Weather conditions were chillier than expected during the district 9-6A track and field meet in Williams stadium, however, Abigail Leonard and Samuel Ledbetter brought back a win for Sachse in their long distance-run competition.
Leonard won the girls’ 3,200 meter run with a time of 11:39.74, she also brought home a win for the 1,600 meter run, with a time of 5:41.05. Her 3,200 meter run was 18 seconds faster than her opponent’s run.
Ledbetter, however, won the boys 3,200 with a time of 9:54, and he also won the 1,600 meter run in a time of 4:38.78.
Kamryn Harry won two district titles of his own, winning the 100-meter dash (10.59) and the 400-meter run with a time of 49.07. Harry added a third area qualification in the 200, with 2nd place at a time of 21.79.
Cameryn Fair achieved district champion in the 200, posting a winning time of 24.9. She also achieved qualification for the area meet in three individual events. Fair took second in the 100 dash in 12.21 and was also third in the long jump with a leap of 17-2.
Other area qualifiers for Sachse are: Ozzy Heredia (800, 3rd, 2:03.59), Dominic Richardson (1,600, 3rd, 4:41.54), Roman Rabel (3,200, 3rd, 10:08), Sadiki Mburu (3,200, 4th, 10:16.48), Ngozi Ofili (high jump, 4th, 6-0), Elliot Haas (pole vault, 4th, 11-6), boys’ 4×40 of Jackson Chapman, Hekma Harrison, Josh Eziagwu and Cory Taylor (4th, 3:32.6), Alicia Payne (400, 4th, 1:00.27; 800, 2nd, 2:28.25), Arora Dinh Ngo (800, 3rd, 2:29.87; 1,600, 3rd, 5:43.48; 3,200, 3rd, 12:16.02), Kyla George (pole vault, 3rd, 9-6), Shamyra Hamilton (shot put, 3rd, 33-11.5), girls’ 4×100 of Channing Phillips, Tierney Wesley, Jaeda Bradshaw and Maicen Keefer (2nd, 48.2), 4×200 of Phillips, Wesley, Bradshaw and Keefer (3rd, 1:44.54) and 4×400 of Phillips, Wesley, Trinity Thompson and Payne (2nd, 4:07.58).