Track athletes advance to area

STAFF PHOTO BY KAREN COLLINS Teamwork Meredith Berry, right, hands off to fellow Port Aransas High School athlete Elaine Franco during a relay event at the district track meet at Ben Bolt on Saturday, April 5.

Nine Lady Marlins and four Marlins will advance to the area track meet based on their performances at the district meet on Wednesday, April 2, at Ben Bolt.

The area meet was held Tuesday, April 8, and results were not available at press time.

"The kids did very well. Districts meets are always a long day, and I am very proud with how we competed," said Coach Steve Reaves.

In the varsity division, the top four kids from each event move on to area.

Bold type indicates an area qualifier. Junior varsity does not advance beyond district.

VARSITY GIRLS 3200M JUDY WRIGHT, 14:10, 2ND MARINA MILLIGAN, 14:15, 3RD 4X100 RELAY KELSEY CARTWRIGHT, MEREDITH BERRY, ELAINE FRANCO, LIA PHILLIPS, 54.23, 3RD

100M SAVANNA NIXON, 14.24 CHELSEA PEREZ, 15.22 KELSEY ORTIZ, 15.36 400M SAVANNA NIXON, 1:05, 2ND CHELSEA PEREZ, 1:09, 7TH KELSEY ORTIZ, 1:13

200M KELSEY CARTWRIGHT, 30.56 MEREDITH BERRY, 29.73, 6TH KELSEY ORTIZ, 32.22 1600M JUDY WRIGHT, 6:25, 4TH MARINA MILLIGAN, 6:34, 5TH KATIE SAMUDIO, 6:35, 6TH 4X200 RELAY KELSEY CARTWRIGHT, MEREDITH BERRY, ELAINE FRANCO, LIA PHILLIPS, 1:56, 2ND 4X400 SAVANNA NIXON, CHELSEA PEREZ, ELAINE FRANCO, LIA PHILLIPS, 4:27, 3RD HIGH JUMP KATIE SAMUDIO, 4' 8", 2ND

VARSITY BOYS 4X100M RELAY CODY COLLINS, DRAKE SAWYER, JOSEPH SHRIER, MATT WHITE, 45.22, 1ST 110HH MATT WHITE, 15.20, 1ST 100M ZACH AINSCOUGH 13.23

300M H JOSEPH SHRIER, 45.71, 6TH 200M CODY COLLINS, 23.6, 3RD ZACH AINSCOUGH, 26.95 4X200 RELAY CODY COLLINS, DRAKE SAWYER, JOSEPH SHRIER, MATT WHITE, 1:35, 2ND DISCUS DUSTY FOLEY, 91' 7"

SHOT PUT DUSTY FOLEY 29' POLE VAULT DRAKE SAWYER, 14', 1ST TRIPLE JUMP ZACK MERRILL, 36' 6.5" LONG JUMP MATT WHITE, 22' 5.5" 1ST CODY COLLINS, 20' 1", 5TH ZACH AINSCOUGH, 17' 3"

JV BOYS AND GIRLS 110HH CLAY HAGEDORN, 21.44, 5TH

100M ERIKA WITTEN, 14.09, 1ST NYCOLE CHAMBERS, 15.88 ANDREW RUSSELL, 13.04

400M ERIKA WITTEN, 1:11, 1ST

300M H CLAY HAGEDORN, 58.62, 4TH

200M ERIKA WITTEN 29.29, 1ST NYCOLE CHAMBERS, 34.11 ANDREW RUSSELL, 28.30

SHOT PUT TARRYN MURRAY, 31' 7" 1ST ANDREW RUSSELL, 29' 4"

DISCUS TARRYN MURRAY 68' 8", 3RD ANDREW RUSSELL, 78'