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SPEED CITY: Houston dominates UIL State Track

Houston-area high school track and field teams delivered standout performances at the 2025 UIL State Championships.

Class 6A Highlights

  • Lamar High School Boys: Achieved their first state title since 1956, overcoming a 14-point deficit. The 4x400-meter relay team—Ryan Johnson, Jordan Godfrey, Devin Carpenter, and Bailey Hashmi—secured victory with a time of 3:11.94.
  • Shadow Creek High School Girls: Captured their first-ever state title, highlighted by a national-record-setting 4x200-meter relay (1:33.71). Additional podium finishes included silver medals in the triple jump and 300-meter hurdles.
  • Atascocita High School: Mia Maxwell set a state meet record in the 100-meter dash (11.04) and won the triple jump. Her sister, Mariah Maxwell, claimed gold in the 200-meter dash.

Class 5A Highlights

  • Iowa Colony High School Boys: Dominated by winning all three relay events, setting new 5A state meet records in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays, and securing the team title with 74 points.
  • Fort Bend Marshall High School Girls: Clinched their third state title since 2021, finishing with 60 points. A pivotal win in the 4x400 relay propelled them from third to first place.

Additional Achievements in CLASS 6A

  • Mayde Creek’s Elijah Ferguson: Won the 400 meters.
  • Klein Collins’ Andrew Jones: Won gold in the110 and 300 meters hurdles.
  • Cy Springs won the 4x100 relay
  • Dekaney won the 4x200 relay
  • Lamar won the 4x400 relay
  • Tompkins’ Etoro Bassey won the high jump
  • Atascocita’s Jackson Norris won the long jump
  • Seven Lakes’ Robert Austin won the pole vault
  • Grand Oaks’ Tyler Grant won the discus
  • Katy’s Adam Carter won the shot put
  • Summer Creek’s Brooke Lloyd won the 400 meters
  • Bridgeland’s Rowan Saacke won the 3200 meters
  • Tomball’s Naomi Booker won the 100 and 300 meter hurdles
  • Summer Creek won the 4x400 relay
  • Summer Creek’s Brianna Rivers won the high jump.
  • Atascocita’s Jayden Kimble won the discus.
  • Seven Lakes’ Janey Campbell won the shot put.

Additional Achievements in CLASS 5A

  • Lamar Consolidated's Brielle Lawson: Won the discus event.
  • Kingwood Park's Courtney Daniel: Secured gold in the shot put.
  • Barbers Hill's Jayden Thrower: Defended his triple jump title with the second-best mark in 5A history.