February 26, 2024
Lady Bulldogs place first at Bruce Faust Warrior Relays
By Brady Keane
The Bandera Prophet
The Bandera girls track and field team competed in the inaugural Bruce Faust Warrior Relays on Wednesday Feb. 21, dominating the competition while posting 169 points to finish first ahead of Class 5A Kerrville Tivy (136 points).
The meet was an important one for Faust’s daughter, Bandera Head Girls Track Coach Brooke Ashcraft, who was pleased with the Lady Bulldogs effort at the meet honoring her father.
“This meet was a personal one for me with Ingram ISD honoring my father and naming the meet after him,” Ashcraft said. “The girls knew I was excited to bring them back home to shine on my hometown track. My varsity girls brought home a team championship, and I will always remember that.”
The Lady Bulldogs took first place in all three relays, with Gabby Barrera, Jesse Battle, Le Parks, and Preslee Greenlee placing first in the 4x100m relay. Barrera, Jayla Blake, Sydney Moore and Kinlee Lawlis placed first in the 4x200m relay, and Blake, Taytum Moeller, Lawlis and Jazlyn Dickerson placed first in the 4x400m relay.
Other first place finishes included Lawlis in the 200m dash, Moeller in the 400m run, and Layney Bowman in the high jump. Blake was 2nd in the 200m dash, Merry Robinson was 2nd in the 400m run and the Pole Vault, and Moeller was 2nd in the 800m run. Carlye Niccum was 3rd in the 3200m run, Moore was 3rd in the 100m hurdles, Julia Freeman was 3rd in the Pole Vault, and Dickerson finished 3rd in the 300m hurdles to round out the podium finishers for the Lady Bulldogs.
“The girls had an amazing first meet of the season,” Ashcraft said. “Many girls had personal bests and or started off the season where they finished from last year. I felt like each girl really stepped up to the plate and was ready to compete, and that shined through with each of their results.”
The Lady Bulldogs will be back in action for a home meet at Bulldog Stadium this Thursday Feb. 29.
Complete Girls Results
PR denotes personal record
Varsity
100-meter dash: Preslee Greenly 4th PR
200-meter dash: Kinlee Lawlis 1st, Jayla Blake 2nd
400-meter run: Taytum Moeller 1st, Merry Robinson 2nd, Jessi Battle 5th
800-meter run: Taytum Moeller 2nd
1600-meter run: Kierstin Brown 4th, Carlye Niccum 5th
3200-meter run: Carlye Niccum 3rd, Xoi Cook 6th PR
100-meter hurdles: Sydney Moore 3rd PR, Jazlyn Dickerson 4th PR
300-meter hurdles: Jazlyn Dickerson 3rd, Sydney Moore 4th
4x100 Relay: Gabby Barrera, Jesse Battle, Le Parks, Preslee Greenly 1st
4x200 Relay: Gabby Barrera, Jayla Blake, Sydney Moore, Kinlee Lawlis 1st
4x400 Relay: Jayla Blake, Taytum Moeller, Kinlee Lawlis, Jazlyn Dickerson
Triple Jump: Sydney Moore 4th
High Jump: Layney Bowman 1st PR
Pole Vault: Merry Robinson 2nd, Julia Freeman 3rd
JV
400-meter run: Milesia Casas 1st PR, Riley Lalanne 2nd PR
800-meter run: Milesia Casas 1st PR, Lori King 2nd, Riley Lalanne 4th
1600-meter run: Kyra Blake 2nd
100-meter hurdles: Bailey Barth 4th
300-meter hurdles: Kyra Blake 4th, Bailey Barth 6th
4x100 Relay: Espino, Jess, Noon, Howe-Marsh 4th
4x400 Relay: Casas, King, Lalanne, K. Blake 1st
Long Jump: Lexis Moore 5th
Triple Jump: Kinley Lake 3rd
Shot Put: Zoe Kelly 2nd
Discus: Emily Halsey 6th
Pole Vault: Onna Shaw 3rd, Milesia Casas 4th, Rosa Espino 5th
The meet was an important one for Faust’s daughter, Bandera Head Girls Track Coach Brooke Ashcraft, who was pleased with the Lady Bulldogs effort at the meet honoring her father.
“This meet was a personal one for me with Ingram ISD honoring my father and naming the meet after him,” Ashcraft said. “The girls knew I was excited to bring them back home to shine on my hometown track. My varsity girls brought home a team championship, and I will always remember that.”
The Lady Bulldogs took first place in all three relays, with Gabby Barrera, Jesse Battle, Le Parks, and Preslee Greenlee placing first in the 4x100m relay. Barrera, Jayla Blake, Sydney Moore and Kinlee Lawlis placed first in the 4x200m relay, and Blake, Taytum Moeller, Lawlis and Jazlyn Dickerson placed first in the 4x400m relay.
Other first place finishes included Lawlis in the 200m dash, Moeller in the 400m run, and Layney Bowman in the high jump. Blake was 2nd in the 200m dash, Merry Robinson was 2nd in the 400m run and the Pole Vault, and Moeller was 2nd in the 800m run. Carlye Niccum was 3rd in the 3200m run, Moore was 3rd in the 100m hurdles, Julia Freeman was 3rd in the Pole Vault, and Dickerson finished 3rd in the 300m hurdles to round out the podium finishers for the Lady Bulldogs.
“The girls had an amazing first meet of the season,” Ashcraft said. “Many girls had personal bests and or started off the season where they finished from last year. I felt like each girl really stepped up to the plate and was ready to compete, and that shined through with each of their results.”
The Lady Bulldogs will be back in action for a home meet at Bulldog Stadium this Thursday Feb. 29.
Complete Girls Results
PR denotes personal record
Varsity
100-meter dash: Preslee Greenly 4th PR
200-meter dash: Kinlee Lawlis 1st, Jayla Blake 2nd
400-meter run: Taytum Moeller 1st, Merry Robinson 2nd, Jessi Battle 5th
800-meter run: Taytum Moeller 2nd
1600-meter run: Kierstin Brown 4th, Carlye Niccum 5th
3200-meter run: Carlye Niccum 3rd, Xoi Cook 6th PR
100-meter hurdles: Sydney Moore 3rd PR, Jazlyn Dickerson 4th PR
300-meter hurdles: Jazlyn Dickerson 3rd, Sydney Moore 4th
4x100 Relay: Gabby Barrera, Jesse Battle, Le Parks, Preslee Greenly 1st
4x200 Relay: Gabby Barrera, Jayla Blake, Sydney Moore, Kinlee Lawlis 1st
4x400 Relay: Jayla Blake, Taytum Moeller, Kinlee Lawlis, Jazlyn Dickerson
Triple Jump: Sydney Moore 4th
High Jump: Layney Bowman 1st PR
Pole Vault: Merry Robinson 2nd, Julia Freeman 3rd
JV
400-meter run: Milesia Casas 1st PR, Riley Lalanne 2nd PR
800-meter run: Milesia Casas 1st PR, Lori King 2nd, Riley Lalanne 4th
1600-meter run: Kyra Blake 2nd
100-meter hurdles: Bailey Barth 4th
300-meter hurdles: Kyra Blake 4th, Bailey Barth 6th
4x100 Relay: Espino, Jess, Noon, Howe-Marsh 4th
4x400 Relay: Casas, King, Lalanne, K. Blake 1st
Long Jump: Lexis Moore 5th
Triple Jump: Kinley Lake 3rd
Shot Put: Zoe Kelly 2nd
Discus: Emily Halsey 6th
Pole Vault: Onna Shaw 3rd, Milesia Casas 4th, Rosa Espino 5th