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04-23-2007, 09:06 AM
7-3A speedsters aim for Austin
By Evan Ren / rene@reporternews.com
April 22, 2007
There won't be any lack of speed at the upcoming Class 3A Region I track meet, and much of it will come right out of Abilene's backyard - from District 7-3A.
Wylie's Gary Edwards, Sweetwater's Skye Green and Comanche's Michael Byrd will be among the favorites in this week's competition, which gets underway Friday at Odessa's Ratliff Stadium.
The meet headlines a trio of 3A Region I events this week in Odessa; Golf begins Monday for girls and Tuesday for boys at the Nueva Vista Golf Club. Tennis will be played at the Ector County ISD Courts, beginning on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.
''I think our district will represent Region I very well,'' Sweetwater coach Patrick Villa said. ''Wylie has been deep and I think they'll do a great job, we've got (Green) and we've been strong in the relays and Comanche has Byrd.''
Edwards, who finished fourth in the state a year ago is the odds-on favorite in the 200, having posted a personal-best time of 21.25.
Green, however, may be the fastest athlete in the meet. Recently signed by Texas Tech, Green placed third in the state as a junior in the 100, finishing in 10.58. But defending state champion Shawnbrey McNeal from Dallas Madison returns, possibly setting the stage for a huge showdown in Austin.
''In pure sprints, I think our district is probably one of the strongest in state,'' Comanche coach Stacey Martin said. ''Third place from our district will have faster times than some kids at state.''
In Byrd, Martin has the sixth-place finisher in the 400 in last year's state meet, who has posted a personal best of 49.7.
Currently being pursued by UT-Arlington and UT-San Antonio, Byrd is also considered a contender for the state meet in the 200, but will likely need to eclipse his personal best of 21.75 in order to achieve that.
''I think you should see quite a few sprinters from our area going to Austin,'' Wylie coach Eddie Lang said. ''I think Edwards should win the 200, Green should win the 100 and Byrd should win the 400.''
On the girls side, athletes to keep an eye on include Edwards' little sister, Bessie, who qualified for state a year ago in the 200, but was unable to compete after becoming dehydrated. She has covered the 200 meters with a PR of 25.14.
Clyde sophomore Emily Yates is another, having qualified for the regional in the long jump, triple jump, the 100 and the 200.
Here are each school's top contenders for the state meet, along with their personal bests in parenthesis:
Breckenridge
Boys
Shot put - Daniel Rodriguez, junior (48-6)
Long jump - Adam Riley, junior (20-1)
Triple jump - Jackie Cooper, senior (41-1)
200 - Chauncy Bradford, junior (22.8)
400 relay - Chauncy Bradford, Matt Miles, Adam Riley, Michael Hayworth (43.5)
800 relay - Bradford, Troy Roberson, Riley, and Hayworth (133.8)
1,600 relay - Taylor Fambro, Ronnie Langford, Riley, Hayworth (3:37)
Girls
Pole vault - Kylee Singleton, junior (9-0)
Triple jump - RaiDiance Lawson, junior (35-3)
High jump - Markell Stoker, junior (5-4)
400 relay - Lindley Brown, Lawson, Emily Stultz, Hannah Langford (50.4)
800 relay - Stultz, Lawson, Brown, Langford (1:47.5)
Clyde
Boys
Shot put - Curtis Kevil, junior (46-3)
Pole vault - Chris Anderson, freshman (12-6)
Girls
Long jump - Emily Yates, sophomore (17-11/2 )
Triple jump - Yates (35-3 1/4)
Discus - Cristi Jackson, junior (110-3 3/4 )
Pole vault - Haley Jenkins, junior (9-6)
High jump - Amy Withrow, sophomore (5-4)
100 - Yates (12.13)
200 - Yates (24.99)
800 - Jennifer Portlock, sophomore (2:22.86)
Comanche
Boys
Shot put - Jonathan Tindol, senior, (46-7)
100 - Michael Byrd, senior, (10.54)
200 - Byrd (21.75)
400 - Byrd (49.7)
Girls
Long Jump - Rachel Miller, senior, (16'10 1/2)
300 hurdles - Jenna Duncan, freshman, (48.8)
3,200 - Marissa Salazar, sophomore (12:59)
Snyder
Boys
Long Jump - Kenneth Turner, sophomore (20-8)
100 - Turner (10.72)
200 - Turner (22.29)
1,600 - Dominic Cabrera, sophomore (4:33)
3,200 - Cabrera (10:30)
Girls
Pole vault - Cayelea Rhodes, junior, (8-6)
800 - Connie Martinez, sophomore (2:34.0)
Sweetwater
Boys
Long jump - Joseph Banyard, senior (21-7)
100 - Skye Green, senior, school record 10.54 in state last year two-time regional titlist.
