Graham track and field athletes advancing to area

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  • (ALEX HAVARDANSKY | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Braylee Mayes runs a tight race in the 100 meter hurdles at the district meets Thursday, April 3 at Newton Field. Mayes impressed in her performance as she qualified for area.
    (ALEX HAVARDANSKY | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Braylee Mayes runs a tight race in the 100 meter hurdles at the district meets Thursday, April 3 at Newton Field. Mayes impressed in her performance as she qualified for area.
  • (ALEX HAVARDANSKY | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Kaden Atwood takes off in the 100 meter dash at the district meet Thursday, April 3. Atwood was amongst the qualifiers for the area meets from her performance in the event.
    (ALEX HAVARDANSKY | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Kaden Atwood takes off in the 100 meter dash at the district meet Thursday, April 3. Atwood was amongst the qualifiers for the area meets from her performance in the event.
  • (ALEX HAVARDANSKY | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Andon Dewayne Masterfield in the second leg of the 110 meter hurdles at the track and field district meet Thursday, April 3. Masterfield finished in the top four of the event and qualified for area.
    (ALEX HAVARDANSKY | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Andon Dewayne Masterfield in the second leg of the 110 meter hurdles at the track and field district meet Thursday, April 3. Masterfield finished in the top four of the event and qualified for area.
  • (ALEX HAVARDANSKY | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Lady Blues athletes participated in the discus throw event for district meet Wednesday, April 2. Hallie Gough and Lillian Noble both finished in the top four and will advance to area.
    (ALEX HAVARDANSKY | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Lady Blues athletes participated in the discus throw event for district meet Wednesday, April 2. Hallie Gough and Lillian Noble both finished in the top four and will advance to area.
  • (ALEX HAVARDANSKY | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Emerie Stogner takes off for one of her attempts in the high jump during the district meet Wednesday, April 2. Stogner finished third in the event and will advance to area.
    (ALEX HAVARDANSKY | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Emerie Stogner takes off for one of her attempts in the high jump during the district meet Wednesday, April 2. Stogner finished third in the event and will advance to area.

The Graham Steers and Lady Blues track and field teams kicked off district at home this week and had a number of athletes advance during the District 6-4A meet.

The meet was held Wednesday, April 2 and Thursday, April 3 with teams including Brock, Brownwood, Glen Rose, Graham, Mineral Wells High School and Stephenville in attendance.

From the running finals to the field events, there were a plethora of athletes from the Steers and Lady Blues who advanced to the Area Meets. 

The Lady Blues particularly had standout performances in the Long Jump, Discus and 100 Meter Hurdle events while the Steers had impressive outings in both the 110 and 300 Meter Hurdles events. The boys also had strong performances in the Triple Jump and Discus events as well.

Lady Blues Advancements

100 Meter Dash: 4. Kaden Atwood, 13.01

200 Meter Dash: 4. Loralai Lee, 26.54

4X100 Meter Relay: 4. Katie McGehee, Kaden Atwood, Georgia Martin, Emily Hughes, 51.18

4X400 Meter Relay: 4. Olivia Pettus, Katie McGehee, Kate Hufstedler, Ellie Weatherman, 4:15.73

100 Meter Hurdles: 3. Braylee Mayes, 16.28

3200 Meter Run: 4. Rebekah Gilbertson, 12:36.93

High Jump: 3. Emerie Stogner, 5-2

Long Jump: 1. Georgia Martin, 17-1.75

Discus: 2. Hallie Gough, 105-10; 3. Lillian Noble, 102-10

Shot Put: 3. Hallie Gough, 33-8; 4. Madison Cauble, 33-6.50

Steers Advancements

4X100 Meter Relay: 4. Isaiah Flores, Macrae Menard, Harison Brockway, Walker Bennett, 44.18

4X200 Meter Relay: 4. Isaiah Flores, Macrae Menard, Walker Bennett, Harison Brockway, 1:33.14

4X400 Meter Relay: 4. Parker Hale, Walker Bennett, Andon Dewayne Masterfield, Thomason Burkett, 3:34.91

110 Meter Hurdles: 2. Andon Dewayne Masterfield, 15.20

300 Meter Hurdles: 1. Andon Dewayne Masterfield, 41.41

High Jump: 4. Kaesan Stogner, 6-0

Triple Jump: 3. Ty Thompson, 42-4.50

Discus: 1. Mateo Rodriguez, 138-9