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Yoakum track and field: Yoakum sends five athletes to state track meet

  • ayana Phillips races ahead of UCR to win the 400-meter dash Saturday in the Region IV-3A meet in Seguin. Photo by Mark Lube.
    ayana Phillips races ahead of UCR to win the 400-meter dash Saturday in the Region IV-3A meet in Seguin. Photo by Mark Lube.

    The Yoakum track and field teams competed in the regional meet Friday and Saturday in Yoakum.
    Jayana Phillips qualified for state in the 400-meter dash and the triple jump while the Yoakum boys 400-relay team of Jayden Jones, Zach Taylor, Qyion Williams and Kadarius Price will also head to state.
    Girls
    Yoakum scored 38 points to come in sixth place.
    400 — Prelims: 1st, Jayana Phillips, 59.88. Finals: 1st, Phillips, 1:00.12
    400 Relay — 3rd, Yoakum (Olivia Fojt, Jayla Hessler, Samantha Adamek, Phillips), 49.93. Finals; 5th, Yoakum, 50.91.
    1600 Relay—  Prelims: 8th, Yoakum (Cameron Williams, Adamek, Gisela Martinez, Hessler), 4:24.56. Finals: 5th, Yoakum, 4:13.64.
    High Jump — 4th, Phillips, 5-0.
    Triple Jump — 1st, Phillips, 38-6 1/2; 3rd, Hessler, 38-3 3/4
    State-meet qualifiers — Phillips: 400, Triple Jump
    Boys
    The Bulldogs placed fifth with 43 points.
    400 — Prelims: 1st, Chase Polk, 50.56; 10th, Kade Giese, 53.27. Finals: 3rd, Polk, 50.29.
    400 Relay — Prelims: 2nd, Yoakum (Jayden Jones, Zach Taylor, Qyion Williams, Kadarius Price), 42.47. Finals: 2nd, Yoakum, 42.76.
    800 Relay — Prelims: 3rd, Yoakum (Jones, Taylor, Williams, Price), 1:30.29. Finals: 3rd, Yoakum, 1:31.19.
    1600 Relay — Prelims: 2nd, Yoakum (Donovan Toussaint, Chase Polk, X’Zavier Barnett, Giese), 3:32.35. Finals: 4th, Yoakum, 3:29.55.
    High Jump — 5th, Gage Harrison, 6-0.
    State-meet qualifiers — Jones: 400 Relay; Taylor: 400 Relay; Williams: 400 Relay; Price: 400 Relay.