Orange County track and teams off and running

Orange County track and field teams are off and running in the 2015 season competing in respective meets throughout the area. Bridge City and Little Cypress-Mauriceville joined the West Orange-Stark Mustangs for the annual Mustang Relays at Dan R. Hooks Stadium on Friday. Meanwhile, the Orangefield track and field team competed in the Trinity Valley Relays in Liberty.

Highlighting the Mustang Relays was once again Little Cypress-Mauriceville discus and shot put champion Ethan Reed. Reed won both the discus with a toss of 164 feet and the shot with a heave of 55-2.

Bridge City Lady Cardinal state champion high jumper, senior Alexus Henry, attended the event but did not compete.

The Beaumont West Brook boys (110 points) and the Port Arthur Memorial girls (119 points) captured team titles at the Mustang Relays.

The Orangefield track and field teams post high marks in Liberty. The Orangefield boys finished in fourth place and the girls posted a third place finish.

Orangefield's Matthew Rainey took first place in the 3200 meter run and also plced third in the 1600 meter run.

Tyler Jenkins finished in second place in the pole vault. Dylan Westbrook placed second in both the 100 meter and 200 meter dash.

Orangefield senior Jerrod Watkins took third in discus. Caleb Kress placed third in high jump and sixth place in the 400 meter run. Julian Montoya placed third in the 800 meter run. Also earning medals for the Orangefield Bobcats were Drew Worthy in the 3200 meter and 1600 meter runs.

The Orangefield girls posted several first place finishes to take third place overall in Liberty. Morgan Worthy who took first place in the 800 meter run. The 4X400 relay team of Julianne McManus, Jade Ousley, Sarah Truncale and Morgan Worthy also took first place. Brandy Ehrlich won first place in the 300 meter hurdles.

Other placements for the Orangefield girls included Alexis Copeland, third place in the 300 meter hurdles and Krista Wheeler took sixth place in the same event. Brandy Ehrlich placed third in the 100 meter hurdles.

The Orangefield girls 4X200 relay team of Gabby Kesphlar, Kaylyn Nelson, Sarah Truncale and Julianne McManus placed third. Julianne McManus won second place in the high jump. Sarah Truncale placed third in the triple jump.

Also placing for the Orangefield girls were Jade Ousley finishing fifth in the 400 meter run. Julianne McManus took fourth place in the 400 meter run. Sarah Truncale also added a third place finish in the triple jump and a sixth place finish in the long jump.

The Orangefield girls also placed sixth in the 4X100 relay. Running the relay was Kristen Broussard, Tina Phan, Gabby Kesphlar and Kaylyn Nelson.

This week the West Orange-Stark track and field teams will be competing in the YMBL Relays held at Babe Zaharias Stadium Track on March 7.

The Bridge City track and field team will be competing at the Vidor Pirate Relays on Thursday, March 5. Bridge City will host the annual Cardinal Relays on March 12.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville will host the Bear Relays on March 27.

The district meet will be held April 13 and 16 at West Orange Stark High School.

Below are the final results from the WOS Mustang Relays:

High jump: 1. Feazle, Crosby, 6-0; 2. Seals, Central, 6-0; 3. (t.) Shaw, WO-S, Gills, West Brook, 5-10.

Pole vault: 1. Gavrelos, West Brook, 14-6; 2. White, LC-M 12-0; 3. Sanchez, H-F, 12-0.

Shot put: 1. Reed, LC-M, 55-2; 2. Brown, LC-M, 48-5; 3. Bluiett, West Brook, 46-3 3/4.

Triple jump: 1. Bradford, Splendora, 45-11 3/4; 2. Whaley, Central, 44-10 3/4; 3. Celestine, PAM, 40-8.

Long jump: 1. Bradford, Splendora, 23-7 1/2; 2. Richard, Nederland, 22-0 1/2; 3. Celestine, PAM, 21-5.

Discus: 1. Reed, LC-M, 164-0; 2. Carr, Nederland, 140-5; 3. Carter, H-F, 125-10.

3,200 meters: 1. Harrison, West Brook, 10:37.23; 2. Rojias, West Brook, 10:48.02; 3. Rodrigues, Nederland, 10:48.38.

400-meter relay: 1. PAM 43.70; 2. Nederland 43.73; 3. Central 44.06.

800 meters: 1. Campbell, Spendora, 2:06.35; 2. Kelley, Splendora, 2:07.54; 3. Rhodes, Central, 2:07.73.

