GORDON WOOD STADIUM – Eight Brownwood High athletes will advance to the Region 1-4A track meet next weekend at Texas Tech thanks to their performance during the Area Track Meet held on Friday at Gordon Wood Stadium.
Capturing area championships for Brownwood were the Lions 4×200 relay team of Tyse Savage, Jordyn Nickerson, Brayden Daub and Jake Jetton, which was clocked at 1:29.55; Savage in the 200 meters, who ran a 22.1; and Toby Yeates in the 110-meter hurdles, who was timed at 15.48.
Advancing as a runner-up in the boys high jump was Thad Hinds, who cleared 6-2.
Brownwood’s four remaining qualifiers all finished third in their respective events – Jetton in the 200 meters (22.53), Weston Burns in the boys pole vault (11-6), the Lady Lions 4×200 relay team of Talia Clifton, Braycee Lee, Kate Tindol and Sidney Windham (1:49.63) and the Lady Lions 4×400 relay team of Windham, Tindol, Kynslee Walker and Lee (4:15.81).
The top four finishers in each event will take part in the regional meet Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30.
The Lions finished fourth as a team with 63 points while Stephenville (174) won the boys team title. The Lady Lions came in eighth with 27 points, while Stephenville (162) took home the girls team championship as well.
Also competing at the area meet for Brownwood, and their finishes are as follows:
5th Place
Jakob Hataway (11.23) in the boys 100 meters
6th Place
Windham (2:36.47) in the girls 800 meters
Clifton (16.64) in the girls 100-meter hurdles
Nickerson (11.27) in the boys 100 meters
Walker (1:05.29) in the girls 400 meters
7th Place
Nickerson (19-5.25) in the boys long jump
Daub (11.42) in the boys 100 meters
Lions 4×100 relay (50.13) – dropped baton on second exchange
8th Place
Logan Kibben (39-5) in boys triple jump
Northcutt (14-7.75) in the girls long jump
Northcutt (55.82) in the girls 300-meter hurdles
Lady Lions 4×100 relay (52.94)
(courtesy brownwoodnews.com)