Alief Taylor’s Morgan Pressley won two field events Monday to stand out after the first day of the District 18-5A track and field championships at Cinco Ranch.

Pressley won the long jump (18-10.5) and triple jump (38-10) to pace a solid effort for Taylor. DeAndre Thompson and Donte Eliott swept the boys triple jump, going 46-11 and 45-5 respectively; and Emily Nnokwan was second in the discus (137-6) and fourth in the shot put (35-7).

Cinco Ranch’s girls flashed their depth and claimed two wins.

Sonate DanPrincewell tied for first in the high jump with Mayde Creek’s Tanika Burch – both went 5-4 – and the Cougars took three of the top four spots in the 3,200. Alyse Goldsmith won in 11:30.84, followed by runner-up Alli Keithan (11:39.3) and Jessica Pagano in fourth (12:00.87).

Complete final results from Monday are listed below.

Running preliminaries took place ahead of Tuesday’s scheduled 5 p.m. finals.

Mayde Creek’s boys got wins from Sheriff Thomas in the high jump (6-4), Justin Roberson in the shot put (49-.75) and Collin Durham in the two-mile (9:40.36).

Elsik’s Okwe Ogolie won the discus (140-0) and was second in the shot put (37-11) to Morton Ranch’s Nicole Benton (38-10.5).

The Rams’ Michael Tate won the discus (151-6.5). Katy’s Trent Hunter, a Texas A&M football signee, won the long jump (23-4.25).

Katy Taylor’s Brooke Meyer won the pole vault (10-0).

The Athlete’s Connection will provide complete coverage of Tuesday’s running finals.
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District 18-5A championships
at Cinco Ranch

BOYS
Discus: 1. Michael Tate (Elsik), 151-6.5; 2. Marcus Lopez (Katy Taylor), 137-10; 3. Andy Thomas (Cinco Ranch), 135-1; 4. Anthony Aldakkor (E), 135-1; 5. Michael Murphy (Mayde Creek), 134-11; 6. J.P. Corpening (MC), 131-.5. 

Shot Put: 1. Justin Roberson (MC), 49-.75; 2. Andy Thomas (CR), 48-8; 3. Jacob Freeman (MC), 48-7; 4. Andrew Krutsinger (Alief Taylor), 44-11.5; 5. Emone Bailey (E), 43-8; 6. Austin Sumrall (Katy), 42-5.5.

High Jump: 1. Sheriff Thomas (MC), 6-4; 2. Sam Holl (K), 6-4; 3. Saheed Imoru (H) and David Chapman (AT), 6-0; 5. Rodney Woods (Hastings), 6-0; 6. Chris Mitchell (AT) and Brad McKinney (KT), 5-10.

Long Jump: 1. Trent Hunter (K), 23-4.25; 2. Saheed Imoru (H), 23-1; 3. Emerson Sanders (MC), 23-.5; 4. Josh Thomas (KT), 22-4.25; 5. Trey Hatton (Morton Ranch), 21-6; 6. DeAndre Thompson (AT), 21-5.25.

Triple Jump: 1. DeAndre Thompson (AT), 46-11; 2. Donte Eliott (AT), 45-5; 3. Javicz Jones (MR), 43-4.5; 4. Josh Thomas (KT), 43-.5; 5. David Chapman (AT), 42-.5; 6. Nevin Sneed (KT), 41-1.5.
3,200: 1. Collin Durham (MC), 9:40.36; 2. Greg Bussing (KT), 9:48.03; 3. Daniel Balbontin (MC), 9:50.7; 4. Justin Dermit (CR), 10:00.91; 5. Scott Wilkinson (CR), 10:15.16; 6. Raul Cetina (CR), 10:36.88.

GIRLS
Discus: 1. Okwe Okolie (E), 140-0; 2. Emily Nnokwan (AT), 137-6; 3. Caroline Kellen (MR), 127-0; 4. Jessica Poeschl (KT), 118-8.5; 5. Jennifer Sanders (CR), 117-10; 6. Nicole Benton (MR), 110-3.5.
Pole Vault: 1. Brooke Meyer (KT), 10-0; 2. Sage Hintnaus (K), 9-6; 3. Trina Baker (CR), 9-0; 4. Nicole Tulig (CR), 9-0; 5. Cathryn Mothersbaugh (MR), 8-6; 6. Melanie McClintic (KT), 8-0.
High Jump: 1. Sonate DanPrincewell (CR) and Tanika Birch (MC), 5-4; 3. Jennifer Nweke (AT), 5-4; 4. Jeanette Miller (E), 5-2; 5. Adaora Elonu (E), 5-2; 6. Jennifer Sanders (CR), 4-10.
Long Jump: 1. Morgan Pressley (AT), 18-1.5; 2. Kerrie Hall (K), 17-10; 3. Stacy Imegbe (E), 17-2.5; 4. Mimi Aghimien (H), 17-0; 5. Mandi Koger (H), 16-9.5; 6. Angelica Kotun (E), 16-8.
Shot Put: 1. Nicole Benton (MR), 38-10.5; 2. Okwe Ogolie (E), 37-11; 3. Angela Onyia (CR), 36-3; 4. Emily Nnokwan (AT), 35-7; 5. Alicia Bivens (CR), 34-6.5; 6. Niosha Moore (H), 34-1.
Triple Jump: 1. Morgan Pressley (AT), 38-10; 2. Kerrie Hall (K), 36-0; 3. Sonate DanPrincewell (CR), 35-9; 4. Alicia Perkins (E), 35-4; 5. Madison Hopkins (CR), 35-3; 6. Tamira Mensah (MR), 34-7.5.
3,200: 1. Alyse Goldsmith (CR), 11:30.84; 2. Alli Keithan (CR), 11:39.3; 3. Isabel Balbontin (MC), 11:47.71; 4. Jessica Pagano (CR), 12:00.87; 5. Audrey Eber (E), 12:24.63; 6. Chelsea Eaton (KT), 12:33.62.

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