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Track and Field Athletes Qualify for 2023 Regional CompetitionÂ
April 27 2023
CFISD track and field teams from all 12 high schools will send entries to their respective regional meets, to be held April 28-29. In total, 106 athletes and relay teams qualified for regional competition after placing in the top four of their respective events at the District 15/16-6A area meet at Klein Memorial Stadium and District 17/18-6A area meet at Stratford High School.
The Region II-6A meet will be held at Waco Midway High School and the Region III-6A meet will be held at Humble ISD’s Turner Stadium.
Cypress Creek High School boys and girls and the Langham Creek High boys all placed second in their respective meets to finished tied as the highest among CFISD team in the two meets.
Langham Creek High School senior Jaquaize Pettawayhelped lead the Lobos to a second-place finish at the District 15/16-6A area meet and qualified for the Region III-6A meet in four events. He’ll compete in the long jump, 100-meter dash, 4x200-meter relay and 200-meter dash.
In the District 15/16-6A area meet, the Langham Creek boys recorded 92 points, just finishing behind Klein Forest (95 points). Bridgeland (51), Cypress Park (50) and Cypress Woods (37) high schools all finished among the top 10.
On the girls’ side, Cypress Ranch High School placed third with 87 points. Bridgeland (69), Cypress Woods (27), Cypress Park (25) and Langham Creek (16) high schools were top-10 finishers.
In the District 17/18-6A area meet, the Cypress Creek boys recorded 111 points, just finishing behind Houston Lamar (113). Cy-Fair (53) and Cypress Ridge (36) placed fifth and eighth, respectively.
Cypress Creek High School junior Juan Lowe qualified for the Region III-6A track meet after placing third in the 400-meter dash at the District 17/18-6A area meet. The Cougars placed second as a team at the area meet and qualified nine athletes in 10 events and all three relays to regional competition. On the girls’ side, Cypress Creek tallied 75 points to finished second behind Spring Branch ISD’s Memorial High School (128). Cy-Fair (63), Jersey Village (54) and Cypress Ridge (34) all placed among the top 10.
Cypress Ranch High School senior Camryn Clark anchors the Mustangs’ 4x200-meter relay, which placed third at the District 15/16-6A area meet and qualified for the Region II-6A meet. Clark also qualified for regional competition in the triple jump. The following girls qualified for the Region II-6A meet:
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Bridgeland’s 4x100-meter relay team (42.13) and 4x200-meter relay (1:40.80);
- Bridgeland’s Lillian Harden in the 100-meter hurdles (14.63) and 300-meter hurdles (45.62);
- Bridgeland’s Jewels Westra in the 100-meter hurdles (15.04) and pole vault (11-0);
- Bridgeland’s Olivia Ruiz in the 300-meter hurdles (43.88);
- Bridgeland’s Lily Fawcett in the 1,600-meter run (5:02.55);
- Cypress Park’s Sydnee Burr in the 200-meter dash (24.61), long jump (19-5.5) and triple jump (38-3.25);
- Cypress Ranch’s 4x100-meter relay (46.49), 4x200-meter relay (1:40.37) and 4x400-meter relay (3:54.81);
- Cypress Ranch’s Haley Baalson in the discus (115-7);
- Cypress Ranch’s Emma Goeke in the 800-meter run (2:19.48)
- Cypress Ranch’s Celeste Robinson in the 100-meter dash (11.50);
- Cypress Ranch’s Hailey Ayers in the 100-meter dash (11.74);
- Cypress Ranch’s Maya Wofford in the 400-meter dash (57.06);
- Cypress Ranch’s Camryn Clark in the triple jump (38-1);
- Cypress Woods’ Alyssa Jolly in the 400-meter dash (57.76);
- Cypress Woods’ Emma Opalacz in the pole vault (12-6);
- Langham Creek’s Jovonah Rhodes in the 400-meter dash (58.04); and
- Langham Creek’s Alaya Gradney in the 200-meter dash (23.97).
