Here are the top Corpus Christi-area athletes to watch at this week's district track meets
The long push to reach Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin for UIL State Track next month begins this week with district track meets dotted across the Coastal Bend.
Several standouts have long shined on the biggest of stages, names such as Refugio's Ernest Campbell, who will be going for his fourth state championship in Class 2A boys 100-meter dash as he and his teammates chase a state title.
Others are trying to break through with state success — and in some cases trying to get to Austin for the first time.
The UIL championship season starts with district meets, where the top four finishers advance to area, a meet that pairs two neighboring districts.
District 29-5A is paired with District 30-5A, for example.
At the area meet, again the top four finishers advance to the Region IV meet. Once athletes reach regionals, only the top two finishers are guaranteed a spot at state in Austin, with the best third-place finisher across the state earning a wild card berth.
Here are a few athletes to watch as meets get under way around Corpus Christi:
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BOYS
Shawn Burdick, jr., Tuloso-Midway, throws
Ernest Campbell, sr., Refugio, sprints, jumps
William Carlough, sr., Port Aransas, distance
Diego Canto, sr., King, distance
Gary Custer, jr., Hebbronville, distance
Zach DeWalt, sr., Flour Bluff, sprints, jumps
Nathan Edlin, jr., Ingleside, throws
Brody Garcia, so., Veterans Memorial, jumps
Colton Harrison, sr., Gregory-Portland, pole vault
Ryder Harrison, sr., Gregory-Portland, pole vault
Bryan King, so., Agua Dulce, sprints
Jackson Lovvorn, sr., King, distance
Jayden McCoy, jr., Tuloso-Midway, sprints, jumps
Layton Niemann, jr., Woodsboro, pole vault
Eden Perez, sr., Hebbronville, sprints
Brian Rivas Jr., so., Beeville sprints
Jasiah Rivera, jr., Kingsville, hurdles
Enrique Rodriguez, sr., Taft, sprints
TJ Schmidt, jr., Gregory-Portland, throws
JC Smith, sr., Ingleside, jumps
Caden Soliz, sr., Three Rivers, jumps
Kolton Taylor, so., Refugio, throws
Blas Villarreal, so., Banquete, jumps
Temoc Zamora, jr., Veterans Memorial, hurdles
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GIRLS
Trinity Anscombe, jr., Robstown, sprints, jumps
Kaylin Cervantes, jr. Alice, jumps
Autumn Galvan, sr., Sinton, jumps
Nyomi Garcia, sr., Robstown, distance
Harper Green, so., Beeville, hurdles
Tristen Grimes, so., Gregory-Portland, pole vault
Riley Haug, jr., Refugio, jumps
Thana Hernandez, fr., George West, hurdles, jumps
Vianka Hernandez, sr., Ingleside, throws
Jazmyn Howard, so., Refugio, sprints
Krystal Jewell, sr., Ingleside, jumps
Kaitlyn Kilgore, so., Gregory-Portland, throws
Kiana Lanton, so., Veterans Memorial, sprints, jumps
Michelle Lindholm, sr., George West, hurdles
Elaina Lucido, fr., Carroll, distance
Hailey Martinez, jr., Robstown, throws
Madison Snody, sr., Gregory-Portland, pole vault
Ciara Tilley, jr., Refugio, throws
Sakara Wade, sr., Gregory-Portland, sprints
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