BREAKING: District 17/18 6A Area Meet Cancelled
The meet which was originally scheduled for Thursday will not be postponed. Moving forward it was decided that the top 2 athletes/teams from each district will advance to Region. This choice means that some of the best athletes in Texas will be denied the opportunity to compete. It has not yet been decided how ties will be handled.
Obviously this week has been very difficult for everyone out in Houston, and we expected a lot of changes in the Area meets...but it's one thing to make this type of decision BEFORE the district meet...and a whole separate issue to do this after district.
The entire dynamic of the District would have changed with the new cutoff. Why push harder when you're in 3rd or 4th and know you've locked in a spot at Area? My sympathies go out to everyone in Houston, and there's no doubt this is a difficult situation to handle. But difficult situations require creative solutions. Is this the right choice in my opinion? Absolutely not.
Isaiah Lucas is the 2015 300H State Champion, 2015 110H State Runner Up, All Conditions 2015 110H US #3, 2015 300H US #5, 3rd at the 2015 WORLD Youth Championships...and his individual 2016 Texas outdoor track season is over. ARE YOU KIDDING!?
See how the decision impacts these athletes: District 17 Results - District 18 Results
Notable Athletes Who Miss the Cutoff:
- District 17: 3rd 110H Isaiah Lucas (TX #5 - 6A #5) - .03s behind 2nd
- District 17: 4th 110H Eric Edwards (TX #10 - 6A #8) - .16s behind 2nd
- District 17: 3rd 300H Eric Edwards (TX #18 - 6A #14) - .04s behind 2nd
- District 17: 4th 300H Tyler Guillory (TX #21 - 6A #17) - .11s behind 2nd
- District 17: 3rd 200m Rachel Hall (TX #27 - 6A #18) - .08s behind 2nd
- District 17: 4th 400m Creshaun Cresser (TX #10 - 6A #7) - .12s behind 2nd
- District 17: 4th 400m Ariah Mack (TX #26 - 6A #17 - .16s behind 2nd
It didn't take long for athletes from around the nation to show their support! #LETHIMRUN
