Second Baptist School got its first state champ of the meet in sophomore Haley Killough. She took home the title in the high jump after clearing 4 feet-10 inches and then beating Lutheran South's Audrey Pfeiffer in a jumpoff. Killough also took third in the long jump, reaching 16 feet and 8.25 inches.
Fort Bend Christian Academy men are off to a stellar start.
Rob Walter, who is signed to play football at Houston Baptist University, won the 5A State Championship in the shot put with a toss of 48 feet and 5 inches. His teammate, David Kasemervisz took home the gold in the 5A long jump reaching 20 feet and 7 inches. He also took fourth in the high jump earlier in the day.
Check out the list below of all the VYPE Campus results from the 2021 TAPPS Track & Field Meet. (Field Events)
6A Men's Triple Jump – Lance Carter, Concordia Lutheran (5th) (40 feet – 0.75 inches);
Oliver Burnette, Concordia Lutheran (8th) (37 feeet-9.25 inches)
6A Women's Triple Jump – Adele Neuhaus, Concordia Lutheran (4th) (33 feet-7.75 inches)
6A Men's High Jump – Ryan Escalante, Concordia Lutheran (6th) (5-feet-10)
5A Women's Triple Jump – Aava Fuents, TWCA (5th) (31 feet-8 inches); Malorie McGee, Lutheran South (6th) (31 feet-7.50 inches); Katie Tucker, TWCA (8th) (29 feet-10.50 inches)
5A Men's Shot Put – Robert Walter, Fort Bend Christian Academy (State Champion) (48 feet-5 inches); Colby Gorman, TWCA (4th) (44 feet-9 inches); Lane Whitney, Lutheran South Academy (6th) (43 feet-11 inches)
5A Women's Shot Put – Catherine Berger, TWCA (2nd) (32 feet-11 inches); Katie Tucker, TWCA (8TH) (28 feet – 9.50 inches)
5A Men's Pole Vault – Bradd Pence, Fort Bend Christian (2nd) (13 feet)
5A Women's Pole Vault – Megan Hanigan, TWCA (3rd) (8 feet); Isla Caudill, Lutheran South (7th) (7 feet)
5A Men's Long Jump – David Kasemervisz, Fort Bend Christian (State Champion) (20 feet-7 inches); Noah Brooks, Fort Bend Christian (6th) (18 feet-7.50 inches)
5A Women's Long Jump – Ayana Smith, Lutheran South (State Champion) (18 feet-10 inches) (New TAPPS State Record – Broke record of 18 feet-4.75 inches from 2011 set by Dejean Jaela of Houston Christian); Haley Killough, Second Baptist School (3rd) (16 feet-8.25 inches); Angel Nwodu, Fort Bend Christian (8th) (15 feet -6.5 inches)
5A Men's High Jump – David Kasemervisz, Fort Bend Christian (4th) (5 feet-8 inches); Solomon Cole, Fort Bend Christian (5th) ((5 feet-8 inches); Roric Hawkins, TWCA (6TH) (5 feet-8 inches)
5A Women's High Jump – Haley Killough, Second Baptist School (State Champion) (4 feet-10)(Won jumpoff); Audrey Pfeiffer, Lutheran South (2nd) (4 feet-10)(Lost jumpoff)
5A Women's Discus – Rachel Bell, Lutheran South (4th) (94 feet-8 inches)
VYPE will continue to update this list with results as they come in.
