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El Paso will send several athletes to UIL state track and field meet in Austin

felix f. chavez, el paso times
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El Paso will send four relay teams and eight individual athletes to the UIL state track and field meet May 11-13 at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin. Here is a look at who qualified from regional meets on Friday and Saturday.

Class 6A

  • Luis Pastor, Coronado. Pastor will go to state in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters. He won the 1,600 meters with a time of 4:13.65 and won the 3,200 meters with a time of 9:05.01.

  • The Franklin boys 400 meter relay team earned the wild card for the state after finishing third with a time of 41.60 seconds. The team consists of Beau Sparks, Julian Mars, Gerald Williams and Jordan Morales. Overall the Franklin boys team finished fourth at the Region I-6A meet with 34 points.

Class 5A

  • Parkland's 800 relay team earned a wild card spot with a third-place finish in a time of 1:27.07. The team consisted of Joseph Gomez, Kaleb Martinez, Lincoln Jurado III and DJ Crest.

  • Seth Truax, Chapin. Truax qualified in the 800 meters with a time of 1:57.04, which was good for second.

  • Morgan Little, Chapin. Little is going to state in two events, the long jump and 100 meters. Little was second in the long jump with a mark of 19 feet, 8 inches and won the 100 meters with a time of 11.59 seconds.

  • Chapin girls 400-meter relay and 800-meter relay. The two girls teams consist of Samahdi Foster, Caidence Johnson, Maliyah Pride and Little. Chapin was second in the 800 relay with a time of 1:39.12 and earned a wild card the 400 relay with a time of 47.13 seconds. As a team, the Chapin girls finished third with 52 points.

  • Ricardo Leyva, Horizon. Leyva won the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 11 inches.

Clint Horizon’s Ricardo Leyva competes in high jump during the Region I-5A track and field meet, Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Lowrey Field.
Clint Horizon’s Ricardo Leyva competes in high jump during the Region I-5A track and field meet, Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Lowrey Field.

Class 4A

  • Christopher Moreno, San Elizario. Moreno won the 800 meters (1:54.37) and was second in the 1,600 meters (4:28.91).

  • Jose Guardado, Riverside. Guardado won the long jump with a mark of 22 feet, 9 inches.

  • Angel Munoz, Riverside. Munoz was second in the long jump with a time of 22 feet, 6.5 inches.

Class 3A

  • Daniel Romero, Tornillo. Romero will go to state in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters, where he finished second in both events. He ran the 1,600 meters in 4:27.32 and the 3,200 meters in 9:37.48.

Chapin's Morgan Little competes in the 100 meter dash during the Region I-5A track and field meet, Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Lowrey Field.
Chapin's Morgan Little competes in the 100 meter dash during the Region I-5A track and field meet, Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Lowrey Field.

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Felix F. Chavez can be reached at fchavez@elpasotimes.com; @Fchavezeptimes on Twitter

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