Texas is Back! Blowing up National Rankings at A&M Classic




Girls 60m
Breakdown: Kortnei Johnson is one of the top returners in the Texas sprints, and in her 1st ever indoor meet, she proved why. Hitting a US #3 7.61 mark to win the finals. Samiyah Samuels nows sits at US #6 from her 7.64 time, which was fastest out of the prelims. But it was Tonea Marshall who would finish runner up to Johnson in the finals in 7.7. Pictured below is Daja Gordon winning her heat of 200m prelims Friday night before returning to race in the 60m prelims & finals on Saturday.
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Top Athletes - Overall

US #3 - Kortnei Johnson

3rd Finisher - Kaylor Harris
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    National: *  7.19  2004        Ashley Owens, Liberty, CO Springs, CO       
        Meet: M  7.46  1/7/2012    Aaliyah Brown, Illinois Eli                 
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
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Finals
  1 Kortnei Johnson              CS Sprinters              7.61   2 
  2 Tonea Marshall               North Texas               7.70   2 
  3 Kaylor Harris                Elite of Mes              7.71   2 
  4 Kira White                SR Lancaster Li              7.73   2 
  5 Samiyah Samuels              Track Housto              7.74   2 
  6 Sydney Washington         SO Unattached                7.76   1 
  7 De'Stini Henderson           North Texas               7.77   1 
  8 Daja Gordon               SO MadFrogs                  7.80   2 
  9 Essance Sample               Track Housto              7.83   1 
 10 Allysha Davis             SR Unattached                7.86   1 
 11 Sierre Smiith                Track Housto              7.87   1 
 12 Milan Young                  My Stars Tra              7.88   1 
 13 Samantha Gonzalez            North Texas               7.95   2 
 14 Tadrian Rose              JR A Running St              7.98   1 
Girls 200m
Breakdown: Jaevin Reed had a breakout race in the prelims on Friday night, and proved it was no fluke by returning and taking the win in the finals on Saturday in a very impressive 24.49. Reed now sits at US #2 only .09s behind All-Star NY sprinter Zola Golden. Samatha Gonzalez - 24.59, Jarra Owens - 24.88, and Daja Gordon - 25.14 all had excellent times in the prelims, but couldn't reproduce those efforts in the finals. Though on the positive side, they now sit at US #5/7/10. Showcasing the depth of Texas sprints. Unfortunately the finals saw a number of DQ's which impacted the final places.
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Top Athletes - Overall
US #2/5/7/10
 Event 2 Girls 200 M
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    National: * 22.97  2007        Bianca Knight, Ridgeland, MS                
        Meet: M 24.40  1/9/2010    Veronica Jones, Dallas Gold                 
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
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  1 Jaevin Reed               SR Jackrabbits              24.49   3 
  2 Danyel White              SR Cedar Hill B             24.74   2 
  3 Hannah Jackson            SR Unattached               24.89   3 
  4 JaEra Griffin             SR NTC Elite                25.13   1 
  5 Chanell Oconner           SR Unattached               25.14   1 
  6 Jhane' King                  Team Xtreme              25.39   1 
  7 Samantha Gonzalez            North Texas              25.41   3 
  8 De'Stini Henderson           North Texas              26.44   1 
 -- Mikayla Banks             SR Wings                       DQ   2 
 -- Daja Gordon               SO MadFrogs                    DQ   2 
 -- Jarra Owens               SR Tx Hurricanes               DQ   3 
Girls 400m
Breakdown: Amber Ivy ran a dominant race to hold off Takyera Roberson. Ivy was the only athlete to break 57s, and her 56.86 is now US #8. Roberson also crack the Top-15 to now rank US #10.
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Top Athletes - Overall

Amber Ivy - 400m Champ

US #10 - 400m Runner Up - Takyera Roberson
 Event 3 Girls 400 M
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    National: * 51.93  2006        Francena McCorory, Bethel, Hampton, VA      
        Meet: M 55.19  1/11/2014   Jarra Owens, TexasHurrica                   
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
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  1 Amber Ivy                 SR Houston Visi             56.86   3 
  2 Takyera Roberson          JR Houston Whea             57.04   2 
  3 Sierra Andres                Team Speed T             57.32   2 
  4 Dawshae Evans             SR Cedar Hill B             57.44   2 
  5 Paige Kimble              SR Houston Visi             57.55   3 
  6 Lacarol Baynes            SR Dioko Fitnes             58.56   1 
  7 Ariah Mack                SR Cedar Hill B             58.79   1 
  8 Asia Brown                SR Illinois Eli             58.88   2 
  9 Ariele Adam               SR Dioko Fitnes             59.16   1 
 10 Jaelyn Pettit             SR MadFrogs               1:01.84   1 
 -- Victoria Powell           JR Gazelle Trac               DNF   3 
Girls 60mH
Breakdown: The finals were going to be a great duel between Tonea Marshall and the very talented 300m hurdler Samatha Gonzalez. Marshall proved to have the better speed over the short sprint, and her 8.53 winning time was just .02s off of the meet record, but she can be very happy to now sit on top of the rankings at US #1. Gonzalez is your new US #4, and also cracking the Top-10 was your 3rd place finisher Jessiza Duckett in 8.84 at US #7.
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Top Athletes - Overall

US #1 Tonea Marshall & Girls Track Meet MVP

 Event 8 Girls 60 M Hurdles
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    National: *  8.11  2014        Dior Hall, Washington, Denver, CO           
        Meet: M  8.51  1/11/2014   Alexis Duncan, Running Tige                 
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
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  1 Tonea Marshall               North Texas               8.53   2 
  2 Samantha Gonzalez            North Texas               8.77   2 
  3 JESSICA DUCKETT           SR Unattached                8.84   2 
  4 Kennedy BAILEY            SO Unattached                8.91   2 
  5 Milan Young                  My Stars Tra              8.91   2 
  6 Javlyn Cameron            SR Track Housto              8.92   2 
  7 Jernaya Sharp                Texas Expres              9.01   2 
  8 Alexis Pierre-Antoine     JR Illinois Eli              9.10   1 
  9 Raygen Smith              SR Wings                     9.17   1 
 10 Jaelin Hatton             SR Fort Bend Ma              9.18   2 
 11 Chase Martin              SR Marble Falls              9.21   1 
 12 Ava Paul                     Team Quest                9.27   1 
 13 Ivone Walker              JR Performance               9.28   1 
 14 Hailey Williams           SR Houston Syne              9.32   1 
 15 Seana Young                  Maximum Fitn              9.34   1 
 16 Kennedy Smith             SO The Woodland              9.36   1