Tyler Simpson
Blanket Tiger senior Tyler Simpson qualified for the UIL Class A Track and Field State Championships by winning the Region III-A boys 400 meters in Whitney this past weekend.
Simpson, who is bound for Angelo State to play football, was clocked at 53.0 to outdistance runner-up Dustin Matthews of Graford (53.51) by almost a full second.
Simpson’s regional championship brings the number of Brown County entries into the UIL Track and Field State Championships – which will take place May 6-8 at the University of Texas’ Myers Stadium in Austin – to eight.
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Emma Stegemoller (right) ran a 2:22.33 in the 800 meters to earn the wild card berth in the girls 800 meters to the UIL Track and Field State Championships. [Photo contributed]LUBBOCK – Lady Lion Emma Stegemoller on Saturday became the second member of the Brownwood High track program to qualify for the UIL Track and Field State Championships, advancing in the 800 meters.
Despite coming in third in the 800 meters at the Region I-4A meet at Lowrey Field, Stegemoller, who ran a 2:22.33, earned the wild card berth – the best third-place time from all four regions – as she beat out Lily Green of Celina in Region II (2:22.8), Hadley Phillips of China Spring in Region III (2:29.48), and Madison Anderson of Wimberley in Region IV (2:26.41) to move on to Austin.
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After last year’s cancellation due to COVID-19, Rutherford County will once again host Spring Fling in 2021. Spring Fling is the TSSAA’s unique spring sports championship event, where state championships are decided in seven different sports over a four-day period. Spring Fling will be held from Tuesday, May 25 through Friday, May 28, 2021. Track and field and baseball events which have normally been held on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University will be moved to new sites this year due to the university’s capacity limits at Hayes Stadium and Reese Smith Jr.
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Selina Soule spent years training in the hopes of securing a college scholarship and leaving behind a legacy at her high school by setting new records in track.
But those plans were temporarily put on hold one day at the Connecticut Indoor Track & Field State Championships in 2019 when she placed one spot away from qualifying for the finals and the subsequent opportunity to compete at the New England Regional Championships.
That meant missing a crucial opportunity to compete in front of recruiters and secure financial aid that would help alleviate the heavy burden of the cost of college for her family. Two competitors in that race went on to the New England regionals, with one of them setting a girls record for the 55-meter dash and later winning two titles. They now hold 15 state women championship titles and 17 school records.