Fifteen Mount Pleasant High School Tiger and Lady Tiger track team members are just one meet away from making it to the 5A UIL state track meet. MPHS sent 19 athletes to the area meet on Thursday, April 11 at Turner Stadium in Humble. The Tigers placed 2nd as a team and qualified 7 athletes in 7 events with the Lady Tigers qualifying 8 athletes in 5 events for the regional meet.

Tiger Regional qualifiers include:

100M—Dylan Bennett 1st

110M hurdles—Isaiah Hunter 1st

200M—Latristan Thompson 3rd

Shot Put—Corben Craig 4th

Wheelchair Shot Put—Jonathan Ramirez 1st

4×100 relay

Dylan Bennett, Jonathan Turner, Shane Watkins, Latristan Thompson 3rd

4×200 relay

Dylan Bennett, Latristan Thompson, Shane Watkins, Isaiah Hunter 2nd

Lady Tiger Regional qualifiers include:

1600M—Alexia Hawkins 4th

Shot Put—Auti Johnson 3rd

Discus—Vanessa Sampson 4th

4×100 relay

Tiya Allen, KK Brannon, Shakiyah Shepard, Anna Norman 3rd

4×200 relay

Shannon Hines, KK Brannon, Shakiyah Shepard, Anna Norman 4th

The Regional meet is April 19-20 at Maverick Stadium at The University of Texas at Arlington. 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:

4x100b: Regional qualifying boys 4×100 relay

4x100g: Regional qualifying girls 4×100 relay

4x200b: Regional qualifying boys 4×200 relay

4x200g: Regional qualifying girls 4×200 relay

Bennett: District and Area champion in the 100M, Dylan Bennett

Craig: Corben Craig, Regional qualifier in Shot Put

Hawkins: Alexia Hawkins, Regional qualifier in 1600M

Hunter: District and Area champion in the 110M hurdles, Isaiah Hunter

Johnson: Auti Johnson, Regional qualifier in Shot Put

Ramirez: District and Area champion in the Wheelchair Shot Put, Jonathan Ramirez

Sampson: Vanessa Sampson, Regional qualifier in Discus

Thompson: Latristan Thompson, Regional qualifier in 200M