HG's Morris leads Fannin Co. at State T&F championships

AUSTIN -- Honey Grove sophomore Ryelan Morris took second in the 200-meter dash in 21.97 seconds and third in the 100m dash in 10.84 on May 3 during the Class 2A boys' track and field championships at the Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium.

Both bettered Morris' previous effort at State in 2023 in the 100m: fifth in 10.85.

Meanwhile, Dodd City's boys' 4X400m relay -- senior Ethan Barnard, senior Nate Van Huss, senior Jaden Mahar, junior Mathew Stephens -- garnered fourth in 3:29.55 on May 4 in the 1A boys' race.

Dodd City's Stephens also placed fifth on May 4 in the 1A boys' 400m run in 50.66 seconds.

Sam Rayburn junior Clay Caldwell finished sixth on May 3 in the 2A boys' long jump championship with a 20 feet, 11.25 inch effort.

Ector sophomore Lydia Essary placed ninth in the 1A girls' 3200m run on May 4 in 13:32.34.

It equated the first advance to the State track and field championships for Stephens, Caldwell, Essary, Van Huss and Mahar and second for Barnard and Morris.