Competing on their own track, the Aledo Bearcats and Ladycats wasted no time — or distance — as they qualified 25 athletes (14 boys, 11 girls) to regionals from the Class 5A Area 5-6 Meet they hosted April 11 at Tim Buchanan Stadium.
The Bearcats also won the team standings in their division, scoring 116 points to runner-up Denton Ryan’s 94. Ryan won the girls division with 150, followed by Aledo with 125.5.
Leading Aledo qualifiers were Adam Averett in four events and Adrian Fuller in three events for the Bearcats. Averett won a pair of gold medals, one individually in the 300-meter hurdles and one as part of the 4x400 relay, along with a silver and bronze. Fuller captured three bronze.
Trey Warner also won two gold medals for the Bearcats, one in the 400 and one as part of that same relay. Also winning gold medals for the Aledo boys were Lincoln Tubbs and Jace Lay on the 4x400 relay.
“Always great to win the area championship. The guys ran their best times of the season in all three relays. Had three school records broken,” Bearcats coach Andrew Clark said. “It’s a good time to be running our best times. We’ve got some really good chances to qualify for Austin.”
For the Ladycats, Molly Garrison won gold medals in the 1600 and 3200. Sofia Brandenburg took gold in the 800 and as part of the 4x400 relay, while Addison Smith won the 100 dash and was on that same relay. Mykel Murry and Mayden Mitchell rounded out the gold medal relay.
“The girls did fantastic. We now have an extremely tough area, combining with District 6,” Ladycats coach Mike Pinkerton said. “Unfortunately, there are many athletes from our area who have marks better than any other area, but will not be competing at regionals.”
The Region I Meet is April 18-19 at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. From there the top two finishers in each event will qualify for state in Austin May 1-3, along with the top third-place finisher in each event from across the state’s four regions.
“The wind is always a factor in Lubbock,” Pinkerton noted. “It will all come down to who can deal with it. I am not worried about the girls at all — I know they will compete.”
Clark added about regionals, “Weather is always a factor in Lubbock. Can’t predict it. Just have to deal with it. Everybody else is running in the same conditions we are.”
For the Ladycats, Brandenburg is looking for a third consecutive trip to state, having finished fifth and eighth previously. Pole vaulter Braylon Brown is seeking a return to state after finishing third a year ago.
Class 5A Area 5-6 Meet
Top four finishers qualify for regionals. Running events in meters, field events in feet.
Aledo Girls
Team score: 125.5, second place (Denton Ryan 150)
Regional qualifiers
3200: 1. Molly Garrison, 11:03.07; 2. Micah Neal, 11:16.77.
800: 1. Sofia Brandenburg, 2:16.29; 4. Mykel Murry, 2:18.36.
100 Hurdles: 4. Savannah Thompson, 15.93.
100: 1. Addison Smith, 12.15.
300 Hurdles: 3. Victoria Crews, 46.59.
200: 2. Smith, 24.87.
1600: 1. Garrison, 5:13.39; 2. Neal, 5:18.18.
4x400 Relay: 1. Murry, Mayden Mitchell, Brandenburg, Smith, 4:00.15.
High Jump: 3. Sawyer Voight, 5-2.
Pole Vault: 2. Emma Ralph, 12-0; 3. Maggie Kilburn, 12-0.
Aledo Boys
Team score: 116 points, first place.
Regional qualifiers
3200: 3. Tyler Connelly, 9:33.19.
4x100 Relay: 4. Adrian Fuller, Kai Taylor, Alex Patton, Lincoln Tubbs, 42.37.
110 Hurdles: 2. Adam Averett, 14.48.
4x200 Relay: 4. Fuller, Taylor, Patton, Gavin Richardson, 1:28.45.
400: 1. Trey Warner, 49.54.
300 Hurdles: 1. Averett, 38.01.
200: 4. Adrian Fuller, 22.20.
1600: 4. Connelly, 4:27.47.
4x400 Relay: 1. Warner, Jace Lay, Tubbs, Averett, 3:19.01.
High Jump: 4. Caden Cunningham, 6-2.
Pole Vault: 2. Braylon Brown, 15-6; 4. Kantyn Kasich, 14-6.
Discus: 3. Christian Sandoval, 152-9; 4. Averett, 146-3.
Shot Put: 3. Carson Dempsey, 49-6.50.
Weatherford sending three to regionals
Pole vaulter Brigham Harmer leads a contingent of three from Weatherford who will move on to compete at the Class 6A Region I Meet. He won the Area 3/4-6A Meet.
The regional meet is April 18-19 at the University of Texas at Arlington.
WeatherfordGirls
Team score: 11 points, 13th place.
Regional qualifier
Discus: 2. Braelee Gilbert, 123-6.
Weatherford Boys
Team score: 16 points, 11th place.
Regional qualifiers
100: 4. Cory Pantoja, 10.76.
Pole Vault: 1. Brigham Harmer, 14-3.
TCA, Weatherford Christian qualify plenty
The Trinity Christian Academy Eagles and Lady Eagles will be well-represented at the Texas Association of Private Schools Class 4A North Regional Meet April 25 at the University of Texas at Arlington. At that same meet, the Weatherford Christian Lions and Lady Lions will have a strong contingent.
The Eagles qualified five individuals and three relays from the TAPPS District 1-4A Meet, while the Lady Eagles advanced six individuals. The Lions will be sending four individuals and two relays and the Lady Lions will have four individuals and three relays advancing from the TAPPS 1-3A Meet.
TAPPS District 1-4A Meet
April 10-11 at Lake Country Christian School, Fort Worth. Top four in each event qualify for regionals.