110-meter hurdles: 1. Coleman, West Brook, 15.72; 2. Sorrell, West Brook, 15.99; 3. Gruber, LC-M, 16.34.

100 meters: 1. Bradford, Splendora, 10.68; 2. Armstrong, PAM, 11.23; 3. King, H-F, 11.35.

800-meter relay: 1. Splendora 1:30.73; 2. Crosby 1:32.72; 3. Central 1:33.29.

400 meters: 1. Dauphine, PAM, 51.06; 2. Ford, PAM, 51.24; 3. Rhodes, Central, 51.94.

300-meter hurdles: 1. Derry, Central, 41.70; 2. Johnson, WO-S, 43.95; 3. Gruber, LC-M, 44.02.

200 meters: 1. Netherly, Crosby, 22.40; 2. Conner, PAM, 22.46; 3. Jones, PAM, 23.00.

1,600 meters: 1. Garrett, Nederland, 4:52.15; 2. Dietrich, PN-G, 5:00.62; 3. Rodriguez, Nederland, 5:03.87.

1,600-meter relay: 1. PAM 3:27.42; 2. Central, 3:31.71; 3. Splendora, 3:32.94.

Point standings: 1. West Brook 110; 2. Port Arthur Memorial 101; 3. Central 86; 4. Splendora 80; 5. Nederland 61; 6. (t.) LC-M and Crosby 51; 8. WO-S 37; 9. Hamshire-Fannett 21; 10. PN-G 16; 11. Bridge City 4.

GIRLS DIVISION

High jump: 1. Guillory, Nederland, 5-4; 2. LaPray, Vidor, 5-2; 3. Owens, BC, 4-8.

Pole vault: 1. Spencer, PN-G, 9-0; 2. Gregory, Nederland, 8-0; 3. McDuffie, BC, 7-6.

Discus: 1. Lee, Nederland, 96-0; 2. Parker, Vidor, 85-2; 3. Ellison, BC, 84-8.

Long jump: 1. Gilbert, PAM, 17-6 1/2; 2. Dixon, PAM, 16-0; 3. Gutierrez, Nederland, 15-8 1/2.

Triple jump: 1. Gilbert, PAM, 35-3; 2. Dixon, PAM, 34-0; 3. Williams, LC-M, 33-9 1/2.

Shot put: 1. Branch, Crosby, 34-9; 2. Harrell, Crosby, 32-7 1/2; 3. Purdy, Central, 32-6.

3,200 meters: 1. Sachitano, H-F, 12:40.40; 2. Zoch, H-F, 12:54.30; 3. Anderson, H-F, 13:05.75.

400-meter relay: 1. PAM 50.50; 2. Central 51.00; 3. Crosby, 52.82.

800 meters: 1. Haley, Vidor, 2:36.33; 2. Fonville, BC, 2:39.33; 3. Murdock, BC, 2:39.33.

100-meter hurdles: 1. Armstrong, Central, 15.83; 2. Gutierrez, Nederland, 17.08; 3. Lalonde, H-F, 17.26.

100 meters: 1. Hawkins, Central, 12.42; 2. Teel, WO-S, 12.70; 3. Marks, PAM, 12.87.

800-meter relay: 1. Crosby 1:51.92; 2. Central 1:53.16; 3. Bridge City 1:55.52.

400 meters: 1. Kelly, Central, 1:03.42; 2. Metreyeon, Nederland, 1:04.33; 3. Dixon, PAM, 1:06.02.

300-meter hurdles: 1. Reed, PAM, 49.23; 2. Jones, H-F, 51.21; 3. Ferguson, WO-S, 51.25.

200 meters: 1. Hawkins, Central, 26.05; 2. Teel, WO-S, 26.71; 3. Neveu, PAM, 28.03.

1,600 meters: 1. Sachitano, H-F, 6:01.95; 2. Shaffer, LC-M, 6:05.14; 3. Anderson, H-F, 6:07.13.

1,600-meter relay: 1. Central 4:20.97; 2. PAM 4:24.94; 3. WO-S 4:30.59.

Point standings: 1. Port Arthur Memorial 119; 2. Central 107; 3. Hamshire-Fannett 80.5; 4. Bridge City 80; 5. Nederland 75.5; 6. Crosby 46; 7. WO-S 38; 8. Vidor 32; 9. LC-M 22; 10. PN-G 12.