Girls 800m
Kailey Littlefield (Lucas Lovejoy) - Junior
Littlefield has been consistent over three consecutive seasons. This year, she ran a 2:07.02 PR and won her third UIL 5A state title and had six of her nine races under 2:09.00. She recently finished third a the Track Night NYC. Also qualified for the state meet in the 1600m for the third straight season.
Sasha Crawford (Keller) - Senior
Crawford only lost to state meet qualifiers this season and the slowest you could run to beat her was 2:11.89. She was third at the Region 1-6A championships, but then came back to win her first state title in Austin with a 2:08.55 season best time.
Caila Lyons (San Antonio Brennan) - Sophomore
Lyons ran the race of her life at the UIL 6A state meet thanks to a strong finish. She cracked 2:10 for the first time with a 2:09.82 PR for a state meet runner-up finish. Was also third a the Texas Distance Festival.
Nicole Humphries (Flower Mound) - Junior
Nicole Humphries was only able to muster a fifth place finish at the UIL 6A state meet, however she did have one of the fastest averages in the 800m through the championship season. She won the Region 1-6A championship in 2:10.57.
Samantha Humphries (Flower Mound) - Junior
Samantha Humphries was unable to defend her UIL 6A state title from 2022 when she finished sixth at the state meet. She was runner-up at the Region 1-6A championships in 2:10.91.
Taryn Bailey (DeSoto) - Sophomore
Bailey finished third at the UIL 6A state meet with a 2:10.63 PR. She won the Region 2-6A championships as well as the Jesuit-Sheaner Relays over the eventual state champion. She was fourth at the Texas Distance Festival.
Faith Murphy (Marble Falls Faith Academy) - Sophomore
Murphy had a fantastic season this year. She won TAPPS state titles in the 400m and the 1600m to go along with her 800m state title. Murphy ran three 2:11.xx races this year including a runner-up finish at the Texas distance Festival and fourth at the Mt. SAC Relays; she was also second at the TTFCA Meet of Champions.
Avery Perkins (Hallsville) - Senior
Perkins had a stellar cross and track season as a senior. The East Texas star upped her 2:12.79 and fifth place from last year to 2:11.45 for third placed this season at the UIL 5A state meet. She was a top finisher at the state cross country meet as well as in the 1600m this year in Austin.
Abree Winfrey (Canyon) - Senior
Winfrey's 2:13.23 was a little bit off her 2:10 personal record, but she was able run fast when it counted and ran a conservative 2:15.02 to win the UIL 4A state meet that allowed her to return for a state meet race in the 300H. She won her third consecutive UIL 4A 800m state title and perhaps only a shortened COVID season was able to keep her from winning four.
Honorable Mention: Taylor Brown (Frisco Lebanon Trail), Hailey Johnson (Montgomery Lake Creek), , Mia McGlade (Allen), Tiyan Ogbeid (Katy Jordan)
Freshman of the Year: Elizabeth Brooks (Katy)
