MPHS Track Team Members Advance to Area Meet
The Mount Pleasant High School Tiger and Lady Tiger track teams closed out their regular seasons on Wednesday, April 3 at the district meet at Pine Tree High School. The Tigers placed 4th as a team and qualified 8 athletes for the area meet in 8 events. The Lady Tigers placed 5th as a team and qualified 10 athletes for the area meet in 6 events.
Tiger Area qualifiers include:
100M—Dylan Bennett 1st
110M hurdles—Isaiah Hunter 1st
200M—Latristan Thompson 4th
400M—Shane Watkins 3rd
Shot Put—Corben Craig 4th
Discus—Jonathan Amieva 4th
4×100 relay
Dylan Bennett, Jonathan Turner, Shane Watkins, DeCorian Thompson 2nd
4×200 relay
Dylan Bennett, Latristan Thompson, Shane Watkins, Isaiah Hunter 1st
Lady Tiger Area qualifiers include:
100M hurdles—Miyah Farrier-Amador 4th
1600M—Alexia Hawkins 4th
Shot Put—Auti Johnson 2nd
Discus—Vanessa Sampson 3rd, Olivia Glenn 4th
4×100 relay
Tiya Allen, KK Brannon, Shakiyah Shepard, Anna Norman 1st
4×200 relay
Shannon Hines, KK Brannon, Shakiyah Shepard, Anna Norman 3rd
The Area meet is Thursday, April 11 at Humble Kingwood High School. MPHS Track is coached by Jeff Litke (Tiger Head Coach), Travis Buchanan (Lady Tiger Head Coach), Keith Thompson (Relays), Kavan Johnson (Hurdles), Precious Thompson (Long Jump & Relays), Jason Sims (High Jump), Luke Craddock (Triple Jump), Crystal Jackson (High Jump), Jessica Stanley (Throwers), Alex Fellows (Throwers), Taylor Johnson (Pole Vault), Martina Ramirez (Distance & Mid-Distance), Jay Turnipseed (Sprints), and Tina Carrillo (Sprints).
Photos:
4×100: Area qualifying 4×100 relay
4x100g: District Champion and area qualifying 4×100 relay
4×200: District Champion and area qualifying 4×200 relay
4x200g: Area qualifying 4×200 relay
Broach: Track team members honor teammate, Trevor Broach
Courtney Marshall2024-04-10T14:19:51-05:00
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