Texas Relays 2014

Spring break is in the air and while some of their counterparts might have taken the weekend off, the ladies of St. Thomas Aquinas and Teahna Daniels of The First Academy headed out west to the Lonestar State to take part in the prestigious Texas Relays. The event held in Austin, at the University of Texas plays host to some of the top talent from in-state and across the country. Last year the Raider's made the trek and came home with some serious hardware, This year they are on pace to do that again and first timer Teana Daniels is looking to do the same.    

Gabby Thompson of New Braunfels (TX) won the high school girls 2K steeplechase in 7:29.26 at the 2014 Texas Relays.

Dominic Baptiste of Klein (TX) won the high school boys 2K steeplechase in 6:22.94 at the 2014 Texas Relays.

Keller (TX) boys lowered their US #1 time in the DMR by 13 seconds with a 10:05 performance at the Texas Relays and 4:08 anchor from Austen Dalquist.

Marcus girls won the DMR at the Texas Relays in a US #1 time of 11:59

Blaine Listach, a junior at Waco Meyer, won the boys high jump at the 2014 Texas Relays with a US #3 clearance of 7'0.25"

Brendan Taylor of Little Rock Catholic in Arkansas won the boys 1600 at the Texas Relays in 4:14.66.

Mid-distance and quarter miler Aaliyah Miller stepped up to 1600 at Texas Relays to produce a 21 second PR and US #2 time of 4:50 in her victory.

Fort Bend Hightower senior Jeia Gilliam won the girls discus with a US top 5 throw of 157'11" at the Texas Relays.

Manvel boys SMR won the fast section in 3:29.64, but Round Rock ended up having top time overall by hundredth of a second at 3:29.63 from previous section

Desiree Freier cleared a new high school girls national outdoor record of 14'3'.25" at the 2014 Texas Relays.

The St. Thomas Aquinas girls of Florida set a new national record of 1:33.47 at the 2014 Texas Relays.

Texarkana Texas boys won in a US #1 time of 1:25.47

Lancaster boys won at the Texas Relays in a US #2 time of 41.12

Felipe Valencia of La Joya Palmview (TX) won the boys shot put with a mark over 60 feet.

DeSoto (TX) soph Alexis Duncan took the girls 100 hurdles finals in Division 2 with a US #6 clocking of 13.79.

Reese Thompson of Argyle (TX) won the division 1 boys 110 hurdles finals in 14.32 PR

Chevis Armstead of DeSoto (TX) won the division 2 boys 110 hurdles finals in 13.92.

Akeyla Mitchel of CC West Oso (TX) won the division 1 girls 100 dash finals in 11.85

Leon Powell (Kennedale) 10.60 (+2.2 wind)

Malcolm White (Katy Taylor) 10.55 (+2.0 wind)

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Entry Lists are out for the Texas Relays!

Here is all the information you will need about the Texas Relays including Live Results, Live Twitter Updates, Meet Schedule, Ticket Info, History, and Previews.  

We take a look at the favorites of  Girls 100 Meter Dash HS Div. I

We take a look at the favorites of  Girls 100 Meter Dash HS Div. II

We take a look at the favorites of  Boys 100 Meter Dash HS Div. I  

  We take a look at the favorites of  Boys 1600 Meter Run  

  We take a look at the favorites of  Boys 3200 Meter Run   

  We take a look at the favorites of  Girls 3200 Meter Run    

  We take a look at the favorites of  Girls 3200 Meter Run  

Two national records were set on the final day of competition at the 2014 Texas Relays.The St. Thomas Aquinas girls from Florida made history in the 4x200 meter relay with their national record time of 1:33.47. Desiree Freier of Justin Northwest High School in Dallas added an outdoor national record to her indoor national record within the same month as she cleared 14'3.25" on her first attempt!

MileSplit US interviewed the small but powerful and gifted vaulter Desiree Freier from Texas as she aims to become the all-time great prep vaulter in outdoor as she recently garnered that title in indoor.

