Above the bar Tyler Pate of the Port Aransas High School track team sails over the bar in the high jump event at district track competition. STAFF PHOTO BY MARNIE PATE Thirteen Marlins advance to the area track meet today, Thursday, April 15, after placing in the top four positions in their events at the district meet in Ben Bolt on Wednesday, April 7. Some of those who make the trip do so as alternates in relay events.

The top four places in the district meet go to the area competition in George West; the top four in those events will advance to the regional meet May 3-4 in Huntsville.

Coach Steve Reaves said several Marlins set personal records in Ben Bolt.

“The weather was great and our kids competed well,” Reaves said.
Varsity girls
High jump
Emily Scott, 4’ 6”, third
Anna Roberson, 4’ 4”
Shot put
Tarryn Murray, 29’ 11”
3200m
Megan Forrest, 14:15, third
Marina Milligan, 15:12
4x100
Kelsey Cartwright, Chelsea Perez,
Kalani Balcom, Savanna Nixon,
56.6
800m
Brenna Martin, 2:43, third
Maddison Shannon, 3:00
100m
Kelsey Abel, 14.4
Roberson, 14.7
4x200
Cartwright, Perez, Balcom, Nixon,
2:02
200m
Abel, 31.37
Cartwright, 30.8
Roberson, 31.7
1600m
Forrest, 6:41
Shannon, 6:56
Milligan, 7:13
4x400m
Martin, Cartwright, Balcom, Abel,
4:38, fourth (Hardegree, alt.)
Varsity boys
Long jump
Coltan Marcantel, 18’ 8”
High jump
Tyler Pate, 5’ 6”, fourth
Discus
Chris Eggleston, 115’
3200m
Marcantel, 10:50, third
Matt Fries, 10:58
Christian Collins, 11:58
4x100
Pate, Marcantel, Connor Ulch, Dillon
Martin, 47.9
800m
Alex Groseclose, 2:16
Austin Henderson, 2:17
Nestor Angel, 2:21
100m
Zach Ainscough, 11.9
Pate, 12.0
Kevin Sikes, 12.8
4x200
Pate, Marcantel, Ulch, Martin, 1:42
400m
Chris Eggleston, 57.3
200m
Sikes, 25.7
Ulch, 24.5
Martin, 24.5
1600m
Marcantel, 5:03, first
Fries, 5:10, fourth
Collins, 5:30
4x400
Marcantel, Groseclose, Eggleston,
Henderson, 3:55 (D.J. Forrest, alt.)
JV girls
Long jump
Jenna Socha, 11’8”
100m
Socha, 14.31
Meagan Hardegree, 14.31
400m
Hardegree, 1:12
200m
Socha, 33.0

On the run Port Aransas High School track team member Kelsey Abel in action at the district track meet. STAFF PHOTO BY MARNIE PATE Hustle! Zach Ainscough, right, of the Port Aransas High School track team, sprints at the district track meet. STAFF PHOTO BY MARNIE PATE JV boys

Long jump Ryan Miner, 11’ 11” Chase Gustafson, 17’ 6” Chris Lancaster, 13’ 0”

3200m Andrew Hardegree, 13:05, first

800m Miner, n/a

100m Gustafson, 12.2

400m D.J. Forrest, 1:00.2

200m Gustafson, 24.62 Forrest, 25.8

1600m Hardegree, 6.09 Miner, 7:36

Good luck at Area, Marlins, Lady Marlins