Cypress Woods High School senior Emma Opalacz won the pole vault at both the District 16-6A meet and District 15/16-6A meet, and is among qualifiers from all 12 CFISD high school for regional competition. She’ll advance to the Region II-6A meet, set for April 28-29 at Waco Midway High School. The following boys qualified for the Region II-6A meet:
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Bridgeland’s Benjamin Montgomery in the 3,200-meter run (9:16.67) and 1,600-meter run (4:16.97);
- Bridgeland’s Adin Lathrop in the 800-meter run (1:56.46);
- Bridgeland’s Kristofer Alfred in the 200-meter dash (21.94);
- Bridgeland’s 4x400-meter relay (3:18.78);
- Bridgeland’s Joshua Keith in the pole vault (15-3);
- Bridgeland’s Alan Bonner in the 1,600-meter run (4:19.60);
- Cypress Falls’ Jairius Burton in the 110-meter hurdles (13.89) and 300-meter hurdles (39.16);
- Cypress Falls’ Davonne Fossie in the 110-meter hurdles (14.25);
- Cypress Lakes’ Julius Malone in the high jump (6-4);
- Cypress Lakes’ 4x400-meter relay (42.01);
- Cypress Park’s 4x100-meter relay (41.74);
- Cypress Park’s Dillon Alfred in the 100-meter dash (10.83) and 200-meter dash (21.96);
- Cypress Park’s Connor King in the triple jump (45-7.25);
- Cypress Park’s Jamitrius Jessie in the triple jump (45-6.75);
- Cypress Springs’ Manny Vela in the 3,200-meter run (9:24.14);
- Cypress Springs’ Jacoby Harmon in the 800-meter run (1:55.48);
- Cypress Springs’ Nathan Thomas in the 400-meter dash (48.32);
- Cypress Ranch’s Ashton Porter in the discus (138-1);
- Cypress Ranch’s Stephan Essim in the long jump (21-5);
- Cypress Ranch’s Chastin Clark in the high jump (6-0);
- Cypress Ranch’s Gavin Snyder in the pole vault (11-0);
- Cypress Woods’ 4x100-meter relay (42.13) and 4x400-meter relay (3:20.20);
- Cypress Woods’ Logan Johnson in the 100-meter dash (10.69);
- Cypress Woods’ Kellen Morgan in the 400-meter dash (48.51);
- Cypress Woods’ Terrance Green in the shot put (54-2.25);
- Cypress Woods’ Ethan White in the shot put (51-5);
- Langham Creek’s Jaquaize Pettaway in the long jump (22-11), 100-meter dash (10.40) and 200-meter dash (20.83);
- Langham Creek’s CJ Davis in the 110-meter hurdles (13.9) and 300-meter hurdles (39.09);
- Langham Creek’s 4x200-meter relay (1:25.43) and 4x400-meter relay (3:15.57); and
- Langham Creek’s Alex Ornelas in the 300-meter hurdles (36.57)
The following girls qualified for the Region III-6A meet:
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Cy-Fair’s Trina Hubert in the shot put (38-3.75) and discus (135-7);
- Cy-Fair’s Madison Ceasar in the 100-meter hurdles (13.92) and 300-meter hurdles (45.39);
- Cy-Fair’s Destiny Pearson in the 800-meter run (2:25.31) and 400-meter dash (1:00.97);
- Cy-Fair’s Elise Brown in the 300-meter hurdles (47.64);
- Cy-Fair’s Zoey Hubert in the discus (117-1);
- Cy-Fair’s Giselle Barbosa in the pole vault (8-0);
- Cypress Creek’s April Pettigrew in the triple jump (35-9.25);
- Cypress Creek’s 4x100-meter relay (49.24) and 4x200-meter relay (1:44.70);
- Cypress Creek’s Danette Haygood in the long jump (17-11.5), triple jump (38-3) and 100-meter hurdles (14.37);
- Cypress Creek’s Bre’Asia Beal in the long jump (16-1.25);
- Cypress Creek’s Laci Collins in the discus (98-6);
- Cypress Ridge’s Rylee Hampton in the 100-meter hurdles (13.43) and 300-meter hurdles (43.40);
- Cypress Ridge’s Rayna Dixon in the 100-meter dash (12.34) and 200-meter dash (25.35);
- Cypress Ridge’s Emily Shook in the 1,600-meter run (5:24.23);
- Jersey Village’s 4x400-meter relay (4:02.02);
- Jersey Village’s Kellie Walker in the 100-meter dash (12.32); and
- Jersey Village’s Carlysia Cresser in the 400-meter dash (57.34), 200-meter dash (24.72) and high jump (4-10).
The following boys qualified for the Region III-6A meet:
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Cy-Fair’s Khalil Hayden in the pole vault (13-6);
- Cy-Fair’s David Vah in the triple jump (45-2.75);
- Cy-Fair’s Cole Lenk in the discus (161-11);
- Cy-Fair’s Cooper Stevens in the discus (155-0);
- Cy-Fair’s Jordan Miles in the shot put (47-5);
- Cy-Fair’s Landon Rink in the shot put (47-2.5;
- Cy-Fair’s Latwone Cisco in the 200-meter dash (22.30);
- Cy-Fair’s Robert French in the high jump (6-4);
- Cypress Creek’s Micah Mills in the triple jump (43-5.75);
- Cypress Creek’s 4x100-meter relay (42.59), 4x200 relay (1:28.87) and 4x400 relay (3:22.25);
- Cypress Creek’s Joshua Keys in the 110-meter hurdles (15.52);
- Cypress Creek’s Gorman Granston in the 400-meter dash (50.26);
- Cypress Creek’s Juan Lowe in the 400-meter dash (50.55);
- Cypress Creek’s Alex Long-Craine in the 200-meter dash (22.01);
- Cypress Creek’s Jeremiah Jackson in the high jump (6-4);
- Cypress Creek’s Lester Doze in the long jump (21-2);
- Cypress Creek’s Dwayne Brocken in the long jump (20-11.25);
- Cypress Creek’s Jayden Los Santos in the 1,600-meter run (4:30.91) and 800-meter run (1:59.70);
- Cypress Ridge’s 4x100 relay (42.25) and 4x400-meter relay (3:27.83);
- Cypress Ridge’s Darnell Thompson in the 100-meter dash (10.49);
- Cypress Ridge’s Demarcus Daniels in the 400-meter dash (51.25);
- Jersey Village’s Mateo Ortiz in the discus (169-4) and shot put (55-8.5);
- Jersey Village’s Kendall Hawkins in the 110-meter hurdles (15.56); and
- Jersey Village’s Beau Lewis in the 300-meter hurdles (41.76).
Source: Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
