PHOTO CREDIT: COLLIN COOPER

COLLEGE STATION WAS IN A DIFFERENT WORLD

Andrew Jones is Doing Things That Have Not Been Done

The headline belongs to Klein Collins senior Andrew Jones, and it is not particularly close.

On Friday in the 110-meter hurdles prelims, Jones ran 13.01 into a +6.2 wind - the fastest all-conditions time ever recorded at the high school level in the event, beyond the legal national record of 13.08 set by Wayne Davis in 2009. He then ran a controlled 37.72 in the 300H prelims, qualifying fourth behind Ian Hill of Iowa Colony (36.69), Steven Schwartz of Sealy (36.85), and John Harden of Bridgeland (36.88).

Fast forward to Saturday and Jones won the 110H final in 13.11 (+3.8), holding off Cadyn Key of Katy (13.30) and Houston Worthing sophomore Avonte Earl (13.49). Schwartz was fourth at 13.58. Tyler Drake of Katy Seven Lakes (13.90), Trevion Pettis of Cypress Woods (13.95), Timothy Rhine of Shadow Creek (14.01), Lancaster sophomore James Foster (14.05), and Joaquin Molina of Waxahachie (14.06) rounded out the final. 

Then came the 300H final. Jones ran 34.94. Only Vance Nilsson of Gilbert, Arizona holds a faster high school mark - 34.83, set at the 2024 Arizona state championships, the first time any U.S. high schooler broke 35 seconds. Jones is now the second person ever to do it. Harden finished second in 36.02, Hill third in 36.37, and Schwartz fourth in 36.83. Michael Montoya of El Paso Franklin (37.57), Johnathan Greene of Hendrickson (37.81) and Jacobie Mims of Duncanville (37.92) followed behind.

A Look at the Boys 100M

Sheldon King sophomore Dillon Mitchell won the boys 100-meter final in 10.19 (+1.4), a new Bluebonnet meet record. It is the second-fastest wind-legal performance of Mitchell's career, behind his 10.17 at the UIL state meet last season, when he and training partner Chinweoke Onwuchekwa were finishing their freshman year as the fastest freshmen in U.S. history.

On Friday the wind conditions made the prelims difficult to parse - heats running with readings above +5.0 across the board. Mitchell ran 9.88 (+5.8), the third-fastest wind-aided time in U.S. high school history. Onwuchekwa ran 10.02 (+5.8) in the same heat. Justin Stewart ran 10.11 (+5.8). Servite (CA) junior Benjamin Harris ran 10.23. California sophomore Jorden Wells ran 10.28 (+5.2). Cypress Woods senior Sean Pina ran 10.25 (+3.1). Randle sophomore Jayson Smith ran 10.30. Bridgeland senior Jordan Harris and Northwest Nelson junior Macavion Hill both ran 10.32. Twenty-one boys ran 10.50 or faster in the prelims.

Saturday's final sorted things out under legal conditions. Mitchell 10.19. Onwuchekwa 10.31 in second. Wells 10.33 in third for a season best. Stewart fourth at 10.46. Pina fifth at 10.48. Smith sixth at 10.49. Jordan Harris seventh at 10.64. Benjamin Harris eighth at 10.67. Hill ninth at 10.67.

Joshua Shelton and a 400M Field Worth Watching

Pearland senior Joshua Shelton won the boys 400-meter final in 45.91, the current national leader. Shadow Creek senior Jason Walker, returning from a hamstring injury, ran 46.09 for second. Austin Lake Travis senior Abram Reagan ran 46.77 for fourth. Louisiana's Kaleb Bigwood of Hamilton Christian Academy ran 46.95 for sixth. Houston Lamar's Jordan Godfrey (47.10) and Ryan Johnson (47.40) both finished in the top ten, as did El Paso Franklin's Gerald Williams (47.23) and Converse Judson's Carlwynn Young (47.52).

Royse City sophomore Adric Evans won his heat earlier in 46.66, which held up as third overall. San Antonio Johnson senior Abdou Ndiaye ran 46.89 for fifth. Six athletes broke 47 seconds. Nineteen broke 48. Belton's Christian Porter (47.59), Houston Strake Jesuit's Gavin Parks (47.76) and Northside Brandeis junior Benjamin Tealer (47.82) were among those filling out the depth.

Ahlayna Taylor Wins a Loaded Girls 100M

Cypress Woods junior Ahlayna Taylor took the girls 100-meter final in 11.28 (+3.0). Lily Pierrot finished second at 11.37. Sanyah Keeton was third at 11.39. Zara Stephens ran 11.49 for fourth. Zyiah Ganaway ran 11.50 to round out the top five. 

On Friday, Taylor ran 11.10 (+7.5) in the prelims. Roberson ran 11.24 (+10.0) in her heat. Pierrot ran 11.25 (+10.0). Cavitt 11.34 (+10.0). In total, nine girls ran 11.60 or faster in the prelims and 49 broke 12 seconds. 

