SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - The NorthEast
10 Track Meet was held at Heroes Stadium on Thursday evening and athletes had
to contend with dropping temperatures and a strong, steady wind throughout. The
weather limited the elite performances as constituted on the MileSplit website
to just three, two by Harlan's Iyanna Webb and one by Johnson's Thomas Bucks.
Webb
was her usual self, winning four individual events. She opened the meet in the
triple jump and dominated the competition going 38-1.25. In the long jump, she
was the only athlete to jump over 16-2 with a nice mark of 18-3.75 in a strong
crosswind. After her field events, she hit the track and easily won both hurdle
events. She was running with the wind in the 110 hurdles and posted a time of
15.62 and then finished off her night by winning the 300 hurdles in windy and
near freezing conditions.
Bucks
put his name near the top of the list of San Antonio vaulters with his
performance. The sophomore had a top clearance of 12-6 last season but has been
improving by leaps and bounds since last April. He went 14-6 during the indoor
season and then he matched that mark on Thursday despite facing brutal
conditions that included a strong crosswind.
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The
boys 3200 meters featured Henok Hayele from Jefferson who has making is
outdoor track and field debut after earning all-state honors in cross country
in the Fall. He controlled the race right from the start and went through the
mile at 4:52 and slowed down slightly in the second mile but was never challenged.
He crossed the tape in 9:55.07 despite dealing with a strong wind. Johnson
freshman Jayden Warner had a strong performance and finished a strong second
place in 10:16.70.
Another
runner on the boys side to hit the track literally running was Johnson's Tate Koch. He was third in District 28-6A last year as a freshman with a top time of
42.75 and blitzed the competition with an excellent 41.47.
Harlan's
Alexis Owens was the top overall thrower at the meet. She won the shot put with
a solid throw of 36-2 and then came back with a toss of 109-9 to win the discus.
Both marks were close to her personal bests.
The
meet ran long so the 1600 meters and the 4x400-meter relays were not competed.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - The NorthEast
10 Track Meet was held at Heroes Stadium on Thursday evening and athletes had
to contend with dropping temperatures and a strong, steady wind throughout. The
weather limited the elite performances as constituted on the MileSplit website
to just three, two by Harlan's Iyanna Webb and one by Johnson's Thomas Bucks.
Webb
was her usual self, winning four individual events. She opened the meet in the
triple jump and dominated the competition going 38-1.25. In the long jump, she
was the only athlete to jump over 16-2 with a nice mark of 18-3.75 in a strong
crosswind. After her field events, she hit the track and easily won both hurdle
events. She was running with the wind in the 110 hurdles and posted a time of
15.62 and then finished off her night by winning the 300 hurdles in windy and
near freezing conditions.
Bucks
put his name near the top of the list of San Antonio vaulters with his
performance. The sophomore had a top clearance of 12-6 last season but has been
improving by leaps and bounds since last April. He went 14-6 during the indoor
season and then he matched that mark on Thursday despite facing brutal
conditions that included a strong crosswind.
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