UIL State Track and Field Meet 2019

May 11, 2019 by Brad Tollefson Leave a Comment

Don Williams and I made the trip down to Austin for another state track and field meet. With plenty of our local athletes receiving medals during the event.

Day 1

Caleb Wilborn – High Jump

Coronado's Caleb Wilborn clears the bar at 6 feet 9 inches in the high jump event during the state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Wilborn won first in the event after clearing 6-9 on the fewest misses. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Coronado’s Caleb Wilborn clears the bar at 6 feet 9 inches in the high jump event during the state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Wilborn won first in the event after clearing 6-9 on the fewest misses. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

Coronado's Caleb Wilborn tries to clear the bar at 6 feet 10 inches in the high jump event during the state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Wilborn won first in the event after clearing 6-9 on the fewest misses. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Coronado’s Caleb Wilborn tries to clear the bar at 6 feet 10 inches in the high jump event during the state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Wilborn won first in the event after clearing 6-9 on the fewest misses. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

Gracen Key – 800 Meter

Wellman-Union's Gracen Key runs down the track in the 800 meter race during the UIL state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Key finished in first place in the event with a time of 2 minutes 23.19 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Wellman-Union’s Gracen Key runs down the track in the 800 meter race during the UIL state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Key finished in first place in the event with a time of 2 minutes 23.19 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

Wellman-Union's Gracen Key cheers after winning the 800 meter race during the UIL state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Key finished in first place in the event with a time of 2 minutes 23.19 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Wellman-Union’s Gracen Key cheers after winning the 800 meter race during the UIL state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Key finished in first place in the event with a time of 2 minutes 23.19 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

Slaton High – Relays

Slaton's Kamryn Gibbs runs to the track in the 4x100 meter relay during the UIL state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Slaton finished in third place in the event. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Slaton’s Kamryn Gibbs runs to the track in the 4×100 meter relay during the UIL state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Slaton finished in third place in the event. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

Slaton's Xazari Naylor runs down the track in the 4x200 meter relay during the UIL state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Slaton finished in second place in the event with a time of 1 minute 43.13 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Slaton’s Xazari Naylor runs down the track in the 4×200 meter relay during the UIL state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Slaton finished in second place in the event with a time of 1 minute 43.13 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

More Photos

Lubbock-Cooper's Kayli Rowland throws the discus during the UIL state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Rowland finished in third place in the event. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Lubbock-Cooper’s Kayli Rowland throws the discus during the UIL state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Rowland finished in third place in the event. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

New Home's Jacie Fowler runs down the lane with the pole in the pole vault event during the state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — New Home’s Jacie Fowler runs down the lane with the pole in the pole vault event during the state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

New Home's Carter Abney lands in the sand pit in the triple jump event during the UIL state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Abney finished in second place in the event. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — New Home’s Carter Abney lands in the sand pit in the triple jump event during the UIL state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Abney finished in second place in the event. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

Littlefield's D'Anna Smith runs down the track in the 200 meter dash during the UIL state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Smith finished in first place in the event with a time of 24.46 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Littlefield’s D’Anna Smith runs down the track in the 200 meter dash during the UIL state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Smith finished in first place in the event with a time of 24.46 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

Miller Grove's Kobe Robertson runs down the track in the 1600 meter race during the UIL state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Robertson finished in first place in the event with a time of 4 minutes 30.23 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Miller Grove’s Kobe Robertson runs down the track in the 1600 meter race during the UIL state track and field meet Friday, May 10, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Robertson finished in first place in the event with a time of 4 minutes 30.23 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

The rest of the pictures from day one can be seen at the A-J.

Day 2

Steven Quintanilla – Distance Races

Sundown's Steven Quintanilla crosses the finish line behind Milano's Garrett Jones in the 3200 meter race during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Quintanilla finished in second place with a race time of 9 minutes 42.73 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Sundown’s Steven Quintanilla crosses the finish line behind Milano’s Garrett Jones in the 3200 meter race during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Quintanilla finished in second place with a race time of 9 minutes 42.73 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

Sundown's Steven Quintanilla runs down the track in the 800 meter race during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Quintanilla won the race with a time of 1 minute 57.61 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Sundown’s Steven Quintanilla runs down the track in the 800 meter race during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Quintanilla won the race with a time of 1 minute 57.61 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

Sundown's Steven Quintanilla runs down the track in the 1600 meter race during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Quintanilla finished second with a time of 4 minutes 26.37 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Sundown’s Steven Quintanilla runs down the track in the 1600 meter race during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Quintanilla finished second with a time of 4 minutes 26.37 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

Sarah Tackitt – Pole Vault

Frenship's Sarah Tackitt clears the bar in the pole vault during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Tackitt won the event after a vault off. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Frenship’s Sarah Tackitt clears the bar in the pole vault during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Tackitt won the event after a vault off. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

Weather Delay

An official walks through the rain in a weather delay during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

A volunteer clears water from the high jump area after a weather delay during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

Matthew Boling – 100 Meter Dash

Throughout the event, everybody was talking about looking forward to watching Matthew Boling in his races. As the sprint races began, I wanted to get a different photo than the dozens of photographers lined up behind the finish line. In this case, I set up next to the finish line to show the crowd in the background, and the distance between Boling and the rest of the competitors.

Strake Jesuit's Matthew Boling crosses the finish line in the 100 meter race during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Boling finished in first with a time of 10.13 seconds, breaking a national record. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Strake Jesuit’s Matthew Boling crosses the finish line in the 100-meter race during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Boling finished in first with a time of 10.13 seconds, breaking a national record. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

More Pictures

Levelland's Myles Johnson throws the shot put during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Johnson finished in third place with a throw of 50 feet, 1 inch. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Levelland’s Myles Johnson throws the shot put during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Johnson finished in third place with a throw of 50 feet, 1 inch. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

Estacado's Ty'Trice Conor jumps off the starting block in the 4x200 meter relay during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Estacado’s Ty’Trice Conor jumps off the starting block in the 4×200 meter relay during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

Post's Machala Hengen jumps over a hurdle in the 300 meter hurdle race during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Hengen won the race with a time of 45.38 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media] — Post’s Machala Hengen jumps over a hurdle in the 300-meter hurdle race during the UIL state track and field meet Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Hengen won the race with a time of 45.38 seconds. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

More pictures from the second day of the meet can be found at the A-J.

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