Preview of the Thursday & Friday's high school event finals from the Texas Relays. Saturday's finals events (which includes events with prelims on Friday afternoon/evening) will be posted at the latest Friday morning.

Gabby Thompson (New Braunfels) pictured above and  Dominic Baptiste (Klein) win 2000m Steeple at Texas Relays.  

A New York transplant in Gabby Thompson of New Braunfels and a Texas regional qualifier hopeful Dominic Baptiste of Klein kicked off the high school portion of the 2014 Texas Relays in winning the 2000 meter steeplechase races on Thursday at Myers Stadium in Austin.

Despite having some of the fastest times in the country at 1600 meters (US #7 4:11.97), 3200 meters (US #3 9:00.49), and 5000 meters (US #3 14:48.41), Keller High School (TX) senior Austen Dalquist has remarkably yet to qualify for a Texas State Outdoor Championship meet individually. Dalquist is looking to rectify that this spring.

National records, meet records, and US#1 performances. It was all just a day at the races for Sunshine State standouts competing at the 2014 Texas Relays. MileSplit was on-site with photos, video interviews, and complete results!

Txrunning was on-site  at the 2014 Texas Relays taking over 3000 photos and over 30 Video interviews of all the action!

The Texas Relays was a great meet with 673 National Elites performances, 2 National Records, and 11 US #!'s. What do you think was the Best Texas Relay performance from the meet. Vote Now! Poll Closes Sunday at 8pm,

A day after setting a Baylor University school-record with a 10.02 in the prelims, 18-year-old Trayvon Bromell of St. Petersburg scorched the track and wowed the packed house at the Texas Relays. He laid down a world-leading and wind-legal world junior record of 10.01!

The Texas Relays was a great meet with 673 National Elites performances, 2 National Records, and 11 US #!'s. What do you think was the Best Texas Relay performance from the meet. Vote Now! Poll Closes Sunday at 8pm,

On Saturday at the 2014 Texas Relays, Justin Northwest (Dallas, Texas) senior Desiree Freier set the high school girls outdoor national record in the pole vault with a clearance of 14'3.25" on her first attempt at the height. For the University of Arkansas recruit Freier, it was an incredible end to an historic month of March for the five foot tall vaulter that saw her set the indoor national record two weeks prior with a clearance of 14'2.75" at the New Balance Nationals Indoor. MileSplit US was on-site at the Texas Relays and got the opportunity to interview Freier after her second national record breaking performance in three weeks. Watch her video interview below.

  Hi this is Oceane, and today I will be recapping Texas Relays. There was so much great competition, fast times and new records, this year’s relays was definitely a success. I must admit it was a rather stressful event-I was initially refused a press pass because of my age, but I conducted interviews outside the stands and eventually was given a pass.

AUSTIN, Texas – Northwestern State senior All-American Justin Walker finished seventh in the 100 meter dash Saturday at the 87th Annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, one of eight top 10 finishes at Texas or the nearby Bobcat Invitational by NSU track and field competitors.

AUSTIN, Texas - Louisiana Tech had three of its four relay teams advance through Friday’s preliminary rounds and into Saturday’s final rounds as action continued at the 87th Annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin.

LEXINGTON, Ky.– Kendra Harrison was named Southeastern Conference Runner of the Week after breaking two school records last weekend at the Texas Relays, the league office announced on Tuesday.

Congratulations to Chris Myers  San Antonio Holmes  and  Aaliyah Miller  McKinney Boyd   for earning Txrunning 5A Athlete of the Week- Distance. 

  Congratulations to Malcolm White  Katy Taylor and  Alexis Duncan  Desoto  for earning Txrunning 5A Athlete of the Week- Sprints.    

  Congratulations to Keandre Bates  El Paso Burges and  Desiree Freier  Justin Northwest  for earning Txrunning 5A Athlete of the Week-Field