By: Tom Behrens
High hopes for several medals at the state championships
For Mayde Creek’s Javlyn Cameron, Katy’s Abby Brudnick, Morton Ranch’s Taila Fagan and Seven Lakes’ Cooper Campbell, it was one more shot at medals before beginning their college careers. Cameron, a hurdler, recently signed with Texas State University. Brudnick, a distance runner, signed with the University of Texas during the winter. Fagan, a sprinter, recently signed with the University of Houston. Campbell, a thrower, signed with the University of Oklahoma during the fall.
The boys high jump was an event of interest with Tompkins junior Mason Corbin and Seven Lakes senior Trey Angel among the favorites. Angel earned a bronze medal, with his 6-8 good enough for the state wild-card spot.
Tompkins boasts the top-ranked sprinter in the state as sophomore Kailei Collins carried an 11.31 into the state 100. She won an exceptional III-6A race that produced three of the fastest four times in the state.
Taylor junior Otito Ogbonnia emerged as one of the strongest throwers in the state, getting through a loaded regional field to advance to Austin in the shot put. Ogbonnia heaved 58-11 in the shot put and 172-9 ½ in the discus, taking bronze medals in both. He is ranked fifth in the shot put entering the state meet.
KATY ISD REGIONAL SCOREs
CINCO RANCH
Danella Munoz, 4th, high jump, 5-6
KATY
Abby Brudnick, 2nd, 1600, 5:02.80
Michael Matus, 5th, discus, 166-4
Ryan Yerrow, 3rd, 3200, 9:44.00
MAYDE CREEK
Javlyn Cameron, 2nd, 100 hurdles, 13.72; 5th, 300 hurdles, 43.80
MORTON RANCH
Taila Fagan, 2nd, 200, 24.81
Nic Hernandez, 6th, 200, 22.67
Boys 800 relay, 6th, 1:29.58 (Nic Hernandez, Telron Bradford, Dallas Ross, Westley Sellers)
SEVEN LAKES
Laura Broman, 6th, 3200, 11:36.65
Morgan Janda, 6th, high jump, 5-4
K.C. Nwadei, 6th, triple jump, 39-4; 6th, high jump, 5-4
Dana Pollack, 4th, pole vault, 11-0
Rachel Smith, 4th, discus, 127-11.5
Trey Angel, 3rd, high jump, 6-8
Cooper Campbell, 1st, shot put, 66-7
Zion Mpeye, 4th, 300 hurdles, 38.68
Boys 400 relay, 5th, 41.42 (Jahquan Bloomfield, Nonso Anyanti, Joshua Anadu, Chris Williams)
Boys 800 relay, 3rd, 1:26.97 (Jahquan Bloomfield, Nonso Anyanti, Joshua Anadu, Chris Williams)
TAYLOR
Otito Ogbonnia, 3rd, shot put, 58-11; 3rd, discus, 172-9.5
TOMPKINS
Alyssa Balandran, 3rd, 1600, 5:04.90; 3rd, 3200, 11:18.69
Kailei Collins, 1st, 100, 11.31; 3rd, 200, 24.93
Mason Corbin, 1st, high jump, 6-9
Ben Perceful, 5th, pole vault, 14-6
Parker Powell, 6th, triple jump, 45-6