TCA Girls
Team score: 75 points, sixth place
Regional qualifiers
3200: 3. Emma Saadeh, 13:07.54.
800: 4. Saadeh, 2:39.63.
1600: 4. Saadeh, 6:22.44.
Pole Vault: 1. Paisley James, 8-0; 3. Kami James, 7-6.
Long Jump: 4. Avery Huffman, 15-9.50.
Discus: 1. Ella Cockrum, 134-10; 3. Addison Shoppach, 92-8.
Shot Put: 2. Shoppach, 32-8.75; 3. Cockrum, 32-8.25.
TCA Boys
Team score: 112 points, sixth place.
Regional qualifiers
3200: 2. Bo Merrill, 10:49.69.
110 Hurdles: 1. Owen Coates, 15.29.
4x200 Relay: 2. TCA, 1:33.43.
1600: 2. Merrill, 5:02.00; 3. Jonas O’Dell, 5:03.00.
4x400 Relay: 2. TCA, 3:35.94.
Long Jump: 3. Coates, 20-5.50.
Triple Jump: 2. Garrett Gough, 42-7.
Discus: 3. Kadin James, 132-6.
Shot Put: 2. James, 40-11.50.
Sprint Medley Relay: 3. TCA, 44.39.
AMS, McAnally shine at Meet of Champions
Aledo Middle School eighth-grade boys won their division at the recent Meet of Champions, while the eighth-grade girls were second. The seventh-grade AMS boys also won, with the girls taking third.
The McAnally seventh-grade girls placed second.
Middle School Meet of Champions - April 10 at Burleson.
Eighth grade
AMS, MMS Girls
Team scores: Aledo 99 points, second place; McAnally 16 points, 10th place.
Top individuals
2400: 1. Holland Gladchuk, 8:32.35.
4x100 Relay: 2. Aledo, 51.61.
800: 1. Gladchuk, 2:21.06; 3. Harper Harbuck, Aledo, 2:32.03.
100: 2. Katelyn Tatarevich, Aledo, 13.15.
4x200 Relay: 2. Aledo, 1:51.90.
1600: 2. Ashley Lawrence, Aledo, 5:46.30.
Pole Vault: 2. Savannah Shackelford, Aledo, 7-6.
High Jump: 3. Mia Combs, Aledo, 4-8.
MS, MMS Boys
Team scores: Aledo 131 points, first place; McAnally 55 points, fifth place.
Top individuals
2400: 1. Jonah Clary, Aledo, 7:52.73; 2. Maddox Murry, McAnally, 7:56.17; 3. Josh Fink, Aledo, 8:01.34.
4x100 Relay: 1. Aledo 44.43.
800: 3. Clary, 2:14.34.
100: 2. Wyatt Dorsey, Aledo, 11.24.
4x200 Relay: 2. Aledo, 1:36.53.
400: 3. Edward White, McAnally, 55.25.
300 Hurdles: 2. Colin Overstreet, Aledo, 44.01.
200: 2. Sawyer Smith, Aledo, 23.00.
1600: 1. Murry, 5:00.19; 2. Brody Bruno, Aledo, 5:04.75.
4x400 Relay: 4. Aledo, 3:45.03.
Pole Vault: 1. Zach Redmond, McAnally, 10-0; 2. Luke Miller, Aledo, 9-0.
High Jump: 3. Kevin Jones, McAnally, 5-6.
Triple Jump: 2. Wyatt Dorsey, Aledo, 40-4.20.
Seventh grade
AMS, MMS Girls
Team scores: McAnally 102 points, second place; Aledo 75 points, third place.
Top individuals
2400: 1. Austyn Wiatrek, Aledo, 8:24.70; 2. Isabel Rush, McAnally, 9:36.51.
800: 2. Blythe Haynes, Aledo, 2:34.26.
100: 3. McKinlee Hunstable, McAnally, 13.06.
400: 2. Holcomb, 1:00.20.
300 Hurdles: 2. Aubrey Fluitt, McAnally, 51.45.
1600: 1. Wiatrek, 5:17.24.
4x400 Relay: 3. McAnally, 4:30.08.
Pole Vault: 1. Brooke Johnston, McAnally, 8-6; 2. Payslei Harrison, McAnally, 7-0.
Long Jump: 1. McKinlee Hunstable, McAnally, 16-4.50.
High Jump: 2. Tatum Warren, Aledo, 4-8.
Triple Jump: 2. Eden Jenkins, McAnally, 34-1; 3. Maci Tucker, McAnally, 31-4.50.
AMS, MMS Boys
Team scores: Aledo 156.5, first place; McAnally 40 points, sixth place.
Top individuals
4x100 Relay: 1. Aledo, 46.66.
800: 2. Hunter Bromberek, Aledo, 2:12.61.
110 Hurdles: 3. Jakoby Clukey, Aledo, 16.90.
4x200 Relay: 3. Aledo, 1:43.00.
400: 3. Bromberek, 56.27.
300 Hurdles: 1. Clukey, 43.86; 3. Gage Wilburn, McAnally 44.81.
200: 2. Jackson Clark, Aledo, 24.79.
1600: 1. Kaden Sellers, Aledo, 5:07.68.
4x400 Relay: 1. Aledo, 3:49.94.
Pole Vault: 2. Kason Weaver, McAnally, 8-6; 3 Jack Deary, Aledo, 8-0.
Discus: 2. Caleb Lancaster, McAnally, 101-9.
Long Jump: 3. Hudson Barns, McAnally, 17-5.
High Jump: 3. Clukey, 5-4.
Triple Jump: 1. Clukey, 40-1.25; 3. Beckham Berlin, Aledo, 38-6.75.
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