UIL Texas State Championship Track and Field Meet 2013May 9, 2013 by Mitch Kastoff
The Fastest in the Country (TX State Meet Sprints Preview)
The Fastest in the Country (TX State Meet Sprints Preview)
Before I moved down from New York to Texas, the guys at Flotrack asked me what I thought was the most competitive state in terms of high school running. My slightly biased response, (okay, really biased) was that New York reigned supreme in cross country and track was a toss-up between California, Texas, and my old home.
You ever say something that's completely serious and have everyone laugh in your face? Then you awkwardly start to laugh because the situation is uncomfortable? That's exactly what happened.
“Wait until you see the TX State Meet,” they said.
Call it my Road to Damascus moment, but they were right. Then again, we probably shouldn’t mix religion and Texas track and field in this preview.
The fans down in Texas love their pure, raw speed and they’ll get plenty of it this weekend.
- What State is the Best at Cross Country?
- The Best High School Finish I've Ever Seen
- ENTRIES: 2013 UIL Texas State Championships
According to Milesplit.com, fourteen preps from Texas are among the top fifty best in both the boy’s 100 and the girl’s 400m. That's just a small snippet of their sprint supremacy. If you're wondering where the Texans rank in the rest of the spring events, we provided a table below of who's in the top fifteen in the nation.
Then there’s the famous Texas Relays (they're so famous, that that's what UT named their meet). I don’t totally understand the 4x200, but the statistics on the 4x400 are astonishing. We’ll talk about those 4x400s a little later.
For now, if you want to get a glimpse of who will be up front at the national championships later this season, the TX State Meet is a good place to start.
Cameron Burrell
The number one 100m sprinter in the nation is the class of the field this weekend. Earlier this season at the TX Relays, Fort Bend’s Burrell took down Katy’s Kyle Fulks and Katy Morton Ranch’s Eli Hall-Thompson with a wind-aided 10.07. All three marks are still among the top ten in the nation.
The trio returns to the Mike A. Myers Stadium, but unfortunately, they won’t go head-to-head. Fulks and Hall-Thompson will meet in the class 5A final (all races are finals. Take note, NCAA Championships) while Burrell is down a class in 4A.
One thing that some states do well (read: New York) is that they have a Meet of Champions. While they award a class winner on the first day, the best go up against one another on the following day to see who’s the best in the state. Okay, that’s the last thing I’ll say about New York.
The Girls 400m
Four of the nine lanes in the girl’s quarter-mile will be filled with some of the nation’s elite. We’ve listed that special quartet below, but there’s one girl in the table that’s missing from the start list - that’s US#4 Daye Shon Roberson.
Similar to Burrell, she’s among the best of the best, but unfortunately, she’s in class 4A (the other four are in 5A).
Tony Brown is Pure Class
Everyone assumes that 5A is the best class, but not in the boy’s 110m hurdles. US#2 Tony Brown is the heavy favorite, but there are two more rising stars that want a state title.
Back up in 5A, US#4 Ishmael Zamora goes up against US#7 Arno Hamilton in what should be a tight battle to the line.
Speaking of Hurdles, Ariel Jones Goes for the Double
Sparks will fly in the girl’s 100mH between the only two sub-14 girls in class 5A. US#6 Ariel Jones goes up against the next best Texan hurdler, US#8 Skylar Ross-Ransom, but that’s only the beginning of th.
In the other event I don’t understand because New York runs the 400mH (I said I wouldn’t mention NY again, sorry), Jones looks to complete the double in the girl’s 300mH. She’s ranked fifth in the nation in the event, which would make her the clear favorite if she lived in almost any other state, but not TX. Jones will be challenged by the favorite US#3 Alayah’A Johnson and two more elites (listed below) in her attempt to garner two state titles.
You can tune in May 10 and 11th to watch all of the action. While the entries have seed times, we provided a little cheat sheet so you’ll know what to look for before everything quickly ends.
via Milesplit.com
You ever say something that's completely serious and have everyone laugh in your face? Then you awkwardly start to laugh because the situation is uncomfortable? That's exactly what happened.
“Wait until you see the TX State Meet,” they said.
Call it my Road to Damascus moment, but they were right. Then again, we probably shouldn’t mix religion and Texas track and field in this preview.
The fans down in Texas love their pure, raw speed and they’ll get plenty of it this weekend.
- What State is the Best at Cross Country?
- The Best High School Finish I've Ever Seen
- ENTRIES: 2013 UIL Texas State Championships
According to Milesplit.com, fourteen preps from Texas are among the top fifty best in both the boy’s 100 and the girl’s 400m. That's just a small snippet of their sprint supremacy. If you're wondering where the Texans rank in the rest of the spring events, we provided a table below of who's in the top fifteen in the nation.
Then there’s the famous Texas Relays (they're so famous, that that's what UT named their meet). I don’t totally understand the 4x200, but the statistics on the 4x400 are astonishing. We’ll talk about those 4x400s a little later.
For now, if you want to get a glimpse of who will be up front at the national championships later this season, the TX State Meet is a good place to start.
Cameron Burrell
The number one 100m sprinter in the nation is the class of the field this weekend. Earlier this season at the TX Relays, Fort Bend’s Burrell took down Katy’s Kyle Fulks and Katy Morton Ranch’s Eli Hall-Thompson with a wind-aided 10.07. All three marks are still among the top ten in the nation.
The trio returns to the Mike A. Myers Stadium, but unfortunately, they won’t go head-to-head. Fulks and Hall-Thompson will meet in the class 5A final (all races are finals. Take note, NCAA Championships) while Burrell is down a class in 4A.
