State track and field results: Beckville’s Jkoby Williams places first in 110m hurdles

Jermod McCoy wins second state title.
Jermod McCoy wins second state title.
Published: May. 11, 2023 at 10:26 AM CDT|Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 8:20 PM CDT
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AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV/KTRE) - East Texas shined bright on Day 1 of the track and field state meet. West Rusk boys won the overall first place in 3A and Gilmer boys took the same prize in 4A.

Below is a list of East Texas student-athletes who have medaled at the state track and field meet in Austin.

Friday results

  • 2A Girls long jump - Jatoryia Barnes - San Augustine - 3rd place.
  • 2A Boys long jump - Vosky Howard, Timpson - 2nd place.
  • 2A Girls discus throw - Kylie Pugh, Lovelady - 2nd place.
  • 2A Boys pole vault - Maximus Garvin, Garrison - 2nd place.
  • 5A Boys long jump - Jermod McCoy, Whitehouse - 1st place.
  • 2A Boys discus throw - Erik Castillo, Lovelady - 3rd place.
  • 2A Girls high jump - Alesha Jackson, Carlisle - 2nd place. Kayanna Cox, Tenaha - 3rd place.
  • 2A Boys high jump - Hunter Murphy, West Sabine - 1st place.
  • Boys shotput wheelchair - Cason Weatherton, Henderson - 1st place.
Cason Weatherton won the state title for wheelchair shot put.
Cason Weatherton won the state title for wheelchair shot put.(Henderson ISD)
  • 2A Girls triple jump - Jatoryia Barnes, San Augustine - 1st place.
  • 2A Boys triple jump - Jkoby Williams, Beckville - 1st place.
  • 5A Boys triple jump - Jermod McCoy, Whitehouse - 1st place.
  • 2A Boys 4x100 - Amare Bruton, Vosky Howard, Aidan Gaddis, Dakovian Tutt, Timpson - 3rd place.
  • 2A Girls 800m - Emily Pharris, Shelbyville - 2nd place.
  • 5A Girls 800m - Avery Perkins, Hallsville - 2nd place.
  • 2A Girls 100m - Kayanna Cox, Tenaha - 2nd place.

Thursday results

  • 3A long jump girls: Rayona Runnels of Malakoff placed third.
  • 3A long jump boys: Cedric Johnson of Pewitt placed first.

We have a STATE CHAMPION!!!!! Congratulations Mr. Junie Johnson on winning the Texas 3A State Championship in Long Jump with a jump of 22'11"!!! (Also, breaking the school record previously held by him)

Posted by Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District on Thursday, May 11, 2023
  • 4A high jump boys: Garrett Nuckolls of Bullard placed third.
Garrett Nuckolls of Bullard places third in high jump.
Garrett Nuckolls of Bullard places third in high jump.(Bullard ISD)
  • 3A 3200 meter boys: David Soto of Winnsboro placed second.
  • 4A 3200 meter boys: Emery Crayton of Chapel Hill (Smith County) placed third.
  • 3A pole vault girls: Olivia Baird of Mount Vernon placed second.
  • 3A discus throw boys: Calvin Mason of West Rusk placed third.
Calvin Mason of West Rusk places third.
Calvin Mason of West Rusk places third.(West Rusk ISD)
  • 3A high jump boys: Lewis Petty of Warren placed 3rd.
  • 4A pole vault boys: Justin Seekford of Lindale placed 2nd.
  • 3A shot put boys: Calvin Mason of West Rusk placed 2nd.
  • 4A Discus throw boys: : Lucas Cano of Gilmer placed 3rd.
  • 3A 4x100 boys: Atlanta (Cooper Swanson, Markeylin Batton, Isaiah Chandler, JaBranden Wells) place 1st.
  • 4A 4x100 boys: Gilmer (Tyson Wilson, Rohan Fluellen, Ta’Erik Tate, Will Henderson) placed 1st.
  • 3A 800m: Grant Sims, Elysian Fields, placed 3rd.
  • 4A Girls 800m - Cullen Merrell, Hudson, 3rd place.
  • 4A Girls 100m hurdles - Hannah Cade, Canton, 3rd place.
  • 4A Boys 100m hurdles - Matthew Tyeskie, Kilgore, 2nd place.
  • 3A Boys 100m - Luke McMullen, Jefferson, 1st place
  • 3A Boys 4x200 - West Rusk (Ty’Mitchric Harper, Geremiah Smith, William Jackson, Andon Mata) - 1st place.
  • 4A Boys 4x200 - Gilmer (Tyson Wilson, Rohan Fluellen, Ta’Erik Tate, Will Henderson) - 1st place.
  • 4A Boys 400m - Colter Maya, Lindale - 1st place.
Lindale's Colter Maya wins gold in the 400-meter dash.
Lindale's Colter Maya wins gold in the 400-meter dash.(Lindale ISD)
  • 3A Girls 200m - Kamryn Floyd, Gladewater - 2nd place.
  • 3A Boys 200m - Luke McMullen, Jefferson, 1st place. Andrew Mata, New London West Rusk, 2nd place.
  • 4A Boys 200m - Brett Maya, Lindale, 3rd place.
Brett Maya of Lindale takes third place in 200-meter dash.
Brett Maya of Lindale takes third place in 200-meter dash.(Lindale ISD)
  • 3A Boys 1600m - David Soto, Winnsboro - 3rd place.
  • 4A Boys 1600m - Connor Graves - Hudson - 3rd place.
  • 2A Boys 110m hurdles - Jkoby Williams - Beckville - 1st place.
  • 2A Girls 4x200 - Shelbyville: Kylie Snell, Nakyia Swindle, Liela Klein, Emily Pharris - 3rd place.
  • 2A Boys 4x200 2A - Timpson (Amare Bruton, Aidan Gaddis, Vosky Howard, Dakovian Tutt) - 2nd place.
  • 2A Boys 300mH - Jkoby Williams - Beckville - 3rd place.
  • 5A Girls 200M - LaMiaya Henderson - Hallsville - 2nd place.