400 - J.J. McCoy, Joseph Banyard, Duone Cunnings, Skye Green (42.67)
800 relay - McCoy, Cunnings, Banyard, Green (1:28.60)
1,600 relay - Justin Rodriguez, McCoy, Cunnings, Banyard (3:31.01)
Girls
400 - Morgan Shelton, sophomore (59.9)
400 relay - Shelton, Denise White, Morgan Young, Ravenn Rudel (50.3)
800 relay - Bennie Smith, White, Young, Rudel (1:47.4)
1,600 relay - Shelton, White, Young, Rudel (4:08.31)
Wylie
Boys
Long jump x96 Gary Edwards, senior (21-11 1/2)
Triple jump x96 Austin Gray, freshman (42-10), James Rosenbaum, senior (43-4 1/2)
High jump x96 Gray, (6-0)
200 x96 Edwards (21.25)
800 x96 Michael Strong, senior (2:02.1)
400 relay x96 Edwards, Tanner Mitchell, Clay Kinney, Kris Gilmore (42.91)
1,600 relay x96 Chance Perkins, Drew Seale, Michael Strong, Edwards (3:26)
Girls
200 x96 Bessie Edwards, sophomore (25.14)
300 hurdles x96 Amy Pease, junior (46.55)
400 relay x96 Edwards, Morgan Sconiers, Christina Hartsfield, Baleigh Walker (49.65)
800 relay x96 Edwards, Sconiers, Hartsfield, Walker (1:44.96)
1,600 relay x96 Amy Pease, Hartsfield, Paige Hughes, Walker (4:05.65)
Region I-3A Sites
3A Region I Golf Tournament
Site: Nueva Vista Golf Club, Odessa
Time: Girls April 23-24 8 a.m., Boys April 25-26 8 a.m.
3A Region I Tennis Tournament
Site: Ector County ISD Courts at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa
Time: April 25-26 (8:30 am Wednesday, 9 a.m. Thursday for girls; 10 a.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. Thursday for boys)
3A Region I Track and Field Meet
Site: Ratliff Stadium, Odessa
Time: April 27-28, (10 a.m. Friday, 9 a.m. Saturday)
UIL Regionals
Monday marks the beginning of regional week, with trips to state at stake in golf, tennis and track. Here's the schedule for Big Country schools:
Region I-5A in Lubbock
Monday-Tuesday: boys golf
Wednesday-Thursday: girls golf
Friday-Saturday: tennis, track
Region I-4A in San Angelo
Monday-Tuesday: golf, tennis
Friday-Saturday: track
Region II-4A in Denton
Monday-Tuesday: golf
Wednesday-Thursday: tennis
Friday-Saturday: track
Region I-3A in Midland/Odessa
Monday-Tuesday: girls golf
Wednesday-Thursday: boys golf, tennis
Friday-Saturday: track
Region I-2A at ACU
Monday-Tuesday: golf (at Shady Oaks Golf Club in Baird)
Wednesday-Thursday: tennis
Friday-Saturday: track
Region II-2A in Stephenville
Monday-Tuesday: girls golf, boys tennis, mixed doubles
Wednesday-Thursday: boys golf, girls tennis
Friday-Saturday: track
Region II-A at HSU
Monday-Tuesday: golf (at Maxwell Golf Course in Abilene)
Wednesday-Thursday: tennis
Friday-Saturday: track (at ACU)
Region IV-A in Brenham
Monday-Tuesday: golf
Wednesday-Thursday: tennis (at College Station)
Friday-Saturday: track (at Huntsville)
Headline and copy editor: Troy Shockley
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