:00.00), Willis Point’s Keifer Davis (2:00.86) and Canton’s Kyle Vogt (2:01.69). Deweyville junior Joe Dooley will be a busy man on Saturday, running both the 800 and 1,600 meters in the Class 2A Division. Dooley will compete in the 800 meters at 12:30 p.m. and the 1,600 meters at 2:55 p.m. Dooley ran a 2:00.20 in the 800 at regionals and a 4:36.63 in the 1,600 meters. In the 800 meters Dooley will be competing with Weimar’s Clint Anders (1:56.06), Poth’s Jonus Rodriguez (1:56.65), Stanton’s A.J. Lozano (1:56.96), Krum’s Coleby Borchardt (1:57.13), Aubrey’s Steven Cantwell (1:57.20), Idalou’s Tanner Cook (1:58.14) and Hardin’s Daniel Marsh (2:02.84). In the 1,600, Dooley will be battling Paradise’s James Hodges (4:24.79), Anna’s Cody Hughes (4:26.27), Yorktown’s Ethan Wagner (4:28.03), Poth’s Xavier Rodriguez (4:29.41), Wall’s Derek Brest (4:34.68), Idalou’s Randall Guinn (4:35.67) and Riesel’s Colten Dieterich (4:42.27). Southeast Texas will be represented well in the Class 4A ranks. Local 4A athletes that qualified for state and their regional times include Beaumont Ozen Lady Panther triple-threat A’Lexus Brannon in the 100-meter hurdles (14.09), long jump (20-1 1/2) and triple jump (41-0 1/4); the Beaumont Central boys in both the 400-meter relay (41.33) and the 800-meter relay (1:25.81); Central’s Jeffrey Thomas in the 100 meters (10.95), Central’s Charles Thomas in the 200 meters (21.67); Nederland’s Justin Krautz in the 800 meters (1:56.18); Ozen’s Jarrade Lee (171-4) and Lumberton’s Jonathan Ward (159-9) in the discus; Lumberton’s Leslie Beard in the pole vault (10-6); and the Ozen girls in the 1,600-meter relay (3:57.31). Silsbee will be represented well in the 3A ranks as Donovan Harris will compete in both the 110-meter hurdles (14.82) and the high jump (6-6). Lady Tiger Chasity Foster will triple jump (39-8 3/4) and teammate Patrisha Johnson will run the 100 meters (12.50). Local 2A qualifiers include the Newton boys 400-meter relay (42.39); Newton’s Jacoby Ross in the high jump (6-6), Newton’s Dominique Hartsfield in the 300-meter hurdles (39.47); Buna’s Aaron Carr in the pole vault (13-6). On the girls side it will be East Chambers’ Lindsey McDonald in the 300-meter hurdles (46.50) along with the East Chambers’ 1,600-meter relay (4:04.77) and Anahuac’s Ajante Russell in the long jump (17-1 1/2).
coinhead Posted May 7, 2008 Report Posted May 7, 2008 Sampson Graham from Woodville will be running the 3200.
RETIREDFAN1 Posted May 7, 2008 Report Posted May 7, 2008 Phillip Ryan from Colmesneil will be running the 100 meters. Heather Pierson from Colmesneil will be running the 400 meters. Lori Martin from Colmesneil will be throwing the Discus.
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