Tiriah Kelley's Speed And Lauren Lewis' Endurance Net Titles

100m

We saw a flawless victory from Tiriah Kelley out of Plano East today in the 100m. She got out of the blocks quickly but it was her patience in the first 30m that was impressive. This showed how much faith she has in her speed and ability to adapt late in the race which is what we saw in the final 30m. Kelley would come in first with a time of 11.40.

Nita Koom-Dadzie from Kingwood fought such a hard race and it looked like she was on a trajectory for first but unfortunately she fell a little short. She still raced one of her best races all season long which would earn her a silver medal. Her time was 11.53.

Saniya Friendly of Schertz Clemens would also run an impressive race to earn the bronze medal with a time of 11.57.

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400m

Haley Tate (Katy Seven Lakes) was second last year in this event and came into the weekend with the best regional time.

Out of lane four, she quickly made up ground on Ariana Sutton in lane five. It was Prosper junior Lauren Lewis who was putting pressure on out of lane six going into the curve. As she was coming off the curve, it was clear Tate and the other seven girls were going to have to try to chase Lewis down.

She had the lead coming off the final turn and she kept pressing the issue on the homestretch.

Lewis would hold on for the win in 52.54 with Tate in second with a time of 53.03 and Rachel Joseph from (Fort Bend Bush) in 53.42.

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200m