Cherokee, Richland Springs show out at 1A Track/Field Meet

  • Cherokee High School’s Joseph (Joey) Bond shows fantastic form while throwing the shotput at the recent 1A Field Meet. He made the podium for shotput and medaled with silver. However, Joey made his best “shot” with the discus with a huge 170’10” mark for his top throw. (Photo courtesy of Rita Boultinghouse)
    Cherokee High School’s Joseph (Joey) Bond shows fantastic form while throwing the shotput at the recent 1A Field Meet. He made the podium for shotput and medaled with silver. However, Joey made his best “shot” with the discus with a huge 170’10” mark for his top throw. (Photo courtesy of Rita Boultinghouse)
  • Ryleigh Bryant (left) comes down from the hurdle with arms outstretched as if she flew over it at the 1A Track Meet. Apparently, she did have lift to help her come in 4th in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 48.22 seconds. Ryleigh was a busy Lady Coyote at the meet since she was in multiple events. (Photo courtesy of Rita Boultinghouse)
    Ryleigh Bryant (left) comes down from the hurdle with arms outstretched as if she flew over it at the 1A Track Meet. Apparently, she did have lift to help her come in 4th in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 48.22 seconds. Ryleigh was a busy Lady Coyote at the meet since she was in multiple events. (Photo courtesy of Rita Boultinghouse)
  • Jadeyn Bryant, senior at Richland Springs High School, starts his sprint over a hurdle at the 1A Track Meet held in Austin last Friday and Saturday. He made the podium by earning a bronze medal in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 40.12 seconds. (Photo courtesy of Rita Boultinghouse)
    Jadeyn Bryant, senior at Richland Springs High School, starts his sprint over a hurdle at the 1A Track Meet held in Austin last Friday and Saturday. He made the podium by earning a bronze medal in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 40.12 seconds. (Photo courtesy of Rita Boultinghouse)

    Members of the Cherokee High School and Richland Springs boys and girls varsity track and field teams proudly represented San Saba County on Saturday, May 14, during the 2022 UIL Class 1A Track and Field State Championships meet held at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin.

    Cherokee Indians And Lady Indians

    A state champion was crowned in Austin for the Cherokee Indians as Joseph Bond had himself an outstanding showing in the boys’ discus as he dominated the competition en route to an individual 1A gold medal. With a massive 170’10” mark for his top throw, Bond easily placed first in the discus event that was over 18 feet more than runnerup Brody White from Benjamin High School. Bond also made the podium in the boys’ shot put event as his best toss of 51’8” was great enough for a silver medal behind Theodore Chavez of Lazbuddie High School.

    Also medaling for Cherokee was the Lady Indians’ own Sydnie Bond in the girls’ 300-meter hurdles event as she placed third with a time of 46.36 seconds. Bond just narrowly missed out on a second-place finish by 0.05 seconds behind Alli Scott of Moran High School and gold medalist Camdyn Childs’ time of 46.08 seconds.

    The Indians’ relay team of Gunner Baugh, Caleob Houston, Rode Ligon, and Joseph Bond qualified for state and finished ninth in the boys’ 4x200-meter relay with a time of 1:34:54 seconds, while the Lady Indians were represented in the high jump by Brissa Baugh who placed ninth with a mark of 4’8” in the girls’ high jump.

    Richland Springs Coyotes And Lady Coyotes

    One Coyotes athlete made the podium for Richland Springs on Saturday as Jadeyn Bryant earned a bronze medal in the boys’ 300-meter hurdles with a time of 40.12 seconds, which just edged out Sawyer Francis of Silverton High School by 0.06 seconds in fourth place.

    Ryleigh Bryant was very busy for the Lady Coyotes in multiple events at the 1A state meet as she earned points by placing fourth with a jump of 16’8.25” in the girls’ long jump, fourth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 48.22 seconds, and eighth place in the 100-meter dash with a mark of 12.95 seconds.

    Two Richland Springs relay teams also competed at state over the weekend. The Lady Coyotes’ 4x200-meter relay quartet of Raegan Wright, Madison Thurmon, Lili Appleton, and Ryleigh Bryant placed sixth and earned points for Richland Springs with a time of 1:50.38. Also, the Coyotes had Zeke Hoevers, Nick Nilson, Zane Capps, and Jadeyn Bryant place seventh in the boys’ 4x100-meter relay with a mark of 44.77 seconds.