On Thursday, April 10, 2014, the District 23-5A boys and girls track meet was held at the North Shore Senior High Ninth Grade Center track. Seven teams competed in the meet: Baytown Sterling; Beaumont West Brook; Channelview; Deer Park; La Porte; Port Arthur Memorial; and North Shore. The North Shore boys and girls track teams both won the district meet with astonishing point totals. This is the tenth year in a row for the boys’ team to win the district title.
Points are earned by placing in track and field events. In an individual event, point totals are as follows: 1st place – 10 points; 2nd place – 8 points; 3rd place – 6 points; 4th place 4 points; 5th place – 2 points; and 6th place – 1 point. In relay events, the point totals double. The boys’ team earned 248 points, 98 points more than the second place team. The girls’ team earned 221 points, defeating their closest opponent by 102 points! Multiple North Shore athletes finished in the top four in numerous events.
The top four event qualifiers will compete in the area track meet, which will be held at Pearland High School on April 16. An astounding 19 boys and 16 girls will represent North Shore at the area meet, many in multiple events.
These athletes and their events are:
GIRLS
Aysha Anderson 300m hurdles, 100m hurdles, pole vault
Caylan Barnes – 4×100, 4×200
Teshaye Berry – 4×100, 200m dash, 4×200
Taylor Crouch – 4×400, 400m dash, high jump, triple jump
Zavier Fields – 4×400, 400m
Taelor Hanney – discus
Jukendrial Harvey – 100m
Desiree Horn – 4×100, 100m, 4×200, long jump
Deja Hughes – 4×400, 400m
Adriiana Jackson – 4×400, 800m dash
TyDesha Lewis – 4×100, 200m dash, 4×200, triple jump
Chardon Mucker – triple jump
Khala Scott – pole vault
Timara Simmons – 200m dash
Taryn Smith – 3200m run
Tarryn Surratt – 1600m run
BOYS
Bryce Alley – 4×100, 4×400, 4×200
Rasheed Corner – 4×400, 4×200 Eduardo Garcia – 1600m run, 800m run
Carl Guillory – 300m hurdles, 100m hurdles
Arno Hamilton – 4×100, 100m hurdles, long jump
Dashon Hamilton – 300m hurdles, 100m hurdles
Jalen Hart – high jump, long jump
Tristan Houston – 4×100, 100m, 4×200
John Joseph – 300m hurdles, 4×400
Robert Lewis – 4×400, 400m
Geren Mills – high jump
Zafir Murphy – pole vault
Enrique Perez – 3200m run
Kerwin Roach – triple jump
Daniel Skelton – 1600m run, 800m run
Austin Smith – discus
Keenan Sneed – 4×100, 200m, 4×200
Daven Steen – pole vault
Dionte Williams – 800m, 400m