Article updated 4/21/23 to include boys 4×400 relay team 3rd place finish
Life Waxahachie was the big winner at the District 10-4A Meet in Waxahachie last week by claiming both the boy’s and girls’ titles. But Kennedale followed and claimed dual 2nd place finishes.
Despite finishing behind Life, Kennedale “tracksters” captured 10 golds, 8 silvers, and 1 bronze. There were 20 individual personal/season records set by Kennedale. And, seven KHS athletes won multiple medals.
Most decorated (1st, 2nd & 3rd places) include six Wildcats – Poasa Utu 5, Justin Walker 3, Jaylen Webb 2, Dedaunte Scott (2), Abraham Cole Jr 3, and Blake Dunn 3. For the Lady Kats, there were five – Jessi Willingham 2, Eniyah Birdlow 2, Alaya Huckabee 2, Jada White 3, and Dekhota Sipho 3.
Special performances also include Jessi Willingham, a 9th grader winning gold twice and Eniyah Birdlow earned both a gold and a silver as a sophomore.
Wildcat District Track results:
- Pole Vault – 1st Zeth Mcgough (Jr) 12-6, 3rd Jacob Mitchell (Jr) 11-6 (season record)
- Discus – 1st Poasa Utu (Sr) 124-11 (personal record)
- Shot Put (12lb) – 2nd Poasa Utu (Sr) 44-03.25, 8th Daniel Cooper (Jr) 37-10.25 (personal record)
- High Jump – 4th Dedaute Scott (Jr) 8.00
- Long Jump – 6th Jaylen Webb (Sr) 20-04.50 (personal record), 7th Dedaunte Scott (Jr) 20-01.75, 8th Abraham Cole Jr. 20-00.75
- Triple Jump – 2nd Jaylen Webb (Sr) 41-5 (personal record, 7th Abraham Cole (Fr) 39-04.00 (personal record)
- 3200m Run – 1st Justin Walker (Sr) 10:18.85 (personal record), 6th Joseph Ferris (Jr) 10:56.92 (personal record)
- 800m Run – 1st Justin Walker (Sr) 2:03.34 (personal record)
- 1600m Run – 2nd Justin Walker (Sr) 4:50.34, 6th Joseph Ferris (Jr) 4:58.26 (personal record)
- 110m Hurdles – 5th Matthew Davis (Sr) 18.18 (personal record)
- 300M Hurdles – 3rd Dedaute Scott (Jr) 43.73, 7th Matthew Davis 45.57
- 4×100 Relay – 2nd Kennedale 44.02 Blake Dunn, Abraham Coles Jr., Dedaunte Scott, Poasa Utu
- 4×200 Relay – 1st Kennedale 1:30.81 Abraham Coles Jr., Blake Dunn, Jaylen Webb, Poasa Utu
- 4×400 Relay – 2nd Kennedale 3:37.44 Abraham Cole Jr, Poasa Utu, Blake Dunn, Zechariah Conner
SUMMARY: 5 gold medal performances, 5 silver medal performances, and 2 bronze medals plus 10 individual personal records set. Gold medal winners included Zeth Mcgough, Justin Walker, Abraham Coles Jr., Blake Dunn, Jaylen Webb, and Poasa Utu.
TEAM FINISH: 1 Life Waxahachie, 2 Kennedale, 3 Alvarado, 4 Ferris, 5 (tie) Hiisboro & Godley, 7 Venus.
Lady Kat District Track results:
- 100m – 2nd Dekhota Sipho (Jr) 12.44 (personal record), 5th Ashlynn Perez (Sr) 12.64 (personal record)
- 200m – 1st Alaya Huckabee (Sr) 24.80 (personal record), 6th Destiny Drake (Jr) 26.89 (personal record)
- 400m – 2nd Jada White (So) 60.49, 5th Llyria Swing (Jr) 62.26 (personal record), 7th Kara Williams (Jr) 63.62
- 1600m – 5th Lilianna Brannen (Sr) 6:07.93 (personal record)
- 3200m – 4th Lilianna Brannen 13:23.57 (personal record)
- 3200m Run – 4th Lilianna Brannen (Sr) 13:23.57
- 4×100 Relay – 1st Kennedale 49.10 Jada White, Dekhota Sipho, Jessi Willingham, Alaya Huckabee
- 4×400 Relay – 1st Kennedale 4:07.60 Jada White, Dekhota Sipho, Llyria Swing, Alaya Huckabee
- Shot Put 4kg – 2nd Eniyah Birdow (So) 38-00.00, 6th Bethany Conner (Sr) 33-05.00 (season record)
- Discus – 1st Eniyah Birdow (So) 117-0 (personal record), 8th Bethany Conner (Sr) 82-11.00
- Pole Vault – 1st Jessi Willingham (Fr) 9-0.00
- Long Jump – 6th Jada White (So) 16-08.25 (personal record), 7th Llyria Swing (Jr) 16-06.00 (personal record)
SUMMARY: 5 gold and 3 silver medal performances plus 10 individual personal/seasonal records were made. Gold medalists include Jessi Willingham, Eniyah Birdow, Alaya Huckabee, Jada White, Dekhota Sipho, Llyria Swing, Alaya Huckabee. Silver medalists included Eniyah Birdow, Jada White, and Dekhota Sipho.
TEAM FINISH: 1 Life Waxahachie, 2 Kennedale, 3 Alvarado, 4 Godley, 5 Ferris, 6 Venus, 7 Hillsboro.
