Cabrera steals show at district track meet

HERMLEIGH — Ira’s Isaac Cabrera stole the show at the District 12-1A track and field meet Thursday.

Cabrera began the day by winning the 3200-meter run (11:37.36). In the afternoon, he claimed the 1600-meter run (5:12.03) and capped the day by winning the 800-meter run (2:08.87).

“Isaac usually fares well in 1600 and 3200,” Ira head coach Todd Wall said. “The 800 is a new race and he has been in the top three every time this season. Winning all three was a great day. I believe his endurance and quickness helped.”

Cabrera used different strategies in each race.

“I stayed behind (Hermleigh’s) Colton (Messick) in the 3200 for the first mile because of the wind,” Cabrera said. “I went out and took the lead and won the race. I stayed behind for the first lap of the 800 and started to separate and picked it up on the second lap. I made my move with 100 meters to go and kicked it into high gear.”

Cabrera changed his strategy for the 1600 by leading from the start.

“I started to pull away at the halfway point,” he said. “My plan was to run under five minutes. I ran the first 800 at that pace and tried to keep the pace for the second 800. I wanted to start fast and go for a good time.”

Wall was also pleased with other members of the team. Karson Valentine won the 110- and 300-meter hurdles and Asher Fowlkes won the 100-meter dash.

“We had a lot of athletes do some good things,” Wall said. “Asher ran well in the sprints.”

Hermleigh’s Brishaya Sneed overcame a strained muscle to win the girls’ 100-meter dash, an event she qualified for state the past two years. Sneed, who was injured during the 100-meter dash prelims, had a time of 13.22 seconds. She also finished fourth in the high jump and fifth in the long jump.

“Obviously, it was not my day because of the injury,” Sneed said. “All I wanted to do in the 100 was be in the top four and advance to the area meet. My quad started to bother me halfway through the race. I believe with 10 days until the area meet, the injury will get a lot better. I’m excited to get to the area meet. It is my senior year and I want to do well in all my sports.”

Hermleigh head coach Duane Hopper said Sneed showed determination Thursday.

“The injury hurt her in other events, but she kept going,” he said. “I’m hoping the extra time until the area meet will help in healing the injury. It’s tough on an athlete when you work hard all season and can’t run your best at this time of the year.”

Kiki Gonzales won the shot put and discus and finished second in the 100-meter dash and long jump.

“Kiki  had a good day,” Hopper said. “We just wanted to survive and compete at the highest level, whether it is basketball, softball or track.”

Borden County won the girls’ and boys’ team titles.

Here are the results of Hermleigh, Ira and Borden County athletes. The top four finishers in each event qualified for the area meet, which will be held at Hermleigh April 16:

GIRLS

Team results — 1. Borden County 218; 2. Westbrook 133; 3. Ira 87; 4. Hermleigh 76; 5. Highland 61; 6. Loraine 10.

100-meter dash — 1. Brishaya Sneed (Hermleigh), 13.22; 2. Kiki Gonzales (Hermleigh), 13.28; 4. Brittney Walker (Borden County), 14:24; 6. Kennedy Tucker (Borden County), 14.44.

200-meter dash — 2. Brittney Walker (Borden County), 29.76; 3. Kaylee Walker (Borden County), 29.76; 6. Kennedy Tucker (Borden County), 31.69.

400-meter dash — 3. Haddie Flanigan (Borden County), 1:10.56; 5. Ryleigh Benetiz (Hermleigh), 1:15.12.

800-meter run — 3. Erin Nix (Borden County), 2:43.43; 4. Haylee Gruben (Ira), 2:46.68; 5. Sabrina Highfield (Ira), 2:50.53.

1600-meter run — 1. Hailey Lowery (Borden County), 5:58.75; 2. Erin Nix (Borden County), 6:16.64; 3. Sabrina Highfield (Ira), 6:21.80; 5. Ainsley Manning (Ira) 7:06.62.

3200-meter run — 1. Hailey Lowery (Borden County), 13:01.03; 2. Erin Nix (Borden County), 13:47.72; 3. Sabrina Highfield (Ira), 14:08.85; 5. Ainsley Manning (Ira), 15:39.88.

100-meter hurdles — 1. Mattie Brumbelow (Borden County), 16.80; 2. Callie Hargrove (Borden County), 17.58; 3. Tatum Treadwell (Borden County), 17.93; 5. Ciera Digby (Hermleigh), 20.68; 6. Mayce Herrington (Ira), 21.00.

300-meter hurdles — 1. Fallon Forbes (Borden County), 53.28; 2. Callie Hargrove (Borden County), 54.40; 3. Ciera Digby (Hermleigh), 56.18; 4. Rikki Rinehart (Borden County), 57.15.

400-meter relay — 1. Borden County (Maddye Sumners, Fallon Forbes, Mattie Brumbelow, Rayme Jones), 52.06; 3. Hermleigh (Lynzie Atkison, Ciera Digby, Morgan Digby, Kiki Gonzales), 54.28; 4. Ira (Kylie Miller, Kailey Gladden, Shyla Hill, Emily McCowen), 54.78.

800-meter relay — 1. Borden County (Rayme Jones, Mattie Brumbelow, Maddye Sumners, Kaylee Walker), 1:52.56; 3. Ira (Kylie Miller, Kailey Gladden, Shyla Hill, Emily McCowen), 1:59.96.

1600-meter relay — 2. Borden County (Fallon Forbes, Kaylee Walker, Maddye Sumners, Rayme Jones), 4:38.18; 4. Ira (Haylee Gruben, Grace Highfield, Ainsley Manning, Kylie Miller), 4:59.52.

