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Wallace brings state title to SHS |
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Written by Staff Reports
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
AUSTIN — A state championship has come back to Nolan County.
Sweetwater senior Keke Wallace won the Class 3A state title in the 300-meter hurdles Friday night in Austin. Wallace was one of four Nolan County athletes who competed in the UIL state championships.
Two Roscoe athletes and a Plowboy relay team were scheduled to compete Saturday in the Class 1A finals.
Wallace, who won the District 7-3A and Region 1-3A titles in the 300-meter hurdles, kept his win streak alive in Austin with the win. The senior was clocked at 37.70 seconds, finishing ahead of Dallas Madison’s Greg Jordan (38.09).
The 37.70 second time was Wallace’s best over the past three weeks (district, regional and state).
Rounding out the top five were Goliad’s Aron Franklin (38.44); Bellville’s Clayton Chaney (38.60) and Crockett’s Jagared Davis (39.21).
Wallace also competed in the 110-meter high hurdles after winning both the district and regional crowns. He finished fourth in the event with a time of 14.56 seconds.
Kennedale’s Eric Brooks won the state title with a time of 14.22 seconds while Mount Vernon’s Aquayas Rockwell was second at 14.26 seconds. Also finishing ahead of Wallace was Silsbee’s Donovan Harris with a time of 14.27 seconds.
Wallace’s time in the 110-meter event was best over the past three weeks.
Sweetwater also had two members of the Lady Mustang track team competing at the state meet.
Ravenn Rudel, despite running faster than her regional mark, finished eighth in the 200-meter dash. Rudel was clocked at 26.28 seconds. Tyler Chapel Hill’s Leandria Lee won the state title with a time of 24.70 seconds.
Morgan Shelton leaped 35 feet, six inches in the triple jump to finish eighth in the state. It was the second best performance for Shelton over the past three weeks. Silsbee’s Chasity Foster won the event with a leap of 38 feet, 10 and one-quarter inches.
In Class 1A, Roscoe’s Zach Guiterrez finished eighth in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:33.85. Evant’s Andrew Gordon claimed the state title with a time of 9:53.50. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 12 May 2008 )
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