AUSTIN – The 2025 UIL Track and Field State Championships concluded Friday and Saturday at the University of Texas’ Myers Stadium, with local schools collecting eight medals.
Earning state championships were Zephyr’s Ronni McClain, who defended her Class 1A girls pole vault title with a best effort of 10-10. Also, Richland Springs Coyote Brice Roesler brought home gold in the 1A boys shot put with a top performance of 51-3.
Silver medals were claimed by Zephyr’s Haley Eason in the 1A girls triple jump with a 34-8.75 leap on her final attempt, while Richland Springs’ Cohen Ethridge was the runner-up in the 1A boys 300-meter hurdles in a time of 39.22.
Collecting bronze medals were the Richland Springs boys 4×200 relay of Cohen Ethridge, Jim Eckermann, Ethan Deeds and Rush Norris, which had the third-best Class 1A time of 3:30.21, along with the Cross Plains boys 4×400 relay of Rylen Reed, Ryder Reed, Kade Purvis and Gray Albrecht in 3:25.16.
The Class 2A running events were also held Saturday morning after being postponed due to weather Friday, and the Bangs Lady Dragons 4×100 relay of Valerie Razo, Kasey Solis, Cameryn Harmon and Abby Wolf placed fifth in a new school record time of 48.77. The same quartet comprised the 4×200 relay for the Lady Dragons and came in sixth, also with a new school record time of 1:44.78.
The relays, along with Solis’ silver medal effort in the triple jump (37-0.25) and bronze medal performance in the long jump (17-9.75) Friday, gave the Lady Dragons 20 points, good for eighth place in the final Class 2A girls team standings.
The Richland Springs boys finished in a tie for third place in the Class 1A standings with 44 points, the Cross Plains boys ended up in an eighth place tie with 20 points in Class 1A, and the Zephyr girls were 14th as a team with 18 points.
Saturday results from the UIL Track and State Championships from Brown County and the surrounding area are as follows:
CLASS 1A RESULTS
1st Place – State Champions
Zephyr’s Ronnie McClain in 1A girls pole vault (10-10)
Richland Springs’ Brice Roesler in 1A boys shot put (51-3)
2nd Place – Silver Medalists
Zephyr’s Haley Eason in 1A girls triple jump (34-8.75)
Richland Springs’ Cohen Ethridge in 1A boys 300-meter hurdles (39.22)
3rd Place – Bronze Medalists
Richland Springs 1A boys 4×200 relay of Ethan Deeds, Cohen Ethridge, Billy Perry and Rush Norris (1:30.44)
Cross Plains 1A boys 4×400 relay of Rylen Reed, Ryder Reed, Kade Purvis and Gray Albrecht (3:25.16)
4th Place
Zephyr’s Aaron Fagan in the 1A boys 3200 meters (10:14.44)
May’s Ben Harrell in 1A boys 400 meters (50.97)
Blanket’s Kannon Kensing in 1A boys 200 meters (22.67)
Richland Springs’ Brice Roesler in 1A boys discus (148-8)
Richland Springs 1A boys 4×400 relay of Cohen Ethridge, Jim Eckermann, Ethan Deeds and Rush Norris (3:30.21)
Cross Plains 1A boys 4×200 relay of Kevin Hopkins, Ryder Reed, Brandon Jones, and Gray Albrecht (1:30.88)
5th Place
Richland Springs’ Ethan Deeds in 1A boys 300-meter hurdles (41.4)
6th Place
May’s Kobey Morris in 1A boys discus (138-6)
Cross Plains’ Alivia Allison in 1A girls 100-meter hurdles (16.88)
8th Place
Zephyr’s Ronnie McClain in 1A girls 300-meter hurdles (50.29)
Zephyr’s Kirstan King in the 1A girls long jump (15-5.25)
Richland Springs’ Emma Bryant in 1A girls 400 meters (1:03.98)
Rising Star’s Laynee Allgood in 1A girls 800 meters (2:34.35)
Cross Plains 1A girls 4×100 relay of Langly Potter, Claire Moses, Avery Switzer and Arleth Sanchez (52.16)
9th Place
Zephyr’s Avery Stevens in 1A girls 100-meter hurdles (17.65)
Rising Star’s Laynee Allgood in 1A girls 1600 meters (5:53.09)
Cross Plains’ Kyndall Purvis in 1A girls 300-meter hurdles (50.45)
Cross Plains 1A girls 4×400 relay of Langly Potter, Arleth Sanchez, Adelynn McGowen and Kyndall Purvis (4:30.97)
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CLASS 2A RESULTS
2nd Place – Silver Medalist
Bangs’ Kasey Solis in the 2A girls triple jump (37-0.25)
3rd Place – Bronze Medalist
Bangs’ Kasey Solis in the 2A girls long jump (17-9.5)
5th place
Bangs Lady Dragons 4×100 relay of Valerie Razo, Kasey Solis, Cameryn Harmon and Abby Wolf (48.77) – new school record
6th place
Bangs Lady Dragons 4×200 relay of Abby Wolf, Kasey Solis, Valerie Razo, and Cameryn Harmon (1:44.78) – new school record