2025 UIL 5A Girls 100m
The nerves may have showed up for freshman Zahria Bernard (Red Oak) before the gun fired, but on the track she showed the poise of a veteran in taking the 5A Girls 100m State title in 11.35.
When the runners were called into the blocks and into the set position, Bernard flinched when some noise near the starting line may have startled her and the official had everyone stand up. On the second try it was Daisha Shular (Seguin), runner-up in 2023, who blasted to the front with a great start.
Bernard did not panic and relied on her top end speed to run down Shular and finish 0.03s ahead of her for the gold medal. Shular got back on the podium after a year's hiatus with her personal best time of 11.38.
Ryhan Balous (McKinney North), the 2024 runner-up, also challenged in the race and clocked a time of 11.52 to take third place. Liberty Hill's Camryn Wilson ran 11.57 to take fourth.
