Burnet Bulldog Relays sees numerous records broken, welcomes back stars

CAPTION: The Burnet High School girls 4×400-meter relay team of Addie Houston, Wrigley Mulhollan, Camryn Courtney and Asah Roy will compete at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Joining the Lady Dawgs are the Marble Falls boys and girls 4×100-meter and the Mustangs 4×400-meter relay team. The 4×400-meter races are at 6:40 p.m. Friday, March 31, while the 4×100-meter race is 9 a.m. Saturday, April 1. All events are at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the University of Texas at Austin campus. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography

Many District 24-4A track-and-field teams competed at the Burnet Bulldog Relays March 23 where it welcomed back one of the best runners in the state, witnessed numerous athletes set new personal bests, and one set a new program record.

He is Brayden Hill, who cleared 14 feet and 9 inches in the pole vault to break David Lindley’s program record of 14-6 that he set in 2008.

“Brayden Hill battled through some 25 mph wind gusts to break and set a new school record,” Burnet boys head coach Ben Speer said. “Brady Rygaard also had a great showing finishing second at 14 feet.” 

Burnet senior distance runner Hudson Bennett made his 2023 debut and showed once more why he is among the elite in Texas by earning a silver medal in the 3,200 meters in 10 minutes and 11-tenths of a second. Isaias Zarate was fifth in 10:39.18. Victor Aviles took bronze in the 1,600 meters in 4:40.25, while Zarate was ninth in 4:57.22.

“It’s great having Hudson back,” Speer said. “Not just because he is a great competitor. He’s also a great teammate. I’m just happy to see him back on the track again after his injury. Victor Aviles has done a great job this year juggling soccer and track. He’s gonna be something special, too, before it’s all said and done.”

Grant Jones took gold in the 200 meters in 22.80 seconds, the long jump with a leap of 20-3.75, and in the triple jump with a mark of 43-5.

“Grant continues to shine in every meet,” Speer said. “The greatest thing about Grant is that you don’t have to motivate him to work or practice hard. Competing on meet day is the fun part. Getting up early and coming after school is a grind. He doesn’t mind it at all.” 

The Marble Falls High School team saw solid performances in the sprints, girls pole vault, and the discus.

Zach Woody won the 400 meters in 50.95 seconds to set a new personal best.

“Zach Woody brought home gold in a loaded open 400 line-up with a huge personal record,” head coach Austin Silva said. “Which is a testament to his unparalleled work ethic at practice. His 400 time has dropped each meet and if it continues, look for him to make a post-season run. Can not say enough about how hard he works and how proud I am to see it pay off for him.”

In the 100 meters Jaime Castillo was fifth in 11.80 seconds, while teammate Adrian Martinez was sixth in 11.85 seconds.

“Very pleased with our sprinters performance,” Silva said. “We have had a series of unfortunate events occur over the last few weeks resulting in several of our sprinters to miss meets, including (the Bulldog Relays), but the depth we have allows us to fill those spots and still compete for top three finishes. Proud of our kids overcoming and finishing strong.”

In discus Kylie Roberts won gold in the girls varsity division, while Jeremiah Bales took silver.

“Coach (Richard) Scales has done a tremendous job with his throwers,” Silva said. “He has them trusting the process and starting to peak at the right time.”

And the trio of pole vaulters Anne McCary, Katherine McCary and Morgan Burke finished third, fourth and fifth with heights of 9-0 apiece.

“Our vaulters have established a bit of a tradition over the last few years and expect to do well,” Silva said. “Very proud of them for continuing to do what they do best, bring home medals.”

Speer noted it’s been two weeks since Bulldogs in a meet, and coaches were pleased.

“This was our first meet back,” Speer said. “I thought we did really well.  It showed that our kids were taking their workouts seriously over spring break.”

