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Area athletes turned in a series of strong performances at the regional track and field meet May 1-2, with competitors from Elgin, Bastrop and Smithville combining for multiple top-10 finishes.
ELGIN
For the Wildcats, Matthew Cato placed fifth in the boys 3200-meter run with a time of 9:33.82.
Ta’Myra Walker finished 14th in the girls 100-meter dash prelims at 12.69 seconds.
The girls 4x100 relay team of Zy’ere Clemons, Avery Rodman, Heaven Crawford and Walker set a personal best of 50.21 seconds, placing 15th in the prelims.
BASTROP
Kian Pucek turned in a double effort, placing eighth in the boys long jump at 20 feet, 11.5 inches and seventh in the boys triple jump at 43 feet, 4.5 inches.
Jocelyn Thompson cleared 10 feet, 6 inches for eighth place in the girls pole vault, and Austin Moilan threw 142 feet for 10th in the boys discus.
Two relay teams set personal bests. The girls 4x100 lineup of Laniya Stone, Bethany Greer, Kennedi Clemons and Taylor Herklotz ran a 50.66, while the girls 4x200 team of Stone, Greer, Clemons and Victoria Hickman clocked 1:45.20.
Greyson Thompson competed in the boys pole vault but did not record a height. Zachary Wilkinson finished 15th in the boys 110-meter hurdles prelims at 15.87 seconds, Caleb Bolt placed 13th in the boys 300-meter hurdles prelims at 42.47 and John Findlay finished 16th in the boys 200-meter dash prelims at 22.41.
Bethany Greer placed 15th in the girls 100meter dash prelims at 12.83.
SMITHVILLE
Briyanna Sampson led the Tigers with a fourthplace finish in the girls long jump at 17 feet, 7 inches.
Zane Perkins cleared 13 feet for sixth place in the boys pole vault, and Baylor Watson threw 135 feet, 3 inches for ninth in the boys discus.
Zacaria Hibbens finished eighth in the boys 800-meter run at 2:26.14, and Ava Bryant placed 12th in the girls 400-meter dash prelims at 1:01.92.
