Smithson Valley girls rally to secure 5A state track and field championship on final event.
Seguin's Daisha Shular, left, crosses the finish line ahead of Houston Carnegie Vanguard's Laila Payne in the 5A girls 100-meter dash at the UIL state track and field championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin on Friday, May 12, 2023. Shular finished second in the event with a time of 11.64AUSTIN – Running down the legendary Lancaster girls program, Smithson Valley won the UIL Class 5A girls team state championship with a victory in the final race.
“I can’t even use words because I am so happy,” said Smithson Valley sophomore Alyssa Jones, who won four medals.“I knew it was going to be neck-and-neck,” Singh said about running the anchor leg in the 1,600 relay. “When the third leg was coming, I thought it was about who wants it more.” Jones said she had been bothered by a tight hamstring and felt it heading into the 800 relay. Jones said she said a prayer and felt relief as she took the baton from junior Jatorie Mobley.
That set the Rangers on a path toward the team title. Smithson Valley added valuable points with Jones’ win in the 200 dash.Singh added of Jones: “She’s amazing. Her heart is really in it. She has a real gift and a talent.”
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