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RESULTS

BOYS

Varsity

100 — 5, Jaime Castillo (Marble Falls), 11.8, 6, Adrian Martinez (Marble Falls), 11.85; 200 — 1, Grant Jones (Burnet), 22.80, 4, Dax Murphy (Marble Falls), 23.21, 6, Colton Stanford (Burnet), 23.40; 400 — 1, Zach Woody (Marble Falls), 50.95; 800 — Victor Aviles (Burnet), 2:01.10, 5, Nick Dahl (Marble Falls), 2:07.14, 8 Isaias Zarate (Marble Falls), 2:11.73; 1,600 — 3, Aviles (Burnet), 4:40.25, 5, Tyler Hamblin (Marble Falls), 4:42.29, 9, Zarate (Burnet), 4:57.22; 3,200 — 2, Hudson Bennett (Burnet), 10:00.11, 4, Hamblin (Marble Falls), 10:11.60, 5, Zarate (Burnet), 10:39.18; 4×100 — 5, Burnet (Dash Denton, Jones, Andre Miller, Reese Syphrett), 45.07, 6, Marble Falls (Derek Gonzalez, Adrian Martinez, Castillo, Graham), 45.60; 4×200 — 2, Marble Falls (Austin Cutchin, Murphy, Graham, Woody), 1:33.19, 6, Burnet (Khris Kasner, Kade Shaw, Garner Krause, Colton Stanford), 1:34.38; 4×400 — 4, Marble Falls (Isaac Laranaga, Murphy, Dahl, Woody), 3:34.77, 6, Burnet (Trenton Park, Will Johnson, Garner Krause, Jones), 3:38.39; high jump — 3, Richard Fletcher (Burnet), 5-8, 4, Riley Howell (Burnet), 5-6; pole vault — 1, Brayden Hill (Burnet), 14-9, 2, Brady Rygaard (Burnet), 14-0, 5 Peyton Shirley (Burnet), 11-6; long jump — 1, Jones (Burnet), 20-3.75, 6, Krause (Burnet), 19-1.75, 8, Woody (Marble Falls), 17-8.5; triple jump — 1, Jones (Burnet), 43-5, 4, Woody (Marble Falls), 39-4, 7, Laranaga (Marble Falls), 37-11; discus — Jeremiah Bales (Marble Falls), 133-0.

Junior varsity

100 — 5, Clay Lamb (Burnet), 12.27, 8, Brody Danson (Burnet), 12.5; 200 — 3, Lamb (Burnet), 24.37, 4, Danson (Burnet), 24.53, 5, Jett Martich (Marble Falls), 24.72, 7, Aden Sanchez (Burnet), 24.83; 400 — 7, Conner Crow (Burnet), 57.28, 8, Gregory Lemon (Marble Falls), 57.4; 1,600 — 4, Gustavk Vega (Burnet), 5:23.87, 9, Damyon Torres (Marble Falls), 5:31.41; 3,200 — 4, Vega (Burnet), 12:14.01; 110 hurdles — 3, Josh Hoenig (Marble Falls), 19.81; 300 hurdles — 4, Saul Sanchez (Marble Falls), 49.16, 5, Hoenig (Marble Falls), 49.98; 4×100 — 4, Burnet (Peyton Blaine, Josiah Coronado, Matthew Williams, Demetrius Taliaferro), 46.89, 5, Marble Falls (Gage Keeton, Caleb Ferrell, Oswaldo Sanchez, Joaquin Aguilar), 47.67; 4×200 — 3, Burnet (Peyton Blaine, Sanchez, M. Williams, Taliaferro), 1:40.09, 6, Marble Falls (Martich, Parker Phillips, Luis Arreguin, Tidus Willie), 1:40.43; 4×400 — 4, Marble Falls (Phillips, Sanchez, Hoenig, Lemon), 3:55.25, 5, Burnet (Jacob Browder, Ethan Ervin, Elliot Kasik, Estaban Martinez), 4:03.35; high jump — 1, Lopez (Burnet), 5-6, 2 Phillips (Marble Falls), 5-2, 4, Willie (Marble Falls), 5-2; long jump — 2, M. Williams (Burnet), 19-0.5, 8, Yoel Gutierrez (Marble Falls), 17-0.5, 9, Taliaferro (Burnet), 17-0; triple jump — 4, Taliaferro (Burnet), 36-8, M. Williams (Burnet), 36-2.75; shot put — 4, Aeden Harrison (Burnet), 37-2; discus — 2, Maverick Lawson (Marble Falls), 106-05, 4, Nathan Torres (Burnet), 97-03.

