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2021 VYPE Awards: Public School Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Year Finalists
It is awards season here at VYPE!
We welcome you to the Countdown to the 2021 VYPE Awards presented by Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. Over the next two weeks, we will be unveiling the finalists for the player of the year awards. Team and Coach of the Year awards will be announced LIVE during the Fourth Annual VYPE Awards.
The winners will be honored in a one-hour virtual show on Sunday, June 27 at 6 p.m. on VYPE Houston's website, Twitter account and on the VYPE Texas Facebook page and YouTube Channel! It will be an event to get dressed up for and to tune in to as it will be an evening full of special moments!
Let us get it started! Here are the finalists for Public School Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Year!
PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALIST: Connor Washington, College Park
So, Connor Washington is a thing.
College Park finished third at the state track meet with 38 points -- Washington was a part of them all. Washington won the 200 meters with a time of 20.39 seconds and anchored the College Park 4x400 relay team to a blazing 3 minutes, 13.37 seconds. Washington also finished second in the 100 meters as he and Harlingen's Jose Garcia had to go to a tiebreaker.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALIST: Bryce Foster, Katy Taylor
The "Mountain" took home the gold medal in shot put for Class 6A as he tied his career-best with a monster toss of 71'1". He finished third in the discus. The Texas A&M-signee for football will be a big-time OL prospect for the Aggies and will also participate on the track and field team. He was the Max Preps Male Athlete of the Year for the State of Texas.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALIST: Jalan Rivers, Summer Creek
The Summer Creek boys track and field team won the UIL Class 6A state track meet. That's a big deal. Jalen Rivers had the highest jump in the nation at 7-feet for several months and won state, clearing 6-foot-9.
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Academy Sports + Outdoors Fan Poll: VYPE Houston Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year
The 2021 UIL Track & Field season is complete and there were some amazing performances in Austin!
VYPE has scoured the results and has every male athlete that finished in the Top 3 in their individual events, this does not include members of relay teams. Now, it's time to vote!
The Academy Sports + Outdoors VYPE Houston Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year Fan Poll is now live! Fans will have the chance to vote until Sunday, May 16th, at 7 p.m.
Please note that the use of voting software or bots will result in a deletion of votes and a potential DQ from the contest. PLEASE try to keep this fair and fun for all involved!
All athlete polls and their content are only associated and created by VYPE Media and its staff. The content is not created or voted on by any corporate sponsor or marketing partner. Please contact VYPE Media directly if you have any questions, comments, or concerns around our Fan Polls.
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