UIL State Track Meet 2024: Live Updates From Day 3
The 2024 UIL Track & Field Championships are here.
Athletes from all corners of Texas will converge on Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin for a three-day festival of high school track and field that will not only have the attention of the state but some parts of the country.
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Follow for live updates for Saturday's action, which features athletes from Classes 1A and 6A.
UIL State Track 2024 UIL State Track And Field Championships: Live Results
Humble Atascocita wins the 6A boys title, here's how they did it
An absolutely EPIC finish to the UIL State Championships‼️
With a team title on the line, Landon Fontenot came in clutch to help Humble Atascocita to both a 4x400m win in 3:10.26 AND a UIL 6A boys team trophy.#UILState pic.twitter.com/bc8bweTDnz— MileSplit US (@milesplit) May 5, 2024
Tight race for the 6A boys title
Boys 6A will come down to the last race of the evening, the 4x4!!! This is why I LOVE this sport!!! TOMPKINS, ATASCOCITA, and DUCANVILLE !!! Let’s Go!!! #UILState @TTFCA @uiltexas pic.twitter.com/iSaJzUuZhX
— Naomi Cooper (@CoachCooper1333) May 5, 2024
An upset in the Class 1A girls 800 meters
Menard's Danni Ruiz with the biggest upset of the 1A Girls @uiltexas #UILState track meet today so far with her win in the 800@pchristy11 @Texas1AFan
— Leman Saunders (@LemanSaunders) May 5, 2024
Record setting run for Duncanville in the boys 800-meter relay
🚨 Duncanville DEMOLISHES the U.S. high school boys 4x200m national record!
The squad goes 1:22.25 to take a full SECOND off the previous record of 1:23.25 that’s stood since 2018.
Katy Tompkins in second ALSO goes under the previous record with a time of 1:22.72 😨#UILState pic.twitter.com/OtnhwYvtNF— MileSplit US (@milesplit) May 5, 2024
Future LSU Tiger Jelani Watkins grabs another gold
Jelani Watkins for the win!
The @LSUTrackField and @LSUfootball signee takes the UIL 6A boys 100m state title in a smooth 10.19 (-1.2) 🔥#UILState pic.twitter.com/kwogud3AHT— MileSplit US (@milesplit) May 4, 2024
Check out this story from Austin American-Statesman's Rick Cantu on a bond between two Class 4A pole vaulters
With beginnings that started in Russia and Ukraine, two young ladies @uiltexas track and field find friendship, common bonds https://t.co/5c3B4Zb4lQ @statesman #UILState
— Rick Cantu (@Rickyprep) May 4, 2024
Some more numbers on the 6A boys 400 relay
Texas speed is INSANE!
6A 4x100m final⬇️ #UILState
39.14 - Atascocita
39.47 - Duncanville
39.79 - Galena Park North Shore
39.85 - Katy Tompkinspic.twitter.com/jwDFZ5nigX— Travis Miller (@travismillerx13) May 4, 2024
Humble Atascocita sets a record in 6A boys 4x100 relay!
Humble Atascocita boys 400 relay goes 39.14 to win Class 6A in a new record time. @CallerSports #UILState pic.twitter.com/cKjlYm2xPY
— Quinton Martinez (@qmartinez) May 4, 2024
It's go time! Running events beginning in Austin at UIL State Track
That's a wrap on Conf 1A and 6A 3200m Run & field events! Time to close out the 2024 #UILState Track & Field Meet on a high note with running events starting now.
Watch Live: @NFHSNetwork: https://t.co/rO6XGRnH06
Live Results: https://t.co/X8NOVtJGf9 pic.twitter.com/twhxWbO2Vn— Texas UIL (@uiltexas) May 4, 2024
Here's San Antonio Reagan's Sam Abati clearing 16-6 to win the 6A boys pole vault
Sam Abati clearing his winning height to secure the UIL Texas State 6A Championship! Congratulations Sam! #Reaganwayrhs #rootedreagan. pic.twitter.com/Im7hzY569a
— dr.r (@DrR_RHS) May 4, 2024
Forestburg's Brenna Briles won the Class A girls high jump ... and how she got there is quite interesting
Forrestburg freshman Brenna Briles talked about how much winning a state medal meant to hear and her father, also her coach, Jason Briles. Briles cleared 5-2 to win Class 1A girls high jump. #UILState pic.twitter.com/Mbpc3H4uYd
— Quinton Martinez (@qmartinez) May 4, 2024
An early gold for the Rio Grande Valley
BREAKING: Edinburg North's San Juanita Leal defended her Class 6A girls 3,200-meter run title during the morning portion of Day 3 of the UIL state track and field championships! #RGVTrack #txhstf https://t.co/97NSYjnYHM
— RGVSports.com (@rgvsports) May 4, 2024
It's Day 3 of UIL State Track and another overcast day
Big TYNE throws for our @KleinCollins Throwing Crew is about to start at the UIL State 6A Track Meet! @MasonFaye2 throws at 10:30 a.m. #KCTC #TBTF @KCTigerFootball @KC_HAWGS @CoachCallens pic.twitter.com/QFXL1nOIyH
— Robbie Bradshaw (@Coach_RBradshaw) May 4, 2024
Catch up on some content from USA Today Network Properties after Thursday's action
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This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: UIL State Track Meet 2024: Live updates from Day 3