GIRLS

Varsity (Burnet finished third in the team standings with 97 points)

100 — 4, Ava Carter (Marble Falls), 13.43, 8, Journey Denton (Burnet), 13.56; 200 — 4, Nashla Crott (Marble Falls), 27.41, 8, Zaria Solis (Burnet), 28.43; 400 — 3, Courtney Camryn (Burnet), 1:04.09; 800 — 7, Maya Calderon (Burnet), 2:41.68, 8 Kori Haile (Burnet), 2:43.25; 1,600 — 1, Asah Roy (Burnet), 5:27.02, 3,Shaelyn Poe (Burnet), 5:47.87, 7, Calderon (Burnet), 6:06.82; 3,200 — 1, Roy (Burnet), 12:04, 5, Poe (Burnet), 13:02.87, 8, Autumn Stires (Burnet), 13:47.69; 100 hurdles — 4, Wrigley Mulhollan (Burnet), 17.42; 300 hurdles — 2, Mullhollan (Burnet), 50.19, 7, Jareyli Luna (Burnet), 53.82; 4×100 — 4, Marble Falls (Katherine McCary, Carter, Sadie Harris, Crott), 52.41, 6, Burnet (Reagan Shipley, Alyssa Sanchez, Adriana Briggs, Denton), 52.95; 4×200 — 3, Marble Falls (McCary, Carter, Harris, Crott), 1:49.54, 4, Burnet (Addie Houston, Soliz, Briggs, Denton), 1:49.73; 4×400 relay — 2, Burnet (Houston, Mulhollan, Camryn Courtney, Roy), 4:11.31; high jump — 6, Mulholla (Burnet), 4-6; pole vault — 3, Anne McCary (Marble Falls), 9-0, 4, K. McCary (Marble Falls), 9-0, 5, Morgan Burke (Marble Falls), 9-0; long jump — 4, Jareyli Luna (Burnet), 14-5.25, 5, Solis (Burnet), 14-4.5; shot put — 1, Kyleigh Mott (Burnet), 30-07, 8, Alexis Leatherwood (Burnet), 29-2.75; discus — 1, Kylie Roberts (Marble Falls), 105-5, 2, Mott (Burnet), 99-01, 5, Lexie Edwards (Burnet), 83-07;

Junior varsity (Burnet finished third in the team standings with 90 points)

100 — 6, Rayleigh Crim (Burnet), 14.54, 9, Briana Barrios (Burnet), 14.79; 200 — 3, Alexis Cuellar (Burnet), 29.25, 4, Brogan Fox (Burnet), 29.33, 7, Crim (Marble Falls), 29.84; 400 — 2, Hallie Poe (Burnet), 1:05.66, 7, Fox (Burnet), 1:09.87, 8, Marissa Aviles (Burnet), 1:10.69; 800 — 6, Brooke Bowman (Burnet), 2:55.13; 1,600 — 8, Shelby Hudgins (Burnet), 6:47.33; 3,200 — 5, Hudgins (Burnet), 15:13.15; 100 hurdles — 5, Brooke Bowman (Burnet), 20.97; 300 hurdles — 4, Bowman (Burnet), 1:01.86; 4×100 — 4, Burnet (Barrios, Sarah Cullison, Ellen Reid, Grace Cullison), 55.0; 4×200 — 2, Burnet (Reid, S. Cullison, Cuellar, G. Cullison), 1:56.20; 4×400 — 2, Burnet (S. Cullison, Aviles, G. Cullison, Poe), 4:28.82; pole vault — 2, Avery Gowin (Burnet), 07-00, 4, Tristan Eckles (Marble Falls), 6-0; triple jump — 5, S. Cullison (Burnet), 29-6.75, 8, C. Cullison (Burnet), 27-8.5; shot put — 2, Cydney Robison (Burnet), 26-03.25, Carlee Williams (Burnet), 23-7.25; discus — 4, Keyana Watson (Burnet), 73-10;