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KINGSVILLE — Refugio’s quest to establishing itself as a track dynasty took another step in the right direction after both teams swept the Region IV-2A team titles on Saturday at Javelina Stadium.
The Bobcats finished with 105 points to win their third consecutive regional championship and the Lady Cats totaled 123 points to win the team title for the second time in three years.
Even without the speedy Texas A&M commit Earnest Campbell in two events, the Refugio boys won four gold medals and three silver to qualify athletes for the UIL state track & field meet at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
Campbell, who injured his hamstring in the long jump, still qualified for state in the long jump with a leap of 23-0.75 and in the 100 after finishing second with a time of 10.99 seconds.
The Bobcats also qualified in the 400-meter relay with teammates, Chai Whitmire, Isaiah Avery and Jason Moore finishing second. Refugio stormed back to win gold in the 1,600-meter relay behind Mikel Brown, Avery, Whitmire and Moore, who finished in a regional record time of 3:22.20. Also in the field events, Kolton Taylor won the discus with a throw of 157-9.
Moore led the Bobcats with three gold medals after winning the 200-meter dash.
"God’s blessed them with a ton of talent and all the work that they’ve put in," Refugio boys coach Adam Spiegleman said. "That’s the benefit we have of being really talented and really deep. I feel horrible for Ernest, but I’m so glad he’s getting a chance to go back to Austin and try to get that fourth ring. We had a lot of kids step up and a lot of kids pull their weight so we’ll have a shot."
The Refugio girls brought home six gold medals led by Jazmyn Howard, who had four top finishes and three silver medals to finish as the top point producer in Class 2A.
Howard won the triple jump, 100-meter dash, 400 and 800 relay and placed second in the long jump.
The Refugio girls also had top finishes from Riley Haug, who won the 400 with a school record time of 57.91 seconds. Haug was also part of the first-place 800-meter relay team. The finish by Carlie Mcclain, Haug Jazaelynne Lewis and Howard finished the 800 a state record time of 1:41.76.
Refugio's Ciara Tilley two silver medals in the shot put with a throw of 40 feet, 11.75 inches and 135 feet in the discus.
"I don’t think you could have asked for anything else from my girls," Refugio girls coach Katie Green said. "All of them from the first to the sixth places they just really performed. Some of our individuals, there were going to be some races. But we got everything out and more. Jasmyn ... She’s going to state in five events. She stayed very hungry. I think just right now we’re just kind of figuring out that she’s as good as we know she is."
Three for three
Kingville’s Jasiah Rivera is headed back to the UIL Class 4A state meet in Austin, but this time in three events.
Rivera, who was performing in front of his home crowd, won gold in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.02 seconds and the 300-meter hurdles in 37.90 seconds.
Riviera also finished second in the long jump with a leap of 24 feet, 1.25 inches.
Notable regional performances
Ingleside and Tuloso-Midway went 1-2 in the shot put with Nathan Edlin winning gold with a throw of 55 feet, four inches, and Shawn Burdick advancing to state with a throw of 53-7.25 to win silver.
Beeville’s Harper Green qualified for the Class 4A state meet in two events after winning the 300-meter hurdles in 45.40 seconds and finishing second in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.60 seconds.
Robstown’s Trinity Anscombe continued her stellar high school career by advancing to the UIL Class 4A state meet in the long jump with a leap of 19-10.50 to win gold.
Rockport-Fulton’s Olivia Carney and Brody Karl each punched their ticket to the UIL Class 4A state meet after finishing second in the pole vault at Javelina Stadium. Karl cleared 14.6 feet and Carney soared 10.6 feet to earn silver.
Three Rivers' Caden Soliz won silver to advance to state in the triple jump with a leap of 43 feet, 9.75 inches.
Woodsboro’s Layton Niemann won the Class 2A pole vault after soaring 14 feet, six inches in front of the Kingsville crowd. Niemann becomes the first Woodsboro vaulter since Anthony Meacham to quality for the state meet in Austin.
Premont's Haven Farias finished second in the 800 with a time off 2:03.19.
Team standings (Top five finishes)
Class 2A
Girls: 1. Refugio 123; 2. Goldthwaite 78; 3. Shiner 63; 4. Falls City 62; 5. Thrall 60
Boys: 1. Refugio 105; 2. Thorndale 47; 3. Stockdale 45; 4. Junction 41; 5. Holland 38
Class 4A
Girls: 1. Iowa Colony 74; 2. Sealy 67; 3. Fredericksburg 58; 4. Royal 46; 5. Davenport 42
Boys: 1. Iowa Colony 113; 2. Boerne 44; 3. La Feria 42; 4. Stafford 42; 5. Wharton 34
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This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Building a dynasty: Refugio boys, girls sweep Region IV-2A track titles
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