Relays boost Bulldogs to Mineola title
The Quitman Bulldogs boys varsity track team comfortably walked away with the Mineola Yellowjacket Relays last Friday, March 1. The Bulldogs were buoyed by their relay teams who took the blue ribbon …
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Relays boost Bulldogs to Mineola title
The Quitman Bulldogs boys varsity track team comfortably walked away with the Mineola Yellowjacket Relays last Friday, March 1. The Bulldogs were buoyed by their relay teams who took the blue ribbon in the 4 x 100-meter and 4 x 400-meter relays, and second place in the 4 x 200-meter relay.
Additional first-place finishes by Quitman athletes were Carter Smith 400-meter dash (52.77), Bryson Hobbs 110-meter hurdles (16.86), and Dakota Jimenez 800-meter run (2:02.25).
The 4 x 100-meter team of Carter Smith, Dakota Reynolds, Matthew Ingram and Xavier Hancock ran a 44.41, while the 4 x 400-meter team of Christian Plata, Smith, Dylan Eppars, and Hayden Breding recorded a 3:37.25.
The Bulldogs picked up additional points through the efforts of Eppars in the 400-meter dash, Braxton Birchfield in the pole vault and 300-meter hurdles, Hancock in the 100-meter dash, and Christian Plata in the 1600-meter and 3200-meter runs.
Mineola finished in fourth place largely through the efforts of field event competitors. Caden Rupert claimed the long jump crown with a leap of 19’6”. Rupert had a busy day adding second-place finishes in the triple jump and high jump.
Mineola’s other scorers were all second-place finishes. They were Braydon Alley in the 100-meter dash, Caden Beck long jump, Trey Rushing discus and Chance Williams pole vault.
The Canton Eaglettes secured the girls varsity division with Mineola finishing second and Quitman seventh.
First place finishers for the Lady Jackets were Raylie Peebles 800-meter run (2:23.75); Jaylee Nevarez, Clara Marlow, Olivia Hughes, and Abbie Dobbs in the 4 x 200-meter relay (1:52.71); and Peebles, Hughes, Caroline Castleberry and Carmen Carrasco in the 4 x 400-meter relay (4:12.37).
Braleigh Wood was the top-performer for the Lady Bulldogs, winning second place in the 800-meter and 1600-meter runs.
Of special note was the performance of the Mineola JV girls track team. They won their division by a comfortable 45 points and scored in all but one event.
The young Lady Jackets swept the three relay races and captured blue ribbons in the 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash, shot put and triple jump.
