Highlights Were On Full Display At The Texas Relays
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Epic wins. Upsets. Historic races.
It all took place at the Texas Relays this weekend in Austin, Texas. And with talent from Texas, Louisiana, D.C., California and elsewhere, it sure didn't disappoint over four days at Mike Myers Stadium.
Where to start?
Maybe, simply, we go to the 100mH, where the top two performances in the U.S. went down ... to the very wire. This one was an upset.
Houston Cypress Ridge's Rylee Hampton clocked the nation's top time in 13.18 (+1.7) seconds, narrowly escaping the grasp of Scotlandville's Makeriah Harris, who followed in thousandths of a second later.
In fact, both girls tied for the 13th-fastest performances at the distance all-time.
The Shadow Creek girls, meanwhile, tripled in the relays, earning Division II wins in the 4x100 (45.67 seconds), another in the 4x200 (1:35.64) and a third in the 4x400 (3:41.08). That alone may have earned the squad some legitimate credentials -- and MVP status.
Lucas Lovejoy's girls, meanwhile, clocked a U.S. No. 1 in the DMR in 11:52.98.
Emma Sralla, the World U20 champion in the discus, marked a winning throw of 174-6.
Amanda and Hana Moll, the two best pole vaulters in high school history, rolled in the competition on Friday, securing 1-2 finishes with clearances of 14-7.25 and 14-1.25.
Amanda, escaped a third attempt late in her series to win the event, while Hana finished second. Nine girls went over 13-3 on the day.
Samantha Humphries, a junior from Flower Mound, won the the 1,600m in 4:45.26.
Giddings' Carlie Weiser, one of the top throwers in the country, threw a winning mark of 51-3.2.
India Alix, meanwhile, scorched the triple jump pit with a top leap of 42-3.25.
Meanwhile, the IMG Academy boys scooped up a top 15 performance in the 4x100 all-time in 40.11.
Gatlin Bair, a high school junior from Burley, Idaho, won the Division II 100m in 10.25 -- following up his 10.18 (+2.1) performance in the first round the previous day. Jordan Ware, a senior from Memphis Central (TN), ran a state record and wind-legal 10.28 in the prelims.
Impressively, mind you, considering he beat IMG Academy's Davonte Howell (10.29) and Nyckoles Harbor (10.31), two highly-rated athletes.
Ayden Granados, a senior from McAllen Memorial, won the 1,600m in 4:09.42.
Long Beach Wilson, arriving all the way from California, won the sprint medley relay in 3:26.31.
The Scoop:
Page 2: Recapping The Texas Relays
Page 3: Fast Times, Performances At Florida Relays
Page 4: Engelhardt revved up at the West Coast Relays
Page 5: More Statewide Action In Georgia
Page 6: An Epic Battle Between Klein Forest And Fort Bend Marshall In The 4x100
