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ALL-AREA GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD

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Judson senior and Kansas commit Mariah Kuykendoll (left) and Boerne Champion senior and TCU commit Kendahl Shue (right) each earned gold medals for their efforts in the Class 6A 400-meter run and the Class 5A pole vault, respectively.

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Smithson Valley’s Olivia Pappas earned Class 6A All-Area honors in the 100-meter hurdles after placing first at regionals.

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Brennan’s Erekha Sebastion (right) recorded a time of 24.40 seconds in the 200-meter dash to win regionals.

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Boerne Champion’s Heidi Borgerding cleared 5 feet-7 in the 5A girls high jump to place second at the state finals.

Track athlete of the year

MARIAH KUYKENDOLL

School: Judson

Class: Senior

Events: Sprints

College choice: Kansas

Highlights: Won gold medal in the Class 6A 400-meter run at the UIL state meet in 54.05 seconds. That time was the third-fastest run in the state this season. … Also helped lead Judson’s 400- and 1,600-meter relays to the state meet. … Set a meet record in the 400 dash at the Region IV-6A championships. … Went undefeated in the 400 this season.

Also considered for E-N honor: Alamo Heights’ Abby Gray, New Braunfels’ Paige Hofstad, Antoni-an’s Brittany Parker

Field athlete of the year

KENDAHL SHUE

School: Boerne Champion

Class: Senior

Event: Pole vault

College choice: TCU

Highlights: Won gold medal in the Class 5A pole vault at the UIL state meet with a clearance of 12 feet, 6 inches. … Cleared a season best 13-2 at the District 27/28-5A area meet. That mark was the 10th-best nationally and second-best in Texas.

Also considered for E-N honor: Judson’s Maia Campbell, Smithson Valley’s Colleen Clancy

All-Area teams

CLASS 6A

SHOT PUT

Maia Campbell: Judson, senior — 45-0½ … second at state, first at regionals.

DISCUS

Hypatia Sorunke: Taft, senior — 131-8 … third at regionals.

POLE VAULT

Colleen Clancy: Smithson Valley, junior — 13-6 … second at state, first at regionals.

HIGH JUMP

Jada Gardner: Steele, senior — 5-5 … ninth at state, first at regionals.

LONG JUMP

Lawren Tanner: Judson, senior — 18-6½ … fifth at state, second at regionals.

TRIPLE JUMP

Jaylen Adams: Brandeis, senior — 38-10½ … ninth at state, first at regionals.

100-METER DASH

Breanna Ransom: Madison, junior: 11.87 … seventh at state, first at regionals.

200-METER DASH

Erekha Sebastion: Brennan, junior — 24.40 … eighth at state, first at regionals.

400-METER DASH

Kuykendoll: 54.05 … first at state, first at regionals.

800-METER RUN

Reagan Bachman: Smithson Valley, senior — 2:11.94 … sixth at state, second at regionals.

1,600-METER RUN

Paige Hofstad: New Braunfels, senior — 4:55.70 … seventh at state, first at regionals.

3,200-METER RUN

Hofstad: 10:23.91 … first at state, first at regionals.

100-METER HURDLES

Olivia Pappas: Smithson Valley, senior — 14.52 … eighth at state, first at regionals.

300-METER HURDLES

Pappas: 43.30 … sixth at state, first at regionals.

SUB-6A & PRIVATE SCHOOLS

SHOT PUT

Kyra Wunderlich: Fredericks-burg, senior — 39-3 … eighth at UIL 4A state, first at regionals.

DISCUS

Julie Perez: Boerne Geneva, junior — 124-0 … first at TAPPS 3A state.

POLE VAULT

Shue: 13-2 … first at UIL 5A state, first at regionals

HIGH JUMP

Heidi Borgerding: Boerne Champion, senior — 5-7 … second at UIL 5A state, first at regionals.

LONG JUMP

Amber Harris: Castle Hills Baptist, senior — 16-0 3/4 … first at TAPPS 2A state.

TRIPLE JUMP

Addie Lipe: Boerne Geneva, senior — 36-5¼ … first at TAPPS 3A state.

100-METER DASH

Linsey Montgomery: Castle Hills Baptist, junior — 12.75 … second at TAPPS 2A state.

200-METER DASH

Kori Dittimus: Sam Houston, senior — 25.09 … third at UIL 4A regionals.

400-METER DASH

Brittany Parker: Antonian, senior — 56.87 … third at TAPPS 5A state.

800-METER RUN

Parker: 2:11.90 … first at TAPPS 5A state.

1,600-METER RUN

Abby Gray: Alamo Heights, senior — 4:54.55 … first at UIL 5A state, first at regionals.

3,200-METER RUN

Gray: 10:36.45 … first at UIL 5A state, first at regionals.

100-METER HURDLES

Chase Whiting: Fredericksburg, senior — 15.04 … seventh at UIL 4A state, second at regionals.

300-METER HURDLES

Whiting: 45.31 … eighth at UIL 4A state, first at regionals.

Selection process: Picks made by Express-News staff writer David Hinojosa based on performances from state and regional meets. Athletes are listed with their personal-best marks for the season.

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