One thing that some states do well (read: New York) is that they have a Meet of Champions. While they award a class winner on the first day, the best go up against one another on the following day to see who’s the best in the state. Okay, that’s the last thing I’ll say about New York.
The Girls 400m
Four of the nine lanes in the girl’s quarter-mile will be filled with some of the nation’s elite. We’ve listed that special quartet below, but there’s one girl in the table that’s missing from the start list - that’s US#4 Daye Shon Roberson.
Similar to Burrell, she’s among the best of the best, but unfortunately, she’s in class 4A (the other four are in 5A).
Tony Brown is Pure Class
Everyone assumes that 5A is the best class, but not in the boy’s 110m hurdles. US#2 Tony Brown is the heavy favorite, but there are two more rising stars that want a state title.
Back up in 5A, US#4 Ishmael Zamora goes up against US#7 Arno Hamilton in what should be a tight battle to the line.
Speaking of Hurdles, Ariel Jones Goes for the Double
Sparks will fly in the girl’s 100mH between the only two sub-14 girls in class 5A. US#6 Ariel Jones goes up against the next best Texan hurdler, US#8 Skylar Ross-Ransom, but that’s only the beginning of th.
In the other event I don’t understand because New York runs the 400mH (I said I wouldn’t mention NY again, sorry), Jones looks to complete the double in the girl’s 300mH. She’s ranked fifth in the nation in the event, which would make her the clear favorite if she lived in almost any other state, but not TX. Jones will be challenged by the favorite US#3 Alayah’A Johnson and two more elites (listed below) in her attempt to garner two state titles.
You can tune in May 10 and 11th to watch all of the action. While the entries have seed times, we provided a little cheat sheet so you’ll know what to look for before everything quickly ends.
via Milesplit.com
| Boy's 100m |
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| National Rank | Name | School | Mark | Meet |
| #1 | Cameron Burrell | Fort Bend | 10.07w | Texas Relays |
| #5 | Kyle Fulks | Katy | 10.21w | Texas Relays |
| #8 | Eli Hall Thompson | Katy Morton Ranch | 10.32w | Texas Relays |
| #10 | Malik Summers | Lewisville | 10.35 | Lewisville Relays |
| #12 | Tony Brown | Beaumont Ozen | 10.37pw | Region 3-4A |
| #14 | Antwuan Davis | Bastrop High | 10.39 | District 17-18 |
| Girl's 100m |
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| National Rank | Name | School | Mark | Meet |
| #7 | Keyunt'A Washington | Mesquite | 11.53p | District 12-5A |
| #11 | Rushell Harvey | Fort Bend Bush | 11.55pw | Region 3-5A |
| Boy's 200m |
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| National Rank | Name | School | Mark | Meet |
| #9 | Eli Hall Thompson | Katy Morton Ranch | 20.96w | Region 3-5A |
| #13 | Kevin Harris | Texas | 21.03 | Region 2-4A |
| Girl's 200m |
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| National Rank | Name | School | Mark | Meet |
| #15 | Taylor Bennett | Spring | 21.81 | Region 2-5A |
| Boy's 400m |
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| National Rank | Name | School | Mark | Meet |
| #4 | Chris Platt | Willis | 47.01 | Region 3-4A |
| #8 | Drevian Young | Aldine Nimitz | 47.14 | District 18-5A |
| Girl's 400m |
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| National Rank | Name | School | Mark | Meet |
| #4 | Daye Shon Roberson | Houston Wheatley | 53.77p | TX SO Relays |
| #7 | Tiffany Terry | Clear Springs | 53.93 | Region 3-5A |
| #12 | Olamide Olowe | El Paso | 54.37 | Region 1-5A |
| #13 | Daina Harper | Caney Creek | 54.43 | Region 3-5A |
| #14 | Jarra Owens | Fort Bend Bush | 54.43 | Region 3-5A |
| Boy's 110mH |
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| National Rank | Name | School | Mark | Meet |
| #2 | Tony Brown | Beaumont Ozen | 13.38 | TX Relays |
| #4 | Ishmael Zamora | Alief Elsik | 13.72 | District 17-18 |
| #7 | Arno Hamilton | Galena Park | 13.79 | District 21-5A |
| #13 | Kendall Sheffield | Fort Bend Marshall | 13.88p | Region 3-4A |
| #14 | Darien Tennon | Fort Worth Trimble | 13.90p | Region 1-4A |
| Girl's 100mH |
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| National Rank | Name | School | Mark | Meet |
| #6 | Ariel Jones | Atascocita | 13.66 | Region 2-5A |
| #8 | Skylar Ross-Ransom | Langham Creek | 13.76 | District 17-5A |
| #11 | Alexis Duncan | Desoto | 13.84 | TCU Invite |
| #12 | Alayah'A Johnson | Spring | 13.84w | TX Relays |
| Boy's 300mH |
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| National Rank | Name | School | Mark | Meet |
| #4 | Darien Tennon | Fort Worth Trimble | 36.83 | Region 1-4A |
| #9 | Josh Woods | Desoto | 37.37 | Region 1-5A |
| Girl's 300mH |
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| National Rank | Name | School | Mark | Meet |
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#3 |
Alayah'A Johnson | Spring | 41.52 | Rice Classic |
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#5 |
Ariel Jones | Atascocita | 41.90p | Region 2-5A |
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#9 |
Raygen Smith | Clear Brook | 42.51 | Region 3-5A |
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#10 |
Jessica Duckett | Cypress Lakes | 42.56 | Region 3-5A |
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#12 |
Kiana Hawn | Forney | 42.62 | Region 2-4A |