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Some of the stars of 2022-23 LSA Boys Track & Field
THE HOME STRETCH: Lutheran South advances to State Meet
As the highest ranking private school teams in the state converge, Lutheran South Academy will be represented on the grand stage with a plethora of their top performers seeking to make their claim as the best of the best.
After showing up the competition at the South Regional Meet in San Marcos yesterday, LSA will have over a dozen athletes traveling to Midway Panther Stadium in Hewitt, TX with fans in tow eager for the opportunity to become State Champions.
Here are the Pioneers who have qualified for the final meet of the TAPPS season..
2022-23 LSA Girls Track & FieldBradley C. Collier (VYPE)
TAPPS South Regional Meet Results/State Qualifiers
Boys 4x100 Relay (4th Place-44.04): Blaine Birkelbach (Sr.), John LeBlanc (So.), Jacob Howard (Sr.), Jaylin Lowery (Sr.)
Boys 4x400 Relay (3rd Place-3:29.53): Jonah Weber (Jr.), Cole Noack (Jr.), Nathan Robert (Jr.), Matthew Gaitan (Jr.)
Girls 4x200 Relay (4th Place-1:48.75)
Boys 110m Hurdles (2nd Place-16.26): Alec Salerno (Sr.)
Boys 800m Dash (1st Place-1:57.37): Marcus Gaitan (Jr.)
Boys 800m Dash (2nd Place-1:57.78): Matthew Gaitan (Jr.)
Girls Discus (2nd Place-122-5): Rachel Bell (Sr.)
Boys Shot Put (4th Place-43-5.5): Kris St. Clair (Jr.)
Boys Long Jump (1st Place-21-4): Ben Hughes (Jr.)
Girls Pole Vault (2nd Place-10-0): Alma Martin (So.)
Boys Pole Vault (2nd Place-13-0): Wilson Klein (Jr.)
Boys Discus (2nd Place-133-0): Kris St. Clair (Jr.)
Boys Discus (3rd Place-132-6): Cole Noack (Jr.)
Competition takes place this upcoming Friday and Saturday, so expect Lutheran South to cap off their prodigious Spring on a high note.
More stars of LSA Boys T&F
Bradley C. Collier (VYPE)
LSA's Marcus and Matthew Gaitian
THE PLAYMAKERS: South Houston track and field stars powered by UTMB Health
Marquis Johnson, Dickinson
Bradley C. Collier (VYPE)
The cream rises to the top and Dickinson's Marquis Johnson is showing out for the Gators track and field team. The Missouri football signee is showing elite speed that will translate to the football field.
He is the current district (24-6A) leader in the 100m Dash (10.18 sec.), 200m Dash (21.37 sec.) and the Long Jump (24-4.5). It stands to reason that Johnson is only just getting started.
Kamryn McLaurin, Clear Brook
Juan De Leon (VYPE)
While Kamryn McClaurin of Clear Brook is a shining star on the basketball court for the Wolverines, the sophomore also flexes her athleticism in track and field. McClaurin is leading District 24-6A in the high-jump with a mark of 5-8. She set her personal best at the Clear Falls Knights Relays.
Marcus and Matthew Gaitan, Lutheran South Academy
Bradley Collier (VYPE)
Marcus Gaitan is one of the best long-distance runners in all of TAPPS track and field. The junior has one of the top 800 meter times in the State and is also one of the top runners in the 1600m. His twin brother Matthew also is a star in the 1600 and 3200 meters.
They will be a daunting pair as they continue to build on their high school careers.
Madison Peters, Pearland
Madison Peters is one of the best in the business in long-distance running. The junior is a beast on the oval, who has the top District 23-6A times in the 800, 1600 and 3200 meters. In the Fall, Peters won the Class 6A Region III Cross Country Championship and finished ninth overall at UIL State.
Katherine Valentine, Clear Falls
Katherine Valentine can go the distance. The super-sophomore long-distance runner is tops in District 24-6A in the 1600 and 3200 meters. She has won each of her six 1600 races this Spring and took first in all of her 800m events.
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