The Ladycats scored 215 points to easily outdistance runner-up Azle with 92 to win the varsity girls division for a second straight year. The Bearcats finished with 146 points, bested only Keller Fossil Ridge with 172.
At the junior varsity level, the Aledo girls tallied 231 points with Fossil Ridge second with 169. Meanwhile, the JV Bearcats posted 194 points to 135 for runner-up Saginaw Chisholm Trail.
The top four finishers in each varsity event qualified to compete in the Area 5/6-5A April 17 at Denton Braswell High School. From there, the top four in each event move on to the 5A Region I Meet at Texas Tech University in Lubbock May 1-2.
At regionals, the top two in each event qualify for state at the University of Texas in Austin May 14-16, along with the top third-place finisher in each event across all four regions as a wild card.
In all, Aledo qualified 33 athletes (18 girls, 15 boys) for area competition.
“I could not be prouder of the way these young ladies competed. One look at the team scores and you will see what I mean,” Ladycats coach Mike Pinkerton said. “We are peaking at the right time, with several season PRs (personal records) at District. Both the Varsity and JV excelled.
“Now, for the Varsity, it is on to area this Friday. The competition will be tougher, but I’m sure we will be up to the challenge. A huge shout out to all of our coaches who have worked tirelessly to get these girls ready.”
Sawyer Voight for the Ladycats and Isaac Brooks for the Bearcats led all qualifiers by advancing in four events each, while Ladycats Alexa Plantz and Mykel Murry qualified in three events each, as did Bearcat Cooper Hull.
Molly Garrison won two gold medals in the 1600- and 3200-meter runs as she and Holland Gladchuck posted a 1-2 finish in each event. Garrison advanced to state in both events last season, finishing third in the 1600.
The Ladycats also had a 1-2-3 finish in the pole vault with Claire Campbell, Addie Fields and Kara Overstreet.
Tyler Connelly also won two gold medals for the Bearcats, finishing first in the 1600 and 3200.
April 9-10 at Aledo
Running events in meters, field events in feet.
Varsity girls
Team score: 215 points, first place.
Regional qualifiers
100: 1. Alexa Plantz, 11.94.
400: 3. Mykel Murry, 1:00.44.
800: 2. Sofia Brandenburg, 2:15.98; 3. Mayden Mitchell, 2:16.47; 4. Murry, 2:20.99.
1600: 1. Molly Garrison, 5:05.04; 2. Holland Gladchuk, 5:07.32.
3200: 1. Garrison, 10:54.12; 2. Gladchuk, 10:54.13.
100 hurdles: 2. Savannah Thompson, 15.64.
300 hurdles: 2. Sawyer Voight, 45.72.
4x100 relay: 3. Plantz, Macie Laidley, Kirby Pulliam, Voight, 49.14.
4x200 relay: 1. Laidley, Emma Davis, Emma Alonso, Plantz, 1:44.49.
4x400 relay: 1. Murry, Mitchell, Cecilia Frank, Brandenburg, 3:59.16.
Discus: 1. Adrianna Lambert, 114-7.
High jump: 1. Payce Kinman, 5-3; 2. Voight, 5-2.
Pole vault: 1. Claire Campbell, 11-3; 2. Addie Fields, 11-3; 3. Kara Overstreet, 10-0.
Shot put: 3. Lambert, 34-0.
Long jump: 1. Voight, 17-5.
Triple jump: 4. Thompson, 35-1.
Varsity boys
Team score: 146 points, second place.
Regional qualifiers
800: 4. Noah Lay, 2:01.39.
1600: 1. Tyler Connelly, 4:23.48; 3. Reed Murray, 4:35.00.
3200: 1. Connelly, 9:42.37; 2. Thatcher Pettit, 10:10.20.
110 hurdles: 2. Isaac Brooks, 14.99.
300 hurdles: 2. Brooks, 39.45.
4x200 relay: 3. Joe Ingram, Lincoln Tubbs, Cooper Hull, Jordan Hall, 1:28.90.
4x400 relay: 3. Max Mathis, Brooks, Lay, Hull, 3:24.52.
Discus: 3. Jake Lancaster, 159-11; 4. Christian Sandoval, 144-8.
High jump: 2. Hull, 6-4.
Long jump: 3. Brooks, 21-11.5.
