In what is annually one of the toughest meets around, the Aledo Bearcats and Ladycats competed in the Northwest Texan Invitational on Friday, Feb. 28.
As a team, the Aledo boys placed third with 93 points, just two points behind runner-up Forney. Northwest Nelson won the meet with 140.
The Ladycats were fourth among the girls, scoring 86 points. Northwest Eaton was first with 129, Northwest was second with 116 and Nelson was third with 108.
Winning gold medals for the Bearcats were Trey Warner in the 400-meter dash, Braylon Brown in the pole vault, and the 4x400 relay.
Adam Averett took second in three events, the 110 and 300 hurdles, along with the pole vault. He set school records in both hurdles events, clocking a 14.72 in the 110 and 38.86 in the 300, and his vault of 15 feet was a personal record.
“He had a pretty incredible day,” Bearcats coach Andrew Clark said.
The Bearcats posted three top-five finishes in the pole vault with Kantyn Kasich placing fourth.
Addison Smith captured the lone gold medal for the Ladycats, winning the 100. She was also second in the 200.
Micah Neal was runner-up in the 1600 and 3200, and Emma Ralph was second in the pole vault, which had a 2-3-4 Aledo finish with Maggie Kilburn and Claire Campbell, respectively.
“We were battling injury and some illness,” Clark said. “We ran well, all things considered. The 4x400 relay put down a really good time (3;22.89) for this point in the season, and it wasn't even at full strength.”
The Bearcats and Ladycats were hosting the Bearcat Relays at press time.
“This week we should be stronger than we have been all year. Getting some kids back off of injury and illness, and we should have a good showing at our home meet,” Clark said. “The 400 will be a marquee event this week with Adam and the phenom from Northwest High School both running in the event.”
Northwest Texan Invitational
(Running distances in meters, field events in feet and inches)
Aledo Varsity Boys
Team score, 93, third place (NW Nelson 140, Forney 95)
High Jump: 5. Isaac Brooks, 5-10.
400: 1. Trey Warner, 48.88.
800: 5. Jace Lay, 2:01.56.
1600: 5. Tyler Connelly, 4:32.81.
3200: 4. Connelly, 9:52.70; 5. Jack Fink, 9:56.84.
110 Hurdles: 2. Adam Averett, 14.72; 6. Brooks, 15.27.
300 Hurdles: 2. Averett, 38.86.
4x100 Relay: 5. Adrian Fuller, Kai Taylor, Lamel Swanson, Lincoln Tubbs, 43.45.
4x400 Relay: 1. Warner, Lay, Fuller, Tubbs, 3:22.89.
Pole Vault: 1. Braylon Brown, 16-6; 2. Averett, 15-0; 4. Kantyn Kasich, 13-6.
Long Jump: 5. Brooks, 20-7.50.
Shot Put: 3. Carson Dempsey, 46-5.75.
Aledo Varsity Girls
Team score, 86, fourth place (NW Eaton 129, Northwest 116, NW Nelson 108)
100: 1. Addison Smith, 12.41.
200: 2. Smith, 25.55; 5. Alexa Plantz, 26.48.
400: 5. Sofia Brandenburg, 1:00.14.
100 Hurdles: 5. Savannah Thompson, 16.97.
800: 3. Brandenburg, 2:17.13; 4. Mykel Murry, 2:21.00.
1600: 2. Micah Neal, 5:19.58.
3200: 2. Neal, 11:33.37; 5. Madison Larsen, 12:06.57.
4x200 Relay: 6.Victoria Crews, Thompson, Edwards, Alexa Plantz, 1:48.53.
4x400 Relay: 4.Mykel Murry, Mayden Mitchell, Brandenburg, Smith, 4:01.24.
Pole Vault: 2. Emma Ralph, 11-6; 3. Maggie Kilburn, 11-6; 4. Claire Campbell, 11-0.
Long Jump: 4. Sawyer Voight, 17-0.50.
Triple Jump: 4. Victoria Crews, 33-9.25; 6. Savannah Thompson, 33-0.25.
Aledo JV Boys
Team score 107, second place (Eaton 172)
200: 6. Gavin Richardson, 24.12.
800: 2. Dominick Barrera, 2:07.35; 5. Reed Murray, 2:09.38.
1600: 3. Ian Robbins, 4:50.91.
3200: 2. Robbins, 10:31.57; 6. Thatcher Pettit, 11:10.78.
110 Hurdles: 2. Briley Perkins, 16.61.
300 Hurdles: 5. Sky Bradford, 43.45; 6. Perkins, 43.88.
4x200 Relay: 1:35.71, fifth.
4x400 Relay: 3:43.17, fourth.
High Jump: 2. Cooper Hull, 6-0.
Discus: 1. Jake Lancaster, 126-10; 2. Guliian Lara, 119-7.
Shot Put: 1. Omari Din-Mbuh, 42-6.25; 2. Decker Sanders, 41-9.75; 4. Guliian Lara, 39-1.
Aledo JV Girls
Team score 38, seventh place.
1600: 2. Hadleigh Walton, 5:43.73.
3200: 1. Lilla Kovacs, 12:25.19; 5. Paula Redondo, 13:02.70.
Pole Vault: 1. Addie Fields, 10-0; 2. Kara Overstreet, 9-6.
TCA competes at Oakridge
The Trinity Christian Academy Eagles and Lady Eagles got the 2025 season going by competing in the Oakridge Opener on Thursday, Feb. 27. Their first two meets of the season at Temple Christian and Mineral Wells, were canceled because of cold weather.
Varsity Boys
400: 6. Jonas O'Dell, 58.33.
800: 5. O'Dell, 2:13.96.
1600: 3. Bo Merrill, 5:03.89.
3200: 1. Merrill, 10:55.38; 5. Harrison Brown, 11:55.20; 6. Layne Parker, 12:43.18.
110 Hurdles: 1. Owen Coates, 15.49.
4x100 Relay: 2. William Saadeh, Teegan Thomas, Garrett Gough, Coates, 44.38.
4x200 Relay: 2. Saadeh, Coates, Thomas, Gough, 1:34.61.
4x400 Relay: 2. Saadeh, Thomas, O'Dell, Gough, 3:41.14.
Shot Put: 3. Kadin James, 42-3.25.
Discus: 1. James, 154-8.
Long Jump: 3. Coates, 20-11.
Triple Jump: 1. Gough, 42-1.75.
Varsity Girls
100: 5. Natalie O'Neal, 13.92.
400: 6. Emma Saadeh, 1:11.52.
800: 2. Saadeh, 2:41.20.
1600: 1. Saadeh, 6:10.95; 4. Ellery Wright, 7:05.35.
3200: 3. Wright, 14:39.06.
100 Hurdles: 3. Kami James, 19.61.
4x100 Relay: 3.Kaydee Hobbs, James, Avery Huffman, Natalie O'Neal, 55.55.
4x200 Relay: 3. Hobbs, O'Neal, James, Huffman, 2:01.25.
Shot Put: 1. Addison Shoppach, 33-3.25.
Discus: 1. Ella Cockrum, 133-1; 3. Shoppach, 89-10; 5. Anna Nelson, 78-10.
Pole Vault: 2. Paisley James, 7-10; 3. James, 7-10.
Long Jump: 3. Huffman, 15-1.25.
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