Borderland athletes advance to UIL Track and Field State Meet

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Several El Paso-area high school track and field athletes punched their tickets to the 2023 UIL Track and Field State Meet on Saturday, the last day of the regionals stage.

Here is the list of State Meet qualifiers as of Monday:

CLASS 6A

Boys 1600 Meter Run

Luis Pastor, Coronado High School: 1^st place, Time: 4:13.65

Pastor also placed first in the Class 6A 3200 Meter Run on Friday and will compete in both events at the state meet.

Boys 4×100 Meter Relay

Franklin, 3rd place, Time: 41.60

Franklin’s 4×100 Meter Relay team of Beau Sparks, Julian Mars, Gerald Williams, Jordan Morales earned a wild card selection to the State Meet.

CLASS 5A

Boys High Jump

Ricardo Leyva, Horizon: 1^st place, 6-11.00

Boys 800 Meter Run

Seth Truax, Chapin: 2^nd place, 1:57.04

Boys 4×200 Meter Relay

Parkland, 3^rd place, 1:27.06

The Parkland 4×200 Meter Relay team of Kaleb Martinez, Joseph W. Gomez, Lincoln Juardo, and DJ Crest earned a wild card selection to the State Meet.

Girls 100 Meter Dash

Morgan Little, Chapin: 1^st place, 11.59

Girls Long Jump

Morgan Litte, Chapin: 2^nd place 19-08.00

Girls 4×100 Meter Relay

Chapin, 3^rd place, 47.13

The Chapin girls 4×100 Meter Relay team of Maliyah Pride, Morgan Little, Caidence Johnson, and Samahdi Foster earned a wild card selection to the State Meet.

Girls 4×200 Meter Relay

Chapin, 2^nd place, 1:39.12

The Chapin girls 4×200 Meter Relay team of Maliyah Pride, Morgan Little, Caidence Johnson, and Samahdi Foster earned a wild card selection to the State Meet.

CLASS 4A

Boys Long Jump

Jose Guardado, Riverside: 1^st place, 22-09.00

Angel Munoz, Riverside: 2^nd place, 22-06.50

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles

Angel Munoz Riverside: 3rd place, 39.23

Munoz qualifies for state in the 300m hurdles as a wild card selection.

Boys 800 Meter Run

Christopher Moreno, San Elizario: 1^st place, 1:54.37

Boys 1600 Meter Run

Christopher Moreno, San Elizario: 2^nd place, 4:28.91

CLASS 3A

Boys 1600 Meter Run

Daniel Romero, Tornillo: 2^nd place, 4:27.32

Boys 3200 Meter Run

Daniel Romero, Tornillo: 2^nd place, 9:37.48

The 2023 UIL Track and Field State Meet will take place May 11-13 at Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

CLASS 1A

Boys High Jump

Elijah Gaines, Van Horn: 1st place, 6’6

Boys Long Jump

Bryce Virdell, Van Horn: 1st place, 22-2.25

Boys 4×100 meter relay

Van Horn: 2nd place, 44.62

Boys 4×200 meter relay

Van Horn: 2nd place, 1:32.81