It has been a great season so far for the Vernon Lions and Lady Lions track and field teams, and they hope to keep their season going Thursday when qualifiers compete in the Area Track Meet in Jacksboro. The Area Meet features the top four finishers in each event from the District 7-3A Track Meet and the District 8-3A Track Meet squaring off for the right to advance to the Class 3A Region 1 Track & Field Meet.
The Lions claimed the District 7-3A team title in the Boys Division, while the Lady Lions finished second in the district in the Girls Division. Also this season three school records have been broken. Julius Dawkins set a new school mark in the boys’ triple jump, while Key’Maria McBride set a new school record in the girls’ triple jump, and Klancy Sherrill set a new school record in the girls’ 300-meter hurdles.
Nine Lion individuals and three Lion relay teams, and six Lady Lion individuals and two Lady Lion relay teams will be competing in the Area Meet.
Lions who will be competing in individual events at the Area Meet are Jackson Aydelott, 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash; Jerick Weaver in the 200-meter dash; Jevon Fanner in the 400-meter dash; Case Fleming in the 100-meter dash; Julius Dawkins in the triple jump; Kameron Plyler in the high jump; Israel Espinoza in the pole vault; T.J. Thomas in the triple jump; and Beau Gearld in the Shot put.
The three Lion relay teams set to race at the Area Meet are: the 800-meter relay team of Fleming, Plyler, Weaver and Dawkins; the 1600-meter relay team of Ty Scott, Plyler, Dawkins and Aydelott; and the 400-meter relay team of Fleming, Plyler, Weaver and Scott.
Lady Lions who will be competing in individual events are: Key’Maria McBride in the triple jump, long jump and 200-meter dash; Klancy Sherrill in the 100-meter, 300-meter hurdles and high jump; Mari Johnson in the shot put and discus; Zaleigh Sweet in the 100-meter hurdles; and Courtney Saylor and Jasana Goodrum in the pole vault.
Lady Lion relay teams competing tomorrow are: the 800-meter relay team of Ka’Liyha Fanner, Sherrill, Sweet and McBride; and the 1600-meter relay team of Goodrum, Juanita Salazar, Brooklyn Harjo and Emily Rodriguez.
To follow live results from the Area Track Meet tomorrow, click on the following link: https://sites.google.com/jacksboroisd.net/areatrackmeet/home