Refugio's Campbell, Sinton's Martinez lead All-South Texas Track & Field Team
2022 All-South Texas Track & Field Team
BOYS
MVP — Ernest Campbell, so., Refugio
Campbell set the tone for Refugio's 2022 Class 2A state title with an eyebrow-raising anchor leg in the boys 400 relay. Campbell won the 100-meter dash for the second straight season at UIL State and helped the Bobcats set a state-meet record in the 800 relay.
Newcomer of the Year— Jayden McCoy, fr., Tuloso-Midway
McCoy won three gold medals (400, long jump and as part of 1,600 relay) at the District 31-4A meet, making a splash in his first year competing for the Warriors, eventually finishing fourth in long jump at the Region IV-4A meet (22-7).
First Team
Sprints
Zach DeWalt, so., Flour Bluff
Kenny Jensen, sr., Kingsville
Darrell Nation, sr., Moody
Mid Distance
Tony Benitez, sr., Santa Gertrudis Academy
Isaiah Billingsley, sr., McMullen County
Forrest Howard, sr., London
Distance
Diego Canto, so., King
Bradley Griffin, jr., Carroll
Jackson Lovvorn, so., King
Hurdles
Tyler Gatewood, jr., Ray
Clarence McGill, sr., Moody
Jared Wallace, sr., Riviera
Horizontal jumps
Wyatt Elwood, jr., Flour Bluff
Caden Soliz, so., Three Rivers
Caleb Washington, sr., Beeville
Vertical jumps
Colton Harrison, so., Gregory-Portland
Anthony Meacham, sr., Woodsboro
Jacob Thomas, sr., Gregory-Portland
Throws
Eric Edison, jr., Ingleside
Aiden Mercado, jr., Veterans Memorial
Caden Reagan, so., Aransas Pass
Second Team
Sprints
Carlos Acosta, sr., Mathis
Luke Medina, so., Calallen
J. Henry Moore, so., Refugio
Isaiah Rodriguez, sr., Bishop
Landon Rodriguez, so., Alice
Mid Distance
Andres Barreda, jr., Flour Bluff
Caleb Murillo, jr., Gregory-Portland
Daniel Perez, sr., Taft
Adrian Reyes, so., Tuloso-Midway
Leroy Rodriguez, jr., Carroll
Distance
Ivan Avila, jr., Tuloso-Midway
Jacob Bustamante, sr., Bishop
Anthony Garrett, jr., Tuloso-Midway
Carlos Leyva, sr., Bishop
Anthony Montelongo-Navejar, sr., Veterans Memorial
Hurdles
Aiden Chalk, sr., Ingleside
Colin Gomez, jr., Beeville
Jasiah Rivera, fr., Falfurrias
Chai Whitmire, so., Refugio
Horizontal jumps
Zach DeWalt, so., Flour Bluff
Antwaan Gross, sr., Refugio
Jordan Kelley, sr., Refugio
Vertical jumps
Leroy Burke, sr., Rockport-Fulton
Bradford Jennings, jr., Flour Bluff
Layton Neimann, fr., Woodsboro
Caleb Washington, sr., Beeville
Slade Weir, sr., Flour Bluff
Throws
Colton Harrison, so., Gregory-Portland
Josiah Lewis, jr., Veterans Memorial
Payton McAlister, sr., Rockport-Fulton
Cristian Rocha, sr., Carroll
GIRLS
MVP — Zerah Martinez, jr., Sinton
Martinez qualified for the UIL State meet in two of her three individual races — the 800 and the 3,200 while narrowly missing a third in the 1,600. The owner of the Sinton school record in all three distances, Martinez finished fourth at state in the 800.
Newcomer of the Year— Linda Villarreal, fr., Carroll
Villarreal made her mark at the District 29-5A track meet, earning high point female as a freshman by winning the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs and medaling in the 800, with a third-place finish, becoming the first Carroll girls athlete to advance in all three distances.
First Team
Sprints
Jazmine Miller, sr., Robstown
Peyton Oliver, jr., Refugio
Jayden Perez, sr., Veterans Memorial
Mid Distance
Margaret Croft, fr., Flour Bluff
Riley Haug, fr., Refugio
Toni Woods, jr., Veterans Memorial
Distance
Claire Bennett, sr., Tuloso-Midway
Eleana Campos, jr., Freer
Jada Johnson, jr., Beeville
Hurdles
Ebonee Nation, sr., Moody
Amber Gonzales, sr., Calallen
Michelle Lindholm, so., George West
Horizontal jumps
Krystal Jewel, so., Ingleside
Madelyn Kocik, sr., Gregory-Portland
Brooklyn Lamprecht, sr., Three Rivers
Vertical jumps
Olivia Mitchell, sr., Flour Bluff
Caina Sneed, sr., McMullen County
Madison Snody, so., Gregory-Portland
Throws
Jordyn Gulbronson, jr., Veterans Memorial
Leslie Pena, jr., Ingleside
Ciara Tilley, fr., Refugio
Second Team
Sprints
Trinity Anscombe, fr., Robstown
Carrah Davis, jr., Beeville
Alexis Jacobs, sr., Veterans Memorial
Alaejah Reed, jr., West Oso
Nadine Ruiz, sr., Hebbronville
Mid Distance
Liana Garcia, fr., Alice
Nyomi Garcia, so., Robstown
Macy Rifkin, so., Flour Bluff
Hannah Van Blarcum, jr., Orange Grove
Distance
Yaneli Aguilar, sr., Skidmore-Tynan
Rayanna Flores, sr., Flour Bluff
Heather Peterson, sr., Calallen
Emilee Sturgeon, jr., Skidmore-Tynan
Hurdles
Jaida Gonzales, jr., Beeville
Karlee Haigood, so., Calallen
Carissa Hintz, so., Flour Bluff
Madison Kilgore, so., Gregory-Portland
Lennyn Tosto, so., Flour Bluff
Horizontal jumps
Carrah Davis, jr., Beeville
Autumn Galvan, so., Sinton
Gladys Martin, sr., Carroll
Nadine Ruiz, sr., Hebbronville
Hannah Van Blarcum, jr., Orange Grove
Vertical jumps
Sara Candler, jr., Flour Bluff
Jillian Curtis, jr., Calallen
Harlie Gallaspy, jr., Flour Bluff
Ja’Naisha Kelley, jr., Carroll
Elly Stewart, fr., Three Rivers
Throws
Emileigh Caldwell, so., George West
Hailey Martinez, fr., Robstown
Brookelynn Meador, fr., Calallen
Marely Samone-Espinosa, sr., Gregory-Portland
Laci Stautzenberger, sr., Skidmore-Tynan
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