CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — After Day 1 of the UIL 3A and 4A State high school track and field meet, seven athletes finished the season with medals. Tuloso-Midway's Jayden McCoy won 4A long jump, breaking a school record.
2A and 5A field events competed on Friday, bringing home 6 medals. Including a state champion, Refugio's Ciara Tilley threw 150' 1" in 2A discus.
2A and 5A running events compete on Saturday at the Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium at the University of Texas at Austin.
UIL 5A State Medalists
Brody Garcia (Veterans Memorial): boys high jump (Second 6' 8")
Trenton Garces (Flour Bluff): boys high jump (Third 6' 7")
Tristen Grimes (Gregory-Portland): girls pole vault (Third 11' 6")
Temoc Zamora (Veterans Memorial): boys 110 meter hurdles (Third 13.97), boys 300 meter hurdles
UIL 4A State Medalists
Eleanor "JB" Kazanjian (H.M. King Kingsville): girls 100 meter hurdles (Second 13.49 seconds) *FASTEST Freshman time in Texas history
Jasiah Rivera (H.M. King Kingsville): boys 110 meter hurdles (Third 13.65 seconds), boys 300 meter hurdles (Second 37.17 seconds)
Shelby Lewis (Beeville): girls discus (Second 132' 4")
Jayden McCoy (Tuloso-Midway): boys long jump (CHAMPION 24' 6.75", School Record)
Nathan Edlin (Ingleside): boys shot put (Third 58' 8")
Shawn Burdick (Tuloso-Midway): boys shot put (Second 58' 10", School Record)
UIL 3A State Medalists
Blas Villarreal (Banquete): boys high jump (Second 6' 7"), boys long jump (Third 23' 2.25")
UIL 2A State Medalists
Ciara Tilley (Refugio): girls discus (CHAMPION 150' 1"), girls shot put (Second 41' 9")
Jazmyn Howard (Refugio): girls long jump (Second 18' 1.75"), girls 100 meter dash (Third 12.02)
Carlie Mcclain (Refugio): girls 100 meter dash (Second 11.9), girls 200 meter dash (CHAMPION 25.04)
Refugio girls 4x200 meter relay (Jazmyn Howard, Caytlin Brown, Ja'zae-lynne Lewis and Carlie Mcclain) (CHAMPION 1:41.28 - STATE RECORD)
Kalab Castillo (Agua Dulce): boys 300 meter hurdles (Second 40.77)
Refugio Girls Team (State Runner-Up)
