If there was any doubt that the Texas state meets are some of the best in the country, I'm here to clear that up for you. The state is saturated with talent up and down in every event. Many of the Texas athletes continue their careers as they move on to the college and professional level.
This weekend, the NCAA Indoor National Championships begin. The entry lists for the Division I meet has been released and it has many Texas high school alumni that have qualified for the meet.
Of the 240 individual spots in the Women's events, there are 24 Texas alumni making up 10% of the total athletes and another 12 relay participants.
On the Men's side, Texas alumni make up 22 of the 240 individual qualifying spots and 15 relay members.
Check out the Texas alumni participants at the NCAA Div. I Indoor National Championships as well as the comoplete entry lists for both Women and Men.
Texas Women Qualifiers
60m
- Kortnei Johnson - LSU - Italy HS, (7.14),
- Sha'Carri Richardson - LSU - Dallas Carter HS (7.20)
200m
- Kynnedy Flannel - Texas - Alvin HS (22.88),
- Sha'Carri Richardson - LSU - Dallas Carter HS (23.08),
- Kortnei Johnson - LSU - Italy HS (23.08),
- Kiana Horton - Baylor - Converse Judson HS (23.10)
400m
- Kiana Horton - Baylor - Converse Judson HS (52.29)
- Julia Madubuike - Texas A&M - McKinney North HS (52.75)
800m
- Gabby Crank - Texas - Dallas Highland Park HS (2:04.50)
60H
- Tonea Marshall - LSU - Arlington Seguin HS (8.04)
4x400 Relay
- Texas A&M - (Julia Madubuike - McKinney North HS Jaevin Reed - Plano Prestonwood Christian HS)
- Arkansas - (Morgan Burks Magee - Rockwall Heath HS)
- USC - (Bailey Lear - Frisco Heritage HS)
- Alabama - (Takyera Roberson - Houston Wheatley HS)
- Miami - (Samantha Gonzalez - Carrollton Creekview HS)
- LSU - (Milan Young - Houston Lamar HS)
- Baylor - (Aaliyah Miller - McKinney Boyd HS, Sydney Washington - Round Rock Stony Point HS, Kiana Horton - Converse Judson HS)
- Texas - (Kynnedy Flannel - Alvin HS)
Distance Medley Relay
- Arkansas (Morgan Burks Magee - Rockwall Heath HS)
High Jump
- Falyn Reaugh - Oklahoma - Dallas Highland Park HS (1.87)
- Alexus Henry - UT Arlington - Bridge City HS (1.82)
Pole Vault
- Desiree Freier - Arkansas - Justin Northwest HS (4.41)
- Nastassja Campbell - SFA - New Caney HS (4.39)
- Tuesdi Tidwell - Baylor - Early HS (4.33)
Long Jump
- Michelle Fokam - Rice - Katy Seven Lakes HS (6.39)
- Sarea Alexander - SA Incarnate Word - San Antonio MacArthur (6.38)
- Jasmyn Steels - Northwestern St - A&M Consolidated HS (6.33)
- Deborah Acquah - Texas A&M - Snyder HS (6.31)
- Ivy Walker - Texas Tech - Mansfield Summit HS (6.27)
- Samiyah Samuels - Houston - Cypress Springs (6.27)
Triple Jump
- Danielle Spence - UT San Antonio - (13.37)
- Michelle Fokam - Rice - Katy Seven Lakes HS (13.31)
Women Indoor Pentathalon
- Ashtin Zamzow - Texas - Goliad HS (4183)