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Boys 4x100 relay
Bellville (41.66) and Decatur (41.93) were the only two teams to come to Austin with sub 42.0 regional times. However, defending champs and UIL record holders from last year Waco La Vega was out in lane nine.
The initial start heard the gun sound off twice as second seeded Decatur and Gilmer in lane one were charged with false starts.
On the second and successful start, La Vega and Somerset exchanged first with La Vega holding that into the final exchange. Despite it being the last leg, the race was just beginning.
Melissa, Bellville, Yoakum, and Argyle were all coming in hot. Melissa, Bellville, and Yoakum finished the race finished historically in a tie for the top first spots in 41.53.
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Boys 4x200 relay
With the fastest qualifying time, Decatur took care of business when it mattered most.
Will Quintana pulled away with the lead to help his team walk away victorious. At the first exchange, Wimberley held a slight lead with Decatur and Waco La Vega slightly trailing behind.
Wimberley held onto their lead up until the final straight away until Quintana took over. Decatur finished with a time of 1:26.51, just edging out Wimberley who finished with a time of 1:26.79 to take the silver medal.
After taking third in the 100-meter dash, Lebron Johnson helped Cuero find their way onto the podium. The senior handed off the baton to Justin Banda as they were able to overtake Waco La Vega.
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Boys 4x400 relay
We had a clean start to the last race of the day. These boys were motoring toward the first exchange. Wimberley took off with a huge lead after the first exchange and never looked back.
Wimberley and Argyle began putting some distance between them and the rest of the crowd after the second exchange. Dumas moved into third with a solid second leg..
Wimberley continued their dominance and Dumas moved into second with Argyle holding onto third going into the last lap.
Wimberley cruised across the finish line for the Gold with a time of 3:17.50, Dumas captured the silver with a time of 3:19.53, and Argyle came in third with a time of 3:19.90.
Wimberley won 4A boys 4x400 relay
Photo Credit: Chance Kirby - MileSplit TX
