We're a month away from
the TAPPS State Track & Field Championships at Waco's Midway Stadium, May
8-9, 2026. So, as we near another championship season, it's time to look at the
current athletes who might dethrone the all-time leaders.
Let's explore the top boys
heading into the 2026 postseason.
100 meter
The oldest individual
record in all of TAPPS dates back to 1991 when Dallas Christian's Rod
Washington ran a blistering 10.25. On March 19, 2026, Houston Briarwood
sophomore Jack Abramson ran 10.38 at the Mustang Invitational. While still a
stretch from running sub-10.25, Abramson is only a sophomore, so he does pose a
legitimate threat to claiming the crown of a 35-year-old record.
200 meter
Luke Stevens of Fort Worth Christian is the current TAPPS leader in the 200 at 21.82. The junior ran
this at the TCU HS Invitational on March 19th. The current all-time TAPPS
200-meter record holder hails from Austin St. Michael's. Jamerson Houston ran
an impressive 21.44 in 2015. It's not inconceivable that Stevens can break this
record, needing to drop his time only .39 to claim the title.
400 meter
The quarter-mile record has changed hands twice in the last five years: Cameron
Bonner of Houston St. Thomas ran 47.98 in 2021, and last season, Andrew Wright
of San Antonio Lutheran lowered this time to 47.60. Seniors Graham Freeman
(Tomball Rosehill Christian) and Braden Belew of Midland Christian (48.57,
48.59, respectively) are the closest threats to turn over the record for a third
time this decade. Either will have to drop almost a full second, but as the
weather warms and the adrenaline rushes, one never knows if this is possible.
We're a month away from
the TAPPS State Track & Field Championships at Waco's Midway Stadium, May
8-9, 2026. So, as we near another championship season, it's time to look at the
current athletes who might dethrone the all-time leaders.
Let's explore the top boys
heading into the 2026 postseason.
100 meter