A Look at the The Girls 400M

Iowa Colony senior Ashtyn Lewis won the girls 400-meter final in 52.60. Carrie Cresser - who had led the 200-meter prelims on Day 1 at 23.14 - finished second in 53.36. Madison Brooks was third in 53.53. Tomball Memorial senior Victoria Mason ran 53.73 for fourth. Mya Harris ran 54.16 for fifth. Samaya Scranton 54.38 for sixth, Milan Lathan 54.43 for seventh and Reaghan Evans (55.23) and Keller Timber Creek senior LaShonda Reeves (55.77) also made the final.

Hurdle Events

Naomi Booker won the girls 100-meter hurdles final in 13.37, with Eleanor "Jellybean" Kazanjian of Kingsville King (13.76) and Duncanville sophomore Kristian Coleman (13.76) tied for second. Plano East senior Caitlyn Tran was fourth at 13.90. Sunnyvale senior Chiora Enyinna-Okeigbo fifth at 13.95. 

In the 300H, Phillips led the prelims at 42.68 with Booker second at 42.75 - but the final went to Houston Cypress Ranch senior Maya Wafford in 41.38, with Booker second in 42.29. Adebola Iyiola was third at 42.65. Northwest junior Eliora-Lynn Ndri fourth at 43.08. Waxahachie senior Aubani Brumsey fifth at 43.25. Normangee senior Drew Stewart sixth at 43.31. Flower Mound senior Blair Haverkamp seventh at 43.43. Austin Lake Travis junior Arie Thomas eighth at 43.74.

Field Events

Micah Lockett won the boys high jump at 7-1.25. Shadow Creek senior Kendon Jones was second at 6-10.25. Klein Collins senior Jay'Vone Davis (6-8.25), Klein Oak senior Nathan Black (6-6.25), Justin Thomas (6-6.25), Hendrickson junior Michah Carter (6-6.25), and Fort Bend Hightower sophomore Dailon Denkins (6-6.25) followed.

College Station A&M Consolidated senior Simon Starks won the boys long jump at 24-10.25, while Humble Summer Creek senior Cameron Phillips won the boys triple jump at 50-3.75. 

Arlington Martin senior Caitlyn Cavitt won the girls long jump at 19-10.00, adding it to her seventh-place finish in the 100 final. Sunnyvale senior Chiora Enyinna-Okeigbo - who also reached the 100H final and placed second in the high jump - jumped 19-7.75 for second.

In the girls high jump, Delcambre junior Emma Smith won at 5-10.00. Kchazney Beamon (5-8.00), Enyinna-Okeigbo (5-8.00), and Ryanne Meyer (5-8.00) all cleared 5-8.00.

Atascocita sophomore Jordyn Barron won the girls triple jump at 40-8.75. 

Eric Rose won the boys pole vault at 16-0.75. Cameron Sloan of Houston Strake Jesuit and Brady Chandler of Geneva School of Boerne both cleared 15-7.00.

Carla Angueira-Colombani won the girls pole vault at 13-0.50. 

Houston Cypress Creek senior Marlon Cook won the boys shot put at 65-1.25. Liberty Hill senior Jett Harrison was second at 64-10.50. Sheldon King sophomore Oswald Jacquet placed third at 60-3.00.

Naila Ugoh won the girls discus at 163-6.50. Atascocita junior Jayden Kimble was second at 156-2.25. Forney senior Brooklyn Lawrenson third at 154-0.25. Humble Summer Creek junior Logann Edwards fourth at 152-11.75.

De'andriah Sanders won the girls shot put at 44-3.00. Thorndale junior Bethany Preusse was second at 43-9.00.

Distance Events

Conroe Woodlands College Park senior Camden Gibson won the boys 1600 in 4:15.43. William Decuir was second at 4:17.22. Boston Bowcutt third at 4:17.77. El Paso Franklin sophomore Richard Mendoza (4:18.41) and Dayton senior Jaxon Asbill (4:19.65) filled out the top five.

Adeline Bennett won the girls 1600 in 4:54.84. Austin LASA senior Eva Cragnolino was second at 4:59.90. New Braunfels junior Savanah Moya third at 5:00.04. 

Lucas Kranz won the boys 3200 in 9:29.70. El Paso Franklin sophomore Richard Mendoza - running the 1600-3200 double - was second at 9:31.30. 

Caroline Strong won the girls 3200 in 10:56.53. 

Relays

Katy Tompkins won the boys 4x100 in 40.42 with Servite a step behind at 40.44. 

Lancaster won the girls 4x100 in 44.28. Duncanville ran 45.08 for second. Rosary Academy (SS) third at 45.40.

In the boys 4x200, Servite ran 1:23.47. Katy Tompkins second at 1:24.71. Klein third at 1:25.29. Duncanville fourth at 1:25.44. Shadow Creek won the girls 4x200 in 1:34.79.

Humble Kingwood and Keller were separated by less than a second in the boys 4x800 - 7:57.00 and 7:57.81. Iowa Colony third at 7:58.92. Katy Cinco Ranch won the girls 4x800 in 9:31.86.

Shadow Creek ran 3:33.23 to win the combined boys 4x400.