Lometa track teams take second at District 29A meet
Photos by CHERI JAY-WIENECKE

Trent Cavness, left, receives the handoff from James Logsdon during a relay event.

The Lometa Hornets had a good showing at the District 29A relays held recently at Hico. The team finished second with 125 points, just three points behind top-finishing Walnut Springs.

Results follow.

100-meter dash: 4. Trent Cavness, 12.21. 5. Manuel Hernandez, 12.39.

200-meter dash: 4. Johnny Aldrich, 25.19. 5. Manuel Hernandez, 25.59.

400-meter dash: 1. David Cruz, 54.67. 5. Colt Maldonado, 1:01.24.

4x100-meter relay: 2. James Logsdon, Trent Cavness, Eric Belyeu and Manuel Hernandez, 47.27.

4x200-meter relay: 3. James Logsdon, Sam Pauly, Trent Cavness and Brandon Faubion, 1:39.71.

4x400-meter relay: 2. James Logsdon, Sam Pauly, David Cruz and Brandon Faubion, 3:47.49.

110-meter hurdles: 4. Christopher Crain, 18:47. 5. Bubba Salinas, 18.92.

300-meter hurdles: 4. Bubba Salinas, 46.19.

Long jump: 4. Sam Pauly, 18'-5 1/2". 5. James Logsdon, 18'-3 3/ 4".

Shot put: 1. Toby Davis, 44'-5". 4. Taner Williams, 39'-4".

The first-place mile relay team, coached by Brandi Eckermann, left, consists of Elisha Whisenhunt, Maribel Reyes, Nayla Rosales and Maria Jasso. The girls ran the event with a time of 4:47.22.

Discus: 1. Toby Davis, 130'-1/ 2". 2. Taner Williams, 122'-10". 4. Johnny Castruita, 100'-11".

Lometa girls participated in the recent District 29 track meet. The girls placed second overall, scoring 103 points. They just missed a first-place score by 10 points.

Results follow.

200-meter dash: 1. Taylor Bradley, 28:12.

4x100 relay: 1. Taylor Bradley, Nayla Rosales, Patricia Viera and Maria Jasso, 55:40.

4x200 relay: 1. Taylor Bradley, Nayla Rosales, Patricia Viera and Maria Jasso, 57:01.

4x400 relay: 1. Maribel Reyes, Nayla Rosales, Elisha Whisenhunt and Maria Jasso, 4:47.22.

100-meter hurdles: 3. Shoshannah Vandergriff. Long jump: 3. Maria Jasso, 14'-1/4". Triple jump: 4. Maria Jasso, 28'-9 3/4".

Discus: 3. Kylie Bradley, 70'-2 1/2".

The following placed in the top six to score points but did not advance to area:

Taylor Bradley placed fifth in the high jump.

200-meter dash: 6. Patricia Viera. Shot put: 6. Juana Velez. Discus: 5. Cheyenne Burr (alternate) Triple jump: 5. Nayla Rosales. High jump: 5. Taylor Bradley. 6. Shoshannah Vandergriff. 3200-meter run: 6. Elisha Whisenhunt.

1600-meter run: 6. Elisha Whisenhunt.

"I was very proud of how the girls performed," said Coach Brandi Eckermann. "Every girl, if she advanced or not, contributed to our second place finish, because placing in the top six still scores points."

Eckermann said she was not sure how the girls would place at the meet because they have not had a lot of time to practice due to other activities.

"To show up and win all the relays and advance two individuals with a win from Taylor Bradley in the 200 and a third-place finish in the 100 hurdles by Shoshannah Vandergriff was a big success."

The coach said Maria Jasso also proved to be successful, placing third and fourth in the long and triple jumps.

"To finish third and advance to area in the discus as a freshman is an achievement for Kylie," the coach said. "This really showed the heart and desire the girls have to win."

Eric Belyeu, above, was part of the second-place 4x100 relay team.

The girls competed at the area meet at Harper Tuesday. That competition is prior to regionals on April 25-26.

At right: Toby Davis placed first in the shot put and discus, while Taner Williams, left, finished second in the discus and fourth in shot put. The athletes are shown with Coach Tim Williams. Bubba Salinas, far right photo, took fourth in the 300- meter hurdles and fifth in the 110-meter hurdles.