Pole vault: 1. Kantyn Kasich, 14-6; 3. Lukas Green, 13-0.
Shot put: 1. Carson Dempsey, 51-7.75.
JV boys
Team score: 194 points, first place.
200: 2. Maddux Nurse, 23.04; 4. Kingston Parks, 23.26.
400: 2. Lawrence Keys, 51.47.
800: 3. Brody Bruno, 2:10.27.
1600: 1. Jonah Clary, 4:48.34; 2. Maddox Murry, 4:49.74; 3. Bruno, 4:53.78.
3200: 1. Clary, 10:23.22; 2. Murry, 10:23.57; 3. Holt Huxel, 10:45.06.
110 hurdles: 1. Preston Tubbs, 16.30.
300 hurdles: 1. Sky Bradford, 40.96; 2. Tubbs, 42.15.
4x100 relay: 3. Cason Cartwright, Nurse, Sawyer Smith, Nolan Barker, 43.89.
4x200 relay: 3. Cartwright, Nurse, Smith, Barker, 1:32.60.
4x400: 2. Lawrence Keys, Nicholas Robles, Blake Fischer, Dylan Tillis, 3:34.73.
High jump: 3. Gabe Montesori, 5-8.
Pole vault: 2. Nick Leite, 10-6.
Triple jump: 2. Grayson Isbell, 41-6.75.
Shot put: 1. Kaden Palmquest, 46-4.75; 2. Omari Din-Mbuh, 45-5.
Discus: 1. Ledger Hudman, 133-1.
JV girls
Team score: 231 points, first place.
100: 2. Elsie Reed, 13.18; 4. Elizabeth Brethauer, 13.47.
200: 2. Carli Yanci, 27.68.
400: 2. Victoria Lawrence, 1:06.28.
800: 1. Stella Lamb, 2:33.36; 2. Lawrence, 2:35.07; 3. Abigail Rivas, 2:35.16.
1600: 1. Lamb, 5:50.46; 2. Arwen Sensenig, 5:52.32; 3. Lily Elgin, 6:11.90.
3200: 1. Holly Thomas, 13:18.05; 2. Lamb, 13:27.90.
100 hurdles: 1. Violet Salling, 17.18; 2. Chloe Salling, 17.41.
300 hurdles: 1. Kinsley Tipton, 50.05; 2. V. Salling, 50.56.
4x100 relay: 2. Brethauer, Hannah Hubley, Reed, Kinsley Tipton, 52.08.
4x200: 1. Reed, Opeyemi Komolafe, Yanci, Hubley, 1:51.94.
4x400: 1. Yanci, C. Salling, V. Salling, Lawrence, 4:24.45.
Pole vault: 1. Savanna Shackelford, 9-0; 2. Elizabeth Gamez, 7-6; 4. Teagan Olea, 7-6.
Long jump: 4. Reed, 15-2.
Triple jump: 2. Reed, 34-4.
Discus: 4. Tanatswa Manyande, 68-11.
The Weatherford Lady Roos (5) and Kangaroos (2) will have seven athletes competing at the Area 3/4-6A Meet, which was being hosted at Kangaroo Stadium in Weatherford at press time on April 16.
From area, the top four in each event will advance to the 6A Region I Meet at the University of Texas in Arlington May 1-2.
Qualifying for area from Weatherford were:
Varsity Girls
Remi Boone: first in 3200, 11:31.18, second in 1600, 5:22.19.
Braelee Gilbert, first in discus, 123-1.
Anaylah Smith, third in triple jump, 34-10.
Kiya Payne, third in high jump, 4-10.
Cayleigh Madrid, fourth in 3200, 12:14.98.
Varsity Boys
Ryder Peek, second in pole vault, 13-0 (won tiebreaker).
Brigham Harmer, third in pole vault, 13-0.
Also, the JV Lady Roos finished second in district. They were led by:
Aaliyah Dixon, first in 3200, 13:01.94; second in 1600, 5:57.41
Berkley Svedin, first in 800, 2:33.40.
CeCe Richards, second in triple jump, 34-7; third in 100 hurdles, 17.71.
Chloe Burton, second in 3200, 13:22.02.
Chloie Bridges, third in pole vault, 7-0.
Madison Lindsey, fourth in high jump, fourth in 100 hurdles, 18.58.
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