Texan track takes district

After the two-day competition, the Wimberley boys’ track team brought home the district title and the girls’ squad finished second. WHS’s Junior Varsity teams also competed, both finishing in second place. The top-four finishers in each varsity event qualified to compete at the Area track championships, to be hosted at Cuero High School on Wednesday, April 20. In all, 35 event entries qualified for the Area meet from WHS. Leading the way for the girls’ squad was junior Emily Thames and sophomore Baylee Gold, who each qualified for the area meet in all five of their events. Senior Haley Hall and freshman Laney Hennessee qualified for area in three events each, and senior Grace Harney won both hurdles races, breaking her own school record in the 300-meter hurdles. For the boys, senior Landon Gary qualified for area in all five of his events. Seniors Canyun Staton and Juan Olmedo-Barraco, and junior Nathan Brooks each qualified in three events. The track teams are led by head coaches Lacey Lambert (girls) and Josh DeMarco (boys).

See wimberleyisd.net for full list of results.