Tight race ends in tie at 19-4A meet

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MONT BELIVEU – The determination of who would win the boys division at District 19-4A came down to the last race, the boys 1600 meter relay.

And with the run of their lives, Barbers Hill’s Kyle Brown, Kevin Johnson, Carter Smith and Jordan Stelly ran a time of 3:26.77 to finish fourth place to keep even with North Forest for first place overall.

“That was their best time of the year,†Eagle coach Dwayne Nunez said. “They ran six seconds faster than any other time this year.â€

BH’s Brown also finished first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.78 seconds, and second in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:07.16.

Smith also helped the Eagles’ 400-meter relay team place third with a time of 43.48 seconds, and placed third in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.51 seconds.

All in all, Barbers Hill had 10 total advances to regionals while North Forest finished with seven.

The big hype of the day was the 110 and 300 meter hurdles match-up between Dayton’s Cameron LaCour and Crosby’s Chance Casey.

In the 110 hurdles, LaCour toped Case’s time of 14.57 seconds, with a first place time of 14.50 seconds.

In the 300 hurdles, however, Casey came back with a first-place time of 38.04, comparing to LaCour’s 38.77 second-place finish.

Both of the runners are expected to make it to the state meet, as they have posted some of the fastest times in the state.

In the girls division, Kingwood Park dominated the field, winning the meet by 19 points.

BH’s Lady Eagles fought hard to finish third place overall. Larissa Rios finished second in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:25.88 for the Lady Eagles.

Also Jenna Silva place second in the 400 meter dash, with a time of 1:02.72 to help the Lady Eagles in points.

“Overal,l I am extremely pleased with our performance,†said Nunez. “We did better then expected.â€

The Eagles, along with all the other qualifiers, will race next in the regional track meet on May 1-2 in Huntsville.