Photo by Nicole Flowers
March 26, 2024
Lawlis breaks record again as Lady Bulldogs continue prep for district
By Brady Keane
The Bandera Prophet
The Bandera girls track and field team continued to perform at a high level last week while competing at both the Devine and Texas State University meets.
On Wednesday, a group of Lady Bulldogs competed at the JV and Varsity level in Devine. The JV team dominated with 179 total points, nearly 100 points more than second place Devine, while the varsity team had several athletes place as well.
Merry Robinson was 2nd in the 400m run, Kierstin Brown finished 3rd in the 1600m run, Carlye Niccum was 4th in the 1600m and Xoi Cook placed 5th with a PR in the 1600m. In the 3200m run, Niccum was 3rd and Cook was 5th. Jocelyn Klein placed 3rd in discus, Onna Shaw was 3rd in pole vault and Merry Robinson placed 5th in pole vault.
JV results included:
100 meter dash: Rosa Espino 5th
200 meter dash: Autumn Prater 3rd
400 meter run: Riley Lalanne 1st
800 meter run: Lori King 1st, Riley Lalanne 2nd, Kyra Blake 3rd
1600 meter run: Dariana Mendoza 5th
3200 meter run: Dariana Mendoza 4th
100 meter hurdles: Bailey Barth 1st
300 meter hurdles: Bailey Barth 2nd, Lori King 3rd PR, Kyra Blake 6th
4x100 meter Relay: Kylie Minton, Rosa Espino, Riley Noon, Jewell Howe Marsh 1st
4x200 meter Relay: Kylie Minton, Rosa Espino, Riley Noon, Autumn Prater 1st SB
4x400 meter Relay: Lori King, Riley Lalanne, Bailey Barth, Kyra Blake 1st
Long Jump: Mariska Collazo 1st, Kaylie Jess 3rd
Triple Jump: Mariska Collazo 1st
High Jump: Kyra Blake 1st
Pole Vault: Rosa Espino 1st
The highlight of the week for the Lady Bulldogs came at the Texas State meet on Thursday as several athletes recorded PRs against top-notch competition. Kinlee Lawlis broke the school record in the 200m dash for the second time this season (24.95) to place first, and also took first place in the 100m dash with a PR.
Sydney Moore was 4th in high jump at 4-6, Jazlyn Dickerson placed 2nd in long jump with a PR and Preslee Greenley was 6th in long jump. Jayla Blake (5th) and Gabby Barrera (6th) each placed in the 200m run, and Milesia Casas (5th) and Taytum Moeller (6th) each placed in the 400m run.
Dickerson posted a PR with a 3rd place finish in the 300m hurdles, and Moore placed 5th.
The Lady Bulldogs 4x200m relay team, including Barrera, Blake, Moore and Lawlis, posted a season best time and came up just shy of breaking the school record while placing first. Blake, Moeller, Casas and Dickerson placed 3rd in the 4x400m relay, and Barerra, Battle, Eva Le and Greenley were 2nd in the 4x100m relay.
Overall, the varsity Lady Bulldogs placed fourth at the Texas State University meet while competing with just 10 athletes. Bandera be back in action Thursday at the Randolph track and field meet.
“The girls have been putting in the work each day and I love them seeing the fruits of their labor as they continue to improve each week in competition,” Bandera Girls Track Coach Brooke Ashcraft said. “We are fine tuning things as district quickly approaches, and I’m excited to see them pushed this week by other state ranked runners.”
On Wednesday, a group of Lady Bulldogs competed at the JV and Varsity level in Devine. The JV team dominated with 179 total points, nearly 100 points more than second place Devine, while the varsity team had several athletes place as well.
Merry Robinson was 2nd in the 400m run, Kierstin Brown finished 3rd in the 1600m run, Carlye Niccum was 4th in the 1600m and Xoi Cook placed 5th with a PR in the 1600m. In the 3200m run, Niccum was 3rd and Cook was 5th. Jocelyn Klein placed 3rd in discus, Onna Shaw was 3rd in pole vault and Merry Robinson placed 5th in pole vault.
JV results included:
100 meter dash: Rosa Espino 5th
200 meter dash: Autumn Prater 3rd
400 meter run: Riley Lalanne 1st
800 meter run: Lori King 1st, Riley Lalanne 2nd, Kyra Blake 3rd
1600 meter run: Dariana Mendoza 5th
3200 meter run: Dariana Mendoza 4th
100 meter hurdles: Bailey Barth 1st
300 meter hurdles: Bailey Barth 2nd, Lori King 3rd PR, Kyra Blake 6th
4x100 meter Relay: Kylie Minton, Rosa Espino, Riley Noon, Jewell Howe Marsh 1st
4x200 meter Relay: Kylie Minton, Rosa Espino, Riley Noon, Autumn Prater 1st SB
4x400 meter Relay: Lori King, Riley Lalanne, Bailey Barth, Kyra Blake 1st
Long Jump: Mariska Collazo 1st, Kaylie Jess 3rd
Triple Jump: Mariska Collazo 1st
High Jump: Kyra Blake 1st
Pole Vault: Rosa Espino 1st
The highlight of the week for the Lady Bulldogs came at the Texas State meet on Thursday as several athletes recorded PRs against top-notch competition. Kinlee Lawlis broke the school record in the 200m dash for the second time this season (24.95) to place first, and also took first place in the 100m dash with a PR.
Sydney Moore was 4th in high jump at 4-6, Jazlyn Dickerson placed 2nd in long jump with a PR and Preslee Greenley was 6th in long jump. Jayla Blake (5th) and Gabby Barrera (6th) each placed in the 200m run, and Milesia Casas (5th) and Taytum Moeller (6th) each placed in the 400m run.
Dickerson posted a PR with a 3rd place finish in the 300m hurdles, and Moore placed 5th.
The Lady Bulldogs 4x200m relay team, including Barrera, Blake, Moore and Lawlis, posted a season best time and came up just shy of breaking the school record while placing first. Blake, Moeller, Casas and Dickerson placed 3rd in the 4x400m relay, and Barerra, Battle, Eva Le and Greenley were 2nd in the 4x100m relay.
Overall, the varsity Lady Bulldogs placed fourth at the Texas State University meet while competing with just 10 athletes. Bandera be back in action Thursday at the Randolph track and field meet.
“The girls have been putting in the work each day and I love them seeing the fruits of their labor as they continue to improve each week in competition,” Bandera Girls Track Coach Brooke Ashcraft said. “We are fine tuning things as district quickly approaches, and I’m excited to see them pushed this week by other state ranked runners.”