Long jump — 2. Kiki Gonzales (Hermleigh), 15-3; 3. Rayme Jones (Borden County) 14-8; 4. Maddye Sumners (Borden County), 14-3¼; 5. Brishaya Sneed 14-2; 6. Kylie Miller (Ira), 14-1.

Shot put — 1. Kiki Gonzales (Hermleigh), 34-6½; 3. Breauna Hall (Ira), 29-2; 4. Jessica Heiskell (Ira), 28-8; 5. Sierra Billington (Borden County), 27-7.

Discus — 1. Kiki Gonzales (Hermleigh) 102-8; 2. Rayme Jones (Borden County) 91-7; 3. Kenley Dean (Borden County) 85-11; 4. Breauna Hall (Ira), 70-2; 5. Hannah Caswell (Ira) 78-9; 6. Jessica Heiskell (Ira), 78-0.

Triple jump — 2. Kylie Miller (Ira) 31-8½; 4. Tatum Treadwell (Borden County), 30-7; 5. Maggie Miller (Borden County), 29-1¾; 6. Lilly Juarez (Ira), 27-0.

High jump — 2. Katelyn Clifton (Ira), 5-0; 3. Maddye Sumners (Borden County), 4-8; 4. Brishaya Sneed (Hermleigh), 4-6; 5. Shyla Hill (Ira), 4-4; 6. Kailey Gladden (Ira), 4-4.

Pole vault — 1. Haddie Flanigan (Borden County), 6-0.

BOYS

Team results — 1. Borden County 187; 2. Ira 148; 3. Westbrook 111; 4. Hermleigh 66; 5. Highland 55; 6. Loraine 43.

100-meter dash — 1. Asher Fowlkes (Ira), 11.56; 3. Payton Rivera (Hermleigh), 12.43; 4. Tommy Kingston (Borden County), 12.46; 5. Addison Fowlkes (Ira), 12.50; 6. Garrett Hafer (Ira), 12.51.

200-meter dash — 1. Nick Proulx (Borden County), 23.72; 2. Easton Edwards (Borden County), 24.47; 3. Asher Fowlkes (Ira), 24.62; 4. Garrett Hafer (Ira), 25.85; 5. Addison Fowlkes (Ira), 25.91.

400-meter dash — 3. Hunter McCowen (Ira), 53.72; 6. Morgan Wilson (Borden County), 56.28.

800-meter run — 1. Isaac Cabrera (Ira), 2:08.87; 3. Jeremy Souder (Borden County), 2:26.52; 4. Jake Digby (Ira), 2:40; 5. Cody Smith (Hermleigh), 2:58.55.

1600-meter run — 1. Isaac Cabrera (Ira) 5:12.03; 3. Colton Messick (Hermleigh), 5:33.90; 4. Tyler Thompson (Hermleigh), 5:39.28; 5. Jeremy Souder (Borden County), 5:51.84.

3200-meter run — 1. Isaac Cabrera (Ira), 11:37.36; 2. Colton Messick (Hermleigh), 12:14.68; 3. Tyler Thompson (Hermleigh), 12:44.77; 4. Jeremy Souder (Borden County), 12:50.52.

110-meter hurdles — 1. Karson Valentine (Ira), 17.46; 3. Cam Edwards (Borden County), 18.18; 6. Brayden White (Ira), 20.91.

300-meter hurdles — 1. Karson Valentine (Ira), 44.15; 2. Tommy Kingston (Borden County), 48.21; 3. Cody Smith (Hermleigh), 50.56; 4. Matthew Brazil (Ira), 51.40; 5. Brayden White (Ira), 51.56.

400-meter relay — 1. Borden County (Payton Merket, Trace Richey, Nick Proulx, Ryan Willborn), 45.14; 2. Ira (Karson Valentine, Anthony Coy, Asher Fowlkes, Hunter McCowen), 45.34; 5. Hermleigh (Kelton Carroll, Preston Carr, Payton Rivera, Devin Hilderbrand), 49.06.

800-meter relay — 2. Ira (Garrett Hafer, Anthony Coy, Matthew Brazil, Ben Fonville), 1:41.15.

1600-meter relay — 1. Borden County (Ryan Willborn, Easton Edwards, Morgan Wilson, Payton Merket), 3:36.68; 3. Ira (Matthew Brazil, Anthony Coy, Ben Fonville, Josh Salazar), 3:54.72.

Long jump — 1. Ryan Willborn (Borden County), 19-2; 3. Trace Richey (Borden County), 18-9½; 4. Hunter McCowen (Ira) 18-1½; 5. Payton Rivera (Hermleigh), 17-3.

Shot put — 1. Braxton Barnes (Borden County), 44-2; 2. Zane Allen (Borden County), 4-4½; ; 3. Trace Richey (Borden County), 38-9-¼.

Discus — 1. Braxton Barnes (Borden County), 141-7; 2. Zane Allen (Borden County), 112-3; 4. Trace Richey (Borden County), 103-4.

Triple jump — 1. Easton Edwards (Borden County), 38-7½; 3. Brayden White (Ira), 37-2¼; 5. Nathan Goodwin (Ira), 35-5½.

High jump — 2. Preston Carr (Hermleigh), 5-6; 3. Cam Edwards (Borden County), 5-6; 4. Blake Hancock (Hermleigh), 5-2; 5. Trace Richey (Borden County), 5-0.

Pole vault — 1. Payton Rivera (Hermleigh), 8-6; 2. Morgan Wilson (Borden County), 7-6; 3. Austin Buchanan (Borden County), 7-0; 4. Tommy Kingston (Borden County), 7-0; 5. Kelton Carroll (Hermleigh), 7-0.