Coates wins two titles for TCA

Owen Coates of Trinity Christian Academy won two gold medals in the 110-meter and 300 hurdles at the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Class 4A State Track and Field Meet.

Trinity Christian Academy

Oates, a junior, topped the field in both the 110-meter and 300 hurdles. He clocked a time of 14.50 seconds in the former to win by .49 seconds, while the latter race was a bit closer with his time of 38.44 winning by .11 seconds.

This was Oates’ second consecutive year to win state in the 110 hurdles. He also finished second as a freshman. 

“I thought he’d win both, but he came into the 300 hurdles seeded fourth and I knew he was better than that. He put it another gear and proved me right,” TCA coach Steve Hale said. “What we saw from Owen was strength and conditioning, something we’re trying to establish in our whole athletic program.”

In addition this season, Oates placed eighth in the pole vault and ran the anchor leg of the eighth-place 4x400 relay.

Also from TCA, freshman Charlotte Parker posted a second-place finish in the long jump with a leap of 16 feet, 11.75 inches and was third in the 100 hurdles, clocking 16.14. She also placed seventh in the high jump and ran a leg of the seventh-place 4x100 relay.

Paisley James, a sophomore, also brought home a medal with her second-place finish in the girls pole vault, clearing 9 feet. Senior Kadin James, likewise, won silver in the boys shot put with a throw of 50-11.25.

“I told our kids it would be a successful meet if we PR’d and they did that,” Hale said. “Track season is a long season, but our kids were ready for state.

“In the postseason you go up against great competition every time and our kids met the test and succeeded.”

Texas Association of Private and Parochial School State Track Meet

May 8-9 at Hewitt High School

Running events in meters, field events in feet

Class 4A

Willow Park Trinity Christian results

Girls

Team score: 35 points, seventh place.

100 hurdles: 3. Charlotte Parker, 16.14.

4x100 relay: 7. Avery Huffman, Parker, Izzy Coates, Natalie O'Neal, 51.31.

High jump: 7. Parker, 4-8.

Long jump: 2. Parker, 16-11.75; 5. Huffman, 16-0.75.

Pole vault: 2. Paisley James, 9-0; 6. Kami James, 8-0.

Boys

Team score: 36 points, seventh place.

110 hurdles: 1. Owen Coates, 14.50.

300 hurdles: 1. Coates, 38.44.

4x400 relay: 8. Jayton Garrett, Pearson Kuykendall, Campbell Karr, Coates, 3:36.00.

Pole vault: 8. Coates, 11-0.

Discus: 4. Kadin James, 149-8.

Shot put: 2. James, 50-11.25.

Woody, Hughes medal for WCS at state

Evelyn Woody of the Weatherford Christian School Lady Lions and Jack Hughes of the Lions each posted top-three finishes at the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Class 3A State Track and Field Meet May 8-9 at Hewitt High School.

Woody captured a silver medal in the 300-meter hurdles, clocking a time of 49.52 seconds. Hughes placed third in the pole vault, clearing 12 feet, 6 inches.

Woody narrowly missed another medal, finishing fourth in the 800. She also ran a leg of the seventh-place 4x400 relay.

Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools State Track and Field Meet

May 8-9 at Hewitt High School

Running events in meters, field events in feet.

Class 3A

Weatherford Christian School results

Girls

Team score: 35 points, eighth place.

400: 6. Kayleigh Ratliff, 1:05.01.

800: 4. Evelyn Woody, 2:27.07.

1600: 8. Maggie Butler, 6:27.27.

300 hurdles: 2. Woody, 49.52.

4x200 relay: 5. Ava Chester, Ava Garcia, Savannah Zimmerman, Abigail Thompson, 1:52.88.

4x400 relay: 7. Woody , Avery Reed, Zimmerman, Ratliff,  4:33.45.

Discus: 4. Sadie Berry, 92-8; 8. Rylee Gosnell, 76-2.

Boys

Team score: 15 points, 14th place.

1600: 5. Jack Muhlenkamp, 4:42.41.

3200: 4. Muhlenkamp, 10:24.73.

Pole vault: 3. Jack Hughes, 12-6.