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Track and Field:Doug Brooks, girls sprint relay earn medals

  • Brooke Palmer at the start of the spring relay. Photo by Mark Lube
    Brooke Palmer at the start of the spring relay. Photo by Mark Lube
  • Chesney Machacek clears the bar on an attempt in the high jump. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Chesney Machacek clears the bar on an attempt in the high jump. Photo by Mark Lube.
  • Dalton Brooks during the 200. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Dalton Brooks during the 200. Photo by Mark Lube.
  • Dalton Brooks splashes down in the pit during the long jump. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Dalton Brooks splashes down in the pit during the long jump. Photo by Mark Lube.
  • Doug Brooks releases the discus. He got second place and a PR. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Doug Brooks releases the discus. He got second place and a PR. Photo by Mark Lube.
  • Doug Brook releases the shot put. He had a throw of 56 which was a peronal best. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Doug Brook releases the shot put. He had a throw of 56 which was a peronal best. Photo by Mark Lube.
  • JaLeah Curtis on the final leg of the spring relay. Photo by Mark Lube.
    JaLeah Curtis on the final leg of the spring relay. Photo by Mark Lube.
  • Riley Rainosek on the track during the 800. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Riley Rainosek on the track during the 800. Photo by Mark Lube.
  • Tyler Bishop approaches one of the last hurdles in the 300 hurdles. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Tyler Bishop approaches one of the last hurdles in the 300 hurdles. Photo by Mark Lube.

    BY MARK LUBE/SPORTS EDITOR

    SHINERSPORTS@SBCGLOBAL.NET

    AUSTIN — The Shiner Lady Comanches and Comanches state track team participants picked up two Silver and one Bronze at Mike A. Meyers Stadium in Austin on Friday.
    Doug Brooks ended his Shiner High School athletic career with Silvers in the shot put and the discus.
    The Lady Comanches 400-meter relay team,  who had one junior, one sophomore and two freshman, placed third in the state.
    Doug Brooks wins Silvers, gets PR in both events.
    With a best of throw of 161 feet, 2 inches, he picked up a Silver in the boys discus and set a personal best. Brooks also had throws of 149- and 157-2.  Post’s Zach Courtney won the competition handily with 186-6.
    In the shot put, he came in second with a personal-best throw of 56, and other throws of 49-11 1/2 and 55-10. Praiyer Jones of Marlin won the Gold with 56-8 1/4. Brooks did have a throw of 59 that would have been the best throw to take the win and be a personal best if not for him getting called for a foul on the throw.
    “I threw great in shot put and discus,” he said. “One of throws in shot put was almost 60 feet and would have been a PR (if no foul). All in all, I got two medals.”
    Brooks said he knew Jones was going to come out and bring a tough game.
    “We both had close throws,” he said. “
    Having been part of two straight football state title teams, Brooks is happy to earn more trophies and medals for Shiner in other sports.
    “I don’t like to be looked at as a one-way or one-sport athlete,” he said.
    Lady Comanches 400 relay team gets Bronze
    The Shiner girls 400-relay team of Brinley Ramirez, Rylee Vancura, Lauren Faldyn and JaLeah Curtis finished in a time of 49.89 seconds, which is their fastest of the season.
    “It was a very exciting race and nervous,” Faldyn said. “It was great we got a personal record and accomplished much even though we got third. We have room for improvement but we are still proud.”
    Dalton Brooks gets fourth in long jump
    Dalton Brooks got within less than five inches to a medal as he took fourth in the long jump with best jump of 21 feet, 11.50 inches. He also jumped 19-11 1/2, 21-6 3/4, 20-6 1/2 and 20-11 3/4.
    Other Shiner results
    The Lady Comanches’ mile-relay team of Hayleigh Burns, JaMya Wright, Riley Rainosek and Vancura finished in 4:05.35 for sixth place.
    Rainosek was eighth in the 800 with a time of 2:29.09 with a 400-meter split of 1:08.80.
    Chesney Machacek got ninth in the high jump with a height of 5-0. She cleared 4-8 and 4-10 on the first try and cleared 5-0 on the third attempt. Machacek missed all three attempts at 5-2.
    The girls 800-relay team of Brooke Palmer, Faldyn, Curtis and JaMya Wright came in ninth with a time of 1:48.96.
    Tyler Bishop capped his Shiner HS sports tenure with a ninth-place finish in the 300 hurdles with  46.33.
    Dalton Brooks was ninth in the 200 with a time of 23.20.